The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-08

SCranton's delegation of knights
Templar to the triennial conclave in
Pittsburg leaves tomorrow afternoon
at l.5S o'clock over the Delaware and
Hudson road. The party will travel in
a special Pullman car. At Pittston
and Wilkes Barre they will he Joined
by other Knights who will make the
journey with them.
Just how many intend going was not
positively known yesterday but the
following had signifed their positive
Intention of being part of the delega-
ton: T. +. Penman, r. A. thinner
man, A. II. Shopland, j. s. Woolsey,
Richard r.. Weisennue. John NJ. Kem-
merer, Willis A. Kemmerer, l.. NJ.
Strong, William s. Mears, j. James
Taylor, w. A. Dean, Joseph Danner,
w. II. Brutzman, Alton +. Kciser, Rev.
NJ. b. Nash, Henry Kastenbader, AL
fred Connell. S. 3. Bennett, OF Pitts
tom Theodore S. White. of Bingham
ton: Frank Dietrich and John Red
dington, of Pittston, are among those
who will accompany the Scranton par
ty.
They will reach Harrisburg at $50
p. m. and will have supper at the
Lochicl. The journey will be resumed
at il 80 p. IN. and Pittsburg will be
reached at 7.30 Monday morning. The
headquarters of the Scranton delega-
ton will be at Hotel Rush, corner of
Eleventh and Liberty streets. The re-
turn will be made Thursday.
PittsburS is making arrangements on
the grandest scale for the entertain
ment of the delegates. The Masons
and business men of the city have
spent over $200.O00, it is estimated in
special decorations and the like. All
the courts and the high school will ad-
iourn for the week in order that COM
manderies may use the court and
school rooms as headquarters. The
courtyard of the county court has beer
transformed into ar immense reception
room for Tancred commandery. The
9OX240 enclosure has been surmounted
by a specially constructed, steel root
and fitted up interiorly in an elaborate
manner, the improvements costing $780,
900.
In front of the postofIice a cross, on
hundred and six feet high, has beel
erected 1t will be brilliantly illumin
ated at night by thousands of incan
| descent globes.
The parade will occur on Tuesday. /
will have 10000 men in line. The cit.
councils of Pittsburg have passed
| special ordinance making it a misde
meanor, punishable by $50 fine, 70
any one to drive through the line o
/ parade between the hours of a. N
and p. m. No street cars will be rul
in the territory traversed by tn
| parade.
| The street car company has trans
formed the old Duquense car barn int
a big reception hall, where the larges
| functions may be held. The larges
flag ever made is used in the decora
tions of this building. 1t is 16OS06, tn
dimensions of the building, and wi
| form the ceiling of the hall
The grand encampment headquarter
will he at the Monongahela house, ,wher
all grand commanders and eminer
commanders or their proxies will repor
upon arrival,
Major and Mrs. T. +. Penman wi
leave this morning at 6.45 o'clock. Majo
Penman is a member of the grand Ell
campment by reason of his office {
grand captain general of the state an
desires to be in Pittsburg tonight
attend a meeting of that body.
Finest line of bicycle lamps in I'll
city, at Jurisch & Co.'S, 4S3 SpruC
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