The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-03
THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR'
IRE COMING TRIENNIAL CONCLAVE
IN PITTSDURG.


the Cabinet and Many Army and
Navy officers Are Expected 10 At
tend-The Meeting to BE Turned
Into n Peace Jubilee.
Pittsburg, Oct. This city is busily pre-
pairing for a military display which, n
so far as the exhibition of gold. lace and
the other decorative insignia of such gath
erings is concerned. will cause the entire
equipment, field and staff, of the Ameri-
can and Spanish armies engaged In the
late war to seem pale by comparison. The
occasion of this outbreak of swords and
plumes and gorgeous trappings is the 9th
triennial conclave of the knights Tenn
plars of the United States, which is to be
held here on Oct. II, u and Is. The fact
that many of the returned heroes of the
war are sir knights who will attend in
that capacity. and that the officers who
have the affair in charge have decided to
invite Others in the endeavor to make the
gathering grand peace jubilee, win give
the meeting a widespread general inter-
est, aside from its importance in the an
nails of Masonry 1t is estimated by the
members of the committee of arrange
ments that no less than 1000 knights will
be in attendance, ana that the number
of friends whom they will bring with them
will test the hospitality of the city to its
limits.
President Mckinley, who is himself
sir knight, will probably be one of the Wis
itors. lie has announced to the Pitts
burg committee on invitation that he will
be present on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Oct. IL and 10. unless his presence is re-
quired in Washington. So certain are the
entertainers that the chief magistrate will
be partcipator in the festivities that one
of the city communicates has been ap-
pointed as his special escort, and arrange
ments are being made for an exclusive re-
viewing stand for him. Vice President Ho-
bart also a sir knight, is another prob
able attendant, and all the members of
the Presidents cabinet have been invited.
But the greatest drawing card, so far
as the attendance of outsiders is con-
Ccrned, is the announcement by Grand
Marshal Gen. j. p. S. Goblin, that he is
negotiating through the secretaries of war
and navy for leaves of absence for prom
reach Pittsburg in time for the meeting.
These leaders, with their laurels fresh
upon them. are to be on the staff of the
grand marshal Among those who have
been invited to be present in this capacity
are Gen. Miles, Gen. Joe Wheeler, Col.
Roosevelt Capt. Sigsbee and a large num-
Der of other military and naval officers
To do fitting honor to this asSemblage,
the CitV will decorate itself In
attire, and the decorations will be on the
most elaborate scale. BETTING its position
as the home of great electrical compan-
les, electricity viii play the reading part
in the scheme of decoration. Already the
$1,000 horse power which forms the limit
of the citys ordinary supply, has been
far exceeded IN the demands for extra
power 10 supply the display designs which
will be erected OH almost every block.
According TO the present plans, Ma
some emblens formed by thousands of
electric lights will Dc visible everywhere,
on the roofs of high buildings and on the
surrounding hiniops. Probably the larg-
est of these will be d cross 100 feet high
with a crossbar 60 feet long, which is to
be placed on the tower of the county
court house.
1t is expected that the city will re-
sound with the music of martial and ma
tional airs as the committee has already
airy pand (mountCd), the Marine band of
Washington, the annapolis cadet band Of
the naval academy and regimental bands
rom San Francisco. rSew York, Chicago,
st. Louis, Cincinnati, Detroit and other
cities
be held on Tuesday Oct. II, and ii is ex-
pected that sou swords and plumes win
be on exhibition afoot, on horseback or
in carriages. The knights viii he reviewed
by the President ami the ether distinguish
ed visitors. The line of march Will extend
to Schenley park, where formal welcome
TO the grand encamDment viii be given
by the most eminent grand master, w. La
rue Thomas Mayor Ford of PittsburS
and Mayor Geyer of Allegheny. There
upon the encampment viii go into session
in Carnegie music hall, where the bust
ness meetings will be held.
Another important feature of the meet
ing will be the grand reception and ball
10 be held in the Duquesne summer gar
den. Grand Marshal Goblin will deliver
the address of welcome on this occasion,
and Gov. Hastings, who is to attend with
his staff. probably will extend a welcome
on behalf of the state of Pennsylvania. AS
a mark of courtesy, the committee has in
vited Sir Knight William Mckinley and
Mrs Hobart to lead the grand march at
the ball.
During the three days over which the
meeting extends, the grand commandery
state grand Communicates and local grand
communicates will be constantly receiving
and entertaining guests and the Pitts
burg Communicates will keep open house
throughout the entire week. The head
quarters of the grand commandery will
be in the Monongahela house; that of the
executive committee in the department Of
pubic safety building on Sixth avenue
and that of the escort committee of the
reception committee in Old City Hall on
Market street.
The hrst-class hotels down town are
all filed up already for conclave week
But members of the executive committee
say that while these hotels will hold only
1900 guests, there are 215 other hotels
with accommodations for 1900 more: TO-
900 more can be taken care of in private
boarding and rooming houses, 1900 in
sleeping cars, while 1900 are to be receiv-
ed as guests in private families. The rail
road companies have assured the execu-
tive committee that they can take care of
1870 sleeping cars without putting down
additional side tracks, and some of them