The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-09
KNIGHTS N PITTSBURG
1hsy Will Own the City for the
Next Few Days.
A ROUND OF FESTIVITIES
M Visitors Given q Royal Welcome
Cir Reuben H Lloyd VIII Be Made
Grand Msster-No Competi-
i've Exhibition.

Pittsburg. Oct s~-Gorgeously plumed
cir knights. the first of the great body
OF Knights Templar which will virtual
" own Pittsburg for the next six or
eight days. arrived to-day. This van
guard was the sir knights OF the Golden
state of California. The party was
made up OF the grand commandery. its
honorary escort. California command
cry No. I of San Francisco. and a score
Of members Of another commandery Of
that state. They arrived about 10
o'clock this morning and their arrival
marked the opening Of the great round
of festivities that are scheduled for the
coming week. This amous contingent
Of Templars from the far West were
met at the Union station and escorted
TO h headquarters OF California COM
mandery Nc. I. In the first floor OF
h Carnegie once building. by Pitts
burg commandery No. 1 and detach-
ments Of the fou other local command
cries. The visitors were given a most
royal welcome and greeting.
The party numbers nearly 500 sir
knights and a number OF ladies. They
left San Francisco last Monday morn
ing and have made the long pilgrim
age overland In a special v~estibuled
Pullman palace train. They were the
FIRST 70 leave their homes and are the
first to be welcomed by the triennial
conclave city OF 1898.
The most distinguished guest of the
Caiifornians was he very eminent Sir
Reuben II. Lloyd. who will be pro-
NOTED at the grand encampment to the
highest point within the gift OF the
assembled knights-grand master OF
the grand encampment OF h United
States.
Grand Master Thomas will arrive over
the Baltimore a Ohio railway from
Baltimore this evening. The executive
committee will assemble at the Balti-
more & Ohio station with the entire
second division. including Pittsburg
commandery No. 1. Allegheny No. 90.
Ascalon No. SO and Duquesne No. 70.
and will escort the grand master TO his
hotel
Captain william r. Heckert. who has
charge of the c~ommandery drills at
Schenley park next Wednesday. an
nounces that there will be no competi-
tive exhibition. the late war with Spain
having called man knights into the
volunteer service. This fact comes as a
great disappointment TO the knights.
as the competitive drills n always
been a feature OF every conclave.
Inc pTokTdufut lOf tht Stuthi'y pam
next Wednesday will be as follows:
Drill by bicycle ~corps-Swift's brigade
OF Allegheny. Detroit No. 1; st. Bernard
No. IS. Chicago; Louisville No. 1; Han
selman No. IL. Cincinnati; Adams No.
l6. Detroit. Two other drill corps may
take part. The drill instructors from
West Point will act as Judges.
To each commandery will be present.
ed handsome banners. The command
cries entered for the drill are the most
expert of the country. st. Bernard OF
Chicago has captured prize after prize
In drills all over the country and has
the reputation OF being the most per-
fectly handled body OF knights In the
United States.
Boomer for Louisville as the meet
ing place OF the 2sth conclave are per-
fecting plans for vigorous campaigns.
Two large rooms in the city hail will be
devoted to the Use 81 the Bourbon
state. known as "boo'n headquarters"
The grand commandery of Kentucky
vii have the support Of De Molay and
Louisville COMMANDERS Jointly and the
+. assistance OF other representatives from
all parts Of the state.