Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-15
KNIGHTS TEMPLARS
Itineraries for the Excursion to
Pittsburg Next Fall,
The Local commandery Has the Choice Of
Two Routes to the TrienniaI Conclaye
-eoih Include Gettysburg.

Two itineraries are proposed for the
pilgrimage Of Worcester County Com
mandery Knights Templars from this
city to the triennial conclave, which is
to be held in Pittsburg, Pa, next Oc-
tober. One includes Visits to- Gettys-
burg, Luray, Richmond and Washing
ton, and the other takes in Niagara
Falls, Gettysburg, Washington and
Philadelphia. BY the first the party
will leave Worcester by one of the boat
lines, and return to Worcester on the
morning Of the tenth day. BY the other
the departure will be al p. M, by spe-
cial train on the Boston and Albany
railroad, returning to Worcester by one
of the boat lines on the morning of the
ninth day.
Route No. lies through New York
city, where the excursionists will ar
rive on the morning OF the second day
from Worcester A special train OF
Pullman palace cars will kaYe Jersey
City at 8 a. m, arriving at Gettysburg
about 1 p. IN. The afternoon and e the
following forenoon will be spent on the
battlefield The train, which will be the
home of the eXcursionists, will leave
Gettysburg at 2 p. m. the third day, ar
irving in Pittsburg at about II p. m.
Inc next TWO udyS Will DG spent ia
Pttsburg, where the commandery Will
take part in the great triennial parade.
on the evening of the fifth day the spe-
cial train viii leave Pittsburg al 10 p.
m. over the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road, arriving at Luray at o clock the
next morning. Six hours is allowed
here for a visit to the caverns. followed
by a daylight ride through the valley
Of Shenandoah, arriving in Richmond
at p. M, where the night win be spent
at Murphy's hotel. At p. m the next
day the party will leave for Washing
ton, arriving there at o'clock. Two
nights and a day will be spent in Wash
ington, a-d on the morning of the ninth
day a special train viii take the party
to New York, with four hours stop
at Philadelphia en- route. The train
will arrive in New York in time to
catch one of the sound line boats for
home.
Itinerary No provides for a special
train of Wagner cars to leave Worces-
ter at p. m, AMI arrive at Niagara
| Falls at 80 the next morning. After a
| stop of six and half hours a the falls
the train will go on to Pittsburg, where
| it will arrive at II p. m. The third,
| fourth and fifth days will be spent in
| Pittsburg, the train leaving at 10 p. m.
| for Gettysburg, which will be reached
| at a. m. on the sixth day At p. m.
| the train will leave Tor Washington, ar
irving about 100 in the evening. The
seventh day will be spent in Washing
| ton, and on the morning Of the eigath
! day the party will start for home with
four-hour stop in Philadelphia. From
this point the itinerary viii he identical
J with route No. l.
| BY either route the round trip ticket
will include every necessary expense to
the eXcuTsionists, eXcepts meals SShiles IN
| Pittsburg This will cover sleeping cars,
guides carriages, and stateroom berths
on the Sound steamers. These two itin-
eraGies are to be submitted to the com
mandery at its next regular meeting,
when choice will be made between
| them.