The record-union., 1898-10-11


O.; Calvary, No. 3, Parkersburg:
Knapp, No. 40, Ridgeway; Reed, No. e.,
Dayton Gethsemane, No. Is, York,
Pa; Moshonnon, No. "A, Philipsburg,
Pa Mary, No. 36, Reading; Pilgrim,
No. 55, East Liverpool; Henselman, No.
16, Cincinnati; Akron, No. 35, Akron,
o.; Hospitaler, No. 46, Lock Haven;
Toledo No. 8, Toledo, O.; Mansfield,
No. 81, Mansfield, O.; Marietta, No. 80,
Marietta, O.; Warren, No. :, Warren,
Pa; st. Bernard, No. 81, Ulrichsville,
O.; Grand Commandery, Vermont; !;
Grand Commandery, Iowa; Holy Rood,
No. 81, Cleveland, O.; Molay, Grafton,
w. Va; Crusade, No. q, Fairmont; Da-
mascus, No. 4S, Brooklyn; Corinthian.
Philadelphia; Trinity, Manchester, N.
H; Johnstown, Johnstown, Pa; Scran-
ton, Scranton, Pa; Mount Calvary, No.
81, Greenville, Pa; Oriental, No. II,
Cleveland; Forest City, No. 40, Cleve-
land; Detroit No. l, Detroit; Union
town, No. 8, Uniontown; Washington,
No. 1, Hartford Corinthian, No 53,
Philadelphia; Zion, No. ,, Minneapo-
lis; Grand Commandery, Minnesota; !;
Darius, No. Z, Minneapolis; ST. Johns,
No. s, Carlisle, Pa.
Grand Master Warren Larue Thomas
expressed the general opinion of the
visiting Knights when he said:
We are going to have one of the
greatest weeks in the history of Tenn
plarism. The crowd is going to be one
of the greatest that ever attended a
triennial conclave, and the work which
Pittsburg has accomplished in the way
of in TO op14aY a in pSr &c
marvellous. The gorgeousness of the
decorations and the hospitality of the
people overwhelm u.s.
The brilliancy of the city's street dec
orations marks an epoch in the history
of electric Illumination Within a ra-
dius of four blocks from the heart of
the city 100000 incandescent lamps
burn every night. High electric crosses
and emblems of Templarism are sus-
pended ON the sides of the city's tallest
buildings, and there is hardly a store
or shop in the down town district which
has not an Illuminated design of some
significance in it's windows. The result
at night is that Pittsburg presents a
perfect blaze of electric glory with an
effect that has probably never been
equaled.
Nothing but bad weather can now in
terrupt the reign of good fellowship
that was inaugurated to-day. Fore
caster Ridgeway is fearful of slight
showers tomorrow, and even heavy
rain tomorrow evening, but it hoped
that the skies will be bright during the
remainder of the conclave
The five local Communicates opened
their headquarters and started the ball
rolling. The day was largely taken up
with receptions and in welcoming the
influx of visitors also with a reception
in honor of Grand Master Thomas and
Governor Hastings of Pennsylvania
The real work of the conclave will
commence tomorrow, when the Grand
Encampment will be called to order at
the conclusion of the big parade. Two
communicates of the Blue Grass State
the Grand Commandery of Kentucky
and De Molay, No. l, of Louisville
came in this morning and marched to
their headquarters to the strains of
Dixie" and "Old Kentucky Home"
The Louisville men are making the
strongest effort possible to secure the
conclave Of 1901. The leaders in the
fight are: L. L. Jefferson, De Molay.
No. u, Chairman: T. c. Timberlake.
Louisville, No. 1, Secretary; c. C. Vogt,
w. H. Meffert, J. A Stratton. J. H.
Sannaman, T. H. Sherley, c. r. Wood
ruff, I. P. Satterwhite, Jr, and r. H.
Thompson.
The Kentuckians brought 10000
white satin badges with the inscription
Louisville in 1901" and declare. with
all the assurance of certainty, that they
will telegraph victory to their city be-
fore the close of the week Niagara
Falls, indianapolis, Minneapolis and
Detroit are the other cities in the race