The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-08
VANGUARD ARRIVES.
California Knights Templar the First
to Reach Pittsburg.

Pittsburg, Pa, Oct. S-Gorgeously
plumed Sir knights, the first of the
great BODY of knights Templar which
will virtually own Pittsburg for the
next six or eight days, arrived in Pitts
burg today This vanguard was the
Sir Knights of the golden state of Cali
fornia. The party was made up of
the Grand Commandery, its honorary
escort, California Commandery No. 1
of San Francisco and a score of men,
bers of another cOmmandery of that
state. They arrived about 10 o'clock
this morning and their arrival marked
tvities that is scheduled for the coming
week.
This famous contingent of Templars
from the far west was met at the union
station and escorted to the headquarters
of California. Commandery No. 1, in the
first floor of the Carnegie Office building.
by PittSburg COmmandery No. and
detachments of the four other local
communicates. 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 morning and
have made the long pilgrimage over
land in a special vestibuled Pullman
palace train. They were the first to
leave their homes and are the first to
be welcomed by the triennial conclave
city of 1893
The most distinguished guest of the
CalifOrnians was the Very Eminent Sir
Reuben H. Lloyd, who will be promoted
at the grand encampment to the high
est rank within the gift of the assem-
bled Knights-grand master of the
grand encampment of the United States.
Grand Master Thomas will arrive
over the Baltimore & Ohio railway from
Baltimore between 6 and o'clock this
evening. The executive committee Will
assemble at the Baltimore & Ohio sta
ton with the entire second division, in
Guiding Pittsburg Commandery No. !,
1ac
Duquesne No. Y, and will escort the
grand master to his hotel.
Captain William R. Heckert, who has
charge of the cOmmandery drills at
Schennly park next Wednesday, an
nounces that there will be no COMPETE
tive exhibition, the late war with spain
having called many knights into the
volunteer service. This fact comes as
a great disappointment to the Knights,
as the competitive drills have always
been a feature of every conclaVe-
The programme for the Schennly park
exhibition next Wednesday will be as
Drill by bicycle corps, swift's brigade
of Allegheny; Detroit No. 1, st. Ber-
nard No So, Chicago; Louisville NO, l.
HanseI Mann No. u, Cincinnati; pa
mascus No. 16, Detroit. Two other drill
corps may take part. Three drill IN
structors from West Point Will act as
judges. To each eommandery viii 1t pc
presented handsome banners. The
corps entered for the drill are the most
expert in the country.
St. Bernard of Chicago has captured
prize after prize in drills all over the
country and has the reputation of be-
ing the most perfectly handled body OF
Knights in the United States.
Boomers for Louisville as the meeting
Dlace of the twenty-eighth conclave are
perfecting plans for vigorous Pitts
burg campaign. Two large rooms IN
Citv hall will be devoted to the use OF
the Bourbon state knights, as boom
headquarters
The Grand Commandery of Kentucky
will have the support of DeN1olay and
Louisville communicates JOINTLY anu
the Resistance of other representatives
from all parts of the state.