Evening star., 1898-04-14
PROUD AND PLUMED
The Knights Templar Will Capture
Convention Hall Tonight.
MANY COMING FROM BALTIMORE
School Children and Royal Arch
Chapters Visit the Fair.
INTEREST ON THE INCREASE

INTEREST ON THE INCREASE
Every Knight Templar in Washington
and a host of those of Baltimore began
their morning orisons today with an ex-
purgation of the weather and vigorous Will
fication of those who control 1t, from Chief
Willis Moore down to the devil in the
weather bureau printing office. The rea-
son for this universal denunciation on the
part of the gallant sir knights was not far
to seek. Each and every one of the local
men and 300 or 400 of those in Baltimore
had been smoothing out their feathers, so
to speak, in anticipation of going plunied
and proud to the Masonic fair and expo
sition at Convention Hall tonight. The
blue lodge Masons had captured it Tues
day evening, the members Of the Royal
Arch Chapter had overwhelmed 1t last
night and the Knights Templar were de-
termined to go both OF these orders a great
deal better on this momentous evening.
Full Pocket Books Anyhow.
Every one of the knights was 10 have
gone in full regalia, and If the meteorolog-
1cal fates take a turn today and consent
to be propitious and lend a generous ear
to the prayers that have been goin., up
ever since sunrise to the extent of clear
Ing away the rain clouds by nightfall they
Will carry out their intentions. But even
II the rain continues and the knights can-
not wear their full regalia they will turn
out eagerly Just the same and add to the
substantial part of the enterprise by car
ry1ng full pocket books there and bringing
them away in a cadaverous state
Royal Arch Chapters.
The Royal Arch Masons did this last
night, and had a gay time doing it, The
diHerent chapters, under their respective
ofhcers, arrived shortly after o'clock,
only to find Convention Hall and the ar
naory annex already in the possession of a
happy multitude. Board of Controlman
Samuel NJ. Yeatman who was the master
OF ceremonies for the evening, received the
honored guests, who made tour of the
nall nall headed by Grand Marshal Abram
Applehy, Samuel R. Bond, William Bar
num- R. Armour, A w. Johnston M. R.
Ihorp, .. Drown, H. Wilbur Ennis, Harry
Standiford, George c. .ober, A. B. Coolidge,
H. K. Simpson. Charles Becker, L. Stod-
card, M. Trimble. j. H. Jcchum, ]. c. Al
len, William G. Bowers. S. Holmes, Alex
ander Mckenzie. Thomas F. Gibbs, T. G.
De Moll and Charles H. Smith.
The chapters in attendance and their
officers were as follows:
Columbia Chapter, No. l. P. P. Rouse, E.
$; :, Thompson and F, c; Townsend; Wash
-, w,
F. CcgginsJand A. d. Merritt; Mount Yer
ron Chapter, No. 3, w. c. Babcock, ]. w.
Townserd, S. P. Johnson; Eureka Chap
ter, No: 4. c. =. Bronson, w. r. SHED and
F. h. Ma4ey;D Lafayette Chapter No. g.
c. F. King fl W. Behrens and T. H.
Mitchell; Washington Naval Chapter, No
G. ]. f. Hutchinson H. P. Cook and c. A.
Stockett; Mount Horeb, No. I, F. Gawler
c. G. Zangle and j. K. Potter: Potomac
Chapter, No. s, W. S. Waddy. ]. T. Greaves
and W. F. Hunt; Brightwood, No. o. L. B.
Mcintyre, w. e: Malley and w. G. Platt;
Hiram, No. 10, F. F. Phillips and w. T.
Reed; Capitol Chapter, No II. F. J. Wood
man. J. A. Wftmore and c. T. Caldwell.
Fell Captive to the Fair.
At the conclusion Of the review ranks
were broken and each Mason was made
the target for volleys of appealing glances
and pleading words fred from bright eyes
and pretty lips in the great campaign
waged for contributions to the general Ma
tional Masonic Temple fund. Brave men fall
tered and then fell victims to all sorts of
foraging. Bachelors bought embroidered
pin cushions with a gay abandon that be-
spoke possible change in the domestic
conditions, and there were hundreds of
other incidents where the articles pur-
chased were as foreign to the necessity or
requirements of the purchasers as the pin
cushions were to the single men, who al
ways carry their pins, as well known, under
the lapels of their vests or in the compre-
A Chnra G erfstfc Crowd of Children.
1t was gay crowd last night and live
ly one. but it had been preceded earlier in
the day by a gayer and livelier At 3
o'clock in the afternoon the school children
OF Washington began to pile up into Con-
venton Hall and spread themselves over it
and through the annex into every conceiv-
able place that Juvenile curiosity could lead
them. There were little girls and little
boys and little teachers and big teachers
and when Mr.. Allison Nailor, jr., who is
universally regarded as godfather of all
the public school children of Washington,
looked out upon the scene in Convention
Hall his bosom swelled with pride at the
sight. Smiling, cheerful. mischevious and
full of fun the little ones unconsciously
paid remarkable tribute to the people Of
Washington, who they expressively rep
resented. and the system under which they
are being educated by their universal good
behavior. If there We're any bad bows in
the crowd or bad girls, the kind that like
to break windows and stick pins in people
they were certainly on their good behavior
yesterday afternoon.
Next Wednesday afternoon, April 20 will
be another occasion when the little ones
will be given full control of the fair. and
the picture will be as pathetic and affect
ing as any ever limned, for the little tots
who are inmates of the various orphan
asylums in the District will be the honored
guests Of the Masons, for whom Mr. James
L. Norris will act as host.
Fair Notes of Interest.
striking incident of the widespread in
terest being take neverywhere in the Ma
soLic fair and the project which 1t is in
tehded to further occurred yesterday
afternoon. President j. Henry Small, jr.,
of the board of control, was coming down
G street toward his place Of business when
President F. c. Stevens Of the West End
National Bank met him in front of that
institutioMlP Rhey exchanged greetings
when Mr.. Stevens remarked: "Come in
here. I want TO give you something" and
walking ipsideI scratched off a check for
$50 and handed it to Mr.. Small
Three hiIndred knights TempIar from
Baltimore1 with their wives and daughters,
sisters and swfeethearts, in charge of Grand
Master Thomas ]. Shryock of Maryland
and William da Rue Thomas. grand mas
States, viii visit the fair tonight, rain or
shine. They will come on a special Bal
tinIore and Ohio train, arriving here at
o'clock, accompanied by the 4th Regiment
Band of Baltimore. and will be met at the
depot in This city by representatives Of
the Washington Communicates, accom-