The herald., 1898-10-12
tue MARCHING MASONS
PARADE BEToxE A MILLION OF
SPECTATORS
NO UNToWARD INCIDENTS
Except That Sudden Showers Soaked
1Garchers and Spectators Alike.
Tsmplars' Conclave Begun
Associated Press Special wire.

PITTSBURG, Oct. u.-What Jerusalem
was to the crusaders almost q thousand
years ago. that was this city today to the
Knights Templar. From q radius OF sew
sral hundred niles the towns. hamlets and
villages literally poured their population
into Pittsburg.
There could not have been O more beau-
tiful day for a parade OF knights Templar
from the first conclave held in New York
City In 1916.
At 8 o'clock all downtown streets were
filled with detachments Of the paraders
and as each had Its band the martial airs
that began to rend the air were well cal
culated to inspire the greatest enthusiasm.
Seats had been erected all along the line
of march to accommodate 100000 people.
Long before the parade began to move, all
these seats were occupied and In fact ev-
cry available foot Of space along the line
Of march was filled, while windows and
even roofs were also swarmed with anx-
ious sightseers. 1t is estimated that the
procession proper was made up OF u.s. 900
uniformed knights moving along in car
riages, on horseback or on foot and there
were at least q million spectators along
the route Of the parade, which was seven
miles long,
The head Of the procession formed at the
corner Of Cedar and North avenues, Al
legheny City. and at 2:30 o'clock Brigadier-
General J. P. S. Goblin, the grand marshal,
with this star Of mounted lieutenants and
aides left his headquarters at the Monon-
gahela and accompanied by the strains Of
Sousa's march 1.-The Stars and Stripes For
ever" made his way down Fifth avenue.
Pittsburg. across the suspension bridge
into Allegheny City. Promptly at 10 o o'clock
General Goblin gave the command and the
great parade started. The formation was
as follows:
4 Great Parade
, Allegheny mounted police. under COM
mand Of Sir knight John Glenn; Pittsburg
mounted police under command of Sir
Knight A. H. Leslie; General ]. p s. Goblin,
Most Eminent Grand Master Of the Grand
Encampment Of the United States. Grand
Marshal Of the parade and First Division;
Eminent Sir William r. Heckert Chief OF
staff; aides to the Grand Marshal: Herald.
Sir George F. Wagner.
First Division--Sir James Wilcox, chief
OF division; Eminent Sir William McCon-
way, chief Of staff; aides.W. E. Kennedy.
J. Frank Ridgeway. w. H. Devore George
James B. Haines. Jr.; Allegheny Com
mandery No. IS. escort to the Grand En-
campment and subordinate Command
cries of the Grand Encampment.
Second Division-v A. Deputy Grand
Commander Colonel George L. sheply.
chief of division. Massachusetts, and Rhode
Island-Grand Commandery. Berkshire Of
Pittsfeld. Boston of Boston, Bristol of
North Attleboro. Cavalry OF Providence
Cambridge Of Cambridge, Coeur de Lion
OF Charleston. Cyprus of Hyde Park, Geth-
semane of Newtonville, Godfrey de Bouil-
lion Of Fall River Sepulcher OF Pawtucket.
Hugh de Payens OF Melrose. Joseph War
rem Of Boston, Orange of Orange. Palestine
Of Chelsea, st. Johns Of Providence, st.
Omer Of South Boston, st. Paul of North
Adams Sutten Of New Bedford, Washing
ton Of Newport. William Parkman Of East
Boston, Woonsocket Of Woonsocket.
Third Division-General Arthur McAr-
thur, chief Of division. New York-Grand
Commandery. Central City OF Syracuse,
Damascus Of Brooklyn, Franklin Of Ma
lone, jamestown OF Jamestown. Pough-
keepsie Of Poughkeepsie. Salamanca OF
Salamanca. Virginia-Grand Command
cry: Old Dominion OF Alexandria, Grice
Of Norfolk. Lynn Of Marion. st. Andrews
Of Richmond. Vermont-Grand Command
cry; North Star Of Lancaster, Trinity of
Manchester. Connecticut-Grand Com
mandery; Hamilton Of Bridgeport, New
Haven of New Haven. Washington OF
Hartford.
Fourth Division-Eminent Sir Stephen p.
Sands, chief Of staff. Ohio-Crand Com
mandery; Akron Of Akron, Athens Of
Athens, Cambridge Of Cambridge Canton
OF Canton. Cincinnati Of Cincinnati, Cy-
rene OF GAINESVILLE. Eagle of Painesville.
Erie Of sandusky, Findlay Of Findlay, For
est City Of Cleveland Hanselmann OF Gin
cinnati. Holyrood Of Cleveland, Mansfield
Of Mansfield. Marietta Of Marietta. Mas
sillon Of Massillon, Norwalk of Norwalk.
Oriental OF Cleveland. Palestine of SPRING
field, Pilgrim Of East Liverpool, Reed OF
Dayton. Shawnee of Lima. st. Bernard OF
Uhrichsville. Steubenville of steubenville.
st. Johns OF Youngstown, Toledo of Toledo.
Salem of Salem. Mt. Vernon Of Columbus.
Warren of Warren, Wooster Of Wooster.
Fifth Division-Rt. EN-. Charles C. voyt
Chief Of Division. Kentucky-Grand Com
mandery. Demolay Of Louisville, Louis
willie Of Louisville. Maine Grand Com
mandery. Lewiston Of Lewiston, Trinity
OF Augusta, Portland Of Portland. In
diana-Grand Commandery. Anderson of
Anderson. Apollo of Kendallville, Craw-
fordsville Of Charlottesville. Cyrene Of
Columbia City, Frankfort Of Frankfort
Huntington OF Huntington, Muncie Of
Muncie, Plymouth Of Plymouth, Warsaw
Of Warsaw. Texas-0rand Commandery,
Michigan--Grand Commandery. Adrian OF
Adrian, Ann Arbor of Ann Arbor Damas-
Gus Of Detroit. Detriot Of Detroit, Penin-
sular of Kalamazoo.
Sixth Division-Dm. Sir James p. eher-
win, Chief Of Division. Iliinois-Grand
Commandery. Chevalier Bayard Of Chi
cago, Columbia of Chicago, Englewood of
Englewood, Everts Of Rock Island, Gales
burg Of Galesburg, Joliet Of Joliet, Mont
joie Of Chicago. Peoria of Peoria, Sloan
Of Oak Park, st. Bernard Of Chicago CAL
ifornia-0rand Commandery. California
Of San Francisco, Golden Gate of San Fran
cisco, Los Angeles Of Los Angeles, Ten
nessee-Grand Commandery. Occur de
Lion, Of Knoxville. wiscons!n-Grand
Commandery: 1vanhoe Of Milwaukee. Wis
consin Of Milwaukee. New Jersey-Grand
Commandery: Ivanhoe Of Bordentown.
Temple Of Metuchen.
Seventh Division--Em. Sir General Nor.
ris F. Bell, Chief Of Division. Missouri
Grand Commandery: Ascalon Of e..
Louis. Kansas City Of Kansas CITY. Mis-
8 souri, Of Marshall st. Aidemar Of st. Louis
st. Louis of st. Louis, Oriental of Kansas
CITY. Alabama Grand Comfnanderv.
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