The times., 1899-10-10
SIR KNIGHTS ON PARADE
Three Hundred Strong They Turn
Out for the Annual Review.
In Dazzling Attire, Marching to the
Strains of Inspiring Music, They
Present an Attractive showinE-A
Large Crowd Ont TO Witness the
Event on the White Lot EIIipse.

The annual review and inspection of the
District of Columbia Communicates,
knights Templar. took place shortly after
5 O'Clock yesterday afternoon at the White
Lot. About goo Knights in full TemplaF
uniform were in line and made an excel
lent showing on the ellipse south of the
Executive Mansion. a slight delay pre-
vented the exercises taking place at 5
O'Clock as intended, and by the time the
knights reached the ground hundreds of
their friends and others attracted by the
music, had gathered TO see the parade.
The various commandsries assembled at
4:S0 O'Clock in the vicinity of Masonic Tenn
pie. al the corner OF Ninth and F Streets.
and proceeded to the grounds north of
the Monument by different routes.
Each commandery was preceded by
band of music. Washington Command
cry. No. ]. proceeded to Fifteenth
Street, the right resting on E Street; Co
lumbia Commaadery. No. ?, took its pc
sition at the foot of Madison Place; Poto-
mac Commandery, No. 8, at the foot of
Jackson Place; De Molay Mounted Com
mandery, No. 4 ia driveway south of the
Executive Mansion. and Orient Command
cry, No. >, on Seventeenth Street, the right
resting on Z Street. The knights were es-
corted up Pennsylvania Avenue by pla-
toon Of mounted police and at the ellipse
perfect order was maintained in spite of the
large crowds and the number of vehicles.
The entrances were guarded and everything
possible done 10 make the inspection Of the
Sir Knights a success.
he 1rFFn ,.1.l ~
quarter past o'clock, and the command
cries catered the driveway Of the circle
from the western and eastern approaches.
The Knights marched on the ellipse with
bands playing, and formed in a long line
from east TO west, facing north. Wash
ingtOn Commandery, No. l. occupied the
right Of the line which was formed in
he following order: Washington Command
cry. No !: Columbia CoInmandery, No 2;
Potomac Commandery. No. 3; Orient Com
mandery. No 5; DeMolay Mounted Com
mandery. No 4. When the various COM
manderies had been formed company front
in a line across the ellipse the men stood
at attention while the District of ColuIn-
bia National Guard Band marched across
the front from its position on the right
TO the extreme left, and returned, playing
Onward. Christian Soldiers"
kdiutant General Dawes took charge
OF the command and brought it to present
arms The reviewing and inspecting party,
consisting of Grand Commander William
T. Galliher. and the other grand officers,
rode out from their position on the north
driveway. Grand Commander Galliher
took command and put the Sir knights
through part of the manual of arms. The
reviewing party then rode slowly down
the line from the right and made a rigid
inspection CT the knights equipments.
At the cloEe OF the inspection the knights
passed in review before the grand officers.
The march war continued through Execu-
tive Avenue TO Lafayette Square, 10 YER
mont Avenue. to K Street, to Tenth, to Z,
where the parade was disbanded. The
various communicates then returned to
their headquarters.