The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-22
ARRIVAL OF
THE KNIGHTS

right resting at River and South streets.
Fourth division--On Franklin street. below
South street, right resting at Franklin and South
streets
The Communicates of the Second,
Third and Fourth divisions will be put
in motion by their respective COM
manders as they are uncovered by the
preceding division.
cannon will be fired at a.45 o'clock
a. M, when the several divisions will
be formed in column of sections.
carnon will be fired at 10 a. m.
precisely, when the column will move
promptly and in the following order:
South street from River to Msin Main street
from South, around the west and north sides OF
| the Public Square to Union street. Counter
march to South, around the east and south sides
| OF Public Square, South from Main to Washing
| ton; Washington from South to Union; Union
| from Washington TO River; River from Union
passing the reviewing stand near Northampton
street. to South; South from River to Franklin;
| Franklin from South to Market; Market hom
| Franklin to Pebble Square aud dismiss.
The parade will be reviewed by the
Right Eminent Grand Commander r.
| F.. Sir James b. Youngson, and the
officers and past grand officers OF the
Grand commandery from a reviewing
| Sldnu VII lNlNeT, near NOTlHdlnplOH
street. With a view to having the
streets clear for today's parade Mayor
Nichols has issued the following order
Mayors Order.
Whereas, The Knights Ter1plar Of Pennsylvania
hold their forty.seventh annual conclave in This
city on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday Of this
| week, and
Whereas, Their programme Of public dcmonstra.
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route:
| South street from River to Main; Main street
from South around the west and north sides Of
Public Square to Union; copnterrnarch to South,
around the east and south sides Of Public Square;
South from Main to Washington; Washington
from South to Union; Union from Washington
TO River; River from Union passing the reviewing
stand near Northampton street, to South street;
South street from River to franklin; Franklin
from South to Market; Market from Franklin to
| Public Square and dismiss"
And, Whereas, The beauty Of this display
would be greatly marrcd and human life endan-
gered by any obstruction alone the route thereof.
Now, therefore, I, F. NJ. Nichols, mayor OF the
city of Wilkes.Barre, do hereby order that from
10 o'clock a. m. until 1890 o'clock p m, or
Tuesday May o. all participants, pedestrian
and vehicles are prohibited from entering in any
OF the sections OF street above named at any point
where the parade is standing moving, and that
| no ueSlRn III NtHlCleS vi W iOOthSH ioi
advertising purposes will be allowed to preccde
follow accompany in any manner the said
parade
The parading sir knights will not be
neglected while marching over the
route and for their convenience seven
teen water barrels will be placed along
the line of march at a distance Of 1000
feet apart
These will be in charge of the provi-
sional Red Cross corps, differed by
Sir George w. Marter, chief Of corps;
Sir Henry G. Brunner, NJ D., chief of
staff, and ~. Sir Isaac Crowther. M.
D., assistant. Also acting in conjunc-
tion with this corps will be the Ninth
regiment, N. G. p, hospital corps, COM
manded by Lieutenant claude r. Gros-
ser. The Ninth regiment ambulance
will accompany them. Their position
will be at the rear of the parade un-
less called into service by the aids
Reviewing Stand.
The reviewing stand for the officers
of the Grand commandery and others
will be located on South River street
Just below Northampton street, and
will seat forty. Just below at a short
distance ladies reviewing stand will
be located. This will have a seating
capacity of 500 and will be exclusively
! for the wives and ladies accompanying
, the visiting sir knights.
} Three handsome stands OF colors will
be awarded to the three Communicates
; having respectively the largest percent.
age of membership in the parade. The
interest in the competition has beer
,, more than was expected.
At o'clock tomorrow safternoon ,
, session of the Grand commandery will
) be held. In the evening the ball ant
8 tourn, preceded by an exhibition drill
4 by the drill corps Of the Allegheny
2 commandery.
The Dieu LeVieut commandery o.
this city, were thrown into mournin,
> this afternoon by the sudden death o
DR.. H. ]. Laird, junior warden of tn,
commandery. He had been sick only
short time.
q The fight Of the commandery will bt
for the office of grand Junior warder
+ of the commandery. One OF the lead
ing candidates is David o. McCulom
+ Of this city. The grand junior warden
ship is the door by which a knigh
enters the circle Of officers of tn
r. Grand commandery. After he is elect
ed junior warden he progresses stel
by step until he finally becomes grant
y commander. Major T. F. Penman
VINO was elected grand junior wardel
when the Grand commandery met il
u Scranton in 1896. He is now grant
captain general and will be grand gen
y eralissimo when the coming election
q is over. Two years hence he will b.
grand commander. Following are tn
present officers of the grand comman
e derry:
Grand officers.
. r. f, Grand Commander, r. +. Sir James
~ Youngson, rittshurg; V, L. Deputy Grand Com
mander V. 4. Sir Adam II. Schmehl, Reading
y. f. Grand Generalissmo, Z. Sir Thomas T. Per
= man, Scranton; f. Grand Captain General, E. 81
, Ezra s. Bartlett, Philadelphia; z. Grand Prelate
~ +. Sir and Rev. Thomas n Boyle, d. d., Pitt;
burg; +, Grand Senior Warden, e. Sir Charles N
e Stock, York; f. Grand Junior Warden, =. 81
Wilson l. Fleming, Bellefonte; f. Grand Urea:
~ urer, f. Sir John Jay Gilroy, Philadelphia; !
Grand Recorder. r. +. Sir William W. Aller
y Philadelphia; Z. Grand Standard Bearer, j. 81
VI Herman Junker, Pittsburg; T.. Grand Sword Beal
er, +. Sir William J. Dehl, Pittsburg; T.. Gran
Is Warder, +. Sir Alfred Bishop, Pittsburg; i
Grand Captain Of the Guard, E. Sir Andrew
III Slayer Altoona; +. Grand Marshal, f. Sir Jam,
II. wilcox, Allegheny; +. Grand Herald, Sir
Howard Thomas, Philadelphia.