The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-27
THOUSANDS OF VISITORS
10000 Templars Will Be in
 the Grand Parade.
During the Drenching Rain of Yes terday It Was Announced That Fair Weather Will Pre-
 vail Today.

Louisville, Aug. 26.-The twenty eighth tri-enniai conclave of the Grand Encampment of Knights Templar .,begins here tomorrow and the off, cial prediction of fair weather for the big parade, made public during a driv- ing rain today, was received with gen. eral relief.
 Major John H. Leathers, Grand Mar shall of the parade, stated tonight that information received duriag the day led him to expect that 10000 Sir Knights would be in line when the pro- cession moves at 9:30 a. m. This pagent. as planned, will extend over a route of four miles, and will be the crownins glory of the conclave. Knights Tamplars from nearly every nook and cranny of the country, including Hon. olulu, will be in line.
 The course of the parade is a fiutter- ing show of bunting, flags and stream CTS, and nearly every one of them will present 10 the marchers some sign of welcome.
 Extraordinary precautions to keep the streets clear have been adopted.
 Incoming trains today clogged the tracks about the city throughout the day, and by midnight all but a few scattered communicates had arrived and been escorted to their quarters From ten to thirty trains arrived over every railroad entering the city, and it Is estimated that there are 9O,OOO visitors here tonight. Hotels and other hosteleries are crowded to the doors with guests and visitors also occupy Bteamboats moored at the wharf, and Pullman sleepers parked in different parts of the city. The various Ken lucky communicates were divided into attachments today, and. accompanied in every instance by brass bano' met incoming delegations at the depots ana escorted them to their quarters. when the rain began to fall during the af- ternoon. they merely covered thelr white plumes and kept at 1t in des- perate and successful effort to maintaln fhe reputation of the South for hospl- tality The downpour drenched the draperies of the buildings. but they SUI fered no material damage generally
 Grand Generalisimo George M. Moul- Yon of Chicago stated tonight that the election of officers of the Grand en- campment Wednesday would undoubt- edIy be the usual perfunctory affair 1t his been for years past. Grand Master Lloyd will retire and be sue ceeded by Deputy Grand Master Stod- dard of Texas. Officers under him Will each advance one grade. This will leave but one vacancy to be contested for-the Junior Grand Wardenship. hot skirmish is expected as the Junior Grand Warden is in line to become the highest officer some day. In connec- tion with this office nearly every grand commander at the conclave Is regarded as a candidate and a great deal of quiet electioneering was done today.
 The selecting of the next meeting place for the conclave will be one of the last things to come before the grand encampment. St. Paul is strong candidate; Milwaukee is mak- ing a strong bid and San Francisco is also represented by an earnest band of vigorous advocates. Denver and Cin- cinnati are in line while St. Louis and various cities of New England are re- Harded as possibilities.
 The grand communicates of the ma 1ority of States reached here during the day and with a hundred others the following subordinate communicates are also present: South Carolina, Charleston. s. C.; Jackson Commando ny, Jackson, Tenn; Lookout Comman- dery. Chattanooga. Tenn: Memphis Commandery, Memphis, Tenn; Nash vile Commandery. Nashville. Tenn; Clinch Valley Commandery, Tazewell, Va: Cyrene Commandery Birming- ham, Ala; Georgia Commandery, Au- gusta. Ga; Ashland CommandeIy, Ash land. Ky; Covington Commandery. Covington. Ky; John C. Breckinridge Commandery. Flemingsburg, Ky: Occur de Leon Commandery, Paris Ky; Maysville Commandery, Mays vile, Ky; Cyrene Commandery, Ash vile, N. c.
 The city was scintillating glow of lights tonight when the festivities of the week were inaugurated at the custom house with reception to the grand encampment officers and ladies. Grand Commander Jefferson of Ken lucky made a brief speech of welcome, to which Grand Master Lloyd respon- ded happily.
 De Molay. No. 14 New Decatur, Ala.
 Scattering communicates. Texas. AL abama and Mississippi; Couer de Leon, Knoxville. Ky: Paducah. Ky, Com mandery.