The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-02
INDIANA AT LOUISVILLE
FULLY 4 THOUSAND OF HER TEMP
LARS TO ATTEND CONCLANE.
Headquarters of Communicates
and of the Grand Body.

Special 70 the Indianapolis Journal
LOUISVILLE. June Indiana will be
well enough represented at the twenty
eighth triennial conclave of Knights Tenn
plars to be held in Louisville on Aug. $50
next to form one big division in the parade
10 be given the first day of the great
national gathering of Americas white
plumed army. This means that there will
be between 500 and 1000 members of the
wonderful York branch of Masonry in at
tendance upon the festivities of the week.
If more than that Indiana may have two
grand divisions in the pageant. An even
score of communicates from Indiana have
already arranged 10 make the pilgrimage
To the Falls City. and from present indica-
lions there will be at least ten additional.
The most prominent of these from La
fayette, Terre Haute. Evansville, Fort
Wayne, Shelbyville, Richmond, New Al
bany, Franklin. Washington, Columbia
City, Kokomo. Jeffersonville, Wabash and
Greenfield. The size of the parties that
will come from these places range from
thirty 10 $50. Raper, No J. of indianapolis.
probably will send as many as the latter
figure The Knights OF Lafayette and
their wives viii be accommodated at Mrs.
l.. X. Moore's, No. 620 West Chestnut;
those of La Valette. No. 10. of Evansville,
or the Morning Star, the new packet
steamer of the l.. Il T.. Mai-line Company;
the Fort Wayne Templars and ladies will
occupy their sleeping cars as quarters, the
same being parked at Union Station by the
l.. * y. r. r., while Terre Haute swords
and wives and daughters have contracted
for rooms at the St Charles Hotel in New
Albany, across the river, and within thirty
minutes ride by electric line to the heart
of Louisville. The Grand Command ery of
Indiana has rented the Scottish Rite Ca
thedral in its entirety for it's headquarters,
and there Will entertain handsomely
throughout concIaVe week The subordinate
communicates that do not keep open
house separately will join with the Grand
Commandery in it's lavish dispensing of
hospitality.
Louisville expects to make the coming
conciave the most successful within the
history of Templarism in the United States.
Active preparations for the big event have
been In progress for over two years, and
now that triennial week draws near apacc
fully 1000 local Knights and members of
the order from the interior of the State
are giving their time and energies 10 the
work. The governing body is the executive
committee of which Eminent Sir Thomas
{. Undertake is the secretary. Under il
there are twenty standing committees and
thirty subcommittee working. Hon. Zack
Phelps, one ot the most noted members of
the Louisville bar, is the chairman of the
legal committee and of the music com
mittee. Through his eXertionS some of the
most noted musical OrganiZatiO i'm the
country viii be in Louisville during the
Grand Encampment. among them the IA
nous Marine Band, of Washington city.
which can leave the capital only with the
consent of the President and the secretary
of war; Weber's Band, of Cincinnati the
/ Indianapolis Band. Marshall's Band of To-
peka. Kan, and the First Regiment Band
II is estimated that between $4,000 and
$4,000 will be spent on Examinations and
decorations OF this very important COM
81 Il
agent OF the b. x o. s w. with headquar-
ters here. is chairman. He will introduce
many novelties and innovations One OF
the chief features will be floral square
These will require thousands OF palms and
other growing plants. One of these floral
which is one of Louisvilles handsomest
public buildings. Another new piece of IL
Elimination will be a quadruple electric
ARCH which probably will be erected at
Fourth and Broadway IT will take over
1000 incandescent lights and will cost S.
coo. The City Hall will be decorated as ii
never was before as. I'm fact, will every
other building i'm Louisville. The City
Council has appropriated $4,000 towards the
100000. and will add several thousand
more for illumination, police protection
portant committee Is on badges Mr.
James +. Dorland. the Kentucky repre-
sentative of the American Book Company
Is its chairman. and already has made con-
tracts with the largest firms of the coun-
try for the badges to be worn during the
conclave. The souvenir badge will be- per
haps. the handsomest ever sold at trien-
NAL. The exchange badges TO be distrib-
uted by the local communicates also will
be works of art.
The programme of attractions so far as
outlined, includes card that it is be-
teved will draw 1500O0 visitors TO Louis
vile the fourth week in next August
Among the features are the big parade
with $4,000 uniformed knights and l25 bands
OF music I'm line; a competitive drill. the
first in eighteen years, at which five hand
some sterling silver trophies will be
awarded. bringing together all of the crack
Iempar drill corps in the land; a horse
display at Churchill Downs where the IA
nous Kentucky Derby is run and won
every spring. at which only the equine
aristocracy of the Bluegrass State will be
or exhibition veritable open-air con-
gress of thOroughbreds, trotters and pa
GERS. "A grand ball at Confederate Hall
which will accommodate 1900 dancers and
spectators; AN Evening of Dance and
Song, under the personal direction of Col
Will :. Hays, the noted song writer in
Producing every phase OF Southern darky
life from the ante-belUm niger" TO the
twentieth century coon" with his rag
time airs the whole TO conclude with
chorus of $50 pickaninny voices; boat ex-
curSiOnS up the Ohio river every afternoon
and night. with dance and concert music
and refreshments: "A reception at the Ma
sonic Widows and Orphans Home the
pioneer institution of the kind i'm the United
States; numerous social functions in honor
OF the distinguished guests among whom,
Will be President Mckinley and Rear Ad-
miral Schley: fireworks and other spectacu-
lar features
II is thought this will be ladies' trien-
NAL. inasmuch as between 10000 and * nm
wives and daughters will accompany tho
knights to Louisville. Special provisions
are being made for tho entertainment Of
the fair sex. reviewing stand for them
exclusively viii be erected on the route of
the parade. and other matters of interest
10 the ladies are now under way. Thers
viii he twenty-seven OF the most beautiful
young women 10 be found i'm Kentucky To
act as sponsors for the comma nderies of