The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-08-25
ALL THE OFFICERS THERE
The Twenty.Eighth Triennial Con-
clave Opens Tuesday.
AN ELABORATE PROGRAM PREPARED
Seven Receptions to be Given by the Grand
Commandery Of Kentucky. Balls, Recep-
tons, Fetes viii Enliyen the End
of the Social Week,
of the Social Week.
(By the Associated Press.)

(By the Associated Press.)
Louisville, KY, August PA gaia
week for the Knights Templar of the
United States began tonight though the
formal exercises of the opening of the
Twenty eighth Triennial Conclave of the
order will not take place until next Tues
day morning.
Immediately after dusk the city be-
came a veritable dreamland of dazzling
briliancy when the electric current was
turned on a hundred designs and decora-
tive structures.
The entire central portion of the city
is tonight flooded with light from myriadS
of vari-colored ncandescent globes. Great
Templar crosses and shields adorn the
entire fronts of office buildings and bust
ness houses. Crusaders and prancing
war horses of heroic design constructed
of cathedral glass, behind which are
placed electric lights, are conspicuous fig
ures on some of the public buildings.
Festoons of colored lights span the thor
oughfares of forty different blocks in the
heart Of the city.
With the arrival of Grand Master
Lloyd all the officers of the Grand En-
campment are now in the city. These
officers are as follows: Reuben H. Lloyd,
San Francisco, Grand Master; Henry
Bates Stoddard, Bryan, Tex, Deputy
Grand Master; George NJ. Moulton, Chi
cago, Grand Generalssimo; Rev. Henry
W. Rugg Providence, r. l., Grand Cap
tain General; William B. Mellish, Cincin
natl, Grand Senior Warden; Rev. J. G.
W. Coke, Washington, Ia, Grand Pre-
late; HI Wales Lines. Merden. Conn,
Grand Treasurer; William H. Mayo, st.
Louis, Grand Recorder; Lee S. Smith.
Pittsburg, Grand Standard Bearer Ar
thur Macarthur, Troy, n. y, Grand
Sword Bearer; Harper NJ Orahood, Dbl
ver Grand Warden Charles C. Vogt,
Louisville, Grand Captain of the Guard.
Divine services will be held under the
auspices of the knights Templar at 3
o'clock tomorrow afternoon ct Broadway
NJ. E. Church, South, corner of Floyd
street and Broadway. The officers and
members of the Grand Ercampment will
be escorted from headquarters at the Gait
House to the church by a detail! OF Sir
Knights in full uniform and headed by a
band of music. Rev. J. G.. w. Coke, the
Grand Prelate, will offciate at the reli-
gous EXERCISES at the church.
The remainder of the day will be de-
voted by the local Templars to the recep-
ton of incoming Communicates. An es
cort committee of 700 members went on
duty at noon today, and will remain un-
til Tuesday morning. The body is d.
vided into thirty three details, each under
the command of a captain. Every out
side commandery is met on arrival at
the railway stEtion with detail and
escorted with band of music 10 it's quar-
ters
Monday night the Grand Commandery
of Kentucky-the States supreme body,
Grass reputation for hospitalty-will in
augurate a series of seven receptions at
its headquarters in the custom house.
The interior of the building has been
deliberately decorated. A great court
covers the city postoffice department
and is surrounded by a corridor lined with
massive columns. This interior is cen
tered with a platform heavily banked
with plants and flowers, behind which an
orchestra will play each afternoon and
evening of the week Spacious court
rooms surrounding the corridors will be
used for the different functions con-
nected with the receptions.
On Tuesday morning the formal open
ing of the triennial will take plac with
the great parade. Maj John w. feathers,
of Louisville, an eXConfederate officer,
will be grand marshal of the parade. He
estimates that there will be not less
than 20 900 Templars and 1900 musicians
in line The start will be made promptly
at $3.50 o'clock Central Standard time)
from the intersection of Seventh and
Main streets.
The route of the parade is about three
and a half miles in length, much of the
distance being through the handsome
residence sections of the city
Immediately following the parade the
sessions of the Grand ncampment will
commence at the Girls High School, cor
ner Fifth and High streets. 1t is ex-
pected that the deliberative sessions of
the grand body will extend over a period
of four days. One question likely to
come IN for the consideration of the
Grand Encampment is that of establish
ing permanent headquarters for the or
der in Washington, d. C. Anather problem
that will doubtless be considered is the
relation of lodge and chapter membership
to proper standing in the Templar order.
The fraternal attitude of the American
order to the encampments of England