The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-08-19
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR CONCLAVE.
OFFICIAL PROGRAMME FOR THE
BIG MEETING AT LOUISVILLE.

Twelve Grand Divisions, Exclusive
of the Special Escort of Honor to
the Officers and Members of the
Grand Encnmpment VIII Form the
Parade-Division Grand Command
ers and Their Chiefs of STAFF.
Louisville. Aug 1S-Hon. John H.
feathers, who will be grand marshal
of the parade that will inaugurate the
festivities of the triennial conclave of
knights Templar in Louisville, issued
tonight his final general orders to
every grand and subordinate COM
mandery in the United States, outlin-
ing the formation of the pageant.
Twelve grand divisions, exclusive of
the special escort of honor to the off,
GERS and members of the grand en-
campment, will form the parade. Penn
sylvania, Illinois, Indiana and the Dis
trict of Columbia will have enough
swords" in line to form grand divis-
ions, composed exclusively of Knights
from these states. The line will be as
follows:
First grand division, Templars from
the grand and subordinate comman-
deries of Massachusetts,, Rhode Island,
New York. Virginia. New Hampshire
and Connecticut. Right Eminent Sir
Winthrow Messenger. grand COM
mander OF Massachusetts, and Rhode
Island. will be chief marshal, and Emil
nent Sir John d. Munroe, chief of
staff.
Second grand division, Ohio and
Maine, with Right Eminent Sir Arthur
Il. Foster, grand commander of the
former state, chief marshal, and Emil
nent Sir Thomas Kite chief of staff.
Third grand division, Pennsylvania.
Chief marshal will be Right Eminent
Sir Thomas Pennman, grand COM
mander, and his chief of staff, Eminent
Sir Wilson A. Fleming.
Fourth grand division, Indiana. Right
Eminent Sir Leonidas p. Newly, grand
commander, chief marshal, and Sir
| John l.. Rupe, chief of staff.
Fifth grand division, Texas, fMissis-
| sippi and Michigan, with Right Emil
nent Sir F. M. Gilbaugh. grand COM
| mander of Texas, chief marshal, and
Eminent Sir Lewis Carr Goodrich of
Michigan, chief of staff.
Sixth grand division, Illinois. Right
| Eminent Sir Charles p. Hilo Kane,
| grand commander, chief marshal, and
| Eminent Sir Holman Green Purinton,
| chief of staff.
Seventh grand division, California,
| Tennessee, Wisconsin, New Jersey and
Georgia. Right Eminent Sir George
Butterfield Mckee, grand commander
| of California, chief marshal, and Emil
nent Sir John Tonningsen chief of
| staff.
Eighth grand division, Missouri. Ala
bama and Louisiana. Right Eminent
| Sir Ira V. McMillin, past grand COM
mander of Missouri, chief marshal.
Ninth grand division, Iowa, Mime
| sofa, Kansas, Maryland, Nebraska and
Arkansas, commanded by Right Emil
| nent Sir Graham Dukehart, grand COM
mander of Maryland chief marshal
and Eminent Sir Edward c. REGISTER,
| chief of staff.
Tenth grand division. West Virginia.
| Colorado, North Carolina, South Da-
| kota, Oregon, Washington, Montana,
| Wyoming, North Dakota, Arizona,
| Florida and Indian Territory. Chief
marshal will be Right Eminent Sir
| John X. #. Steele, grand commander
of West Virginia, and Right Eminent
Sir q. T. Walrond of Indian Territory.
| chief of staff.
Eleventh grand division, District of
| Columbia, with Right Eminent Sir
| George Gibson, grand commander, chief
marshal, and Right Eminent Sir Will
| liam T. Galliher, past grand command
er, chief of staff.
The Louisville Knights Templar have
| assurances that Rear Admiral Schley
will come to Louisville long enough to
participate in the parade, and special
place of honor in this division has been
| reserved for him.
The twelfth division, which will in
| clude all the mounted communicates,
Right Eminent Sir r. P. Hurlbut Of
California. acting as chief marshal and
Eminent Sir A. #. Gilhllan, chief of
staff.
| The men will march in double sec
| tions, twelve files front and the car
RIGGS will be three abreast.