The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-02

The knights Templar of Melita COM
mandery, No. IS, of this city, will
probably occupy their sleeping cas- as
quarters during their stay in Louisville
at the Triennial conclavc, August -
30, next. A committee Of Templars
from Scranton, composed of Sr
knights j. Selden Swisher j, r.
Woolsey and Thomas Palmer, was in
Louisville this week to arrange for the
pilgrimage of the white plumed MEM
bers of Melita. These gentlemen were
accompanied by ii. A. Wells, New
York passenger agent OF the Baltimore
a. Ohio. Upon their arrival here tney
were met by Col. II. S. Brown and Col.
j. T. Gathright, chairman of Con-
claves committees, the latter on hotels,
and We're driven over the city - look
for a location. They visited tha sites
of the proposed Pullman Village,
where will be parked eighty sleep
ers, and the Tented city, a camp to
be erected at Fountain Ferry Park for
the Accommodate of 1000 knights.
The hotels available and the residence
portion of the city we're also taken in.
The Scranton knights, however re-
turned without closing "a contract and
will probably use their Pullmans, be-
ing much impressed with the advant-
ages such q course offers, although the
city IL abundantly able to care for 1j0,-
600 visitors. and that very comfortably.
Mr. SWishcr said there would be two
hundred in the party from Scranton
and that a large proportion of 1t would
be ladies. Indeed it now seems that
the Louisville Conclavc will not only
exceed in point of attendance all for
mer tricnnials, so far as visiting
knights Is concerned, but that there
will be more wives, daughters and sis
tcrs of Tempars in the city during
Grand cncampment week than at any
meeting of The past.
BIG FUND RAISED.
Louisville Is working in earnest on
conclavc plans. Already fifty commit
| tees are working on the preliminarcs.
An entertainment fund of 100000 has
| been raised to bc spent on a pro-
gramme of attractions never before
| attempted at "a conclavc. The week
will open with divine service Sunday
| morning, conducted by Very Eminent
| Sir and Rev. j. G. w. Coke, of Wash
| ington, Iowa, grand prelate of the
| Grand encampment. Monday VIII be
| devoted TO receiving and escorting TO
| their quarters the hundreds of COM
| manderics arriving. The big parade,
with 10000 knights aud 12j bands of
music in line, will be Tuesdays fca-
! ture, while the competitive drill, the
! first since the San Francisco conClaVc
! in 1883, will be the attraction for We'd
! nesday. There will be five handsome
! sterling trophies awarded the success
| full contestants.
This drill will bring together the
crack Templar teams of the country.
| one pretty feature in connection with
| it is a company of Kentucky Beauties
| to be formed. Each cOmmandcry in
the state has named a sponsor in the
| person of the pretticst young women
to be found in the several jurisdictions.
| These fair young ladies will also grace
| the entertainment at the horse show
| building on Wednesday night when
the winners are to be announced and
the prize given to the successful corps.
HORSE DISPLAY.
| ON Thursday there will be Il horse
| display at Churchill Downs, where the
| famous Kentucky Derby is run every
spring. Here will be seen the Ken
| lucky Observation-Disclosures, trotter or
pacer-in his best form, as only tho
| equine aristoCraCy of the state Will be
on exhibition. \ monster cake walk
and band concert in connection with
"a great watermelon feast, are among
the things proposed for Friday. Each
night will see entertainments galore.
There will be the grand ball at Con-
federate hall, which will accommodate
| $1,000 dancers and spectators; recep-
ton at the Masonic Widows and or
phans' Home, the pioneer institution
of the kind in the United States boat
| excursions up the Ohio river, eXclus-
lively for knights and the ladies they
| accompany; several public and private
receptions to the distinguished guests,
among whom will probably be Presi-
! dent Mckinley, Speaker Henderson
| Rear Admiral Schley and Hon. J. D.
! Richardson, sovereign grand COM
mander of the Southern Jurisdiction
of Scottish Rite Masonry. There Is
certainly great time ahead for those
| who Gonna IN nuisVilIa i'm AupuSt