The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-08-30


trg every pre- caution to keep the route
of the march clear. Heavy wires.
,lamped to the telegraph and telephone
poles, were stretched along the curbs
over the entire course. AT 8 a. III. the
street cars ceased 10 run und. ordinary
vehicles were ordered off the streets re
served for the parade.
The parade started at Seventh and
Main streets ana moved up Main co
Brook street, where officers of the grand
encampment in carriages Joined the
marchers. Then the parade moved up
Market street. Sixth street and Jcffer-
son street, FOurtn street, passing the
court of honor, Chestnut street, Floyd
street, Broadway, Fourth street, pass.
ing uDocr the grand arch, Kentucky
street, Fifth. James court and to Cen
trail park, where the parade dl,banded.
Spectators line sidewalks.
The sidewalks were solid mass of
spectators, while every window along
the course and every vantage point was
occupied TO the limit. The official re.
viewing stand was at Third and Hill
streets, but there were number of 9th.
erS AT various points An extra force of
police kept the crowd i'll good order
The parade was Il magnificent specta.
tossing plumes and f1uttering pennants,
and band after banG dlscoursing stirring
marches, held the crowd of spectators
jummed against the wires until the last
kni ght left the ranks.
The communicates from Illinois,
Pennsylvania and Indiana, bering
about 200 each, occupied entire divis-
ions. a detachment Of mounted police
lead the march. Grand Marshal John n.
Leathers and his aides following imme.
diatSly behind Then came the grand
commandery of Kentucky, acting as
special escort TO the officers OF the grand
encampfnent, who rode in carriages.
When the grand master, Reuben H
Lloyd of California, stepped into his
carriage every knight within eyesight
brought their swords TO salute.
The first grand division of the parade
was led by Winthrop Messenger. grand
commander OF the grand commandery
Of Massachusetts and Rhode Island,
while communicates from New York,
New Hampshire, Vermont. Virginia
and Connecticut acted as aides.
Arthur B. Foster, grand commander
Of Indiana commandery, guided the
second division, Ohio and Maine acting
as his aides. Pennsylvania Tenn plars,
headed by Thomas f. Penman, their
vision. Then came the Indiana Tenn
plars following their commander, L. p.
Newby.
In the fifth division there marched
sir knights from Texas, Mississippi and
Michigan. Their marshal was +. NJ
Gllbaugh, past grand commander of the
grand commandery Of the Lone Star
State.
Georgia In y xth Division.
Following in the sixth division was
the Illinois delegation, marching under
the leadership Of Charles p. Kane, grand
commader of Illinois. In the next di.
vision Grand Commander George But.
tcriield Mckee ana the Communicates
of California, Tennessee, Wisconsin,
New Jersey and Georgia.
Temnlers from Missouri, Alabama
ana louisiana came next in charge OF
Past Grand Commander I. a. MILAN o.
Missouri. III the ninth division conf
manderieS of Iowa, Minnesota, Kansas,
Mary land, NJ brnSka and Arkansas were
grouped under the direction of Graham
Buckhart as commander of MARYLAND.
The tenth, eleventh and twelfth di-
visions were led respectively by j. r f.
Steele, grand commander of West Yir.
ginia; Grand Commander George Glib.
son OF the District OF Columbia and r
I. Hurlburt. Sir Knight Steele was IN
charge of communicates from West
Virginia. Colorauo, North Catolina,
South Dakota. Oregon. Washington,
Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota,
Arizona, Florida and Indian Territory.
Under Sir Knight Gibson were the
grand cOmmandery and subordinate
commanderies of the District of Colum.
bia. Sir Knight HuriburJ's aides were
the various mounted Communicates.
AT the conclusion OF the parade Off.
GERS OF the grand encampment and COM
manuerles were escorted to tho girls
high school, where ex Congressman w.
=. +. Breckinridge delivered an address
OF welcome After brief response by
Grand Master Lloyd the grand encamp.
ment met Ill secret session.
Governor Yakcs of Illinois rode a
gray charger at the head of the com.
manderies of the state.
grandstand, put up by the local Y.
M. .. a. at Fourth street and Broad.
way, broke down while the parade was
passing, but no ono WAS injured. The
crowd climbed up on the wreckape
again ana continued tn poze ~ tka