Evening star., 1901-02-16
THE TRIENNIAL CONCLAVE
LOUISVILLE PREPARING A CORDIAL
RECEPTION FOR KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
Washington Communicates Will BE
Fully Observation-Disclosures
and Attractions.


Washington will be more largely repre-
sented than any other city in the country
at the twenty-eighth triennial conclave of
the Knights Templar of America, in Louis
vile, August 81 to 50 next. Out of five sub
ordinate communicates at the capital four
have already closed contracts for quarters,
and the Grand 'Commandery of the District
of Columbia has also made arrangements
for accommodations. Washington, No. !,
and Columbia, No. 2 will each send delega-
tions of seventy-tive knights and ladies.
Both of these Communicates will be located
al the Bailey House, corner Sd and Walnut
streets. DeMolay, No. 4, will have quarters
for thirty-five swords and ladies at Mrs.
b. b. Cressey's, on 4th avenue between
Chestnut and Broadway, one of the most
fashionable boarding houses in the city.
Here DeMolay, which is the only mounted
commandery at Washington, will open head
quarters and keep "open house during
the entire week. Orient, No. 5, will occupy
the entire residence of Mrs. Mary L. Neel
at 20S West Walnut, within a half block of
where Washington and Columbia will be
stationed and only three blocks from De-
Molay. 1t has arranged to bring seventy
five templars and their wives The Grand
Commandery secured rooms at the Gait
House several months ago for the twelve
grand officers.
Admiral Winfield Scott Schley of the
oHlleU states navy mas accepted the lnVl-
tation of the Kentucky knights to be their
guest during the trfennial, If he Is permit
ted to be 'in our blessed Gods country" as
he puts it, during the fourth week of next
August, and he has asked to be relieved
of the command of the South Atlantic
squadron he will probably be one Of Louis
villes distinguished guests. He writes to
the local committees from Montevideo, Uru-
quay that he prefers to stop at a hotel
while in the city. but this will not inter-
fere with Columbia Commandery, No. 2 of
Washington. of which he is a member
forming his escort from the capital to the
falls city.
President Mckinley Invited.
During the week a handsomely engrossed
invitation was extended to President Nc
Kinley, urging him to attend the conclave
Recently a committee Of Louisville Tenn
plars-Mayor Weaver, Postmaster Baker
and Deputy Grand Commander Jefferson
went to Washington to extend an invitation
in person to the President. The one on
vellum now sent is only formal way of
asking the chief executive, so he may re-
ply in writing. To the committee Mr.. Nc
kinley said ne hoped to be able to be pres
ent at the grand encampment If he comes
all the Washington communicates will
probably unite with the Grand Command
cry in escorting him to Louisville on a
special train of two or three sections
Speaker Henderson has promised the COM
mttee to attend the conclave unless a trim
to Europe during the summer prevents
With all of these prominent knights in the
city, with the other templars from the Dis
trict of Columbia, Washington city will
play leading part in the coming triennial.
May Enter Competitive Drills.
letter was received today from Re-
corder w. Harry Olcott of Orient Com
mandery asking for the rules that have
been issued for the competitive drills the
second day Of the conclave, stating that his
commandery would probably enter the con-
test There has also been some talk of De-
Molay competiting for the grand prize for
the mounted commandery. Five corps are
already entered in the two drills-two from
San Francisco. one from Pittsburg one
from Cincinnati and one from Denver Co
lumbus Ohio, which has a mounted and q
foot squad, will probably go in both drills
which will bring together some of the best
templar teams IN the United States. For
this event five handsome sterling silver
trophies will be awarded the successful con-
testants. These will be the first connective
drills since the San Francisco conclave in
1888, when the grand encampment, as a
body decided to discontinue them hecause
OF the warmth of the contests 1t was only
with the special consent of the grand mas
ter, Most Eminent Sir Reuben Hedley
Lloyd of San francisco, that the drills will
be conducted at the Louisville conclave
The trophies to be given as prizes will be
the handsomest ever offered on a similar
occasion. l-tl
Entertainment on Grand Scale.
Louisville is preparing to make the COM
ing triennial the most successful in the his
tory of templarism. covering a period of
over a century. Fifty committees are work
ing on the preliminaries and 100000 en-
tertainment fund has been raised to provide
a program of attractions never before at
tempted in a conclave city. Among the
features besides the big parade with 30
600 uniformed knights and 125 bands of
music in line and the competitive drills.
will be a grand ball at Confederate Reunion
Hail. a horse display, where only Ken
tucky's equine aristocracy will be on exhibit
ton; boat excursions up the Ohio river
and $4,000 spent in illumination and deco
ration.
The city is ready to take care of 10000
visitors From one to three Communicates
with parties ranging from so to $50
templars and ladies, are closing contracts
daily for accommodations. Thirty-five ho-
tells, $50 boarding houses, hundreds of old
southern homes. a tented city for 4OnO
knights and a Pullman village that will
make room for eighty sleepers are at the
disposal of the committee on hotels and ac-
commodations.
IT now reallze," said the pig, as they
loaded him in the wagon bound for the
butchers, II now realize that overeating
tends TO shorten hfe."-Indianapolis Press.