The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-29
THE KNIGHTS TEMpLAR.
TrienniaI COnclaye TO Be Held at
Louisville Next Month.
PREPARATIONS BEING MADE FOR EVENT
A Fund Of 100000 Raised for the En-
tertainment OF the City's
Guests---Notes.


Louisville. Ky, July pa period of one
month remains before the opening Of the
Twenty eighth Trlennial Conclnye Of the
Knights Templar Of the United States, to
be held in this city August % to 30, nclu-
sive. over 1000 cities ana towns in the
Union have one or more subordinate com
manderies each with total membership
of 125,0OO Sir knights, and all will be re.
presented either through Individual delega-
tons or through the grand bodies OF the
respective States. According to contracts
made for quarters to date, Templar visli ors
VIII be present from the following States!
Alabama Arkansas. California. Colorado,
Connecticut. District of Columbia Florida,
Georgia, Illinois. Indiana, Iowa, Indian
Territory, Kansas Kentucky Louisiana,
Maine. Maryland. Massachusetts,, Rhod'
Island, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi
Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hamp
shire. New Jersey New York, North Caro-
lima. Ohio Pennsylvania South Dakota,
Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West
Virginia. Wisconsin, Idaho South Caro-
lima,
Louisville has made ample preparations
for the reception of the great whte-pmmed
army and the tens OF thousands Of other
visitors that will be brought with 1t. A
citizens committee has raised fund of
100000 for the entertainment Of the city's
guests. PrU5erbial Mntucky hospitalt7
win be dispensed in a manner that viii
Shatter all records even OF the BldeSfJsS
State.
Particular attention is to be paid to taC
subject of the decoration and Illuminate on
OF the city, the sum of SJoOD being eN
pended in this manner alone \ quddrupl(
electric arch Is to be the most noteworthy
feature This magnificent structure Is nov
in course of erection at the intersection 81
poprth avenue and Broadway. u viii be
eiGhty-two feet nigh, VIII be Illuminated
hV 1900 iG-r91 liC le"t " MS
$500. A great cross and ccown-one of tn
most pronmeht tne IehlHar SmD4e!no
viii saimuunt the dome ana viii be kept
constantly revolving by an electric much
anism. NJ. j DOmnr Chicago sculptor
structure, which was designed By Char es
ID. Mayer, a Louisville architect and Is
said by artists 20 surpass In beauty the IL
nous Dewey arch
Conspicuous among the other decoratIv,
features viii be Floral Square. This viii
cover the lawn In front of the Jefferson
streets. Two handsome floral arches VII!
be- erected over the street at this point
California Commandery No l, of San Fran
cisco will erect a beautiful Templar arch
fifty feet high, in front of its headCddr
tiers, at cost of $500.
The week of the conclave viii be one
tion for hospitality is to be malntained al
the Louisville custom house, where tho
grand commandery OF Kentucky Will have
headquarters. This Is one Of the hand
yremplnrs ana seven elegant entertain
ments are scheduled for the week,
Other public buildings that win figure
prominently in the exercises that mark the
week VIII bc the city hall, an elegant build
Ing that will be converted for the tim,
being into an electric palace, and where
az 40 Inn Mt con IN tpfsts an
tertainments will occur; the Jefferson coun
~ court house, where number OF com
manderies will have headquarters. and The
female high school, where the official ses
sions of the grand encampment OF tn,
knights remplar will be held.
Attractions are continually being added
TO the weeks program so that 1t is i'm
possible to announce the complete Schedul,
ut this date Divine services Will be con
drcted on SUNDAY afternoon. August %
at Broadway NJ. ". church South, by Rev
j. c. W. Coke, d. D., of Washington. Ia
grand prelate OF the grand encampment
An escort committee of 200 Kentucky ST
Knights will he ON duty from Slturda,
until Tuesday morning. All Incoming dele
cations win be met at the railway stations
and escorted by uniformed remplars witt
| bands of music to their stopping place
On Monday evening the Kentucky grani
commandcry headquarters will be opened
Tuesday morning the concave proper WI
be inaugurated Win the grand parade. In
dications point to the appearance of 30 90,
uniformed Knights Templar and 125 band,
Of music in the procession. The route o
the parade covers the handSomest anf
hrCadest thoroughfares In the city o.
! TteSday evening monster lawn fete vii
be gwen at the Masonic Widows ant
/ Orphans Home, a fireworks exhibition nc
ccmpanying this feature. The same even
| Ing chorus of 200 negro voices. under IN,
direction OF Colonel WIN s. HAYS. a1tho
OF 'Mollie Darling and other populaI
songs. NH Glye an entertainment at thu
The second day Of the conclave will b.
devoted TO the competitive drills. Flyl
magnificent sterling silver trophies, value,
az Ssc 90 are to Pc AWARDED Issd as prizes No
cisco, have the Knights Templar held
Similar contest. There wil be two dlvis
Ions In the drills. one for infantry corp
crack drlll teams OF the country are enter
ed as follows: Infantry divislon-Coumb, a
No 2 Washington: ID. g.. Allegheny. T.
10 81; Calvary, No 2; Parkersburg W
| bernard. No, 81. Chicago; Colorado, No
| Denver; Golden Gate, No 16 San Fran
| cisco; Mounted Division. Mount Vernon
No !, Columbus Ohio and California; No
In conneffion with the drills twenty
! seven bellies Will appear as sponsors 10
the sir Knights. entered IN. the. contests
aay ne ey sg1SsYe oe w sase place Thurs
| building that will accommodate i5OO
! daacers at one time. This function bid
| fair 10 snrpass In brllliancy any soela
| 4 horse show with Kentucky thorough
hreds, trotters and PAGERS on exhibition
| will be one OF tho features Of the week
| II win be held al Churchill Downs. th
derby is run. Every afternoon and evenin'
1t Of the Tempis. visitors and thei
sE csSs sSi sRs to Ss
aud other points Of tntaresk duxiHg Iii