Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-08-28
PARADE SIR KNIGHTS.
Many Thousand knights Templar
axe Part in the Annual Parade
\ h .s,,ss at Louisville. "
Magnificent Spectacle Viewed BY I'm
mense Number of Spectators from y.
Every Point. a
Nearly Every State ID the Union is
Represented in the Parade Of
1 Sir Knights.

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81 { Louisville Aug. Is. A parade Of s0,-
000 Knights, marching to the music
Of three-score brass bands, marked the
formal opening OF the 2Sth triennial
conclave5 of the grand encampment OF
knights Tenplar. ssss ;sI5 u f$,.: 5ss
r Railway officials estimate that near
ly,s1O0 900 visitors are in the city. The
day sdawned bright and clear and the
knights and visitors were early astir.:
Chief Of Police Huager bad made the
necessary arrangements for keeping
the route Of march clear. NJ Heavy
wires were stretched along the curbs
over the entire course. At 8 a. N. the
street cars ceased to run and ordinary
vehicles were ordered off the streets
The sidewalks were packed with
spectators, while every window along
the course, and eYety other vantage
point, were occupied to the limit. The
official reviewing stand was at Third
and Hill streets, but there were. a num-
ber of others at various points. N I'LL. Il.
The parade started at Seventh and
Main streets and moved up to Brook
street, where the officers Of the grand
1encampment in carriages joined the
marchers. Then the {paraders moved
up Market street, Sixth street, JEFF
:ferson, Fourth street, passing the
court of honor; Chestnut street, Floyd,
Broadway, Fourth street, passing un-
der the grand arch; Kentucky, Third,
HILL Fifth. St. James court and to-
Central park, where the parade ended.
5sE The parade was a magnificent spec
tacle of life and color, Mile after mile
of tossing plumes and futtering PEN
mons. and band after band dis.
coursing stirring marches held s the
crowd, of spectators jammed against
the wires till the last Knight left the.
ranks. sS: " !: I$5E :Ss 81 ,s ss
The parade lasted four hours. "a
number of Knights dropped out of the
ranks before the end OF the march,
There were several prostrations
among the spectators due to the heat
and exhaustion. ,N &&,.!% 81 .5sSS Es355 II
sst s5t s.%3 Makeup of the Divisions. Y y. q.
" The first grand division of the pa
rade was led by Winthrop Messenger,
grand commander of the grand COM
mandery Of Massachusetts and Rhode
Island, while commaderies from New
York, Vermont, Virginia, New Hamp-
shire and Connectic acted as aides.
Arthur b. Foster, grand commander Of
the grand commandery of Ohio. guided
the second division, command deries of
Ohio and Maine acting as his aides.
Pennsylvania Temp liars, headed by
Thomas; Penman, their grand comman-5
der. formed the third division.
Then came the Indiana Templars
following their commando er, L.E +.
NeWby, ]: .}
!. In the fifth division marched knights
from Texas, Mississippi and Michigan.
Following in the sixth division was
the Illinois delegation. They. marched
under the leadership Of Charles r..
Kane, grand commander of illinois. 4.
n In the next division Grand SComman-3
der George ButterfieId Mckee led the
command of California Tennes-5
see, Wisconsin New Jersey and Geor-.
$gia. 81 .S5iS. sis
Templars from Missouri, Alabama
and Louisiana came next, in charge Of
Past Grand Command Ter Ira Mel lillian
of Missouri. 81 IN NJ ~ 8 81
5$ 5s5s In the ninth division commander
of Iowa, Minnesota, Kansas, Maryland
Nebraska and Arkansas were grouped
under the direction of Graham Duke
Hart. grand command der Of Maryland.
The tenth, eleventh and twelfth di-
Visions were led, ,respe pectiVely, by IL * *
a Steele, grand commands Ter of Vest
Virginia Grand Conrnander George
Gibson of the eSs sDi slrie ett Of Celumbia,
and unlburt..% Y Sir knight Steele
was In Chi harge of command deries from
West 81 irgi MIA dorado, North Caro-
! iina, South Dakota, Oregon; ashing-
ton ont TAM w yomings North Da-
kota. IA Arizona, Ri Iorid "a and liam Ter
#ritory Under Sir Knig ght Gibson was
the grand command deI5i and Ssubo In
ate commanderies Of the District of.
Columbia. Sir Kni light IIurlburt's
aides were the various mounted com
5manderies s. ss 3s$ N
iEA ATHER EN- MEET.
Bureau offlciais in RnnuaI convention
at Nli NliisNaukee.
lWaukee, 2sss. liver 100
weather bHrea all on ahcials from alI parts
Sof the Union gath ered Milwaukee;