Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-19

District Communicates to Form One
Division in the Pageant.


Division in the Pageant.
A dispatch from Louisville, KY, last night
says: John H. feathers, who will be grand
marshal of the parade that will inaugurate
the festivities of the trennial conclave of
Knights Templar in Louisville, issued to-
night his final general orders to every grand
and subordinate commandery in the United
States, outlining the formation of the pa
geant.
Twelve grand divisions, exclusive of the
special escort of honor to the officers and
members of the grand encampment, will
form the parade. Pennsylvania, Illinois,
Indiana and the District of Columbia will
have enough swords in line to form
grand divisions composed exclusively OF
knights from those states. The line will
be as follows:
First grand division Templars from the
grand and subordinate communicates of
Massachusetts, Rhode Island. New York,
Virginia, New Hampshire and Connecticut
Right Eminent Sir Winthrop Messenger,
grand comman der of Massa chusetts, will
be chief marshal, and Eminent Sir John D.
Munroe chief of staff.
Second grand division. Ohio and Maine,
with Right Eminent Sir Arthur B. Fos-
ter, grand commander of the former state,
chief marshal. and Eminent Sir Thomas
Kite chief of staff.
.1hlrQ grand DIVISION, pennsylvania, cnlef
marshal will be Right Eminent Sir Thomas
Pennman, grand commander, and his chief
of staff Eminent Sir Wilson A. Fleming.
Fourth grand division. Indiana, Right
Eminent Sir Leonidas P. Newly, grand
commander, chief marshal, and Sir John L.
Rupe chief of staff.
Fifth grand division. Texas, Mississippi
and Michigan, with Right Eminent Sir F.
chief marshal, and Eminent Sir Lewis Carr
Goodrich of Michigan chief of staff.
Sixth grand division Illinois, Right Emil
nent Sir Charles P. Hilo Kane. grand COM
mander, chief marshal, and Eminent Sir
Holman Green Purinton chief of staff.
Seventh grand division. California, Ten
nessee, Wisconsin, New Jersey and Georgia !;
Right Eminent Sir George Butterfield Nc
kee, grand commander of California, chief
marshal, and Eminent Sir John Tonningsen
chief of staff.
Eighth grand division, Missouri, Alabama
and Louisiana, with Right Eminent Sir Ira
V. McMillin, past grand commander>of Mis-
souri,. chief marshal.
Ninth grand division. Iowa, Minnesota,
Kansas. Maryland, Nebraska and Arkan-
sas, commanded by Right Eminent Sir Gra-
ham Dukehart. grand commander of Mary
land chief marshal, and Eminent Sir Ed
ward C. REGISTER chief Of staff.
Tenth grand division. West Virginia, Col
orado, North Carolina South Dakota, Ore
gon, Washington, Montana, North Dakota,
Arizona, Florida and Indian Territory;
chief marshal will be Right Eminent Sir
J0ln h. steele, RTduu VI
West Virginia, and Right Eminent Sir T.
T. Walrond of Indian territory chief Of
staff.
Eleventh grand division, District of Co
lumbia with Right Eminent Sir George
Gibson, grand commander. chief marshal
and Right Eminent Sir William T. Galliher,
past grand commander. chief of staff.
The Louisville Knights Templars have
assurances that Rear Admiral Schley will
come to Louisville long enough to partici-
pate in the parade, reports from Washing
special place of honor in this division has
been reserved for the naval officer. The
twelfth grand division will include all the
mounted communicates Right Eminent Sir
r. p Hurlbut of California acting as chief
marshal and Eminent Sir A. F. Gilfillan
chief Of staff.
The men will march in double sections,
twelve files front, and the carriages will
he three abreast