The age-herald., 1901-08-27
TWenty-eIghth TrienniaI Con- cIaVe of Knights Tem-
 p|aT Begins Today
FAIR WEATHER FOR PARADE
Twenty Thousand Plumed Visitors From Every Part of the Country Will March and Take Part In
 the Great Pageant.

Louisville. August 26-The twenty eighth triennial conclave of the Grand Encampment of Knights Templar begins here tomorrow. and the official prediction of fair weather for the big parade made public during a driving rain today, was received with general relief.
 Maj. John H. feathers, grand marshal of the parade, stated tonight that infor- nation received during the day led him to expect that forty thousand sir knights would be in line when the procession . moves at 9:30 a. m. This pageant as plannsd will extend over a route of four miles, and will be the crowning glory of the conclave. Knights TemPlar from nearly every nook and cranny of the country, including Honolulu, will be in line.
 The course of the parade Is futtering show of bunting flags and streamers. and nearly every one of them will present to the marchers some sign of welcome. Ex- traordinary precautions to keep the streets clear have been adopted. Incoming trains today clogged the tracks about the city, and by midnight all but few scat tered communicates arrived and had been escorted to their quarters. From ten to thirty trains arrived over every railroad entering the city, and 1t Is estimated that there are 9O,0OO visitors here tonight. Ho- tels and other hostelries are crowded to the doors with guests and visitors ars also occupying steamboats moored at the | wharves, and Pullman sleeping cars are
 packed in different parts of the city.
 Reception We'll Planned.
 The various Kentucky communicates were divided Into attachments today | and, accompanied in every instance by brass band, met incoming delegations at the depots and escorted them to their quarters. When the rain began to fall during the afternoon they merely covered their white plumes and kept at 1t In a desperate and successful effort to main- tain the reputation of the South for hos pitality The downpour drenched the draperies of the buildings but they suf- fered no material damage generally.
 Grand Generalissmo George Moulton of Chicago stated tonight that the election of officers of the grand encampment would undoubtedly be the usual perfume tory affair it has been for years past. Grand Master Lloyd will retire and be succeeded by Deputy Grand Master Stoddard of Texas. Officers under him will each advance one grade. This will leave but one vacancy to be contested for-the junior grand wardenship. A hot skirmish is expected, as the junior grand warden Is in line to become the highest officer some day. In connection with this office nearly every grand commando CT at the <conclave is regarded as can- didate, and a great deal of quiet elec- tioneering was done. today.
 Applicants for Next Meeting.
 The selection of the next meeting place for the conclave, will be one of the last things to come before the grand encamp- ment St. Paul is a strong candidate; Milwaukee is making strong bid and San Francisco is also represented by an earnest band of vigorous advocates Denver and Cincinnati are in line, while St Louis and various cities of New Eng land are regarded as possibilities The grand communicates of the majori- | ty of States reached here during the day, and with a hundred others the following | subordinate communicates are also pres ent
 South Carolina, Charleston, s. C.; Jack | son Commandery Jackson, Tenn; Look | out Commandery, Chattanooga, Tenn; | Memphis Commandery, Memphis, Tenn; Nashville Commandery, Nashville, Tenn.' 1 Clinch Valley Commandery, Tazewen, Va; Cyrene Commandery, Birmingham, | Ala; Georgia Commandery, Augusta. | Ga. Ashland Commandery, Ashland, Ky; | Covington Commandery, Covington, Ky; | John c. Breckinridge Commandery, | rlemingsburg, ky; Occur De Lion Com mandery, Paris, Ky; Maysville Com mandery, Maysville, Ky; Ryan Com | mandery, Danvilie, Ky; Cyrene Com mandery, Asheville, N. c.
 | The city was a scintillating glow or | lights tonight when the festivities Of the week were inaugurated at the chairmans house with reception to the grand ofii- cers and ladies of the encampment Gem eral commander of Kentucky made brier speech of welcome, to which Grand Mas ter Lloyd responded happily.