The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1901-08-28
IMPOSING ARRAY
MANY THOUSAND KNIGHTS TEN.
PLAR TAKE PART IN THEIR
ANNUAL PARADE.
CROWDS FILL THE STREETS
Magnificent Spectacle Viewed by an
Immense Number Of Spectators, Oc.
eupying Every Vantage Point Along
the Line Of March-Neariy Every
States in the Union Represented by
the Marching Knights.

Louisville. Aug. 2S.-A parade CT 30,-
900 Knights. marching to the music
Of three-score brass bands, marked the
formal opening Of the 2sth triennial
conclave Of the grand encampment of
Knights Templar.
Railway officials estimate that near
II TOO 900 visitors are in the city The
lay dawned bright and clear and the
knights and visitors were early astr.
Chief Of Police IIoager had made the
nee. ssary arrangements for keeping
the route OF march clear. Heavy
wires were stretched along the curbs
OYER the entire course. At 8 a. III. the
street ears ceased 10 run and ordinary
vehicles were ordered off the streets.
The sidewalks We're packed with
spectators. while every window along
the course. and every other vantage
point we're occupied TO the limit. The
, official reviewing stand was AT Third
and Hill streets. but there We're a mum
Der ui others al various points.
The parade started at Seventh and
Main streets and moved up 10 Brook
street. where the officers Of the grand
eneampment in carriages Joined the
marcn.Is. 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. 81. James court and to
| - n. IA. Il
The parade was a magnificent spec
tacle OF life and color. Mile after mile
Of tossing pllmes and iiuttcring pen
| mons. and band after band dis
coursing stirring marches held HI
| crowd Of spectators jammed asaln~'
the wires till the last Knight left III,
ranks.
| The parade lasted -four hours. J
number OF Knights dropped out of tn
| ranks before the end Of the marcn
There We're several prostraiion:
among the spectators due 10 the hea
and exhaustion.
| Makeup Of the Divisions.
| The first grand division OF the pa
rade was led BY Winthrop Messenger
grand commander OF the grand com
mandery Of Massachusetts and RAod'
Island. while commaderies from NJ"
York. Vermont. Virginia. New Hamp
! shire and Connect nj acted a. aides
| Arthur b. Foster. grand commandeI 9
the grand command"ry OF ono. sulat'
| III. second division commandeFlcs Q
| Ohio AMI Maine acting as ms aides
| PENNSYLVANIA TemplarS. headed D.
| Thomas Ptuman. their grand commaA
! der formed the third division.
| Then came the Indiana Tempaf
! following their commander. J.. /
| Newly.
In the fifth division marched knight
from Texas. Mississippi and Michigan
Following in the sixth division wa
| rha Illinois delegation. They marche'
under the leadership OF Charles I
Kane grand commander OF Illinois
In the next division Grand Comma'
der George Rutteriiold Mckee led IN
! communicates Of California. Tennes
| soc Wisconsin. New Jersey and GeoI
gia.
T,mnlars from Missouri. Alabama
o,J lo,lisiapa came next. in charge O
10, Grand Commander Ira Ne MlliaI
Of Missouri.
In the ninth division commanders,
| of Iowa. Minnesota. Kansas. Maryland
Nebraska and Arkansas were groupe'
| ,,udcr the direction of Graham luk'
| Hart. grand commander or Maryiahu
| The tenth. eleventh ana twelitn 81
| visions were led. respectively. by >.
J. steele. grand commander OF Yves
! VIRGINIA. Grand Commander Georg'
Cihson OF the District of Columbia
and II. +. Hurlburt. Sir knight Steei'
was in charge of commanderies IRON
West Virginia. Colorado. North caro-
lima South Dakota. oregon. Washlns
ton Montana. Wyoming. North ia
ko,a Arizona. Florida and Indian Ter
ritorv. Under Sir Knight Gibson wa
the grand commandery and subordin
ME communicates Of the instrlct o
columbia. Sir Knight h'ripur.
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