Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-28
10000 KNIGHTS
Pass in Review at the Knights
Temp|ar Conc|ave.
The Men from Maine March With
Ohio in Second Division.
Parade Lasts Four Hours The Grand ERCamp.
ment Then Opens.

Louisville, Ky, Aug. Pit is esti-
mated that zoo, 900 people, today, saw
the parade of knights Templar. Thirty
thousand Knights in full uniform and
60 bands We're in line. There We're IL
cases of prostration due to heat and
exhaustion. Sir Knight Erwin Barnard
OF Greenville. Ind. was overcome
while marching. His condition, tonight,
was reported serious.
part Of the Y. M. G. A. reviewing
stand at Fourth street and Broadway
collapsed. Half a dozen people We're
bruised and Mrs. James c. Carnahan
a Washington, suffered q broken
ankle.
Columbia Commandery No. ., of
Washington, came in for applause all
along the route, as Sir Knight Rear
Admiral Schley is a member of it. AL
though he was absent at every point
in the course when the Washington
men appeared, the crowd took up the
Ny: 'Schley, ScMey, hurrah for
Schley,'
Later at the formal exercises the
mention Of Schley's name elected ap-
plause so enthusiastically that speak
ers We're compelled to stop for sew
eral minutes.
Col. w. c. p. Breckenridge delivered
the chief address. Grand Master Lloyd
responded briefly. The key TO the city
was presented 10 him by Mayor
Weaver. A recess was then taken until
$50 tomorrow morning.
The day daWned bright and clear.
The weather was in fact a fulfllment
of the wish expressed in a message
to Grand Marshal feathers from Rear
Admiral Schley. who is a knight TEN
but who was unable to attend the con
Clave. The message follows:
May fair weather and bright skies
favor the grand ceremonies this week.
My disappointment no words can de-
scribe but my heart is with you.
fSigned wv. 5. Schley.''
Tie parade started on Seventh and
Main streets and moved down through
the principal down town streets to
| Central park. where it disbanded. The
| official reviewing stand was at Third
and Hill streets. Spectators crowded
| the sidewalks along the entire line of
| march.
A detachment of mounted police led
| the march. Grand Marshal ]. II. Leath-
| ers and his aides following Immediate
Is behind. Then came the Grand Com
mandery Of Kentucky acting as escort
10 the officers Of the Grand Encamp-
rlent, who rode in carriages.
When the Grand Master. Reuben II.
Lloyd Of California. stepped into his
carriage. every Knight brought his
sword to salute"
tn. first grand u; af "a m
rade was led by Winthrop Messenger,
grand commander of the Grand Com
mandery Of Massachusetts, and Rhode
Island. while communicates from New
York. Vermont Virginia. New Hamp-
shire and Connecticut acted as aides
Arthur b. Foster. grand commando
o. the Grand Commandery of Ohio.
guided the second division. ccmman-
deries of Ohio and Maine acting as
aides.
Pennsylvania Templars, headed by
Thos. Penmann, their grand comma nd
er, formed the third division. Then
came Indiana. Michigan marched in
the fifth and New Jersey in the sew
enth division. In the ninth We're COM
manderies of Maryland and five West
ern states. under Graham Dukehart,
grand commander of Maryland.
The 10TH 18th and 18th divisions We're
led respectively by J. X, f. Steele,
grand commander of West Virginia :
Grand Commando Gibson of the Dis
trict of Columbia and r. p. Hurlburt.
Under Sir Knight Gibson We're the
Grand Commandery and subordinate
comanderies of the District of Column
bia.
The parade lasted four hours. Many
Knights dropped out along the way
and there We're several prostrations
among the spectators, due to heat and
exhaustion.
At the conclusion of the parade, Of
ficers of the Grand Encampment and
communicates listened to an address
Of welcome by Former Congressman
w. c.. p. Breckenridge. on behalf of the
people of Kentucky.
Following a brief response by Grand
Master Lloyd, the Grand Encampment
met formally in secret session.