Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-08-28

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ing every precaution to keep the route
of the march clear. Heavy wires,
clamped to the telegraph and telephone
poles, were stretched along the curbs
over the entire course. At 8 a. m. the
street cars ceased to run and ordinary
vehicles were ordered off the streets re.
served for the parade.
The parade started at Seventh and
Main streets and moved up Main to
Brook street, where officers of the grand
encampment in carriages joined the
marChers. Then the parade moved up
Market street, Sixth street and Jetfer-
son street, Fourth street, passing the
court of honor. Chestnut street, Floyd
street, Broadway, Fourth street, pass
ing under the grand arch, Kentucky
street, Fifth, James court and to Gem
tral park, where the parade disbanded.
Spectators Line Sidewalks.
The sidewalks were a solid mass of
spectators, while every window along
the course and every vantage point was
occupied to the limit. The official re-
viewing stand was at Third and Hill
streets, but there were a number of 9th.
ers at various points. An extra force of
police kept the crowd in good order.
The parade was a magnificent specta-
Gle of life and color Mile after mile of
tossing plumes and f1uttering pennants,
and band after band disCoursing stirring
marches, held the crowd of spectators
jammed against the wires until the last
knight left the ranks.
The communicates from Illinois,
Pennsylvania and Indiana, numbering
about |, 200 each, occupied entire dlvls-
ions. A detachment of mounted police
lead the march, Grand Marshal John n.
Leathers and his aides following imme-
diately behind. Then came the grand
commandery of Kentucky, acting as a
special escort to the officers of the grand
encampment, who rode in carriages.
When the grand master, Reuben ii.
Lloyd of California, stepped into his
carriage every knight within eyesight
brought their swords to salute.
The first grand division of the parade
was led by Winthrop Messenger, grand
commander of the grand commRndery
of Massachusetts and Rhode Island,
while Communicates from New York,
New Hampshire, Vermont. Virginia
and Connecticut acted as aides.
Arthur B. Foster, grand commander
of Indiana commandery, guided the
second division, Ohio and Maine acting
as his aides. Pennsylvania Templars.
headed by Thomas f. Penman, their
grand commander, formed the third di-
vision. Then came the Indiana Tenn
plars following their commander, L. P.
Newly.
In the fifth division there marched
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Michigan, Their marshal was f. M.
Gilbaugh, past grand commander of the
grand commandery of the Lone Star
State.
Georgia In : xth Division.
Following in the sixth division was
the Illinois delegation, marching under
the leadershipof Charles P. Kane, grand
commader of Illinois. In the next di-
vision Grand Commander George But
terfield Mckee and the communicates
of California, Tennessee, Wisconsin,
New Jersey and Georgia.
Templers from Missouri, Alabama
and Louisiana came next in charge of
Past Grand Commander I. A. MILAN o.
Missouri. In the ninth division COM
manderies of Iowa, Minnesota, Kansas,
Maryland, Nebraska and Arkansas were
grouped under the direction of Graham
Buckhart as commander of Maryland.
The tenth, eleventh and twelfth di.
visions were led respectively by J. r. f.
Steele, grand commander of West Vir-
ginia; Grand Commander George Glib.
son of the District of Columbia and r.
P Hurlburt. Sir Knight Steele was in
charge of communicates from West
Virginia, Colorado, North Carolina
South Dakota Oregon. Washington,
Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota
Arizona, Florida and Indian Territory
Under Sir Knight Gibson were the
grand commandery and subordinate
communicates of the District of Colum-
bia Sir Knight Hurlburt's aides were
the various mounted Communicates.
At the conclusion of the parade off.
GERS of the grand encampment and com.
manderies were escorted to the girls
high school, where ex- Congressman W.
@. T. Breckinridge delivered an address
Of welcome. After brief response by
Grand Master Lloyd the grand encamp.
ment met in secret session.
Governor Yakes of Illinois rode a
gray charger at the head of the com.
manderies of the state.
A grandstand, put up by the local Y. .
M. O. A. at Fourth street and Broad
way. broke down while the parade was
passing, but no one was injured. The
crowd climbed up on the wreckage
again and continued to gaze at the