The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-05-24
everything
IN READINESS
PREPARED FOR INVASION OF
SIR KNIGHTS.
They will Begin to Arrive at Noon
Monday and Will Be Taken In
Charge by E. Sir r. A. Zimmerman
and the Members of His Reception
Committee-Where the Visiting
Communicates Will Have Their
Headquarters-Big Parade Will Be
Held Tuesday Morning.

tions, everything Is now in readiness
for the coming of the Templar hosts to
the forty-ninth annual conclave Of the
grand commandery Of Pennsylvania,
which opens here Monday, to continue
three days. The work on the street
decorations is being pushed with all
possible rapidity and by Monday morn
ing will be complete in all details.
Last night the local committeeman.
assembled at the armory to view the
decorations and illuminatons. The
electric lights were turned on for the
first time and were found to work per-
fectly. The committeeman were great
ly gratified at the artistic and beau
tiful establishment of the armory IN
terror and feel satisfied that those who
view it at Tuesday nights ball and to-
morrow will be filled with admiration.
The carpenter work on the reviewing
stand on court house square opposite
the postof1lce was practically complet-
ed last evening. All that yet remains
to be done is the draping. This stand
will be for the exclusive use of the re-
viewing officers and the ladies Of the
visiting and local knights.
A number of the communicates Will
start for Scranton today proceeding py
well arranged itineraries which include
brief stops at various points Of interest
en- route.
WILL ARRIVE MONDAY.
The visitors will begin to arrive about
noon, Monday. e. Sir r. A. Zimmer-
man, chairman Of the reception COM
mittee, has issued the following notice:
Attention Sir knights:
The committee of knights Templar on
arrival and reception of commanderles'
will assemble at the Armory in the Ma
sonic temple, Spruce street, in full Temp
lar uniform at 11.3O a. m. Monday. May 70.
AS many of the Sir Knights appointed
on this committee may not be able to at
tend the chairman invites all who can,
whether on the committee or not, to come
out and assist.
r. A. Zimmerman, Chairman.
The visiting Communicates and their
headquarters are given below:
Grand Commandery, Pennsylvania, Ho-
tel Jermyn
Philadelphia No. 2, Philadelphia, Hotel
Jermyn.
DcMolay No. Q, Reading, st. Chales Ho-
tel.
Mountain No. TO- Altoona, Hotel Ter
race.
Pilgrim No. II, Harrisburg. Pullman
Sleeper.
Lancaster No. 13, Lancaster. Hotel Ter
race.
Palestine No. H. Carbondale. on cars.
Occur de Lion No. II, Scranton, Masonic
hall.
Hugh DE Payen No. 10, Easton, Coyne
House.
Allen No. 20, Allentown. Lackawanna
Valley House.
Baldwin II No. %. willamsport, scran-
ton House.
Packer No. 90, Mauch Chunk, Pullman
Sleeper.
Hermit No. "a, Lebanon, Cpyne House.
Lewiston No. 26, Lewistown, Pullman
Sleeper.
Kadosh No. 90, Philadelphia, Hotel Jer-
myn.
Mt Olivet No 80, Erie. Pullman Sleeper.
Ivanhoe No. 81. Mahanoy City,
Hutchingson No. 50, Norristown, Hotel
Jermyn.
Cyrene No. 81, Columbia, Conway House.
Mary No. 36, Philadelphia, Hotel Jer-
myn.
Reading No. 42. Reading, St. Charles
Hotel.
Deu lie Veut No. as. wilkes-Barre,
Guernsey Hall.
Hospitaller No &c. Lock Haven. Con-
way House.
st. Albans No. 46, Philadelphia. Hotel
Jermyn.
Corinthian Chasseur No. SO, Philadel-
phia. Hotel Jermyn.
Kensngton No. o. Philadelphia, Lacka-
wanna Valley House.
Wyoming No. 81, Pittston.
Temple No. GO, Tunkhannocl, I.acka-
wanna Valley House.
Chester No. &C, Chester, Arlington Hotel.
Melita No 6S, Scranton, Masonic Hail.
Mt. Vernon No 49, Hazleton, Hotel
Schadt
Gethsemane No. 70. York.
st, Andrew No. 76, Susquehanna.
Malta No. H. Binghamton, N. Y.
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