The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-05-23

| Knights Templar conclave, to be held
here next Monday, Tuesday and We'd
nesday, is proceeding rapidly. The
court house, Hotel Jermyn and q great
many smaller buildings have been deco
rated and the central city in conse-
| Quence has already assumed q holiday
appearance. The grandstand at court
house square is also being erected.
The elaborate character Of the deco
rations that are going up is very grati-
flying to the executive committee of the
| local communicates. Chairman c. D..
Sanderson said, yesterday, that from
| what is now visible and what has come
to him privately regarding contemplate
| ed decorations the city will next week
be more lavishly bedecked than 1t ever
was before in its history.
The electrical illumnations are being
put In place at the armory. This work
| will be completed today, and tonight
the current will be turned on in the
presence of the committee. that they
| may see what the setting of the grand
ball and turnoi Is like.
Owing to the fact that Wyoming ave-
nue. in front of the Equity building is
Uttered with building material 1t was
decided, yesterday, to change the COM
mittee headquarters. and bureau of in
formation from Chairman Sanderson's g
office'to the vacant ground-floor room
in the Westminster hotel building, 219
Wyoming avenue.
TWENTY BANDS.
From tabulations completed yester-
day, 1t was ascertained that thirty
communicates will attend during the
three days with practically full men,
bership. Twenty Of them will bring
bands. A close estimate puts the num-
ber of visitors at 5000. divided as fol-
lows: Sir knights, 1890; ladies. 700;
bandmen. 500.
Every band engaged for Tuesday
mornings parade has been furnished
with the music of a medley comprising
Onward Christian Soldier" and ave
Marie" which is to be played by the
bands en- masse in passing the review
ing stand the second time. There will
be forty bands in the group. The
knights will follow in massed formation
with all banners and flags, and stand
ards assembled.
-Four formal receptions are to be held
Monday night. Mary .commandery of
Philadelphia, will hold forth at st.
Luke's parish house, Wyoming avenue
kadosh commandery, of Philadelphia.
will be at the Westminster hotel build
ing. Dieu lie Veut commandery, Of
Wilkes-Barre, will receive at Guernsey
hall. iand the St. Albans. of Philadel-
phia, at Hotel Jermyn.
The music for the ball Tuesday night
will be furnished by Bauer's and Law
rence's bands. At $50 o'clock there will
be band concert, the bands giving al
ternate selections. The grand march
will take place at 8 o'clock. There are
forty dance numbers on the programme.
The even numbers will be played by
Lawrence. and the odd by Bauer
The arrangements for the manage
ment of the carriages at the ball have
been placed in the hands of H. s. Cor
man. He requests that drivers on ar
irving at the armory shall drive to the
Adams avenue entrance facing north
and that on leaving the armory they
shall drive to the entrance from the
north.
FOR INSTALLATION.
The programme to be observed at the
public installation of officers, Tuesday
afternoon, at the Lyceum, is as follows:
Overture ...................... Bauer's Orchestra
Gloria CTwclfth Mass) ss)..................Y, p
O. u. Hickory Street Presbyterian Church
Presentation Of Grand Officers
Vow Of Office.
Solo-'These Are They .Barnbv
Miss Lydia saer.
Presentation OF Grand Commander.
prayer ..".."..............".. Grand Prclate
'Gloria in E%cclsis' NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Farmer
Ladies' Choral Union.
Installation of Grand Commander.
coward, Christian Soldiers" "............ Sullivan
Choral Union.
Address by Grand Commander.
overture ...................... Bauer's Orhcestra
Installation of Deputy Grand Commander.
Grand Generalissimo.
Grand Captain General.
"Awakc" ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Porter
Ladies' Choral Union.
Installation of Remaining Grand Offers
Proclamation of Grand Marshal.
"Te Deum Lal,ham,is" ................. .Kotscimar
ladies Choral Union.
Charge by Grand Prelate.
"The Heavens Are Telling" ............. Haydn
Ladies' Choral Union.
Benedition.
March NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Bauer's Orchestra
1t was learned yesterday that every
room in every hotel in the city has
been engaged for the first three days of
next week. A representative of a
Philadelphia commandery, who was in
the city yesterday, looking for quarters
for the members of the command was
informed at every hotel that cots In
the halls are all that can be secured.