The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-05-28
Parade Session Of the Grand Commandew Reception and Ball.

unnecessarily. These evolutions always
come in for great applause from the
assembled crowds.
The line of march was a rather long
one. The parade formed on Wyoming
avenue and swung into Washington
avenue by way of Mulberry street. The
marchers continued out Washington
avenue to Pine street and thence to
Adams avenue, down Adams to Spruce,
to Washington, to Lackawanna. to
Franklin, to Spruce and thence to
Washington again.
Grand Commander Penman and the
members Of his personal staff when the
reviewing stand, opposite the govern
mcnt building. was reached, lined their
horses in front of the stand and con-
Quoted a preliminary review of the
communicates as they marched up
Washington avenue.
On the reviewing stand with Grand
Commander Penman and his stat: We're
the following who did not participate
in the parade, but who appeared in full,
uniform:
Past Grand Master John p. s. Go
bin, of Lebanon, one of the only two
Pennsylvania Templars who have been
at the head of Templary in the United
States.
II. r. Sir Arthur Macarthur. of Troy.
, N. Y, grand standard-bearer Of the
grand encampment of the United
States; past grand commander and
present grand recorder OF the grand
commandery Of New York. an1 official
visitor from the grand master Of the
United States to the grand command
cry of Pennsylvania.
Past Grand Commanders John VAL
lerchamp, 1S6s-69, of Harrisburg: I,e-
Witt c. Carroll, 1SsO-S1 of Pittsb,rg:
George w. Kendrick, jr.. lS>1->?, of
Philadelphia: Joseph Alexander. it,,
1885, of Scranton; Lee s. Smith.
1SS7-Ss. of Pittsburg: William w. AL
len. 1sSS-S9. of Philadelphia; Irving p.
Wanger, 1S94-95. of Norristowr: Ed
ward e. Spencer, 1S95-96; Samuel s.
Yohe, 1s96-97, OF Easton: Harry NJ.
Van Zandt. 1S97-9s, of Harrisburg;
James C. Youngson, 1S3lpOO, of Pitts
burg: Adam Fl. Schm@hl, la0o-O1, of
Reading.
Grand Prelate f. Sir and Rev. r. X.
Boyle. d. D., of Pittsburg.
Past Grand Standard Bearer Charles
Cory, of Philadelphia.
Past Grand warder Curts G. Camp
bell, of Johnstown.
r. T. Sir Erastus G. Delevan. of
Bnghamton. grand commander of the
grand commandery of New York.
Z. Sir Edwin G. Hall. Of Syracuse.
past grand standard bearer of the
grand encampment.
Past Commander Austin s. Bump,
of Malta commandery, Binghamron,
acting as deputy grand commander on
Grand Commander Delevan's staff.
Sir Joseph B. Craig. M. D., of Albany,
as grand generalssimo.
Sir John Little of New York city,
grand captain general.
Sir Guy Shoemaker, Of Eln1ira, as
grand senior warden.
Past Grand Commander Josiah s.
Davidson, of the grand encampnent of
New Jersey.
Past Eminent Commander George c.
Marshall. of Uniontown comHlandery,
No. 40, Uniontown. acting as guide to
the unattached officers.
Then followed what all pronounced
to the most novel and unique feature
attendant upon a knights Templar
parade ever witnessed in this state.
mander Penman and he received
hearty congratulations from the visit
ors from other states, who assured him
that the scheme would be followed at
their future conclaves.
When the corner Of Washington aye-
nue. and Mulberry street was reached
the eighteen bands which had 4 nlu,,e
in the parade fell out Of line, togather
with the standard bearers. while the
communicates swung east on Mulberry
street and thence by way OF Adams
avenue and Vine street, back to posi-
tion behind.
The bands were massed into one vast
musical organization comprising no
less than 500 pieces, all under the lead
ership of Lieutenant Fred Gearhart,
leader of the Third Brigade band. Be
hind them We're gathered the COM
mandery banners and colors OF all tho
parading Communicates.
AT. a given signal the great united
band the largest ever heard in this
city and undoubtedly one of the iarges.
that ever played in this country, began
the first notes of a march eelection en-
titled Observation-Disclosures" which is a
medley consisting of parts of the two
Well-known hymns "Onward Christian
Soldiers" and "Adeste Fidcjs"
Down the street the musicians
marched with soldierly precision and