The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-07-28
MOST IMPOSING PAGEANT.
Templar Parade to be Greatest Event
on Pacific Coast.


est display ever seen in the streets T.
of San Francisco. II is confidently eX-
pected that fully 10000 Sir Knights
will be in lie parade, making a line
about four miles in length. and not
less than 100000 persons will line the
thoroughfares to witLess the grandest
end most brilliant spectacle ever seen
on the Pacific Coas'. one that may
not occur again during the life Of the
prcsen generation. In that line will
be some of the most distinguished
persons from all parts of the United
states Canada and even from across
the Atlantic. coming 20 the shores of
the Pacific as the special representa-
.tives of the highest Masonic bodies OF
England and Wales. and the personal
representatives of King Edward Ci
England, who was Grand Master of
the English branch OF The order be
fore he ascended the British throne.
The delegation will be beaded by the
Earl of EusjOn now occupying the
highest position in the Great Priory
OF England and Wales The chief Of
ficers Of the Great Priory Of Canada
| cousins on the western pilgrimage,
and the delegates will ride in the pa.
rade attired in their gorgeous uni
forms studded with glittering gems Of
fabulous value. The Grand Master
and his official family representing
the Grand Encampment of the Unit
ed States, and the Grand Commander
or his representative from every
grand jurisdiction in the United States
will occupy positions of honor in the
line. California Commandery and
Golden Gate. the local communicates,
will shine in their rich and decidedly
distinctive uniforms. which nave at
tracted attention AM elected admi.
ration at every conclave the Califor-
mans have attended.
A striking feature OF the parade
will be the cavalcade of mounted
knights, as fine body of men as ever
sat in a saddle. Among the comman.
deries who will appear mounted in
the parade are California Command
cry, Of San Francisco; De witt Gin
ton Commandery, of Virginia City
New, and Corinthian Chasseur Com
mandery of Philadelphia. Tney viii
be mounted on black steeds. or as
many as can be procured, for there
will be about 1000 mounted knights
in line and black horses have beer
secured in San Francisco, Oakland
Alameda, San Jose, Sacramento
Stockton, Santa Clara Marin, Sono
ma, Napa, Solano, Contra Costa anC
San Mateo counties--the pick of Cal
ifornia's famed horses-and that par
OF the parade will be a rare sight il
itself.
The parade will consist of twelv,
grand divisions, headed by a compan!
of mounted police, commanded by 81
knight George w. Whitman, Chief o
J Police. Eminent Sir Charles j.. Field
Grand Captain General, will comman'
the parade, and Eminent Sir Georg
ID. Clark will be his Chief of STAFF
The first division, commanded b,
Colonel Frank w Sumner, with Col
onal Jesse Fuller as Chief of Stafi
=. will bee headed by California Com
] mandery, No /, mounted, who vii
act as special escort TO the Gran
l. Master The carriages will contain
e Sir Henry Bates Stoddard, Gran
3 Master of the United States IN
Earl of Euston, Grand Master of In
Great Priory Of England and Wales
Sir George Mayhew Moulton, Deput
Grand Master; Sir Charles F. Matte
Great Vice-Chancellor of the Grea
/ Priory, and officers of the Grand FL
campment and of the Great Prior!
Golden Gate Commandery, Sir p |
- CODE commanding, VIII act as specli
escort to the Grand Encampment an
visitors from other grand jurisdi,
tiOns in carriages.
The Grand Commandery Of Mass
ohusetts and Rhode Island and sui
ordinate Communicates. Pennsyly
L MIA will fgrm one grand division, an
the other grand jurisdictions ne sui
ably grouped. Inc ninth, tenth, ele
enth and twelfth grand divisions al
= California. II enough mountC
knights, aside from those already a
signed, should desire to ride in II
5 parade, one more division will !
4 created.
( Attention, X. Of P's.