The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1904-05-21
Splendid Array of Gallant knights.
Our Pretty City in Gala Attire.

The knights Templar of Kentucky
commenced to arrive in this city on
Tuesday afternoon preparatory to
the assembling of the Fifty-seventh
Annual Conclave.
AS prelude to the occasion, from
7o'clock until II p. M, Rt. Emf.
nent Grand Commander George A.
Lewis and wife received the
Knights at their home, on Second
street. some four hundred knights
and ladies being present.
From until III p. m. Rt. Emf
nent Past Grand Commander Frank
H. Johnson and wife, entertained
at their home, on Shelby street. A
large and happy crowd were pres
ent to do honor to the occasion.
By the time for the formation of
the parade, on Wednesday morn
ing. there were some five hundred
Knights on hand, beside their fair
wives and daughters.
Owing to the delay in the arrival
of several trains the commence
ment of the grand march was de-
layed for about an hOul.
The several Communicates were
duly assigned to positions on Fourth
Avenue, Third Avenue, Second and
Conway streets, under the COM
mand of Grand Captain General
Jno. w. Landrum, of Mayf1eld,
assisted by Sir Knights W. S. De-
honey as Grand Marshal and S. W.
Hager and Gilbert II. Mastin,
Assistants.
Amid sweet strains of martial
music. eminating from eight
. splendid bands, with dancing
plumes and waving banners the
procession moved over the assigned
course, arriving at the First Bap-
fist church, where the ritualistic
services were conducted by Past
Grand Commander J. NJ. WOrrall,
d. D., and the annual sermon
preached, in the presence of a
splendid audience (packing the big
church from pulpit to the last seat
in the Sunday-schOol room and bal
cony). by Rev. II. Il. Eaton, ID. d.,
of Louisville.
A special choir of trained voices,
in the meantime, rendered rum
Der of beautiful selections of ap-
propriate music.
At the conclusion of the sermon
(which was an able and scholarly
oue). Gov. J. G. w. Beckham "a
member of Marion COmmandery
No. pa. on behalf of Frankfort
,Commandery, No. 4, delivered a
short and appropriate extempore
address of welcome.
r. f. Grand Commander Geo. A.
Lewis made the following response
on behalf of the Grand Command
cry:
Sir Knight Beckham, Fratres of
Frankfort Commandery, Ladies
and Gentlemen:
Owing to the extreme modesty OF
some of the Grand Officers, / find
myself in the anomalous position
of having to respond to an address
of welcome delivered on behalf OF
my own city, my own Command
ery. neighbors and my friends; but,
as the representative of the Grand
Commandery of Kentucky, / am
lust as grateful for your generous
greeting extended to these, my fra.
tres, as though | came to you from
the most remote section OF the
State.
Your reputation for hospitality Is
not confined by your encircling
hills. but is household word
throughout this broad land, and
we are here to enjoy it to the
fullest extent.
1t is an unusual honor for us t.
be greeted by the Chief Executive
of our State, and we appreciate the
compliment you bestOw in having
your welcome come from such high
authority.
Yours is not city set upon q
hill. yet it is seen Of all men in
Kentucky, and is the Mecca to-
wards which the politician sets his
face, even while yet in a state of
incubation. And if in time his
hopes are crowned with fruition
and he arrives among you as the
representative of an admiring con
stituency, he is loath to leave; fol
you have way of weaving a magic