Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-09-02
Malta COmmandery Knights Temp
lar from New York Makes
A Big Hit
ARRIVES HERE IN A SPECIAL,
Marches Up Town Headed by Nlusi'
claus Who SercnadC the News
Crowds Applaud.

| kNlbUl& Icupldl one oI lh' 'ld.N
communicates In New York and the
second largest I'm point ~ membership
IN the Empire state arrived this morn
ing al 10 o'clock over the Union Pacific
and Short Line roads l2l strong In
their own special train OF seven cars.
TWO hours ahead OF schedule time and
are doing the town toda, The com-
mandery party includes Bakers we'll
known band OF % pieces Of Bingham
ton. a. Y, 2S men ON the drill team.
This IL the first time that a military
J band has come from the far east and
crossed the Rocky Mountains solely
! for parade purposes. and the fact has
been daily appreciated by salt Lake citl-
zens
The command has had a great eXperI-
| ence en- route, ana is likely 10 have
some very interesting experiences In adj
| ditiCn before returning to Blnghamt0n.
At Chicago, the party remained over
! Is hours and were accorded every cour-
! tesy, the band giving concert ON Lin
coin park before an immense audience
| In the meantime the cOmmaudery
| owned the town" and were shown
| around by th local Masons Al Den
| Yer the same experience was repeated
/ the band giving a concert nc city park
| and Ii made such a favorable impress
/ sion that II was engaged Tor weeks
/ concert on It's return east The band
/ has also been engaged for a week al
the worlds fair In ST. Louis. and
| during the stop Of one week ne
Los Angeles the band win play
In Chutes park while It Is bound to
attract the most favorable attention In
San Francisco
DRILLED FOR NEWS
on arriving in this city the entire
party started out sightseeing Shortly
after noon, the drill team with "a men
under the command OF Eminent Com
mander A, W. T. Black Of Binghamp-
ton, gave a most Creditable drill ON
South Temple street IN front Of the
News building The members Of the
team were clad In cream white flannel
with the regulation army blouse, trln-
med with white braid, black com.
mandery caps and light brown Isle
thread gloves. The men went through
long series Of fancy eyolutions, which
old soldiers remember as having been
OF the character which marked the old
Houaye drills. The marching was
prompt and accurate and gave every
evidence Of careful training and prep
aratlon, IN fact, IN solderly style that
most favorably impressed every behold
en- large crowd was not long in
gathering, and the hearty applause fol-
lowing showed that the efforts OF the
cOmmandery were appreciated II was
altogether one OF the prettiest specta-
cles ever given In this city In that line.
When the drill was at an end, Bakers
band gave a short concert as sereuade
for the News The program was OF
light and heavy character the latter
music including the Poet and Peasant
overture which was played with
snap and vim and In general with
an Interpretation which pleased the biz
crowd that had gathered to listen, and
accorded we'll deserved applause, The
performance OF the band was
remarkably smooth, even and con.
nccted, and the tone could hard
ly have been improved upon, and
Bandmaster Baker and his men left the
corner for the Kenyon hotel we'll as
sured that their work had been
appreciated and laden with verbal boz
Quets. II was understood this noon
that the command would be given
special recital this afternoon at 6
o'clock in the Tabernacle, with other
visiting commanderas and tomorrow
morning the New York special con-
tInues on It's way vest.
FROM BUCKEYE STATE
The Iowa commandery, Knights Tenn
plar l35 strong came In this morning
iu charge Of T., y. Soule, travelling pas
senger agent OF the Rock Island, with
headquarters al Cedar Rapids The
party spent the day seeing the sights
Of the city ana incidentally took q run
out 70 Saltair. This evening AT O'Clock.
they VIII be- given % special organ re-
cltal at the Tabernacle, through the
courtesy of the Church authorities.
whose kindness they appreciate very
much. In the party are s. w. Williams,
doctor grand commander Cror Bowen.
grand gcneralissimO A. A. kodman,
grand captain general, r. A. Mo!yn-
eguN, grand senior warden. w. =.
DumL grand standard bearer Thomas
Whitney grand warden. and Past
Grand Commanders W. Il Norris and
W. y. Wells The commandery is ac-
oompauied bv the Temple commandery
under charge OF Eminent Sir Frank Nc
Carthy This consists Of 25 Sir knights
and their ladies, who are also delighted
with salt Lake. So far the party has
had q most enjoyable trip, due largely
To Mr. Soules paIustskIng efforts I'm
their behalf While here the visitors
also received attentions from W. e.
shoemaker local agent Of the Colorado
southern.
OTHER COMMANDMENTS.
The city IL full again Of visiting
knights femplar en- route to the Pacific
coast and the streets are gay with uni
forms and sparkling budges Among
the delegations 10 arrive ,his noon were
the Olivet commln1ary Of Lynn. Mass.
l2t strong under command OF Eminent
Commander Amos T.. Chase of Lynn
ana In their own special train. Win
them IL Frank -. Redvat. passenger
agent Of the Detrlak Tour company