The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-10
KNIGHTS TEMPLARS
CONCLAVE TODAY
Parade Will Be Given at Nine
This Morning.
MANY ARE IN ATTENDANCE
Exhibition Drill to Take Place
During Afternoon.
MANY ARE IN ATTENDANCE

The Grand Comman ndery of the knight
conclave in Wichita today and tomorrow
Hundreds of Sir knights are coming in
the city this morning, many of then
on special trains. The entertainment
committee. composed of Colonel T. G
Fitch, A. 3. Wright, c w. Biting, w
NJ Anawalt and D. NJ Galusha, have
arranged for an automobile ride over
the city, in which forty automobiles will
: be used to convey the members of the
Grand Commandery.
The parade viii take place this morn
ing, in which the members of Mt Olivct
commandery and all visiting Sir knights
will take part. The column will form
at the Carey hotel at o'clock and will
be composed of three battalions.
The first battalion will be comma nded
by V. E. John c. Postlethwaite, Earl
V D. Brown adjutant
The second battalion will be commanded
by Sir Bestor G. Brown, William l.. Max
well adjutant
The third battalion will commanded by
Edgar r. Fulton, Charles W. Biting ad-
jutant.
The entire command will be under Grand
Commander Charles j. Webb and staff
Colonel T. q. Fitch will he chief of staff
Trle first battalion will form at the
north side of Douglas avenue. with right
on ST. Francis avenue and left extended
to the east
The second battalion will form on Tre-
mont street, right resting on Douglas
Ia. -,y.1 81.
The third battalion Will form on the
south side of Douglas avenue. right rest
ing on fremont street and left extended
to east.
The column, headed by a squad>~of
mounted police. will march west on Doug
las avenue to Main street, thence north
on Main to Third street, where they will
countermarch to First street, thence east
on First to the Consistory building, where
the Grand Commandery will be formally
opened.
The commandery will be reviewed at
Second and Main streets by the grand
commander apd staff
The annual conclave of the grand COM
mandery will be opened al the consistory
building by the grand commander, assist
ed by the drill team of Mt Olivet COM
mandery. At p m. the visiting knights
will be given an automobile ride about the
city. as guests of the Wichita Automobile
club The procession viii form in front
of the Scottish Rite temple on Topeka
avenue and First street, and pass through
the principal residence portions of the
city and through the parks. then to the
Masonic Home, on the west Side. There
the guests will he given an informal re-
ception. Some of the visiting comman-
deres will be there and exhibition drills
will be given. From the Home TIN guests
will be taken to the Country club. where
entertainment has been provided
In the evening the Apollo club with the
assistance of several out-Of-town mus-
clans will give musical program in the
Scottish Rite building for the benefit of
the visiting sir knights and their ladies'
Tomorrow morning the grand comman-
Gery Will proceed with routine work, a
part of which will be the election of Off
GERS for the ensuing year The session
will practically close tomorraw afternoon
Grand Commander Webb and Bestor C.
Brown. both Of Topeka. arrived yesterday
morning and have headquarters estab- |
lished at the Carey hotel.
The local committee viii take charge
of the baggage~of the visiting comman-
deries and it will be taken TO the con-
sistory building from where it viii he re-
turned at the proper time to the trains (
will leave
All arrangements for attending the !
triennial conclave of the grand comman- /
dery knights Templar OF the United /
States. which oonvenes at San Francisco 4
In September Will he completed at this !.
meeting. The route which the Kansas =
knights Will take, the intinerary of the .
grand commandery. etc. viii also be de-
cidcd.