Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-05-26
PARADE WAS A
RECORD BREAKER

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The P. g. R. special train to Will.
iamsport yeste rday took on about one
hundred and ffty people at Danville
including Stoes' band. At least fifty
Sir Knights and their ladies-journey.
ed to Wiliiamsport via the P. & r.
Railway on Monday, making ut least
200 Danville people which that rail-
wsy carried to Williamsport on the
occasion of the Knights Templar Con-
clsve. If other railroads leading from
our town did as we'll the number of
Danville people in Williamsport yes.
terday ran we'll into the hundreds.
The full glory of the Knights Tenn
plar conolave broke on Williamsport yes
terday morning. A magnificent parade,
with masses of visitors and citizens
filing the streets, and everybody on
dress parade, made scene that will
long be pleasant memory. The mag
nificent weather delighted everyone.
The crowds gathered early. By 8
O'Clock many were up and on the move.
By 8 O'Clock the streets were full OF
people, and along every main thorough
fare leading to the central part OF the
city solid streams Of people were max
ing their way toward the centres OF
attraction. By the time the parade
was ready to start the mass of human
ity was easily the greatest that has
been in Williamsport since the centen-
nal exhibition in 1896. On every hand
could be heard the warmest congratu-
lations of Williamsport on its welcome
to the visitors as displayed in the dec
orations and arrangements. The un-
animous opinion of the visiting knights
seemed TO be that Williamsport had
eclipsed all previous efforts.
Calvary Commandery, No. 81. X. T.,
of Danville, with Eminent Command
er E. Sir William @. Williams. and
Stoes' band, had fifty-one men in line.
1t marched in the second division be-
tween Mary No. 36, Of Philadelphia
and Prince of Peace No. 80, of Ash.
land. Calvary Commandery made a
very fine appearance, comparing very
favorably both in point of plumbers
and in general appearance with the
Communicates of Philadelphia and
Pittsburg. Stoes' band, also. made
very fine impression and on the whole
Danville people present were much
gratified by their towns showing
The massed bands, oolors and Knights
feature of the parade as it marched up
Third street from Market square to
Elmira street, at the conclusion OF the
big parade, was undou btedly the grand
est spectacle ever witnessed by the
majority of the people.
The massed bands we're led by George
Llewllyn Fisk, director of the Imper-
lal Teteque Masonic band of Baldwin
II commandery. He stood on an elevat-
ed platform on an electric automobile,
and waved his baton and kept the
seven hund and fifty live musicians
in almost perfect time, at least as per-
feet as was possible for such large
number. The beautiful religious
march, "Religioso" was played with
marked time, the many instruments
pealing forth in unison and producing
q volume of sound that was grand in
the extreme.
The men marched eighteen abreast,
the solo cornets first and followed in
order by the second cornets, mbones,
baritones, bssses, tenors, altos, drums,
clarinets. flutes and saxophones.
mounted escort of Sir Knights pre-
ceded the band followed by the ban
ners and flags. There were over fifty
of these magnificent emblems, the
bearers marching as close as possi ble
The sight was as magnificent as it was
unusual Then came the white planned
Knights marching eighteen abreast.
There we're over /, $50 in all. The lines
were close together and the march was
almost perfect. The uniforms showed
off in all their brillancy. Nothing
was ever seen that equalled this grand
array of musicians, banners and
Knights Templar.
The massed parade was by far the
grandest ever held at any similar state
conolsve. When the mass reached the
review stand 90 enthusiastic were the
ladies that they all joined in and sang
the piece, it being familiar one to
every body. They waved their hand
kerchiefs enthusiastically. The sight
was indeed inspiring.
Yesterday afternoon at 8 O'Clock fol-
lowing a ride from the Park hotel to
the cathedral, the business session OF
the conclave was held in the cathedral,
presided over by Right Eminent Grand
Commander Fleming. At this meet
ing, which was closed to the public,
Sir Knight and Mayor Seth 7. Fores-
man made an address of welcome.
The mayors welcome was responded
to BY Grand Senior Warden William
J. Milligan, of Mary commandery,
Philadelphia. who, in acknowledging
the welcome accorded the visiting
Templars by their fraters and the peo-
pie, paid Williamsport a splendid COM
pliment for her hospitality and pro-
gressiveness.
To Shorten School Hours.