The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-05-09
The CONCLA is A Record BREAKER In SIZE and AGNFCENCEE
THOUSAND SIR KNIGHTS AND LADIES ARE SBURGS MOST WELCOME GUESTS
PARADE PAGEANT Of GORGEOUS SPENDOR SHRRS TO HAVE SWAY TOMORROW

clave OF the Knights Templar of
West Virginia convened in Clarke
burg Wednesday and hundreds of Sir
knights and their ladies, besides
many other visitors. were given the
keys Of the city's gates, and soon the
Conclaye exercises were on in earn
est at the noon hour.
The local committees had done
their part well and the visitors not
only beheld a city beautifully deco
rated and adorned, but also saw in
seribed in the hearts of the citizens
generally Welcome There was
IN truth perfection in every detail Of
the arrangements, reception and en-
tertainment.and all were quick to
realize that the sojourn of the
Knights fwas TO be one of pleasure
and profit. The spirit Of Brother
hood prevailed everywhere and moth
ing had been left undone to enter
tain this splendid order in the most
royal manner.
The people turned out enmasse to
greet The Sir Knights and their
ladies and to bid them welcome. And
no less was the interest manifest in
the parade and other public features
Of the Conclaye.
Homes were thrown open to re-
ceive and entertatin the welcome
visitors and the hotels we're crowded
beyond their capacity. Everywhere
were the Knights in evidence.
As early as Tuesday evening did
the Knights begin TO arrive and were
met at the trains by the local com
mandcry and escorted to the head
quarters Of the Knights Templar
hotel committee in the Waldo and
assigned TO quarters. Sutton arriv-
ed at $3.50 o'clock and Charleston
came in at 9:44.
Martinsburg came in at midnight
on No. /. Weston arrived at $40
o'clock Wednesday morning on
special and was escorted 10 tile
Traders hotel. Fairmont came IN
on special, running from Manning
ton, and arrived at 1880 a. m. The
Parkersburg special arrived at
II 80 a. m, and Wheeling and
Sistersville were escorted from
special over the Short Line at II 80.
Bramwell also came in on the Par
kersburg special.
All of the sixteen commandcrics
in the State. except 1vanhoc, were
represented. The communicates OF
the State are Wheeling No. l, Pal
estine Commandery No. Q, Martins
burg; Calvary Commandcry No. 3.
Parkersburg: Kanawha Command
cry No. 4, Charleston; Potomac
Commandery No. 5, Charles Town;
Crusade Commandery No. 6. T,ir-
mont; Cyrcne Commandery No. Z,
Wheeling Saint Johns Command
cry No. s, Weston; Huntington
Commandery No. 3. Huntington !;
Iyanhoc Commanderv No. 10,
Bramwell; DeMola3 9commandecy
No. 11,ssGrafton; Hinton Command
cry No. 12, Hintons clarksbure
Commanderv No. Is, Clark4burg
Mountain State Gomnantlary Ma
ss14, Sistersville: GTeenbyicr Cons
manderv No. IS. Lewisburg. and
Sutton Commandery No. l6, SUIT
ton.
Last year the Charleston com
nandery had the largest number Of
lnembers. with Fairmont second and
Wheeling No. / close third. Fol-
lowing is the official report of mem
bers last year:
Wheeling No. /. Wheeling, 245.
Palestine No. 3. Martinsburg, Sc.
Calvary No. 3, Parkersburg, 2i9.
Kanawha No. 4. Charleston. 31l.
Potomac No ), Charles Town, Sc.
Crusade 30. c. Fairmont, $50.
Cvrene No. Z, Wheeling, u.
st. Johns. No. 8. Weston. -.
Huntington No. s. Huntington,
12l.
Ivanhoe No. 10. Bramwell, ia.
DeNolay No. II. Grafton. 1874.
Hinton No. 10. Hinton. &c.
Clarkgburg No. IS, Clqrksburg,
1sO
Mountain State No. ID. Sisters
willie, 161.
Grcenbrier M. Is. Lewisburg. 81.
Sutton No. 16, Sutton, 45.
The membership has increased
largely since the last Conclave.
Quite a number Of people assemb-
at the Waldo at II so o'clock to
ar Mayor lIarmer make an address
welcome. but the Sir Knights
were 80 greatly scattered over fhc
city that it was thought impossible
to get them together and that part
Of the program was dispensed with.