The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-05-07
ALL READY
FOR TEMP. AR
CONCLAvE

7SlathSoulS 10 AiuhlllS dllduSS-
ments for the entertainment of the
visitors on such an elaborate scale
rs to justify the prediction that the
knights Templar conclaye this week
will be the most notable in the his
tory of West Virginia.
Wheeling Commandery No. I,
Knights Templar, will, come in
'umptuous style to the annual con-
claye in Clarksburg Wednesday Of
this week. A special train over the
Ohio river road will carry party OF
not less than two hundred, includ-
ing the Sir knights and their ladies
together with many Sir Knights Of
Cyrene Commandery Of Wheeling,
and Hope Commandery Of Bellairc,
Meister's military band and orches-
ira Of twenty-three pieces will ac-
company the commandery and will
remain for two days in Clarksburg.
AT New Martinsville two special
cars, attached to the regular Ohio
river train conveying the Sisters
vile party, will be attached to the
Wheeling train, and the journey will
be completed over the Short line.
Wheeling Commandery will es-
tablish headquarters in the magni-
ficcnt new Hotel Waldo. having re,
served the entire fifth floor. Here
they will keep open house for their
frinds all day Wednesday, and in
the evening will give a public re-
ccption in the parlors, from $50 to
. 80 o'clock. At nine o'clock an
other reception by the Clarksburg
Sir Knights, viii begin, continuing
about two hours.
Crusade Commandery No. 6, of
Fairmont, will come on a special
train, which will leave Manning
ton at s:15 o'clock a. IN. and will
leave Fairmont for Clarksburg at
O'Clock. arriving here at 10:3O a. m
lowing to the fact that the Mannig-
ton Knights belong to the Fairmont
commandery the train will run from
there and stops will be made at
Monongah, Highland, Shinnston and
GYPSY, after leaving Fairmont
Some members Of Crusade Com.
mandery live as far up as Gypsy.
The train is run for the conven,
ience of the Templars and Their
friends though any person will b,
allowed to travel on it.
Returning the special train viii
leave Clarksburg at - 80 o'clock or
the morning of May 10 and will e
only as far as Fairmont.
4 large number of the Fairmonr
people who attend the eonclave vii
not return on the special trai1
Thursday morning. but will remai1
over until Friday in order to attent
the meetings of the Shriners Thurs
day and Thursday night. Many o.
the Fairlont Knights will be ac
compapicd by their wives, who vii
be cared for in Clarksburg by thu
ladies of the Eastern Star.
The parade of the knights vii
take place about three o'clock Wed
nesday afternoon, and it is expected
that there will be fully l,5OO mel
in line.
The meeting Of the Mobiles Of tn,
Mystic Shrine will take place Thurs
day. In the afternoon there will b,
a street parade, followed by a cere
monial session in the opera house
TThc exercises will conclude with tn,
traditional banquet, commencin,
about eleven O'Clock.
Wheeling. Parkersburg. Sutton
lCharlcston and part of Sistersyill
Iwill have headquarters at the Waldo
St. Johns Commandery. Of Weston
Twill stop at the Traders as will SOM
of the other commanderies. Fair
mont and Grafton will return hom
on the night trains,