The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-09
&aIDE Of KNIGHTS
IMPOSING SIGHT.
NO Thousand Plumed Templars
weep Down Woodward in Mass
Formation To Music

Imposing beyond description was the
oDectacie presented on Woodward-ave..
koesday morning. when Knights TEN.
Dlor, 1000 strong. gathered in Detroit
~ the dfty-third annual conclave oi
10 Michigan Grand commandery
marched proudly down from Grand
4Iycus- park In mass formation, filling
NE broad thoroughfare from curb tC
Gurb. The street, from Adams TO JEFF
terson-aves., was cleared OF al
+ vehicles for the occasion, even the
street cars being held up. AS a mill
tary spectacle II was something never
to be forgotten.
At the head OF the column were
more than score OF bands, compris.
ing some 600 musicians, all massed
into one ond playing the inspiring De-
froit Commanery march, a medley OF
Onward, Christian Soldiers" and
michigan, My Michigan" Back OF
them marched the officers of the var.
ious communicates, similarly massed.
Next In line were the standard-bear.
ers. their banners, held close together,
forming an uDdulating field OF bright
colors, intermingled with tinsel and
gold braid. Then came the rank and
file OF the Communicates, 81 bodies all
told, every man atiired in the regula.
ton parade uniform and a chapeau
surmourted by an ostrich plume OF
pure white, except In the case OF the
Windsor and Toronto preceptories,
who wore black plumes.
Down past the great reviewing
stand. where stood the officers and
past ofiicers of the Grand Command
cry. the great column advanced. Mayor
Breitmeyer stood with these.
Cheers broke from the crowd that
lined the street on either side as the
plumed knights advanced in one solid,
unbroken column, "a flies front, every
man keeping perfect step to the In
spring strains Of the band and not
one out Of line.
The parade started at 1920
o'clock from the Masonic temple, the
various details falling in behind each
other from the side streets, where
they assembled. as the column moved
along. The line of march was down
Lafayette to Griswold, 10 Jefferson, to
woodward. to Adams, TO John r.. to
High and thence back to Woodward,
where the mass formation was begun
As the parade passed up John R.-st,
the various bodies in line deployed to
the side streets, where they remained
in waiting until their time came TO fall
into their proper niche in the mass
movement. The parade was dismissed
at Jefferson-ave.
In the reviewing stands at Grand
Circus park were thronged the
wives and guests OF the marchers and |
the applause. as the knights passed !
was thunderous. Store windows over
looking the line of parade were in
great demand. and even on the street,
standing room was at a premium.
w. II. Kessler. grand captain gener-
al. was in full charge of the parade.
Features of the parade were the
drill movements executed by Damas-
Gus Commandery. No. AZ. OF Detroit
and De Molay Commandery, No. 8, OF
Grand Rapids. These acted as an es-
cort to Windsor preceptory and 10 the
OF Cyrene preceptory
Of Toronto. At the city nall the first
evolutions were performed, the knights
changing from platoon to column front.
thence wheeling into a long single line
and forming quickly into companies in
close formation. These maneuvers
we're repeated in front of the review
Ing stand.
Detroit. Damascus and De Molay
furnished the most
Bwords but the showing of some OF the
upstate communicates was excellent.
Lansing was distinguished by a mag.
nificent drum major in white and gold
The bands were a notable feature, al
most every commandery having its
own music.
At the head of the procession rode
Capt. Lemuel Guyman and platoon
of mounted police, followed by the
Troop B. trumpet corps, these acting
- escort to Marshal Kessler and his
~ mounted aides.
Detroit Commandery No. /, led the
march with It's band of so pieces
Other communicates in the line were:
Pontiac, No. 2; Adrian, No. 4 Ro-
meo. No. 6: Port Huron, No. Z; PENN.
sular OF Kalamazoo, No. 8; Jackson,
No. 8; Coldwater, No. IL; Ann Arbor.
No. IS; Fenton, No. IA; Genessee Val
ley, of Flint, No. 10; St. Bernard, No.
16. Of Saginaw; Marshal. No. II; Mon.
roe, No. 10: Corunna, No. 81; Pilgrim.
No. %; st. Johns, No. "a; Lansing,
No. %: Bay City. No. 26 Howell. No.
"a, of Fowleryille; Apollo. of Luding-
ton. No. 81; Battle Greek. No. "a;