The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-08-07

, In the downtown district the skyscrap-
/ ers have been outlined with electric
! bulbs. and the artistic arches and
shafts, which have been erected along
the main thorOughfares, are mass of
! incandescent lights.
/ headquarters Of the state cOmmandery,
is magnificent white arch, and in
Grant park, opposite the Congress
hotel, which is the headquarters of
the grand cOmmandery OF the United
States and Of the visiting knights from
England is a towering structure 100
feet high, which is abIaZe with thou
sands of electric lights. All the pub
&c buildings, principal hotels and bust
. ness houses are bedecked in gay col
/ crs, and the insignia of the Knights
Iemplar and the stars ana Stripes
mlngle their cOlOrs in every breeze.
Although the encampment and con-
ClaYe proper VIII not open until Mon
day, the church services tomorrow Will
mark the real beginning. The main
service viii be held at Orchestra hall
at 1880 a. M when Sir Knight DR.
! George II. McAdam Of Madison, Wis
VIII orrlciate. a notable gathering Of
knights viii attend Ihis service The
grand cOmmandery OF the United
states viii go 10 the hall escorted by
SIR knights OF the various command
cries or Cook county. under The COM
mand OF BENJAMIN S. Wilson chair
man of the escort committee. The
grand organise of the grand command
cry or Illinois VIII have charge of the
MUSIC ana the cnOlr VIII consist OF
several male Quartets.
COnelaye Opens Monday.
The eOnclave proper viii open on
Monday when the grand and subOr-
Olnate Communicates viii be received
and taken TO their hotels. In the even
ing the local and visiting command
cries Will keep open house at their
headquarters. Tuesday will witness
the big parade, when II is esSflu5lted
that full $4,000 knights in uniform viii
be in line
Along the line OF march. columns
and emblematic arches have been
erected the first of which is the en-
trance arch on Michigan boulevard
south OF Blackstone hotel This struc-
lure represents a tall castle of knight
mood days, under which the marchers
VIII pass, emerging on the other side
n 'front.' OF a great reviewing stand in
Grant park, holding $4,000 persons
FURTHER on viii be the reviewing stand
FOR the mayor and city officials, and
another Tor the governor of the state
and his staff.
After passing up Michigan boulevard
from Ihlrty-first street. where the pa
rade viii form, the line viii turn al
w washington street, and, proceeding to
state street Will pass through the
Iemplar way, erected in that thor
oughfare, as far as Jackson boulevard.
The line OF march viii then be to La
sale street and TO the city hall, the
distance covered being forty three
Wednesday and Thursday will be de-
voted 10 competitive drills, when hand
some trophies viii be awarded for the
championship hOnOrs of the United
states. There viii also be exhibition
drills by the various Communicates
Possibly the most distinguished per
sonage who Will view the coming
Knights Templar cOnclave and parade
will be His Royal Highness Ferdinand.
DUO de MOntpensier, Prince de Bour-
bOn-Orleans, Tor whom reservations
have been made at the Hotel LaSaue
The duke is a brother OF the queen
mother or Portugal, cousin of Kine
Alfonso or Spain, grandson of Louis
PhllIippe, former king of France, and
brother OF the Due dOrleans, pre-
tender to the throne of France, which
makes him the heir apparent He is
on hunting tour sOf the United States
He is accompanied by a large regime
and will bring an aerOplane with him.
A Striking Figure.
One of the most striking figures in
the convention WIN be Sir Knight VIII
liam Bromwen Melish. Rt. eminent
deputy grand master OF the sncamp
ment, who most probably Will be
elected to succeed Sir Knight Henry
Warren Rugg of Providence, r. l.. the