The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-09
Los Angeles, Denver, New Or
leans, Atlantic City and At
lanta Want Knights.
NEXT BIG C0NCLAVE
OBJECT OF THEIR DESIRE
Great Parade, With Thirty
Thousand in Line, Will Be
Feature Tuesday.

CHICAGO, Aug. 5-Keen rivalry TO
secure the knights Templar conclave
for 1913 developed as delegation after
delegation to the present meeting ar
rived. Los Angeles, Denver, New O-.
cans, Atlantic City and Atlanta are
seeking the honor.
The Californians arrived on special
tram, and TO attract attention to their
invitation, will distribute 1000 boxes Of
oranges at reception Wednesday night
Mayor Behrman Of New Orleans leads
the fight for that city. The New Or
leans headquarters are decorated with
sugar cane and sheaves of rye and
Spanish moss. The Denver delegation
fairly seethes with enthusiasm and
points to its entertainment of the
Democratic national convention as
sample of what the city can do. At
lantic City includes the entertining of
large crowds among its routine business
affairs, the same being loudly proclaim
ed. Atlanta claims TO be the ''new
south in epitome. with all the hos.
pltahty of q section that prldes itself
on caring for its guests.
Tho great display feature of the
conclave will be seen tomorrow when
the knights holr their parade. 1t i5
estimated that $4,000 will be in line.
Honored Guests Arrive.
Right Hon. Henry James. earl OF
Euston, cousin of the king of England,
most eminenL supreme pro- grand master
Of the great priorleS of the Knights
Templar of England and Wales, ,tc.,
arrived here TODAY to attend the thirty
first conclave of the order in the United
States.
In the earl s party were Lord Athum-
ney, past grand constable Of the pri-
cries; John Fergus, the yacht builder;
Henry Homer, aide de camp to the earl
of Euston; B. Newton Crane, past grand
earl of the Heath priory OF England
and Wales, and Thomas Frazer, great
marshal of England.
| An escort of 200 local knights, under
command of Grand Sire Ben s. Switson
met the distinguished delegation from
| abroad, They were taken TO the Con,
gress hotel where Acting Grand Master
Melisb and the earl cordially greeted
each other.
A band of Scotch pipers with the
saving the day mt headquarters of the
reception and escort committees. Ev
erv train carded TO arrive. arrived. but
many ofsthem were late. The commit
tees were thus thrown into confusion
and by the time the pipers arrived
the committeeman were apparently in
fine state of "nerves,' Then these
inrushing stream OF visitors halted to
hear the music, work ceased piling up,
strained nerves beran to relax, and or
der was brought out of confusion.
City in Gala Attire.
This day IS in reality the beginning
Of knights Tcmplar week In Chi
cago. A hundred thousand knights
were expected TO arrive today, arrayed
in full uniform for the thirty-6rst fri
7 Il y
ficially Sunday with div ne services IN
Orchestra hall. Workmen ut dawn
turned over the refurbished ard gaud.
lily arrayed city and th. waiting ana
wondering thrcIg and sil day long as
yesterday, the tread OF marchin feet
the flash of lcht on scarlet crossed
chapcau and cross hilted .word and the
waving lines oil glisteniug white plrm.s.
told Of the coming of additional guests.
Today's arrivals were to include Eng
land S foremost sir knight. the Earl Of
Euston. grand commander Of the grand
priory of En~land and Wales, and his
party. who later will give a reception
to the officers of the order.
TIE day will be given over to recep-
tion of the incoming knights. open house
by the communicates now located and
at .. IN. the annual dinner of the
grand recorders and correspondents will
be given at the Chicago Athletic club.
Each evening this week sacred con-
cert is to be given in Grant park.
Wednesday the competitive drills be-
gin and Thursday and Friday Will be
devoted to drilling. boating, regntta
aud an unorgauized tour Of inspection
OF Chicago Headquarters officials TO-
day estimated the guests TO number
500 0G0.
The Mutuals. an organization of past
and present recorders Of the Knight
Tcmplars. elected the following officers
at their banquet tonight:
Regent, Sir Knight General John Cos
son Smith of Chicago; vice regent. Sir
Knight John G.. Kidd, Houston, Tex;
treasurer, Sir Knight Harper NJ. Ora
hood, Denver; secretary, Sir Knight
John H. Miller. Baltimore; chaplain, Sir
Knight, the Rev, Joseph E. Robins,
Manchester. n, II. Sir Knight the Rev.
Joseph F.. Robins was selected to fill u
vacancy caused by the recent death of
Sir Knight Henry Warren Rugg, grand
master of the United States.
JOHN ID. ARRESTED FOR