Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-08-10
GREATEST PARADE
 IN HISTORY Knights Templar Consumed Three Hours to Pass
 Given Point.
HAD LUNCH ON TROUPE,
Henry James, Eari oi Euston, Re. viewed Knights as Did Mayor
 and Governor.

Chicago, H., Aug. 9.-TruhBcts blared, thousands shouted as one, and out from acres of waving, glistening White plumes steady broad ribbon of 9leaming white poured itself out into Michigan vOulevard with ban hers bearing heraldic devices and with cross-hilted swords at the shoulder and there began in Chicago today the greatest parade of Knights Templars ever witnessed in the his- tory of the order. Every knight at tending the thirty-first triennial coa- c1aVe got into line, nor did the streams pass a given point for three hours
 The Right Honorable Henry James. Earl Of Euston, cousin of King George of England and most eminent supreme grand master of the great prirory of England and Wales, awaited beside the line, attired in full regalia as the head of British TemplarY, to review the followers of the red cross. Far their on Mayor Fred Busse was saiut ed, and still further Governor Charles Deneen acknowledged the tribute of flashing steel. Half a million per sons stood beside the winding streets while the thousands of knights were on parade. Sixteen grand divisions swept down the line of march and then Droke to reconVene in the after noon in the Music Hall, where the conclave will hear addresses of well come to be delivered by the Right Eminent Sir Cleveland, grand com mander of Knights Templars of Illi- nols and by Mayor Busse and by GoVernor Deneen. Tonight the Earl of Huston will receive invited guests in sumptuous style at the Headouar- ters hotel
 Although todays parade of Knights Templars, composed of 3O,OOO uni- formed men, covered forty-five blocks and lasted from 10 a. m. till 3 D. m., none Of the Sir knights had to fore go luncheon, thanks to 10000 ham sandwiches made ready last night by 100 men and women for dstribu- tion early today at and near Thirty first street and Indiana avenue, the rfipO inf Of Twenty-Five commissary wagons were fused to distribute the sand wiches among the assembled knights before the signal to begin the sharade was given.
 AThe formation of the procession filled the streets in twenty-eight blocks and five men in each wagon dealt out the sandwiches so that the [ knights could quickly get under way and munch the 4,O0O double loaves of ! bread and the 5000 pounds of inter- laden ham as bangs of hunger might demand.
 Before the sandwiches were loaded on the wagons they were thoroughly inspected by Knight w. A. Evans, city health commissioner, aided by | corps of assistants
 The leaders of the parade started on the line of march fully two hours
 before the rear guard was in motion.
 The first accident of sufficient con- sequence to mar the connclave oc- cured this morning, when Herman Gressman, member of Apollo Con- mandery of Chicago, was struck and fatally injured by a State street car as he was crossing Templar Way. Gressman died at hospital. He was wealthy contractor and recently returned from an European pleasure trip with his wife and family. He was in full regalia when the accident oc- cured.