Oxford eagle., 1910-08-11

'ehs'n. and this needed ro so....
uons. Tor 1t was filled to ,,s c,nas,,-
mainly with ladies' whose haIn,,,.,
summer costumes made II like a vas,
sarden. About $4,000 persons were IN
'his immense stand. as at its cent?,
was gorgeous throne on which a.,
,or acting esand saas;er. wtu,r-,
n'omSeh Melfsh OF Cincinnati. who
so. became head !Ae g! tAe sssss, as.snss1s w
nuss OF Providence. RI Mr. Ms,,sh
wiz De regularly elected grand r1as,a.
Oeiore the close OF the conclave
Just north Of the Art In.,I,,,,. a.
parade passed before anotbe, rav,o
ing stand In which were Navo, %
.ne city council and the park commit.
Beautiful "Tempiar wsy-
Al washington street the marchsr.
turned west to State. where tbev an.
'ered on the "Templar WAY" ThI,
stretch extended from Ranso,,h %
van Buren street and was masa ho,r
eiiui oy handsome arch and massive
oorinthian columns OF pure white
erected thirty-three feet apart ON bo,h
SIDES OF the street Festoons OF natur.
al laurel connected the columns ana
'he bright red cross and the sh,ela
and coat OF arms Of the order uo-.
prominent In the scheme Of decora.
ton
moving south to jackson boulevard.
tho knights again turned west and
near the federal building passed be.
lore yet another reviewing stand
winch accommodated Governor Deneen
and his stan. Marching north on La.
sale street. the parade passed be-
meath the grand commandery arch Of
pure white which spanned the street
at the La Sale hotel. the headquarters
OF the grand commandery of ulinoi.
This was a beautiful structure de-
signed by one Of Chicago's most IA.
nous sculptors- Upon its top stood
the figures of mounted knights four.
teen feet high. At the new city hail
on Washington street the parade was
dismissed. after marching forty.three
blocks.
Care Fer the Marchers.
Everything that could be thought
OF sor the comfort OF the paraders and
the spectators was done by the local
committees. In nearly every block
along the line Of march were station.
ed physicians who were also knights
templar. with trained nurses and
equipment for emergency cases. In
addition. emergency hospitals to be
kept open day and night during the
conclave were established at many
points In the center OF the city. and
at the West Side ball park which was
selected as the place for the competi-
tive drills.
Wednesday and Thursday were the
days set apart for the drills for which
handsome trophies are awarded. and
band concerts. sight seeing and many
receptions were on the program.
Enhancing Scenes at Night.
The scene In the streets at night
was especially beautiful. for all the
arches, festoons and columns OF the
decorative scheme were brilliantly IL
Illuminated. and on State street. In ad-
dition to the "Templar Way" the mer-
chants had put up decorations that
transformed the great shopping dis
tr,ct into a veritable fairly land.
Undoubtedly the most spectacular
feature OF the night display was the
wonderful electric set piece erected
in Grant park on the lake front. re-
producing in colossal size the Official
emblem or badge OF the conclave. II
was $50 feet high and its 5000 power
,uI electric lights OF varied eolors
brilliantly Illuminated all that part OF
the city.
Much Of the success OF the conclave
must be attributed to the efforts OF
John D. Cleveland. grand commander
~ Illinois and president OF the tri-
enniaI executive committee Arthur
Macarthur Of Troy. y. Y, Is the very
eminent grand generalissimo OF the
-rard encampment and w. Frank
pierce Of San Francisco the grand
captain general
.uone the most noted Of the visit
,,r nasons from other lands are; The
p,sb, Hon. the Earl Of Euston. pro
.rsna master of the great priory OF
England and Wales; the Lord A,nium. @
pey' past great constable; Thomas Thomas
r.r great marshal; r. Newton
Crane. past great herald; r. 7. van
n,',sr mast great standard bearer;
~ Homer. acting grand master ban
nsr bearer: John Ferguson past pre-
-ep,or OF England and Wales. ana nm, me
ptsst Hor. Luther b. Archibald mos.
eminent grand master Of the ssea'
nr,ory OF Canada. and Official stan