Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-07
Half Million Peoule Are Expected at
the Annual Conelave of knights
Temuisr.
PLAN FOR RECEPTION COMPLETE
Every Day to Be BUSY One for the
Visitors.
PLEASURE TO GO WITH BUSINESS
Banquets and Sightseeing Trius on
the Program.
GREATEST MEET IN HISTORY
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GREATEST MEET IN HISTORY
Special PrecautiOn Taken to Preserve
the Health of Visitors and 90
Prevent Accidents on the
streets.


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CHICAGO. Aug. 6.-CSpecial Telegram)-|
--hicago stands ready today to receive 50O.-
600 strangers, who will tarry within It's
gates during the thirty-first triennial con-
clave and encampment of the Knights
Templar of the United States For years
quietly. and for weeks, openly, the work
of preparing has gone on Now It is done
and Chicago is proud of 1t as It stands.
The first event on the official program
will occur Sunday, when divine service will
be held In Orchestra hall Rev. George c.
Rafter, grand prelate, will officiate. The
sermon will be prached by Rev. George II.
McAdams. formrly of Evanston, now of
Madison, Wis. William Edward Watt will
have charge Of the music, with Leroy Irv-
ing Wetzel at the organ. The choir will he
composed of the quartet of five Knight
Templar communicates. In the evening
there will be sacred concert in Grant
park.
Monday will be devoted to reception work.
IA a dinner of the Mutual Square" the
ETAnd recorders and correspondents, at the
Chicago Athletic club at p. m. In the
evening there will be a military concert
I'm Grant park.
the opening session Of the grand conclave
will be held. The grand conclave is COM
posed of four highest officers OF each state
commandery, together with those who have
''passed through the chairs" II is now
composed Of about 400 sir knights.
Drills and Sightseeing.
Wednesday and Thursday the drill con-
tests will be held and Friday and Saturday
general sightseeing will occupy the time of
most of the visitors.
Thursday night there will be fireworks
display on the lake front.
The parade of escort will be held Tues
nay morning and will be the largest Knight
Templar parade ever held, it is confidently
asserted. AS q conservative estimate Mar
shall Purinton declared there would be
$1,000 bnishts. IN line. exclusive of the police
and the 100 and more bands Of music. The
ruling idea will be impressive simplicity.
The color scheme will be the somber black
and white OF the order Gaudy decorations
will be tabooed. 31a
The line of march will be down Michi-
gan avenue from Thirtieth street to Van
Buren, thence. after a halt. to washing
ton street west TO State street, south to
jackson boulevard. west to La Sale
street and north TO the disbandlng point
nN the city hall.
At 9;45 o'clock one gun will be fired as
a signal for the staff OF the grand mar
Ehal to report at Thrtieth street and Mich
igan boulevard; at 1856 another will signal
the police escort, the staff and the first
division 20 form In column. and at 10 three
shots and forward" hy the official
trumpeter will announce the start.
Most brilliant Affair.
Chicago triennal will go down in Knight
Templar records as one of the most brill
liant in the history OF the order. A round
OF social gsyety ranging from imposing
functions to the iolliest sort of "open
house" informalityt has been planned for
conclave week. The most notable affair
will be the reception TO the grand en-
fampment officers and the grand Officers
z OF the various commanderies and their
wives by the carl OF Euston, supreme
grand master OF the great priory of Eng
land and Wales. 1t is to be given Tuesday
evening in the gold room OF the Congress
hotel. simultaneously there will be foui
other receptions.
Special precautions have been taken FOL
preserving the health OF thousands oi
visitors who will be in the city during the
conclave, 1t is realized that not since tht
Worlds fair has such crowd been gath
a
rade, and every care has been taken ts
arrange for those who may meet with
sickness or accident.
Physicians and Nurses.
A corps of 12s physicians and the san
number OF trained nurses have volunteere,
FOR service. one or more viii be statione,
In each bloek during the parade, with
squad OF twenty-four in the grandstand
During the conclave one or more physician
viii be on hand at each of the hotels il
the loop.
The womens auxiliary OF the gran,
commandery Of Illinois, under the leader
ship OF Mrs. John ID. Cleveland. has ar
ranged several affairs for the women visit
ing the conelave
Wednesday morning the auxiliary will b
the hostess of the women OF the gran
encampment about 2GO in. number. at a
automobile ride through the parks an
boulevards OF the city
Thursday luncheon upon the roof garde
OF the La Sale hotel win be rendered tn
same guests
Monday evening the auxiliary will be IN
hostess OF the knights of the grand con
ciave and their wives at performance a
the Illinois theater.
Probably the most interesting feature \
the encampment from the points OF viet
oi Inv AeiHpAats' Is ule series or eNhtbitiO
4 drills In which the different oOmmanderif
will contest for supremacy in the master
of the remplar manual Commanderis
from all over the country have entered n
lists and the winning organizations mn,
be practically perfect to carry off m
honors Handsome prizes and trophie
valued at thousands of dollars. have bee
obtained by the drin committee for award
20 successful contestants.
small Bank In New York Fa,I..