Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-06
KNIGHTS READY
FOR CONCLAvE
Commandery Special Will Leave
Rock Island Monday Morn
ing at 8 O'Clock.
NEARLY IT'S ARE GOING
Expect to Have a Good Time as
Everything That Might Add to
Their Comfort Is Arranged.

Promptly at o'clock Monday morn
ing the "commandery special" will
leave the Rock Island depot at Twen-
Itch street and First avenue. carrying
upon it sc OF the Sir Knights of Rock
Island Commandery No. IS, Knights
Templar, together witah their wives
and children, making a grand total of
'6G persons. This number is expected
10 be swelled by late arrivals. Every
thing which could possibly be done by
the members of the executive commit
tee H. A. -Clevenstine, H D. Mack and
II. E. Krell, and members of the gen
eral committee, for the comfort of the
persons making the trip has been
done, and all are confident of having a
good time.
It is the first time In 80 years that
n delegation from Rock Island COM
mandery has been afforded an oppor-
unity to attend triennial conclave so
near home. If the weather continues
cool, every one of the knights in at
tendance from Rock Island will march
in the grand parade which forms at
10 O'Clock Tuesday morning on Michi-
gan avenue, below Thirty-drst street.
Features of Program.
The ladies in attendance from Rock
Island will view the grand parade from
the reviewing stand in Grand Park on
Michigan avenue. Admission to the
stand will be by ticket only and is ab-
sclutely free.
Tuesday afternoon and evening there
Will be receptions by both grand COM
manderies and subordinate comman-
deries.
Wednesday is the day set for the
competitive drill for the handsome
trorhies and championship honors of
the United States. Wednesday even
ilig's program will be a repetition of
Tuesday evenings. Upon Thursday
tie completion of the drills and award
ing of prizes will take place. Exhibi-
ticns will also be given by teams not
entered in the competition.
Electrical displays and decorations
have been constructed and when illum-
mated will afford one of the grandest
displays of the kind ever witnessed. In
ell ways, the 31st triennial conclave
will far surpass any previous conclave
in point of numbers in attendance, as
well as spectacular displays to be seen.
Plans for Comfort Made.
For many months the executive COM
mittee has been hard at work on the
Plans for the conclave week. They first
journeyed to Chicago and secured hotel
accommodations at the Lexington no
tel, under the management OF Mont
rose and McHugh, former proprietors
of the Harper and Rock Island hotels
here. Committees were then named
by the executive committee and an out
lire of instructions was given them.
They have taken an active part in the
work of each and every committee
They chartered a special train over the
Rock Island road and only recently Sc
cared further accommodations upon it,
in the way of dining car and an OBJ
se!vation car
Members of Committees.
The committees in charge Of the
arrangements are:
Executive Committee-H. A. eleven
sine, chairman; H. E. Krell treas
urer; H. D. Mack, secretary.
Finance Committee-H. D. Mack
chairman; Presley Greenawalt, s. J.
Collins, G. A Richmond, H. E. Casteel,
II. H. Cleaveland, c. w. Lundahl, C. NJ.
Merton and c. L. Gregory.
Transportation Committee-H D.
Mack, chairman; Warren Reck, F. H.
PIummer, A. j. Beverlin, F. Feltham,
Fl. s. Gable.
Badge Committee-F T. Myers,
chairman; Herbert C. Hunt.
Publicity Committee-C. l.. Thatch-
Ell, chairman; William Reck, Charles
Schneider.
Booster Committee-R J. Fullerton,
chairman; John T. Campbell, Charles
M. Bengston, c. NJ. McCutcheon, ]. F.
Lindvall, j. G. Woodbury., c. c. Martin,
ID. E. Farr, E. E. Russell, H. S. Boil
man, Allan D. WEIGH, R. C. Willerton,
+ I. BurchaelI.
VIII Stop In Moline.
Delegates have been warned that it
is important that all baggage be upon
the special train before S:45 Monday
morning, as it will be absolutely neces
saiy for the train to leave the local
station at o'clock. Stops will be made
al Moline and Geneseo, where delega-
tons will board the train. The special
is due to arrive at Chicago at 1870 in
the afternoon, and arrival at the Lex
insTon should be one-half hour later.
Baggage will be taken directly from
tbs station to the room of the owner,
who will be spared all trouble of
watching over it.
The return to Rock Island will be
made on the regular trains. The mem