Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-08-17

length. and this needed no decor,.
lions, Tor 1t was filled to it's capacftv
mainly with ladies whose beautif,,,
summer costumes made it like a vast
garden. About $4,000 persons were in
this immense stand, as at it's center
was a gorgeous throne on which sat
the acting grand master, William
cromwell Melish of Cincinnati. who
became head of the order on tho "a,
cent death of Grand Master Henry W
huee OF Providence. R. /. Mr.. Melish
will be regularly elected grand master
before the close of the conclaye.
Just north of the Art Institute the
parade passed before another review,
Ing stand In which were Mayor Busse
the city council and the park commits.
sioners.
Beautiful "TempIar Way"
At Washington street the marcher,
turned west to State, where they en-.
tered on the 'Templar Way" This
stretch extended from Randolph to
van Buren, street and was made beau
tltul by handsome arch and massive
Cor1nthian columns of pure white
erected thirty-three feet apart on both
SIDES OF the street. Festoons of natur
al laurel connected the columns. and
the bright red cross and the shield
and coat Of arms of the order were
prominent in the scheme Of decora
ton.
Moving south to Jackson boulevard
the knights again turned west, and
near the federal building passed be.
fore yet another reviewing stand
which accommodated Governor Deneen
and his staff. 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 Illinois.
This was beautiful structure de.
signed by one of Chicagos most ia.
nous sculptors. Upon it's top stood
the figures of mounted knights four.
teen feet high. At the new city hall
on Washington street the parade waa
dismissed. after marching forty-three
blocks.
Care For the Marchers.
Everything that could be thought
Of for 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 he
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
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
trict 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 it's 5000 power.
full electric lights of varied colors
brilliantly illuminated all that part oil
| the city.
Much of the success of the conclave
must be attributed to the efforts Of
John D. Cleveland. grand commander
of Illinois and president of the tri
ennial executive committee. Arthur
Macarthur of Troy, N. Y, is the very
eminent grand generalissimo of the
grand encampment and w. Frank
Pierce of San Francisco the grand
captain general.
Among the most noted of the visit.
| ing masons from other lands are: The
| Right Hon. the Earl Of Euston, pro
grand master Of the great priory OF
| England and Wales; the Lord Athlum.
ney, past great constable: Thomas
Fraser, great marshal; R. Newton
Crane, past great herald; F. c; Van
Duzer, past great standard bearer;
H. J. Homer, acting grand maste, ban.
ner bearer; John Ferguson. past pre-.
~eptor of England and Wales, and thu
Right Hon. Luther B. Archibald. most
{ eminent grand master of the urea,
pr1ory of Canada, and official sSSss:n.
lom shirts melanchQlia i1ist4rted