The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-08-12
PARADE
Of Knights TGmplarS In
Chicago On Tuesday
Was The Most gorgeous
EVent0f Conslave <
sixty thousand Valiant
knights In 4lqe Y.
ISL 00.E$ a
.yI4Fsy4y whif Plum es
And UnifornS =,
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The. Column Divd@ Into
Sixteen DiViSiOhS
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of the eonclaveaattracted al consider
able part Of 'Cliieagos population and
many thousands of visitors to the Lake
Front and the streets of the South
side through which the magnificent
pageant of the white-plumed knights
marched. Itawas strenuous under
taking for the spectators who were not
provided with tickets to the various
reviewing stands or could not obtain
permission Ito view the parade from
the vantage point of some window or
roof commanding view of some part
Of the line oftmarch, but there was not
one among the many thousands who
had to take their chancesHwith the
streets crowds, who regretted the long
and tiresome waiting, thespushing and
squeezing he1had to suffer- 1t was
Worth all that and great deal more
to see the grand spectacle Ia
Fullyssixty thqpsand v$iiant knights,
|sfisthe dasalink Splendor d their dress
uniforms, marched with military pre-
eisigH in the saqks of thesimRosing pa.
$ade,E theirN ssmerds gliAeriAg, their
white plumes waving with the gentle
bfeeze arAr thesSJich gola Upon their
ahi4offa ,Abehs land scabbards reflect
ing the rays of the sun. Eli AAarge de-
tachmspt Of imprinted nlp polise, headed by
Ftbez zChRf Of FRoRse, Sir LsroS T. Stew.
ard, and his staff, preceded the columns
of the knights. The paraa e Itself was
led by Sir ChassC. Healey, he Grand
MarshainatAShay, on h@seback, and
Gfoipw dabH fisRtaff, olRtaa on rich
ly caparisoned horses. FEsfeame the
grand officers, accompanied by the col
or bearer and the ChieE Vfumpeter,
then the aids, representing The Grand
G6ffi rfe anIS States,
hsl3sE8sSssarlaa azEfanaa ffts aIssstIS ext
ecutive aids. a
The column was dividedF fnt68 six
teen aiyisans, saGh hsaded by ,vi. di'
Vision marshall on horseback, aCcom-
panied bylhhg JtfieersIof hiS staff. The
first dfMAoR Which spniprssed mum,
ber OF distinguished visitors from Eng
land and the Dominion of Canada and
many of the most prominent grand
officers Of. the order, attracted partic-
ihilar interestli It was headed byBSir
Edgar S, Dudley, past grand command
er of Nebraska, marshal of division
and Sir Wallace H. Whigam, chief of
staff. Deputy Grand Master Sir Henry
A. Weeks, who commanded the aids,
had a special escort consisting of Trim
fly commandery, No. "A, of Cincinnati,
o. Then came, under the command
of Captain General Frank Pierce, Off
GERS and members Of the grand en-.
campment and visitors from other jur-
lisdictions.
The first carriage contained Sir vii.
liam B. Melish, right eminent deputy
grand master Of the Grand Encamp,
ment, Knights Templar in the United
States of America. The second car
riage contained the v. e. grand gen
eralissimo, Sir Arthur Macarthur, and
the grand master of the great priory
of England and Wales, the Rt. Hon
the Earl ofsEps tor, ,9who sacted as per
sonal representative Sof the Duke o.
Connaught. The third carriage con
tanned the most eminent and supreme
grand master of the great priory o
a aCapad@ gsH Luther * Arehibsid. gThe
J following carriage Contained other" dis
tinguished avisitefsg fnomI England anS
Canada and Other distinguished ofiic
ers of the grand encampment. They
were followed by visitors from othel
grand jurisdictions and representa-
: Etipes of tprioris subordinate to 5tht
,'lgreat priofyt of Canada, and command
. Ferles directly 3dsubordinateFs to Nth'
grand encampment: Delawarey fNeva
oldai.s Hawaii and New MexicoGi r.
lss The line was formed ut Thirty-firs
, street ana from there the icoiumns
!, decorated With American flags and tn
4itoats of arms of the various command
-aaeries.4 Whenctfi head sof theseolumi
/ reached the first arch erected opposit
I helaBlackstoneF Hotel, sono the9 LAX
q Front, hestrumpe stationed upol
the battlementseIefQ the . castlelik