Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-09
KNIGHTS OFF FOR CHICAGO
Sumptuous Special Train Leaves for
COnclave with Templars.
OUTSIDE TOWNS REPRESENTED
Nebraska TempIars Entertained at
Boone, Ia, and Arrive in Chicago
= This MorninR-Win Take va
cations After ConcIave.

Wearing their spick and span uniforms
OF military coats and caps, $50 Nebraska
Knights Templar, with their wives and
families. boarded a special train of eight
Pullmans, baggage and several express
cars Sunday afternoon, bound for the
greatest assemblage OF knights ever held In
the United States. Besides the Approximate
hundred of Omaha knights ana their fam
lilies, there were delegates from a half dozen
other towns in Nebraska. 1t was one OF the
most notable collections of Masons to be re-
cruited from any one state for the great
thirty-flrst triennial conclave OF knights
Templar.
There were probably an extra 900 persons
In the throng of relatives and friends who
were on hand at the Union depot to see the
travellers off. The assemblage got together
gradually from about 1880 to 2 o'clock, and
the splendid special train pulled out
promptly at $3.50.
According to the arrangements, the Me-
braska train stopped at Boone Ia, at
about o'clock, for a three hours reception
to the delegation by the Boone command
cry. A banquet and an automobile tour
through Boone formed the entertainment
The towns represented by those who went
on the special train were Omaha, Fremont
Grand Island. Kearney Blair Columbus
and North Platte. An average OF a half
dozen persons composed the delegations
from each of the towns outside of Fremont
and a special car brought the delegations
from Blair and Fremont into the city.
The cars making UP the train had been
switched into this city from many differ
ent points and were of the most sumptuous
and commodlous type of the Northwestern
railroads rolling stock. The individual cars
are Berwyn. Fano, Diplomat, Tucson, Co
shocton. Lenaxa. According to the schedule,
the train win reach Chicago at o o'clock
this morning.
knights to Take Vacations.
Those who formed the happy delegation
| for the most part left with the expressed
intention of staying in Chicago throughout
the week Of ceremonies and entertainments
of the great conclave, and then to depart
\ In other directions for more prolonged
vacation. They were to be scattered to
the four winds after the conclave was the
impression left behind.
Those who had charge Of the delegation
were Eminent Commander Richard C. Jor-
dan, John Kelly. generalissimo and the
following officers of the Mount Calvary
Commentary Conclave club: President
Charles L. Shook; Fora b. Clark secre-
tary, and Victor White, treasurer. ]. w.
Maynard. past eompander and Union Pa
cific agent, and George West. city agent
of the Northwestern, directed the manage
ment of the train as far as Boone.
Among the out-of-town delegates In the
party were James Howard of Benson. l.
d. Richards and ]. H. Keene of Fremont
and Henry Gibbons and Charles Finch oil
Kearney.
The train crew, every member OF which
was Knight Templar, chosen especially
for the important task, is composed Of: H
s. Campbell, conductor; Robert McBurnit
and Frank Adams, brakemen: George May
hue, baggageman; Frank E. Allen, engi-
neer, and George Nelson, fireman.
Charles l.. Shook Is slated to act as one
Of the marshals in the monster parade al
Chicago. Among other Omahans who de-
parted were: A. ]. Pearson, H. c. War
wick, w. r. Adams, Mrs. L. C. Armstrong
J. H. Butler. Arthur G. Boyer, DR.. q. D
Clark, Deputy Grand Commander Gustav
Anderson. Past Commanders Powell. Nc
Diarmid and Eben X. Long.