The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-08-16
Knights Templar
District Field Day

Arrangements are well under way
for the district field day which will be
held in this city Monday, Sept. LA
Dor Day by order of Grand Com
mander G. T. Campbell of the Knights
Templar of Michigan. The field day
in Owosso is the first OF series which
has been arranged by the grand COM
mander throughout the state, for the
purpose of cultivating a better &C
quaintance between the members and
promoting to the largest degree pos
sible, the social life of the institution.
The annual meeting of inspecting
officers will be held here Monday even
ing following the field day exercises.
Eminent commanders, generalissimos
and captain generals of each comman-
derry in the state have been invited.
1t will be red letter day in
Templarism for Owosso. At least
three hundred sir knights are ex-
pected. Six communicates will be in
the parade.
The Greater Owosso band has been
engaged for the entire day and will
escort Owosso Commandery No. 40 to
the several trains to receive the five
other communicates which will be
present. The five Communicates are
from Flint, Saginaw, Corunna, Bay
City and Ithaca.
K. Sir Fred A. Aldrich, grand sem
Tor warden, of Flint, will be grand
marshal. He has appointed Past
Eminent Sir S. s. Stewart as chief of
staff and Past Eminent l.. II. Bridg-
man as adjutant, both also of Flint.
Ithaca commandery will be receiv-
ed at the Ann Arbor depot at a. m.
and will march with Owosso, No. 49,
to the junction where Genesee Valley,
No. Is, Clint st. Bernard, No. &c,
(Saginaw) and Bay City, No. 90, will
be received. All will come in the G.
T. train. Corunna, No. 81 will ar
rive on the M. U. T. and will be receiv-
ed at Cedar street and with 0wosso
and Ithaca, form the reception line
for the three other Communicates.
The visiting Communicates will be re-
ceived at the junction in order 10 have
a portion of the parade in that section
Of the city. The Communicates will
march to the asylum of Owosso COM
lay aside their side arms,
and then march to the !. o. o. F. tenn
pie where the Eastern Stars will serve
dinner to all, both visiting and local
sir knights.
After dinner the parade Will be
formed on Ball street, between Main
and Mason, march south on Ball to
Comstock, east to Washington, north
70 Oliver, east to Park, north to Good
hue, west to Wash, south 10 Main,
east to Dewey, south to Y. NJ. G. A.
park, where an exhibition drilrwill be
When the parade reaches
oliver street, going south, the forma-
ion of Passion Cross will be execut-
I'd.
Owosso commandery is signally |
in having as one o. its fraters
he grand commander OF the state |
who has called this field day for
0wosso. 1t is expected that every
sir knight of the local commandery |
will be in line unless prohibited by
sickness or other valid reason.
While the Masons Of the city are
peculiarly interested in the field day, |
avery citizen of Owosso should also
AXE an interest. 1t comes on holi-
lay, thus enabling all TO witness the |
parade and drill. Business places and |
residents along the line Of march !
should be decorated, that our guests
citizens Of the cities |
rom which they come, may see that
We appreciate their coming.