New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-10
KNIGHTS CROWD DENVER
TempIar Organizations Assem-
BILE for TrienniaI ConCIave.
10000 TO MARCH IN PARADE
City deliberately Illuminated
and Decorated in Honor of
Visiting Masons.

Denver. Aug 9.-Knights Templar from
all over the United States are IN Denver
tonight for the thirty second rriennial
conclave Of the Grand Encampment,
which viii open its sessions in Fl Jebel
Temple Tuesday afternoon. Il is the *
pectation Of the conclave committee that
in the grand parade on Tuesday fully
10000 Templars, in full uniform. Will be
In line
The preliminary ceremonies will begin
tomorrow afternoon. when divine ser
vice will be held In the City Auditorium.
conducted by Bishop John VI. Walden.
Of Cincinnati, grand prelate Of the
Grand Encampment
Preceding the opening Of the first busi-
ness session there viii be public gather
ing In RI Jebel Temple. At which Cover
nor r. NJ Ammons OF Colorado. Mayor
J. NJ. Perkins OF Denver and other
officials will welcome the visitors % the
city. Response will be- made by Most
Eminent Sir william 3. Melish, ~ Gin
cinnatl. grand master Of the Grand En-
campnent.
Tonight the scheme OF illumination
upon which electricians have been work
lne for weeks. was given It's first public
test. Four blocks Of one Of the principal
business streets OF the city have been set
aside as a court OF honor. AZ one end
OF this court is an heroic statue OF a
mounted knight. while at the other is
huge Illumination representing Colorado
sunset
Elaborate and brilliantly Illuminated
columns. one for each Of the forty-eight
grand COMMANDERS in the United
States. are erected In the court Of honor.
II is estimated that $1,000 has been spent
IN decorating and illuminating the bust
ness portion OF the city.
To seat the throngs that Will view the
drills and parades. a temporary grand
stand holding 5000 people has been
erected on the site OF the projected civic
centre.
The sessions OF the Grand Encampment
uiIl be held behind closed doors, and
only about four hundred OF the Knights
Tsmplar. comprising past and present
grand encampment officers. are permitted
TO participate.
throughout the week OF the conclave
there will be series Of civic and social
events. on Wednesday Will begin the
competitive drills. which are expected TO
last two DAYS. The following are the
drill teams entered:
Chicago Commandery No. ~. ST Ber-
nard Corrnandery No. %. Englewood
Comuandery No. %, Columbia Com
,nandery No. S.. and Woodlawn Com
mandery No. &c. Of Chicago; Joliet Com
nnandery No (. Joliet. Ill. Ivanhoe Com
r,anderv No. q. Milwaukee: Raper Com
r,andery No. !, indianapolis; Columbia
Coumandery 40. 2, Washington: Geth-
eenane Commandery No. 30. Newton
Mass; Ascalon Commandery No. 10 and
g. Alderman Commandery No. Is. ST
louis. Oriental Commandery No 50, Kan
cas- city; Mount Olivet Commandery No.
p wichita. Kan. Newton Commandery
No @ Newton. Kan; Kansas City Com
rnandery No. 10. Kansas Cjty; California
Commandery No. l. San Francisco.
The battalion corps OF $50 men each
from Detroit Commandery No. and
damascus Commandery No. ~, OF De
,roit will give exhibition drills, although
thew are barred from contesting Tor
nrtzes because OF a state law OF Mich
igan.