Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-08-25
CONCLAVE WAS
GREATEST EVER
MAGNIFICENT DISPLAY AT
KNIGHTS TEMPBAR CONCLANE
HELD IN DENVER REPORTED BY
DIR. HALLAM OF THIS CITY.
SPLENDID ELECTRICAL DECORA-
TIONS BY CITI-15000 UNIFORM
ED KNIGHTS MARCHED IN PAR
ADE-TO LOS ANGELES NENT

pr S. *. Halam who has just re
turned from the trienniaI conclave of the
kn ehts Templar IL Denver Colorado
saws this was the greatest conclavc ever
held. When Or. IIalIam left here two
weeks ago, he Joined large delegation
Of Knights al Houston going with them
t. Fort Worth. where they Joined 4 spc-
cial train Of eight pullmans carrying
delegates to the conclavc. Seven of these
cars contained Texas delegations, the
eighth coming from Louisiana.
On Sunday morning the delegates gat H.
cred III one Of the largest cars ou the
train and asked Or. IIallam to address
them. The knights feeling that. is their
organization was founded on religious
principles. it was fitting that they OBJ
serve Sunday thus DR.. Hallam says that
the sermon he preached on the train was
the fastest he had ever delivered. as thr
train was going at the rate Of ~ miles
an hour.
Dr. fIallam and his fellow delegates
spent Monday seeing Denver. The doe
tor says that the decorations of the city
were indescrihably beautiful. there BE-
ing over 100000 special electrical deco
rati ms. At one point an archway sur
mounted bv a mounted knight Of cruS
AIDES had been erected, which extended
entirely across G0-foot street. A strong
search iiglt was kept playing over this
figure
On Tuesday. which was the first day
Of The cOnclave all the trains were met
~ the Colorado knights. over 100 trains
bringing delegations. One OF the finest
features Of the con"laye. DR.. IEalIam
reports. was the Grand Commandcry Of
California. which is Il mounted order
and had shipped the horses Of the mem
hcrS all the way from California. The
members II this cOmmanderv were III
mounted Oh black horses and made y bean
tiful picture in he march and drills.
The parade Of knights. held on Tuesday
was three miles long. II is estimated
that II 600 uniformed knights were Ill
the parade. The order nf march was i'll
column Of thrceS.
There were L. divisions of knight com
mandcrics. the Texas delegations being
in the fifth DIVISION
DR. Hailam says that il seemed AZ
though the entire state of Colorado hal
turned out To witness the parade. The
reviewing stand, situated near the end
Of the line of march. was next To the
famous Brown Palace hotel. which was
the headquarters Of the knights. The
stand had 4 seating capaciay of $4,000
people. II was two blocks long. aud 4
block wide IN FROM of this stand were
held the drills. which were pronounced hy
army officers and other authorities 10
be The best ever held. One Of the feature
drills Of the conciave was one given at
night by the Detroit Commandery. which
had won prizes 1t previous reviews and
was barred from the competitive drill.
According 10 Dr. IIalam. Texas,
man. Sam -. Cochran Of Dallas. was the
second candidate for the office Of Grand
Jurion Warden. which II the only elective
Office in the order. As this was his first
visit n, cOn"lavc, Mr.. Cochran's chanc-
cS are good for election to the office IN
1916.
The next concave will he held al Los
tugr'cs. California. i'll 1916.
ON his return "trip. Dr. IIallam stopped
mt Col 1rado Springs and visited the fam.
ous i'illo'S Peak The doctor also stopped
~ his old homes i'm Denton and Amar.I
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