El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-09
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DENVER
More Than 100000 Knights
Are Expected at Conclave
to Open Tuesday.
THOUSANDS RAISED
FOR ENTERTAINMENT

ENVER, Colo, Aug. 9.-An roads
truly lead to Denver today. Many
- thousands of Knights Templar
are already here for the 32d Triennial
convention, and it is estimated that
when the convention formally opens
on Thursday next, more than 100000
Knights and their friends will have
arrived.
All buildings are decorated in honor
of the Knights, as are private dwell
ings The municipal and other pub
lie buildings have been deliberately
ornamented and great arches have
been built over many of the streets.
Thousands have been spent upon dec
orations and illumination. Denver has
spent more than Is times as much
on its plans for the Knights Templar
as it ever before expended upon any
one convention.
At Eighteenth and Champa streets
the huge figure of knight more
erected A searchlight will play upon
1t all night At Fourteenth and
Champa streets a Colorado Sunset
marvellous electric display, has been
low the rim of the mountains. Twenty
monster searchlights are placed behind
the "sun" throwing their rays into
the sky to resemble the rays Of the
sinking sun.
Over the Isle of Safety at Broad
way and Sixteenth street, a repro
duction of the church of the Holy
Sepulcher in Jerusalem, will astonish
the visitors. 1t measures so by 60
feet. and is lighted by searchlights on
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Every arrangement possible has
been made by the railroads to bring
the Knights and their friends into
Denver. More special trains will en-
ter Denver than entered Washington
IN the same space of time for the in
auguration. The Pullman company
has reserved large spaces of ground
on the outskirts of the city for "Car
City" where the special cars and spec
ial trains will be parked, and where
those Knights who so wish, may live
IN the cars. Sanitary arrangements
will be perfect. Stores of various kinds
for the convenience of the car jewellers
have been established.
Two Train Loads of Autos.
Two train loads of automobiles
from New York, sent here by New
York Knights, have already arrived,
and carloads OF automobiles from other
cities are arriving daily. These have
also been parked on the outskirts OF
and cars have already arrived. Ac-
cording to the railroad schedules,
when the visitors really commence TO
flock IN, special train viii arrive
every eight minutes for As hours.
From August 1 to today, more than
1000 automobile reached this city.
More than 1000 other cars are on
their way here. The delegates to the
convention are from every state in the
union, and from Alaska, Honolulu, Phil
ippines, Canada, England, Scotland
and Ireland.
As the special trains began to ar
rive, some 1000 Colorado Knights
ranged themselves at the station to
escort the new arrivals safely to
their hotels Every hotel room in
Denver has been rented.
Fifty Thousand in Line.
On Tuesday next the grand parade
will be held More than $4,000 Knights
will be in line. Their white plumes,
worth 100000. The regalia of the
Knights on parade will be worth more
than 100000 Sixty-five bands will
march with the Knights, the fees to
the bands alone amounting to $4,000.
Some 500 Knights commanders will
be mounted on picked horses from the
ranches of Colorado and Wyoming.
Spend Fortune for Lights.
The illumination of the city will
cost an average of $4,000 a night.
The grand stand in the civic center,
which seats $4,000 people. cost the
knights S2S,OO In front of this
stand the Knights will hold competi-
tive drills for trophies valued at S1O,-
600. 1t is estimated that the visitors
to Denver will spend more than S10,-
100000 during their stay.
Story of the TempIarz
The Knighs Templar conclave traces
its inception to the crusades started
rO p ,,
of Christ from the Turks. Nine mem
bers of the nobility of Europe, accord
ing to tradition composed the promul-
gators of the organization, which has
the United States.
The question of recovering the tomb
Of Christ from the Mohammedans &C
cording to the story transmitted to
the present day, moved all Europe. 1t
was deeply religious subject and
interest was widespread
1t was not until nine nobIemen of
as many houses of the nobility in Eu-
rope undertook the planning of a cru
SADIE, that the recovery of Christ-s
tomb was considered probable Eight
Of the party volunteered to undertake
the journey to Palestine. After
months of weary Wanderings they
reached sight of the sacred sepuIcber
Turks.
They returned to Europe, downcast,
according to tradition, but out of
their failure grew a movement greater
than ever, prompted by a strong de-
termination to vanquish the Turks.
Several hundred Joined the second
the crusade. They were greatly out
numbered and suffered defeat
Six other crusades were conducted.
each gaining membership as success
siVe defeat was met, until on the last.
the sepulchre was taken from the
Turks. Thousands sacrificed their
lives, says tradition.
Members of the organization were
first called Knights of the Hospitaler
They received pilgrims on their an
nual journeys, which continued after
the successful crusade, and extended
them shelter, food and succor.
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