The San Francisco call., 1913-08-10
Thirty-second Triennial Con
clave Informally Opened
Before Thousands of
Spectators
BRILLIANT DISPLAY
IN ILLUMINATIONS
Pillars of Light Rejecting
Running Water One of
Most Novel Effects

DENVER. Aug. 9.-with 1000. 600
varicolored lights Illuminating the
hordes OF plumed knights and thou
sands OF Denver spectators. the thirty
second triennial conelave of knights
Templar was informally opened here
tonight shortly after the arrival OF
Grand Master Most Eminent Sir Will
liam B. Melish and other grand officers
of the Templars.
Just after dusk tonight Sir knight
William ]. Barker touched the button
which flashed into brilliancy every con-
clave illumination in the city and
though the formal opening of the con-
elave Is not until next Tuesday. the
Examinations will be continued each
night until the conclusion of the tri-
ennial.
Thousands of knights already are in
the city. and in full dress added much
TO the spectacular promenade and fes-
tivities of the night. Perhaps the most
dazzling bit of Illuminated decoration
is the welcome arch at one end of the
four blocks long court of honor.
The arch itself, extending the width
OF the street. was ablaze with high
powered incandescent lights. illuminat-
Ing a background OF mountains over
which the red ball of rising sun cast a
meiower glow in pleasing contrast
with the brilliance of the arch Itself
PILLARS OF LIGHT
Along the court of honor, on each
side of the street stand monumental
pillars OF multicolored glass illumin-
ated from within and surmounted
with red yellow and blue balls
or lights. from which rise a never
ceasing cloud of steam emanating ap-
parently from the water which can be
seen running slowly down the glass
sides Of the pillars.
AT the other end of the court OF honor
stands a gigantic mounted knight.
guarding. as il were, the pleasure and
glory Of his human brother knights as
they revel in the festival along the
court Of honor
The visible length OF Fifteenth street
IS Illuminated with streamers of lighted
stars swung across the street at IN
tervals, and in the center OF the stars.
running lengthwise along the street.
IN line of illuminated white crosses.
On Sixteenth street the electrical IL
Elimination is red, with maltese crosses,
extending the length OF the thorough
fare. Seventeenth street Is decorated
with yellow and heliotrope lights
swung across the street from trolley
poles while hanging upon the orna-
mental light pillars are Illuminated
pictures Of grand commanders from
each state, with the seal OF the COM
mandery on the reverse side.
GOSSIP OF CANDIDATES
Intertwined among the lights are the
black. red and white colors of the
knights topped with the red, white
and blue Of the nation From every
building along the Illuminated ways.
banners of the knights and the stars
and stripes are flung to the breeze.
Tonight Denver and its Templar
guests We're entertained along the
court OF honor by the martial music
from many bands, and the spirit Of
chivalrous gayety was enjoyed by ali
with great abandon
Informal discussion was heard today
among early arrivals and advance rep
resentatives of Communicates outside
OF Colorado relative to possible cand-
dates for the Offices OF grand senior
warden and grand junior warden 10
be elected next Thursday Two Offices
gre to be filed at this conclave by rea-
son Of the death OF Very Eminent Sir
". z. Pierce of San Francisco. grand
generalissimo Expressions today IA
vored the selection of a man from tbs
grand Commandery of Iowa for gra nc
senior warden Informally. also. the
name o. George w. ysilery. pas
grand commander of Colorado, and
chairman Of the thirty-second conclave
committee. was mentioned for grand
Junior warden recognition of his
work in preparing for the present con-
clave.
Early arrivals from New York city
and Los Angeles and Atlantic City lei
il be known that they would like tc
capture the 1915 conclave-