Arizona republican., 1913-08-11
Religious Services Mark Opening Ceremonies of Thirty-second Tliemial ConcIaVe of the Plumed Knights
BUSINESS WILL
 START TODAY
Already Informal Discus sion is Being Made of Candidates for Offices and of Cities for Holding Next Gathering i'll 1916
[ ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPATCI

DENVER, AHg. 15.-FolIowins ths religious services which today marked the -pening ceremonies cf the thir'T- zccoal triear;n. ccnrIave Of the srard erca.apmer, of Knights Templar the business and social affairs of the week will start tomorrow morning.
 N ith milli1 ,s of var;-coIOred F ;' 2 Illuminating the hordes of pluned Knights and thousands of Denver spec tators. the conclave was informally opened last night shortly after tce df- rival cf Grand Master Most Eminent Si~ ". NJ EJe,ISE and other xTand of ficers and TCmrlars. Thousands o5 knights were already in the city and their fall dress added much to the spectacular promenade and festivities. Perhaps the most dazzling bit of il- lumfnated decoration was the welcome arch at one end Of a four blocks long court of honor.
 Along the court of honor on each side of the street, stand monumental pill lars of muIti-coIored glass illuminated from within and surmOunted with red, yellow and blue bells of lights from which rise never ceasing clouds Of steam emanating. apparently from the water which can be seen running slow lv down the glass sides Of the pillars.
 At the other end of the court of honor stands a gigantic mounted knight guarding, a s it were. the pleas ure and glory of his human brother knights as they revel in the festival along the court Of honor.
 Visible the length of Fifteenth street, which is illuminated with streamerS. lighted stars are swung across the street at intervals and in the center are stars running lengthwise along the street line which is illuminated with white crosses.
 On Sixteenth street the electrical iI- lumination is red with maltese crosses extending the length of the thorough fare. Seventeenth street is decorated with yellow heliotrope lights swung across the streets from the trolley poles While hanging upon the orna- mental light pillars are Illuminated pictures of the grand commanders from each state with the seal of the com mandery. On the reverse side inter- lined among the lights are the black. red and white colors of the knights topped with the red, white and blue of the nation
  day among the early arrivals and ad- vance representative of commentaries outside of Colorado. relative to possible candidates for the offices of grand senior warden. grand junior warden to be elected next Thursday. Two offices are to be filled this conclave by req son of the death of the Very Eminent Sir w r. Pierce Of San Francisco.
 
 favored the selection of man from the Grand Commandery Iowa for the grand senior warden, Informally. also. the name of George W. Vallery. pase grand commander of Colorado. and chairVan of the thirty second con- cIave committee was mentioned for grand junior warden in recognition of his work in preparing for the present conclave.
 Early arrivals from New York City. Los Angeles and Atlantic City le% it be known they would like to capture the 1916 conclave
 Mondays program begins with the reception in honor of the grand en- Denver knights will meet the visitors and escort them to their quarters \ re ceptiOn in honor of the Grand En- campment officers and members will be given hy Denver Commandery No. 9 at headquarters in the Broadway theater, followed by . similar recef- tion bv Colorado commandery No I in Fl Jebel Temple These events will occupy the time of the Templars until noon.
 Band concerts will be given during the afternoon and evening at City Park and in the huge temporary grand stand which has been erected OR the site of the projected civic center
 On Tuesday. Aug. 12 there will be a grand parade through the business section of the city. starting at 10:30 o'clock The parade will be in fisteen divisions, estimated at from 1,5O0 to 2,000 swords each.
 The afternoon program will open with welcOmeins addresses by Gov arnor F. NJ. Ammon<, Mayor John NJ Perkins of Denver and Cornelius J. Hart of Pueblo. Grand Commander of Colorado. Response will be made by Most Eminent Sir William Cromwell Melish. grand master of the grand en-
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