The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-08
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR MEET
FOR CONCLAVE IN DENVER
Continued From FRS, Page.

mcnt have been preparing Tor the ad-
Vent ~ the mighty hosts that will So
iourr in this city during the next sew
en- days, and even thus early the hun
dreis Of strangers are willing 10 adj
NIT that the work Of the committees
has been well done
Decorations Are Elaborate.
In the matter Of decorations. It
might be said that solomon in all his
glory vas not arrayed as is Denver
today On every hand are 10 he seen
the emblems Of the order entwmed
with the national colors Thu electro
cal decorations are particularly rich
and elaborate. When Grand Master
Melish is escorted from the railroad
station tomorrow by the Denver ctm-
manderies, numbering l.jp1 swords,
he viii pass along an avenue lined
worth more than 100 light poles, bear
ing the national colors represented in
TWO fags Between tsese viii be the
templar insignia of cross and crown
and a maltese cross in black, besides
which there will be festooLs of colored
lights
Exhibition Drill a Feature.
The scheme OF decoration includes
an exact reproduction Of the Miclle-
gate bar Of the BenedicJinc Abbey of
York. England, erected i'm the wear 4.
y. 40 or 20, and which was a popular
meeting place for the knights centur-
les ago. ON another stree. is a rep
resentation Of the watch over Of the
Chateau de Langlieres. France, and
near il a facsimile of the Church Of the
Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.
The cunclave program will be ush-
cred IN Sunday morning when Bishop
Walden. grand prelate of the grand
enCampment. viii conduct religious
services FOR the knights in the Aud
itorium. In the evening a sacred con-
cert VIII be given at the grand stand,
on which $4,000 people VIII be accom-
modated.
The proceedings of the grand en-
oampment viii begin Tuesday at noon,
after the big parade. Deputy Grand
Master Arthur Macarthur Of Troy, y.
Y, Will be elevated to the position Of
grand master, in succession 10 VII
liam B. Melish of Cincinnati
The latter part Of the week win be
devoted largely To the exhibition drills.
The great amphitheater erected spe-
eially for the purpose has "A seating
capacity of more than 10000. Never
theless the ordinary civilian who Is
not a Knight Templar viii have a diff
ficult time To gain admission The eX-
hibition drill is a feature dear To the
hearts of the ladies who accompany
the valiant knights of the conclave,
and the committee feels that it must
first care for the comfort of the vast
number Of visiting knights and their
ladies who will want To witness the
evoutions of the crack communicates
Of the country
Include Many Social Functions.
The exchange of Inequalities among
the visiting communicates VIII be one
of the pleasing features Of the social
side of the conclave. The banquet
rooms and bah rooms of all the large
hotels have been engaged for every
| night of the week Receptions din
ners and balls will be given by the
communicates from various states in
honor of the brother knights and their
ladies from other states. In addition,
there will be several great receptions
and other social functions given in
| honor of the visitors by the city of
Denver and the local communicates.
When the conclave is over the vast
majority of the visitors viii start ON
sightseeing trips through Colorado.
Large parties have been organized to
visit Colorado Springs Manitou, the
| Garden of the Gods and other places
of scenic interest, Many of the Visi-
tors from the east will extend their
/ Journey To California and to oregon,
Washington and British Columbia be
| fore turning their faces homeward