The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-10


inss. The municipal and other public
buildings have been deliberately orna-
mcntcd ana great arches have been
puilt over many of the streets Thou
sands of dollars have been spent upon
decorations and illumination Denver
mas spent more than fifteen times rs
nuch on its plans for the knights
iehpiar than IL ever before expended
upon any one conventions
~ Eighteenth and Champa Streets
the huge figure or "A Knight more than
siNty feet in height, has been erected
y searchlight will play upon il all
night. at Fourteenth and Champa
Streefs u Colorado Sunset" a mar
Vicious electrical display. has been
built. II shows the sun sinking below
the RIM of the mountains. Twenty
monster searchliEhts arc placed be-
| hihd the sun" throwing their RAYS
INTO The sky TO resemble the rays of
/ Holy Church Reproduced.
Z over the Isle OF Safety at broadway
and sixteenth Street n reproduction
i OF the church Of the Holy Scpulchre
~ =, 'orusaiem NH astonish the visitors.
- measures fifty BY sixty feet. and
Is lighted by scarchiiehts on the tons
| OF nearby BUILDINGS
ENery arrangement possible has been
mace by the railroads to bring the
knights and their friends into Denver
! More special trains Viii enter Denver
IMAM entered Washington in the same
! space Of time for the inauguration
Inc Pullman Company has reserved
large spaces OF ground on In. out
SKIRTS OF the city for Il Car CITY"
where the special cars and sroci,l
trains VIII be parked, and where those
hhiShts who so wish. may live in the
carS. sanitary ARRANGEMENTS will he
peFiect stores of various kinds for
the convenience of the ear dwellcrs
nave been established
wo trainloads oi automobiles from,
New York sent here by New York
hhishis, have already arrived. and
oarloads of automobiles from other
cities arc arriving daily. These have
also been parked Oh the outskirts of
IN" city More than 500 special trains
ana ears have already arrived Ar
cofding TO the railroad schedules. when
the visitors really commence 10 flock
IN a special train will arrive cvery.
e'Sht minutes for forty eight hours
From August ! to to-day more man
1000 automobiles reached this c,,y
More than 1000 other cars are on their
way here. The delegates To the CON
Ncntion arc from every state in ,ha
1nion' and from Alaska. Honolulu
fhltlDrines Canada. England. Scotland
and Ireland
Every Hotel Filled.
AS the special trains began Ia 49,
rive, about 2.ooc Colorado knights
ranged themselves at ,hc station Ia
escort the nov arrivals safely 10 their
hoteis Every room in Denver has
been rented
on Tuesday next the grand parade
will be held More than 10000 I,nt-hts
will be in Lire. Their Witt nim,nas
costing SIS each. will altogether bc
worth 100000. The raEalia Of iho
knights on parade viii be worth moro
than sl.o0o,ooQ siNty-nve band. v,tIl
march with the knights. the fees 10
the bands alone amounting 10 $4,000.
ABOUT 'p0 knights commanders Win
ne mounted on picked horses from, ,b..
ranches of Colorado and wyo,nIng.
The illumination OF the city Win
cost an average ot $4,000 a night TIN,
srahdstand In the civic centre wni.h
seats $500 people. cost tho Kntahis
$4,000 In front OF this stand tho
knights will hold connective driIls
for trophies valued At 10000. /, Is
estimated that the visitors to Dcnve.
VIII spend more than $4,000. 600 dur
ing their stay
The knights Templar conciave traces
its inception to the crusade started
IN Inc twelfth century to recover the
tomb OF christ from the Turks Nine
members Of the nobility Of Europe. ac-
tording to tradition. composed the pro
13iSators OF the organization. which
mas grown 10 a membership II 2T5O00
IN the United states. with p-iories in
Caitaca. England and ireland having
aggregate memberships OF more than
1000. 900
beginning of Order.
Inc question or recovering the tomb
of Christ from The Mohammc dans. ac-
cording 10 the story transmitted 10 tho
Present day. moved all Europe II MAS
deeply religious subject. and interest
"s.2 widespread
! was not until nine noblemen ~ a $
many houses of the nobility N Europe
undertook the planning or ! crusade
that the recovery Of christ's tomb Mas
considered probable. Eight Of the
party volunteered TO Undertake tn,
Journey % Palestine. Alton. months III
weary wanccriuGs they reached a;cht
OF the sacred scpulchrc where lav The
body II Christ. but were completely
routed by the TurkH
they returned to Europe downcast
according 10 tradition, hut ont of their
nature grew a movement greater than
ever. prompted by strong determine
ton 10 vanquish tho Turks Several
hundred joined the second crusade
Ihey were greatly outnumbcred ana
suffered defcat
Six other crusadcs were conducted
each gaining membership as successive
defeat was met, until on the last. the
sepulchre was taken from the Turks
thousands sacrificed their lives. says
tradition.
.'eihDcrs OF the organization were
first called knights or ,hc Iosp,taIcr
They received pilgrims on their an
nual journeys. which continued after
the fnccessful crusade and extended
them shelter. food and succor.
Extreme humility marked tho work
of tho original Knights EIospitaler,
though many who joined the move
ment were wealthy. Fasting and
deeply religious services marked their
lives.
Their devotion to the cause of re-
covering the sepulchre and their final
success. led 10 change in their name
to knights OF the Temple This was
later changed to knights Templar. Or
CARNATIONS of the same name began
10 spring up in all counties Of Eu-
rope. and their membership continued
to grow
Like many other religious bodies in
the days OF dogmatic Kings and rulers