The Detroit times., 1913-08-13
10000 WITNESS
KNIGHTS PARADE;
CONCLAVE OPENS
Greatest Spectacle In History of
Denver Opens lhirty-SecOnd
Encarnpmeul.
DAMASCUS COMMANDERY
TO DRILL TONIGHT
Physicians Stationed Along Line
Of March to Revive Any Who
Are Overcome

DENVER. Col, Aug. l2.-With the
witnessed in years, the thirty-second
triennial conclave OF the grand com
mandery OF knights Templar opened
here. today. Between $4,000 and 10000
knights In dress uniform were in the
line OF march. Every state in the
union was represented. More than
4. $4,000 Residents and visitors witness
ed the brilliant spectacle. The parade,
composed OF fifteen divisions, was led
Z by Most Eminent Sir William Melish,
supreme granu master or the grand
encampment OF America. and OF the
supreme great priory or Canada. The
4 head OF the procession entered the
stadium at ~ O'Clock, and 1t was alter
noon when the last division had pass.
cd into the Dig amphitheatre There
were fifty-four bands in line. The sta
dunn, built TO seat 10000 spectators,
was filled
The grand encampment was for
mally opened this afternoon at 2:30.
in Ell Jebel temple, with addresses or
welcome by Governor Ammons, Mayor
! j. M. Perkins and Cornelius J. Hart
grand commander OF Colorado. Grand
4 Master Melish responded for the wish
tors.
Following these formalities the pub
& nc was excluded while the encamp-
ment went into executive session. Dur
\ ing three days secret sessions will be
4 held twice daily. The rule OF the com
mandery has been TO advance each Of
flcer one step towards the position OF
grand master. consequently the only
new officer TO be elected will be the
grand junior warden from the main
y body OF the grand encampment. Or
the 275.000 Knights Templar in the
Jurisdiction of the United States, less
than 500 are members OF the grand
Fencampment. which is made up OF all
Z past and present grand officers.
Damascus commandery. No. AZ, OF
4 Detroit. will give a battalion exhibit
stion drill. tonight, in the stadium and
@of honor on 'Champa-st will be for.
fThe court extends four blocks and the
local conclave spent $4,000 on the
Fighting and decorations. At one end
Y of the court is the figure of knight
Jon horseback, and at the other a rep
Presentation Of a Colorado sunset, done
lin multi-colored lights. Between the
1.-TWO are forty-eight Illuminated col
Humns, one for each state grand COM
Of f,,1 n
Fights will be played on the court or
Fhonor during the festivities. Through
Nout the city are dozens Of illumina-
fions representing scenes famous in
kTemplar history.
Today dawned cool and clear, an
i IDEAL one .or the big Templar pageant.
that the altitude might
faffect many OF the marchers, the ar
committee, today, station
Ned physicians In all the principal ho-
III els. assisted by nurses ready TO care
Ffor any marchers overcome by their
sexertions. Four emergency hospitals
hhave also been established in conven-
Tient places, each under the care OF
fhalf dozen physicians.
81 The downtown streets were packed.
estimates placing the crowd which
|viewed the parade at more than $780,
1000
+ The triennial committee in charge
|tof the arrangements, today. announced
THAT all the hotels and boarding
|Hrouses are packed jam full' of visi-
d ors. Not only that, but more than
|ffour thousand knights are CHARTERED
lin their Pullman cars. which have
|sbeen parked In the various yards. All
|lof these trains will remain here until
|.Friday morning, when they will begin
Efo depart.
4 A feature of this afternoons festivi-
ties will be a parade by the So bands
ATTENDING the conclave, which will be
massed and march through the streets
playing Onward. Christian Soldiers"