Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-08-09
]EMPLARS are
NOW IN DENVER
FOR CONCIAVE
More Than Twenty Years
Since That City Was
Similarly honofed
For Two Years Committees
Have Been Preparing
for This Event

Denver, Colo, Aug. S.-From east
and west and from north and south.
armies OF Knights Templars are con
yerging on Denver today The ad-
vance guard is already within the
gates and the entire city will capitu-
late to the invaders before Sunday.
when the t~hirty-second triennial con.
clave of the order will be formally
opened.
1t is more than 20 years since Den.
e was similarly honored, the last
meeting of the grand commandery
here taking place in 1892. In the in
terval Chicago, Cleveland, Boston,
Saratoga, Louisville and Pittsburgh.
among other cities, have entertained
the triennial conc]ave. In the mat
ter Of attendance Washington, d. c..
holds the record, over $4,000 TEN.
plars, by actual count. having passed
in review before President Harrison.
but Denver hopes to eclipse this rec
ord, and to show at least 10000
plumed knights in line next week
70; nearly two years the LEGAL com.
mittees Of reception and entertain.
ment lave been preparing Tor the
advent Of the mighty hos s that vii
s%cjourn in this city durint the nex;
seven days, and even thus early tho
hundreds of strangers are willing to
admit that the work OF the committee
hmas been well done.
In the matter Of decoration, it
might be said that Solomon in his
glory was not arrayed as is Denver
today. On every hand are to, be seen
the emblems OF the order intertWined
with the national colors. The cleo
trical decorations are particularly
rich and elaborate. When Grand
Master Melish is escorted from the
railroad station tomorrow by the Den.
yer commentaries, numbering 1900
swords, he will pass along a N avenue.
lined with more than 100 light poles,
each Bearing the national colors, rep.
resented in two flags. Between these
will be the. Templar insignia Of cross
and crown and a maltesa cross in
black, besides which there will be
f%estoons of colored ligllS5s.
fTTE-H E#tEGT.If IT
The scheme of decoration includes
an exact reproduction of the Nickel.
gate bar Of the Be~nedictine abbey OF
York, England, erected in the year
A. d. 40 or SO, and which was a pop,
ular meeting place Tor the Knights
centuries ago. On another street is
a representation of the watch tower
Of the Chateau de Langliers, France,
and neal it a facsimile of the Church
Of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem,
The conclave program will be ush-
cred in Sunday morning, when Bishop
Walden, grand prelate Of the grand
encampment, will conduct religious
services for the knights in the audi,
forum. In the evening a sacred con.
cert will be given at the grandstand,
on which $4,000 people will be accom-
modated.
The proceedings of the. grand en-,
campment will begin Tuesday at
noon. after the big parade. Deputy
Grand Master Arthur Macarthur OF
Troy, N. Y. will be elevated to the
position of Grand master. in success
sion to William B.. Melish Of Gin
cinnati.
The latter part of the week will
be devoted largely to the exhibition
drills. The. great amphitheater erect
ed especially for the purpose has g
seating capacity of more than 10000.
Nevertheless the ordinary civilian
who is not a Knight emplar will have
a difficult time to gain admission.