Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-24
TElMPLAR ARMY HERE
FOR ANNUAL MEETING;
THOUSANDS IN PARADE
S o.cial Festivities and
Entertainment to B e
Crowded Into Three-day
State Conclave That
Starts Today.

Twenty-hve thousand knights Templar
are in Philadelphia or will arrive here to-
day. They are to celebrate the 62d an
nual conclave Of the Grand Commandery
Of the knights Templar Of Pennsylvania
There probably isn't a nook or corner
on the map of Pennsylvania which isn't
represented here. Many distant States
In the country have sent delegations also
And they haven't all arrived Every
express train arriving today at Broad
Street Station, Reading Terminal and the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad station
brought many more.
The conclave Of 1915 promises to be the
most notable gathering of the Grand
commandery of knights Templar Of
Pennsylvania which has taken place in
Philadelphia in many years. Every
Knight Templar from distant city said
that he was glad TO be here again. The
celebration will last three days. The fes-
tivities will conclude next Wednesday
evening.
Tomorrow Phlladelphans will witness
the parade of the knights Templar The
narchers will be In uniform.
Broad street will he the scene of the
pageant More than 30 communicates will
participate.
KNIGHTS VISIT COMRADES.
Several hours were spent today by the
different Communicates visiting members
of local communicates. The real pro-
gram of the celebration begins tomorrow.
Tonight there will be grand concerts by
the Imperial Teteques Band, of williams
port, and other visiting bands. The con-
mill gaty NInrn Nha oil
plaza grand stand.
Pittsburgh Commandery, No. l. Knights
Templar, arrived here today from Pitts
burEh. 1t has brought along its famous
quartet. This organization is headed by
Thomas j.. Thomas. Two of it's members
sang in the quartet which gave Lead,
9ISIndly Light" at the funeral of Presi-
dent Mckinley. The quartet will sing
tonight at the Bellevue -Stratford.
The officers of No. l Commandery are:
Eminent commander, Homer G. Stewart
generalissimo, James II. Lytle, and cap
tain general, Rowland S. Wilson.
The Joint Committee of Arrangements
of Division No. has undertaken many
elaborate preparations for the celebra-
ton. A fund OF $3.50 has been set aside
for the entertainment features of the con-
clave, which, according TO the good and
kind local Sir Knights, will surely eclipse
anything ever before attempted i'm this
chairman of the Joint Committee Of Ar
rangements, of which Eminent Sir Harry
III. Heist is the vice chairman, Eminent
Sir Eugene j. McAleer Is the treasurer.
Sir William W. Horner is secretary and
Eminent Sir Alexander Adaire is corre-
spending secretary.
wednesday morning will be marked by
n 3o-mile motor trip. This sightseeing and
pleasure trip will include the leading his
torical points in Philadelphia. There will
also be a trip to the Philadelphia Navy
Yard and through Fairmount Park, Ger
mantown. Chestnut Hill. Elkins Park and
other suburbs.
In the afternoon on Wednesday there
will be luncheon at the Lu Lu Temple
Shriners Country Club, at Edge Hill. The
luncheon will be prepared by the ladies
of Lu Lu Temple Country Club.
PAGEANT OF THE TEMPLARS
The parade tomorrow morning will form
at Broad and Wharton Streets and the
line OF march will be up Broad Street 10
, Callowhll, where the Knights will coun-
termarch and begin a mass formation at
kace street, This will be continued past
the reviewing stand and around west side
of the City Hall, where they will counter
march across South Penn Square and up
Juniper street to Filbert and then dis
band. Following the escort of mounted
police will march the uniformed band
Of the philadelphia Commandery No 2 of
Philadelphia. escorting the Grand Com
4 mandery of Pennsylvania, Sir A. Howard
Thomas, and his staff. who will he
mounted. The remaining Communicates,
led by their officers and in divisional
form, will follow in the march.
The following distinguished Knights
TempIar have been invited to attend the
conclave as the guests of the Grand
Commandery: Lee S. Smith, acting grand
master, Grand Encampment of the United
States OF America: Philip d. Gordon, grand
master, Knights Templar of Canada, and
stan: William r. Melllsh. past grand mas
ter. Grand Encampment of the United
States OF America; Nelson Y. DUNCAN,
grand commander of New Jersey, and
stan: Harry A. Rasser grand command
er, Washington, and staff; Walter f.
Needing. grand commander, Massachu-
setts and Rhode Island, and STAFF Frank
l.. Nagel. past grand master, Massachu-
setts and Rhode Island; r. w Rowell
grand recorder, Massachusetts and Rhode
Island; John r. Mullan, grand master,
New York, and staff and John Miller.
grand recorder, Maryland.
The chairmen OF the subcommittee on
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