Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-06
.CANADA'S TEMPLAR
DELEGATES ARRIVE
Grand officers Of Dominion
Among FraternaI ENJOYS Of
Nation Who Flock Here
OPEN PROGRAM TONIGHT

Knight Tcmplar from near and dis
tant states, from Canada and the re
Gions south of the United States, poured
into the city today as delegates or visi-
tors to the thirty fourth triennial CON
clavp Of the Grand Encampment of the
Grand Lodge.
With the arrival at Broad Street
Station at 6 30 O'Clock this evening of
the grand master. Lee Stewart Smith.
OF Pittsburgh, and the other grand Of
iiCcrs, the elaborate program of Cero.
monies which is to last until next Sat
urday will begin.
Accompanying the grand master and
his party on the special train are most
of the other officers of the grand en-
campmCnt. These include Joseph X.
Orr, deputy grand master. Atlanta. Ga. &:
Jchicl W. Chumberlin. grand general
issimo. st. Paul, Mimi. LcOnidas u.
Newly. grand captain general. Knights
town. Ind; William II. Norris, grand
senior warden, Manchester, la. George
w. Valley, grand Junior warden Den
yer, Col. : the Rev. William w. Young
son. grand prclatc, Portland, Ore. {:
Henry W. Lines. grand treasurer. MCri-
den, Conn: Frank II. Johnson grand
recorder. Louisville, Ky; William l..
Sharp, grand standard bearer, Chicago,
H.; Frank l.. Nagle, grand sword
bearer. Ncwtonville. Mass. Perry w
Weidner, grand warder. Los Angeles
> Calf. Isaac II. Hettinger, grand cap
tain of the guard, Kansas City, Mo.
; 200 knights in Party
! More than 200 knights accompanied
the grand master. They will be vel .
e coined at the station by several thousand
: Tcmplars comprising Pennsylvania Di-
vision. Nos |. under command of w.
Frrcland kCndriCk Escorted by this
delegation, in full Templar regalia. the
f grand master will proceed to the Belle
e. vuc- Stratford, where he will formally
Q open official headquarters.
: \ brief informal reception will fol-
. low.
d At o'clock the first display Of the
- permanent food lighting of Iudepen
. doncr Hall will be inaugurated by the
grand master.
o Standing beside the Liberty Bell, the
20 grand master will throw the switch re
. lighting Il quartet of Tempiars will sing
Lead, Kindly Light, and Immediately
. after lighting starts Templar band
d will play the Star Spangled Banner
II as the knights. with drawn swords. sa =
k lutte the bell. Officers of grand en- e
e campment Mayor Smith and other city
officials will be present.
e A distinguished party of Canadian
d templars, representing the Sovereign
[. Grand Priory of the Dominion of Can =
n ada. arrived here this afternoon. They
r were welcomed at the r. & o. station
/, by A. Howard Thomas, chairman of the
le reception committee, and a delegation of
Philadelphia Templars in full uniform
and escorted to their hotel. The party
included Most Excellent Sir Charles Fl.
Collins, Supreme Grand Master, To
ronto; A. w. Chapman, Winnipeg; A
A. Campbell London, Ont John A
Cowan. Toronto; Abraham Shaw. dep
uty grand master of Canada.
> Major General Clement. who will b.
. chief marshal of the Templars' parade
, Tuesday. went over the route with his
- aides this afternoon. The line extends
on Broad street from Columbia avenue
to Spring Garden street thence to the
= Parkway. returning by Arch street t
lg Broad. and disbanding at Pine street.
~ ~ Many Events Open to Public
10 Many of the events scheduled for thi
ed Templars' week are open to public vev
Q, and participation. The business ses
ly sions of the Conclave will take plac
as in Corinthian Hall, at the Masoni
to Temple
80 Special divine services will be hel,
tomorrow in various thvrchcs, attendc
to by the grand officers and the local an,
nd visiting cOmmanderies Grandmaste
no Smith, with his staff, and the member
of the Grand Encampment will atten
service at Arch Street Methods
Episcopal Church, Broad and Arc
streets.
,ts He will hold reception at the Belle
Sc vut Stratford Monday evening, and o
Tuesday the Grand Encampment off
ia GERS and members, together with thei
,s ladies', Will attend a banquet in Ill
roof garden of the same hotel.
A grand ball. with concert by IT,
Marine Band. will be given Tuesdu
Is, On Wednesday the Philadelphia Nav
to Yard will be thrown open to the visi
he tors. Admission will be by specii
ne tickets TO knights and their ladies.
To all the other events Of the wee
nut the public will have access.
- Two Parades to Feature
Two great parades will feature IL
week. One Of these. Tuesday. will har
ut. as its participants between 10000 al
ed, 80, 900 Knights Tcmplar, representa-
IN. every state in the country. This eve
sin honor of the nearly 1000, ,0C
vas Americans called to tae colors duril
,oy the war. Many veterans will be in lin
I'd A patriotic meeting in Independen
LED Square will be held Monday afternoo
md Major General Clement will be t
new chief speaker. Governor Sproul W
on also speak and the governors a.
mr. officials of many states will attend.
Hy Competitive drills by Templar cor
It's along the Parkway will take place
the Wednesday.
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