The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-31
.C0NCLAvE
OPENS FOR
2-DAY FEST
State Commanderies,
Nearly 1000 Strong, :
Gather for Meet.

state are today travelling in the di-
rection OF Rock Island. to be here
for the opening OF the 64th annual
of the grand commandery
Knights Templar of Illinois, tcmor.
row morning.
Many are already in the city,
more will arrive during the night
and others will come early tomor-
row morning. The streets are astir'
with martial music as the various
delegations are escorted to their
The first number on
the conclave program is a band
concert to be given in Long View
park at 1880 tonight by the Colum-
bia commandery band OF Chicago.
Official opening of the state meet
ing will be marked by the grand
street parade at $3.50 tomorrow
morning. In the handsome uni-
form characteristic of the order ap-
1000 sir knights rep
resenting some IS commanderies.
will march through the streets Of
the city. Many of the command
cries bring their own bands and
there will be no lack Of music.
Business After Pleasure.
Following the parade the various
delegations will convene in busi-
ness session at IL o'clock at tha
Masonic temple, Fifth Axauua. saAa
Eighteenth street. Luncheon for
the conclave representatives ID
scheduled to be served at the tenn
pie at l o'clock and the afternoon
will be given over to the automo-
bile tour 4 the tri-cities. Recep-
tions and concerts will be the for
malities OF the evening.
Not since 1908 has Rock Island
had the honor Of being the conclave
city for the grand commandery. In
twelve years the order has grown
and the event this year will be on
a much larger scale than was the
convention that Rock Islanders can
recall.
Expect Largest Gathering.
81 do not believe that citizens
here realize the magnitude Of this
thing" declared Carl A. Hallgren.
eminent commander Of Rock Island
commandery No. 18, in speaking OF
the conclave. I'VE expect it to be
the largest gathering Of knights
ever held in the state.
Approximately $3.50 visitors are
expected, $500 of whom will be
from Communicates in Cook county.
Fifteen per cent OF the total will
be women, it is said. A total of
IS communicates will be represent
ed, 10 of these being from Chicago
and vicinity. The local command
cry will be represented by 600 dele
gates.
Facilities for housing such a.
large number of visitors are being
taxed to the utmost and Davenport
and Moline are being called upon to-
aid in furnishing quarters.
CHARTERED in Trains.
Many delegations will use sleep
ing cars for their headquarters.
the trains to be put on side tracks
in the railroad yards near the
river front Englewod command
cry No. SO will live in tent colony
being erected on the Watch Tower
grounds.
All Communicates assigned to
special eating places are expected
to take all meals there to avoid
overcrowding. Luncheon will be
served at the Msonic Temple
Wednesday noon for Grand COM
mandery representativ only. No
other meals will be served at the
temple.
Churches to Serve.
Aside from the hotels and res
taurants, breakfast, dinner and sup
per will be s.rved at the following
locations by special arrangement:
First Methodist church, Fifth
avenue and Nineteenth street. Me-
mortal Christian church, Third ave-
nue.. and Fifteenth street; Y. M. c.
A. cafeteria, Fifth avenue and
Twentieth street, and Y. w. C. A.
cafeteria, 1922 Third avenue. s.
Rock Island commandery No. IS
has established a registration and
information bureau at 218-2z2 Eigh-
/ teenth street. All eminent COM
manders. Immediately on arrival.
will register at this bureau and re-
ceive tickets for their delegations
emitting them to participation In
the steamboat and automobile ex-
cursions. Information in connec-
ton with all events connected with
the conclave may be obtained there.
viii Cheek Parcels.
Visitors having no other place TO
leave parcels and baggage may
have them checked at the above
bureau. Here, also. they may se-
cure all necessary information q
Ito garage accommodatiOnS and
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