The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-10-30
KNIGHT TEMPLARS
TO GIVE RELIGIOUS
EXERCISES TODAY
Sermon to Be Delivered
By Grand Prelate James
Shera Montgomery.

The commanderS Association has
completed arrangements for a joint
open air religious service On which 3
ali me commanderies of the Dis
triet Of Columbia VIII participate
on the north side Of the Monument
Grounds today. Every knight
Templar In washington who has
uniform Is expected 20 clothe him
self in Il and attend this service
and all Master kasonS are most
csrdially invited TO be present IL
Is the purpose Of the Communicates 3
to make this the biggest outdoor
gathering Of Templars that has as
sembled since the Grand Encamp-
ago, and every frater in the Dis
trict Is expected TO help make it So
There ought TO be At least 500 men =
in uniform at this meeting and the =
picture will be well worth viewing.
Those having the arrangements {
OF the services In charge are z. str
Charles d. Shackelford. commander
Of Columbia No. 2 and president OF 3
the coinmanders' Association, 49,
sisted by a committee consisting OF y
Sir Arthur N. Poynton, generalissi-FT
mo Of No. /; z. Sir Arthur c. shaw.
commander Of No. 6, and Z. SIR Z
Roland NJ. Brown, commander % 4
No. e. The sermon will be deliYered u
by Rev. Sir James Shera Monts
gomery, grand prelate All orc o.
the ablest clergyman in the Unfted- I.
States.
The Communicates win assemhle
at the New Masonic Temple az -
o'clock y. m. and wiz march 20 the
Monument Grounds promptly AZ 2s,e
y. m, escorted by two bandk Of
music The singing will be ia
charge of the Shrine Glee Club uu-
der the direction OF Charles r. Bartr
lett
In recent years. or since out-ooor--
templsr field days nave been sbsn-
doned. there has been very little
public display OF the Templsr uni-.5
form In Washington, aside from the !
Ascension Day procession There is .
a rapidly growing feeling among
the Cir Knights lately that more at
tenton should be given 20 public
demonstrations. consequently all 7
Sir Knights are sincerely hoping
that this mass meeting on the Mon
ument Grounds will be the begin
ming Of q new era In the matter
OF the appearance In public OF our
Templsrs uniformed In open air
demonstrations I'd
Special orders Of the Com
manders' Association OF Knight
TeRplar OF the District Of Column
bia, for religious ceremonies on the
Monument Grounds Sunday. October
Is. 1871
The several COMMANDERS, Will
form at the New Masonic Temple At
o'clock .. m
Washington Commandry, Ne. 1,
will form on the east side Of Thir-
teenth street, right resting at II
street: Columbia Commandery No.
2, VIII form on the north side OF
u street right resting at Thirteenth
street: Potomac Commsndery No :,
Will form on the south side Of "
street right resting at thirteenth
street; De Molsy CommAndery. No. 4.
Will form on the south side Of New
York avenue, right resting at Thi--
tesnth street; Orient Commandery
No. s, will form on the north side
Of New York avenue. right resting
at Thirteenth street; BriRhtWood
Commanday No. 6, will form on
the west side Of Thirteenth street,
right resting at New York avenue:
The Grotto Band will form on Thir-
teenth street below H facing south;
The Orient Band will form on the
right of Orient Comnandery.
The line OF march. which viii be
In sections Of eight files each, with
guide right at all times will be as
follows: Escort Of police, Grotto
Band, Washington Comandery No.
l. Columbia commandery No. Z, Po-
tomac commndery, No. 3, De Molay
Commandery No. 4, Orient Com
mandery Band, Orient Commandery
No. S, Brightwood Commandery No.
6. The parade will start promptly
at 1850 p. m, and march south on
Thirteenth street TO Pennsylvania
avenue. west on the north side OF
Pennsylvania avenue to Fifteenth
street, south on Fifteeth street 20
B street, west on B street TO the
Monument Grounds where an i'm
mense passion cross will be formed
by all OF the Communicates and
march on the grounds.
At the conclusion Of the cere-
monies the return march will be
made over the reverse route 20 the
Masonic Temple.
Past Commander Frank z GIason
will be adjutant o. charge