Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-24
Thousands Cheer
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Continued from Pase One
not long to wait for the parade. There
was a false alarm" when the mem
Ders of the Executive Committee. with
mounted aides galloping
ahead, motored down the Parkway to
the reviewing stand. remaining there
for few minutes. then returning to
their proper place in the line.
BY this time the head Of the parade,
led by Superintendent of Police Mills
driving his own car, appeared at the
turn. The white plumes Of the mount
ed Knights could be seen by the front
ranks of the crowd waiting on either
side OF the way and n preliminary cheer
Of greeting wen. scattering up and down
the line.
Line Approaches Reviewing Stand
The marching line speedily approached
the reviewing stand, a troop Of superbly
officers leading the way. After
them came the Kadosh Commandery,
selected for the honored duty of escort
to the Grand Commander. II. +. Sir
Thomas R. Patton. Then came the
other principal officers, the special aides
and honorary staff and the kadosh
band, a large and finely disciplined or
ganization playing inspiring music on
Instruments that cleaned. The princi-
pal officers of the Grand Commandcry
rode in four huge and glistening motor
cars, all of pattern.
A burst of cheering all along the line
marked the coming of the Grand Com
mandcry. borne in motorcar. 1t was
n beautiful example of the needle
workers art, emblazoned in gold and
colors with the shields of the COM
manderies of Pennsylvania. and sur
by a gold gorget and helmet.
The Corinthian "Chasseur' Comman-
derry, No. SO, all mounted, followed as
escort to tn, Grand Commandcry. The
of the commandery rode on
picked horses, perfectly matched In size
and color.
A special escort followed, in honor
of st. Johns Commandery, No. J.,
from Wilmington, Del. The knights
Of the st. Johns Commandery made an
stretching clear across the Parkway,
being composed Of stalwart mon every
cne over six feet tall and marching per-
fectly.
March In Company Group" u
Then came the First Division of the
parade proper, under II. Z. Sir Alfred
+. Lister, Deputy Grand Commander
with his aides. Rank after rank, the
Communicates of this and succeeding
divisions marched past the reviewing
stand. AS each came by, most OF them
marching in company front, stretch
ing clear across the street. the officer'
of communicates and commanders oi
platoons, with the Reausant Bearers
executed the salute. The Knights, witt
swords at the carry, turned "eycs right
as they passed the reviewing stand. Eacf
Commandery carried an American fiai
along with it's own banner.
The grand chaplain of st. Johns
Commandcry of Wilmington marched
with the Knights in line, in the full
robes of h lis Office. He was greeted with
much applause.
SO were a group of Knights Of Penn
sylvania Commandery, No. 20, who
marched in the full steel panoply ot
knights of medieval days, wearing tn,
white cloak, with n red maltese cross
of the Knights of the Temple 70 ancien,
days.
The Caledonian Band, marching will
one Of the local Communicates, aroused
the enthusiasm which always greet'
these tall Scots, In their gay uniforms
with their juggling bass drummer wht
can beat the big drum as well over hiE
head or behind his back as in the usua
manner.
Division In Autos
The enthusiasm of the crowd re-
mained undlminished as line after line
commandery after commandcry. marched
by on its way to Broad street. Whel
the Fifth Division, composed entirel!
Of automobiles, passed the reviewing
stand on the Parkway Mayor Moor,
and his party got into the cars and com
tinued on with the parade.
1t was ~ ;07 when the Fifth Di-
vision had marched by and the Mayor
had joined the Knights for the rest OF
their march. The head of the parade
had arrived at the reviewing stand
where the Mayor sat at 10 80, so that
the parade occupied little over an
hour in passing n given point.
The long line swung down the Park
way to Broad street, south on Broad
street to Pine. and then counter
marched, the Templars executing march =
ing maneuvers that delighted the crowd
on the way up Broad street again.
The return march carried the pa e