The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-06-25
Boys andGirls
Sensation of
K. T. Parade
Greeted With Enthusiasm by
the $4,000 Who Wit
messed Spectacle
SPLENDID DECORATIONS
Marching Started at 1000 A.
NJ, Concluded at $50 P.
NJ, Without Accident

In the parade of more than TO-
600 plumed knights at Minneapolis
Tuesday in connection with the
3Sth triennial conclave of the
knights Templar, Pilgrim Com
mandery No. 80, of this city, head
ed by II members of the Boys and
Girls bands of this city, had no
small part.
This parade started to move
about 1000 a. m, and it was $3.50
before the last of the Minnesota,
14th division, passed the review
ing stand at the parade grounds.
The Sank Centre cavalcade of 40
automobiles left this city at GAS
a. m, Tuesday morning. The cars
bore signs at each end in red on
white cardboard "Sauk Centres
Band. The cavalcade was kept in
close formation all the way to the
city. The band was taken at once
to Central Lutheran church, Giant
street, near 4th ave S., and about
IL blocks from the auditorium.
Arrangements had been made for
the ladies of the church to feed the
band at Hoo a. m.
Pilgrim Commandery had 40
men in line but they were not COM
PEELED to enter the parade until
about 1890. They were about the
centre of the Minnesota Division.
The official hymn and marching
tune of the Knights Templar is
Onward Christian Soldier" The
air of this wonderful old song was
played again and again by the
more than so bands in the parade.
The Sank Centre band did ITSELF
proud. They played the marching
hymn with a zest ana feeling
which brought them enthusiastic
applause all along the line of
march. Louis L. Emmerson, COVER
nor Illinois, and right eminent
grand treasurer of the order, from
the reviewing stand said:
There is certainly no race
suicide in Minneapolis; never
saw so many children in all
my life"
The following from Wednesday
evenings Minneapolis Journal:
Children's bands which par
ticipated in the parade drew
admiration from all officials in
the parade reviewing stand
especially the boys and girls
band of Sank Centre, which
brought a salvo of applause
from every dignitary present.
Other chidren's bands drew
like praise, the experience
evidently being novel for many
of the reviewers.
THAT is certainly wonder
full thing" the Grand Master
Sharps said as the boys and
girls from Sank Centre march
ed past playing the orders
hymn"
The people of the Northwest will
wait many years before they have
an opportunity of watching such
colorful pageant again. 1t is esti-
mated that the parade was wit
messed by $4,000 people.
The decorations Of Nicollet ave
nue. were most colorful being a
continuous canopy of knights
Templar emblems and colors from
the Gateway to Tenth street. The
traffic on Nicollet was a solid
mass. Saturday evening the Herald
editor rode down Nicollet and it
took three quarters of an hour to
travel from the Gateway to 10th
and Nicollet, less than one mile.
The traffic cops were wonderful
ly patient. There was a fine spirit
of good natured cooperation
everywhere.
The boys and girls were trans
ported to and from Minneapolis
with safety. They spread the name
of Sank Centre in most favorable
manner. The taking of the band
was made possible only through
the splendid cooperation of the
citizens who gladly placed their
auto at thed isposal of Pill
grim Commandery. The officers
and members of Pilgrim Com
mandery appreciate this splendid
cooperation. 1t was a fine COM
munity enterprise splendidly car
ried out.