Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 15, 1880, Page 2

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, AUGUST 15, 1880—SIXTEEN PAGES. Reeves, John Meeth, Har- son, Jr. . Lawton, Charles H. J " Sanders, Cnarles_Iteid, Arcbitald ¥ s Horace L. Siingiud, Wyatt Owen, William. 5. Wedge, Itsy L. S Parker. Charles Deacon, Will: fain Colton, Samuel Hegister, A. Booth, Jobn f. Eleroad, Hamilton Rowan, and S.J". Faresiagn. ‘The knights in uniturm formed a ling on the depot platform. the cscort bringing up the rear, ‘couded by.the-thirty ladies in carriages, waleade 00k: upits line ats march fron tthe 2 trst balt was ma ot ‘The urst ba age ae ‘saryland, * composed of elit og gentlemen, “was ‘left to the tender ercies of Ocake: Georxe K. Coffroth, Grand wander of Maryland; Past Grand Com- | er F.J..S. Gorgas, Deputy nder FJ. Sf tsisacker, Grand ‘Sisco, Grand Treasurer Charles A, Mz Grand Standard Hesrer, ue Fr cocuran: jrand Captain of the Gu: lypkins ane Uscurt then ied the visiting Knigbts to the encampment on the Lake-Front, where they will ocenpy section $1, near the foot of Harmon court. Beauseant Commandery boasts a worthy roil of genial gentlemen, who bave brought their ‘yyuurters tent with them, where ‘will dispense hospitality in a 1 manner. Their uniform is | strik: ro} ingly handsome, diack suit, bunts, white silk and gold-eross belts, and wav- ing froin their kolgbtly hats are the showy white plumes which crowa a costume of more than ordinary beauty. Henry J. Ford, more American; James B. Hi und Willjaga Kelty, of a Daily beadquarters’ tent eae py Ton of the ordinary field tents in the sec- tien uf the encampment where thoy are located. “Gommundery {8 accompanied by the Fort | MeHenry Band, and they propose to le the jevers of good music who may call upon them. THE CAMP CONSECRATED. . 'Yhe camp was formally consecrated at 5:00 p. ‘There is nothing in the’ ritual about conse- tion, but-Grand-Commander Morse, of Tili- bt who isin command by virtue of his office, and of the fact thst the Conclave is held witbia the ‘limits of this State, thought. it would be fitting to accompany the hoisting of the Grand Commandery bapser with some little ceremony. Accordingly, at half-past 5in the afternoon be guthered all the Grand. Officers present in tho besdquarters tent, and, together with a number Sir Knights, marched to the fiag-staff at Buren-street. entrance, Among thom - Grand Commander Charles Mi. Morse; Dep- uty Grand Commander John C. Smith; Grand iene Loyal L. Munn; Grand Caj nertl Henry Turner; Grand Se mes G. Elwood: Grand Treasurer Jobn H. 3Grand Hecorder_Gilbert W. Barnard, m. With 4 Graud Capiaiy of the Guard Jobn P. Ferris; gud Gravyt George HB. Harlow, of Springfeld, and Sir Knight Henry C. Ranney, of Chicago. On the sidewalk were about 10u interested spec- rs. The Grand officers, who were in full uniform, formed u cirele around tho tlag-pole, and came toa“ present” The Grand Captain of the Guard and P. B.C. Jobn Crawford then hoisted the banner of the Grand Commandery, und, 2a soon ug it touched the cap, ‘Tobey’s Bat- u tationed in the camp, tired nine guns, at ervals, the Grana Commander in the mean- ing? in the ame of theGrand Commandery of the te of ilinoisd declare Camp De Molai duly cauecrated und opened withoat further ecre- inouy. Ail true and courteous Knights will take due notice and goyern themselves according to the sublime principles of our Order The banner then, saluted, und the swords returned to oticers and Fe ni Grand Commanders. This consists of a goiden shield which is divided Into four parts by tired cross. In the Sections are the letters P. D, E. P..—stgnifying Pro Deo ct Patria, On top of the cross is @ crown with crossed swords, and underneath the sbield a ribbon on which is In- seribed Omaia ad Deo Gioriam, THE CAMP BY DAY. “The canvas city on the Inke-shore was all ag with excitement yesterday. Workmen, visitors, and Knights Templar jostled one another all day long in the vistas of the camp, and, us if the activity natural to tho occasion was not enough, a very brisk nor’-easter added tw the liveliness. Fresh from its career over the wave-tops it was 2 cool and refreshing breeze which exhilarated the encampment’s occupants 2nd utterly overcame the sun's strenuous efforts to become unpieasantly warm. This was well, as, despite tue exertions prevailing during the aweck, there was an abundance of work left to pe uccomplished during the day before the cxinp could be ready to receive its earliest arrivals. Before the morning closed ail the tents were In position, and during the afternoon: the furnishing of them kept 2 small army at work. ‘The capacity of the camp for ewallowing bed- steads, cots, camp-stools, and other articles of furniture was remarkable. A constant succes-. sion of teams laden With these necessaries of cump-life came up to the main entrance of the encampment on Van Buren street and depos- ited their contents, which were iinmediately gvized upon by members of the “camp-service” corps, who at once found them quarters in those tents which, it was known, would be car- liest occupied. The furniture of the ordinary tent 1s quite simple, The larger tents, baving an ares of lixl4 feet, are supplied with seven cots, each of which is furnished with a pair cf clean sbects, a pnir of blankets, and a pillow. Then comes a wash- ing-busin, 2 slop-bucket, a water-puil., and a drinking-cup. ‘Two camp-stools complete the equipment, unless in the case where Indies aro muking a trial of tent-life, when stuol-closet ‘The furniture of the smuller 9x9 fect subillty of the tents vanished yesterday hen it was seen that the gale, vhich covered the lake with foum-capped waves, falledto bring one of them to the ground. Asa matterof fact, nothing legs thin a tornado conld remove one of the ters from its moorings. The pegs used are of stout bickory wood, of inuch greater length than the average tent-pez, and the honest man- ner iw Which ‘the mailet-wiciders drove uecm home excited. many 2 smile from campaigners, whose — memories ‘were i back to the days when they were Itving under canvas, in the erection of which no such pains were taken as the camp-service men were i ing in, Guet after gust cume against the wulls. Now und then the gale rushed in at the open doorway and swelled the tentout ull ft looked like a ballon, but Peeneiie rope, and tent-pex stood tho strain admirably, and old Borexs bud to retire discomfted, lv inuet not be understoud that the furniture of the various tents will consist of nothing more the articles which have been enumerated. se ure the pieces supplied by the Furnishing ittee, but the oveupants ‘of tents ure al- -d to udd to them, if tney think proper, end eof the loads of furniture which arrived the afternoon acewed to indi- cute that the privilege owas going to be pretty freely used. Bluck-wainut bedsteads. woven-wire mattresses, rocking- irs, camp-Stuols covered with vari-colored rely znd other essentials of domes- Uc luxury arrived in goodly quantity, togethor with the basis of much inuer-tent ornamenta- tion, suggesting that the Interiur of many of the canvas Bomes Will be beautifully decorated. Th: beadquatter tents for the Chicago Com- manécrics—very large circular canvases to the northwest or the Asylum—excited much com- ment among visitors from their great sizo and pruportions. Those of the visiting Commanud- 3 were mostly of striped bine ard white can- of an aren of twenty feet square. In one of esterday an aniusing idea of the hetero- $s natureoef atent’s contents, before it has 1 put in order, could be obtained. Piled n the tHloor in picturesque confusion were tobe nd the green sxtchels, Valises, plumed bats, iee-chests, watermelons, swords, and a y of other smuateriul. One of the boxes scemed to have been disposed of with any appearance of care. The othors Jay as they had iuilen, The pusitton of this one, as it. reclined upon the softest piece of sward beneath .tho tent, clearly indicated that it had been deposited to rest gently, and that never bud the lezend “This side up,” etc. been more reverently obeyed thai im its case, There was nothing about the bux to indicate the nature of its con- tents, but the words “extra dry" upon one of its seemed te intimate that its contents suffer by the presence of water in any AL quantity ‘be people Were present in strong force at the . The guards had their instructions to al- 2 one fu who bad nut business with the en- cumpment, but the populace soon fouud poluts where nn entry could be effected, and thou- sands enjoyed a promenade eiong the mazy walks during the afternodn, To them the canvas houses were, even in theirunoccupied and nfurnished eee subject of endless ud- riration, and the interest taken in the erection cof one of the tents was as great as {i it bad been in obelisk fresh from Egypt. ‘The evasive dog, ewikdered from the temporary loss of its mas- ter, could be seen making ripid investigation of tent after tent, and bere and there an enterpris- : uurse-girl. trying to, éclve the problem of aby-carriuze could be driven along a hort cut whose only objectionable feature was ‘a dozen ur two of tent-pegs with a labyrinth of Ughily-drawn ropes arising from them. The Asylum, although its decoration is not yet completed, bas creatly improved in uppesrance iu the fast twenty-four hours, The somewhat imre aspect of Jts exterior has been greatly ditied by strips of evergreen. running per- ularly up its sidesand roof. which accentu- gothic desiga ina very plessing manner. dours.and windows and the surmounting r bis deen similarly decorated, the result gthxt the airy grace of the structure has’ bo geeatly, enanced. The interior. of. the building luokslike a tairy patace. . All the crud! ues of the woodwork” huve wanished, and the joists“and rafters -have bueusmade” the groundwork of exquisit desiens,.i% \hich the various emblems of the Order: ure introduced with teling effect. The orunmentation of the stage, which is situated at “the -eustern end -of & ey q and white. Hanging baskets depend from the rafters, and tend greatly- to increase the ap- arance of cornices which, together. with the Brignenese of coloring and graceful form of the decorative deyices, constitute the great charm of the most important feature of the Encamp-. ent. 2 Proms tha roof of the Asylum & delightful: bird's-eye View was had yesterday nfternoon of the camp? From this foci! point the eye took in asweep of the vast parallelogram of domicili- ary canine fluttering in the gule’ which came in fitful gatsts over the lake. ‘To the northwest tho threemnionstrous canvases of the Chicaso Com- mapderies govertowered the smull-try teats which surrounded them. Then came the avenue with its sidewalks crowded with pedestrians and its roadway thronged with carriages. To the enst lay thé lake studded with wild-tying white caps and enlivened with the sails of ascore of yachts which were scudding about gladly in a Wind which was just strong enough te test their sea-going qualitics to the full. The view to the north was bidden by the Exposition Building, “througb whose windows the workmen could be Seen busy at work preparing for the great event ‘of Tuesday evening. The great essential for a full appreciation of Chicago's Iake-front view is a Hight, clear, day, with a wind from the water carrying off every vestize of city smoke. Just such a day was it vesterduy, and, had it not ‘been for the novelty Of the scene provided by the camp, the eye could have rested for hours upon the gay view in the inner harbor, where the man-of-war’s man witha ficet of pleasure ‘bouts hovering around her frowning sides, the steam pleasure bonts puffing hither and thither, the Government pier with its crowd of prom- enaders, the ynchts at anchor in-shore impa- tiently chafing undor the unwelcome restraint, —all combined to make a picture of rure inter- estand beauty. ‘Tho billows of canvas imme- diately beneuth the observer, however, by te force of its novelty, detained bis attention even from so lovely asight. Near at hand the dead white of the tents was vividly contrasted with the rich green of the sward which luy between them, but further off tent-roof upon tent-roof arose,—n sea of canvas which extended nearly to the end of the park, and which might have been deemed guilty of the fault ‘of monotony bad not the artistically jrregular plan upon which the camp has been laid out, pro- ducing an endless variety of Hghts and shadows, relieved it of the charge. Then, tou, the snowy surface was Here and there broken with the bright bluc of the headquarter tents, aud with an occasional rickly colored flag or Musonic de-. vice fluttering in the wind, Of the aduptability of the Lake Park for the purpose of such # p too much cannot be said In praise. A most {mportant consideration is supplied {a the tirin quality of the earth, which insures the sthbility of tho teuts, The gentle slope of the land towards the water, the velvety yerdure upon its surface, the mazy paths mak- ing intercommunivation among the tents eusy and well-detined, the park subdivisions giving each of the different Commandery camps au in- dividuality not otherwise equally attainuble, the park benches providing au abundance of rest- ing places for the campers, and, lastly, the lake with its abundant means of enjoyment help to. make the spot the vory perfection of a sight for a monster cainp. As an enthusiastic Marylanger was beard to ex- claim yesterday, *It-bents al T have ever seen.” The same gentieman ucknowledged toa reporter that, living within’ sight of the sea, ho never mude an inland voyage without a feeling of re- pret. * But.” he added, looking out upon the lake where the Idier was just crossing the stern of the Michigan in a run to the open water, “this almost cqualsit. That water makes me feel quite at home.” —— APOLLO COMMANDERY. Last evening, beginning at 7 o'clock, a hurry- ing crowa poured in the direction of the Apollo Asylum on Monroe street, eager-to catch sight of this superb and renowned bofly on parade. Simultancously in detached groups of twos and threes the Knights assembled and disappeared within the building to equip themselves. By esurteous permission of the Captain-General, 2 and Egyptinn Hali. The first is one of the tinest in the world, and though not large enourh now to meet the full requirements of the Command- ‘ery, whose roster exceeds by far that of any in the country, is imposing and beautiful. The roof is of cedar, Gothic-shaped. The walls are tinted, and upon them in exquisitfresco are dis- played the arms of the Commandery, and vati- ous Masonic dovices.. The throne of the Emi- nent Commander is a Roman chrule chair upon d dais, canopicd by carven and polisned oak, hung with rich drapery. It 1s ot polished walnut, tufted and cushioned with velvet, deep- ly fringed. The seats of the Generalissimo and Captain-General are of similar material, but Gothie design. 28 are also those of | the Prelate an@ other officers. The chairs of the Sir Knights are of superb workmanship in wal- nut, and have the triangle and other emblems. "The Egyptian Hall is glowing with fresco, paneled and colunmed fn antique style;and cov- ered with hieroglyphics. the Armory is dressed with polished oak, and here each Knight bas n capacious locker wherc- in to keep histrappings. Other rooms, exquisitly furnished, are en suite. Having donned their rich uniforms, and with, their breasts glitterjug with costly jewels, the detachment of the Commandery ordered. to take possession of campdescended to the strect at 8 p.im.,and fell into line, elleiting cheers from the spectators by their splendid appear- ance. The detachment numbered 116, consist- ing of only parteof two com and wus ac- companied by two Cuptuins 4 The command being given for the march, the firm, stendy, and unbroken step, the soldicrly pearing, and the rapidity and precision with which the various evolutions were gone through with, proved that tho Commandery was a3 per- tect in drill.as great in numbers. From the comments of the multitudes of spectators thronging the line of march it was evident that much bad been expected, ana thatthe result was fully a gratification. The Apollo was the iirst Commandery to reach the camp, and its members were greeted with three rounds from a Napoleon twelve-pounder, fired by Battery Bb of the First Winois Light Buttery. They were then alizned, brought to pa- rade rest, assigued to quarters, and dismissed ranks. Soon ufter the rest of the Sir Knights of, the Commanders arrived in full uniform, num- bering 716 in ull. who, after reporting tor duty and receiving orders, returned to their homes until to-morrow morning. ST. BERNARD COMMANDERY. Of the three Commanderics ijn Chicago, that of St. Bernurd is at once tho youngest und one of the most vigorous, Now scarcely ten years oid, it numbers to-day 25 members, or ubout as many us the Chicago Commandery, the oldest in this city, which is one of the largest in the United States. ‘The present officers of St. Bernard Coinmand- ery are: Eminent Commander. Dr. John D. M. Curr; Generalisshno, Henry R. Shafer; Captain- General, Jobn B. Overmeyer; Prelate, the Rev. James McLaughlin: Senior Warden, Guy T. Gould: Junior Warden, Holmun G. Purinton; ‘frousurer, ‘homas E. Miller; Recorder, Johu O. Dickerson; Standard-Bexrer, Willinm Handiin; Ss Bearer, Joseph Hogan; Warder, S. G. wi i Cuptain ef the Guard, S. M. Kich- When the suinmons to active service was sent forth, none more loyally responded to it than the Knights of St. Bernard, and last evening a large anuster took plave at the asylum of the Com: wandery, known as Corinthian Hall, No. 187 Kinzie street. At thts bull, which is the head- quarters of the St. Bernard.Commandery, sev- eral delegations frum other States have formed arendezvous, and n pleasant interchange of brotherly conyerse is hud: ebief among those present yesterday being delegations from Ohio und Pennsylvania; and doubtless more will put in an appearance during tbe week. The rooms which the Commandery call their “ Asylum,” and which the uninitiated might without impropriety esil their headquurters, nre in process of decoration for the great occasion. For the present its chief attractions ure 2 frame of portraits of the Eminent Commanders of this particular Commandery, which, us it possesses some local interest, inuy be here enumerated: Edward 8. Edwards, 1870-2; John A. Craw- ford, 18; Henry Turner, 18:4: E. W, Barnar 1873; John Woddman, 1 M, Burbank, 1! Jobn S. White, 1378; Cuss’F. Maurer, 1879;' John D.M. Carr, 1880. In the principal parlor of Corinthian Hall, de- dicated to the St. Bernard Commundery, is also being fitted up an clegant library case, destined to contain the volumes belonging to the Chi- eago Masonic Library Association, consisting mainly of works relating to the history of the rder, and copies of the proccedin: ‘of various beothesnoods throughout the United States and pe. ;In obedience to the summons of the Eminent Commander, about fifty Knights assembled Inst eveniny at the * Asylum," and after being put through preliminary drill by the Captuin-Gen- eral and his aides, were turned over to the Eminent Commander, and tormed in mareh- .orde. FromCorinthlan Hall they proceeded, ; bended by an instrumental band, along Clarke street to Mudison, thonce up Dearborn street to Washington street, thonce to State street, and by way of Jackson street to the camping round onthe Lake-Front. Their line of march was thronged by eager crowds, and when they reached their rendezvous it was sexreely possible to make a passage through the dense throngs that stood awaiting their arrival. The police, how- ever, surpassed themselyes in the enersy with which they kept beck ftruders, and soon after tae gallant Knichts arrived on the camping- ground they were in quict possession of their se. and ee be a cuales and undisturbed eparation forthe duy of rest which 5; Betts the ‘Tenfplar spi pecially - CHICAGO COMMANDERY.. Chicago. Commandery, No. 19, met nt their Asylum, on'the corner of Halsted and Randolph streets, at 7:30. o’clock yesterday evening, and marched thenct to theirencampment. The of- ficers of this body are as follows: Eminent Com- mander, Jchn H. Witbeck; Generalissimo, Henry.H. Pond; Captain-Genoral.: Andrew G. Gulford; Senior Warden, James F. Fenny; Junior Warden, C. B, Wilson; Prélate, 3fatthew W. Borland; “Crédsurer, -Matcdtm’ McDonald; Recorder, Hiram T..Jncods; Captain of Guard, tbe bullding, is very handsome, The three doors leading behind ithave been draped in purple with a fringe of biack and white, and above all are tive Maltese crusses in gray, tipped with red J would © uot Thomas HH. Agnew. .A very Imrge gather- iug was not- joked’ for, -as it. was expected, the clmrms of -camp~ life induce _ amany abandon TrunuNE reporter visited the Asylum, Armory, their homes, but when the processionstarted over 100 Knights were in the column, Headed by a fifeand drum band the Commandery moved long Halsted, Aduins, Wabnsh avenue and Vau Buren street to the camp, where they formed & Commandery front for the purpose 0: ving St. Bernard Commandery witha present. ‘This ceremony over, the Commandery bi 3 and repaired to the rendezvous-tent, where they passed the time discussing the iinmediate con- tingency of bow the eleepl accommodations were going to pan out, anc the more remote question of what success was going to attend the events of the coming week. THE CAMP BY NIGHT. After the various Commanderies had been 98- sined quarters Inst evening, there was first an excited rush to examino them, beds were ran- sacked, blankets looked over, shoets doubled backward, and valises unpacked,—then the vast crowd of lookers-on gradually melted away to a remnant of starers, the Sir Knights became calmer and more jovial, and’a general inter- change of visits the order of the evening.’ The camp presented a very pretty sight. ‘twelve calcium lights threw.their rays upon the snowy clty, while the moon per= formed ber, palo duty in the carly part of the night, making the walks between the groups of tents exceedingly delightful, The headquarters of the Camp and Tent Committees were crowded during the evening, business be- ing done with alacrity by volunteers. Meal and tent tickets were afranged in packages of twen- ty-flve each, ready for sale to individuals. Meals to friends of the Knights will be 50 cents each. The headquartera: of the Illinois State Com- mandery are open and occupied by the proper officers, and visitiiy Knights and their friends are made welcome there. ‘Beauseant Commandery, No.8, of Baltimore, has pitched its headquarters in the triangle between Hurrison and Congress strects, and the Knights mde themselves at home there last evening., They brought with them a very Inrge reception tent, which 13 ornamented with an organ, and will have & piano init to-morrow. There is an excellen® glee club and several musicians in the Com- jaune ‘and they will make the camp interest- ig during their stay. ng olion t. Bernurd, and Chicago Command- eries, headed by a band, last evening made a fraternal call upon thelr brethron from Baiti- more, and 2s soon as they came in sight a salute was fired from the camp. And bere an incident. occurred. Near where the gun ‘was, placed, opposit Van Buren street, the ‘eamp clgar dealer has bis His stuck was nicely luld out in a cage ons temporary counter, in charge of # boy. The proprietor sut on the edge of his cot studying up prospective profits. When the in went off be turacd a backward somerset, taking the cot and mattress with him, but bis cigars, O where were they? The shock that ba lifted cot and min had spread desolation and confu- sion among the weeds,” and the man was not happy. A number of pines of glass in the Cbi- enzo Homeopathic Medica} Collego Building op- posit were broken. ‘The cigar-man had # bulls’= tye lantern looking for nis cigars through tho camp, and upto midnight bad not found them all ‘The Chicavo boys called on the Balttmoreans, and were duly welvomed. There were no speeches, but plenty of pleasant social inter- course, but not even a glass of water to drink. There was some singing, and, at an carly hour, the visitors left the scene. To-day the Balti- more Knights will hive completed tholr ar- rangements, and they will be at home to all vise iting Knights. They express themsclves as de-~ lighted with thesituation and the arrangements ‘bus far. é In the headquarter tents, of course, all was work and sitence, for a vast amount of arrangc- ment has yet to be completed. But in the tents assiyncd tothe Sir Knights the aspect was less active and more cheerful. The interior wis filled with cots to the utmost extent, and upon these the ‘Tempinrs jocularly roosted and ex- changed ancedotes old and hoary, new and crisp, medieval. nnd Masonic, in steady stream. By 9 o'clock Michizanavenue was comparatively emptied of spectators, and traversed only by Sir Knights and their friends passing and. re- passing with mpid pace and clinking sword. Due north of the Asytum, and in close, prox- imity toit, was the circular tent of the St. Bernard Commandery, Next this was the Chi- cago; while to the left of the Michigan avenue entrance was the Apollo line, occupied last night by about 100 Templars, At 9:10 the last enleium light reddened.down to a faint blue, and then dropped into darkness; huge masses of vapor drifted across-the threatening sky and clumsily played at hide-and-seok with the fast- sinking moon; the pretty ebiare-oscura effect of the enrly evening vunished, in. gloom, and the distunt lines of gus-lunps on the avenue twinkled and finred, but gave no light. Thon it was that the camp took upon itself a sombro look, and Eminent Commanders fell over tent- guys, and Generalissimos stubbed . their toes ugninst tent-pins, and prelates cume to grief on accidental lumber piles, and Sir Knights in- numberable got themselves into a power of trouble under their canvas shelter. * Atwas evident that many were going to bed, tor giant and athletic silnouets appeared upon the transparent walls golng actively through every process of preparation. tor the night, from ‘tho initial” “watch-winding to the final pummeling of. the obdurate pillow. About tho same time lamentations equaling those of Jereminh went up in many directions, as a six-foot Knight would discover that be hud a five-foot cot, and that either he must leta yard or 0 of his legs hang over and be frost- itten, or cise must sleep like an 3S; ora tive- foot Knight found itsagged down in the middie like a V, with bim in the centre; or a slim and chilly Knight ascer- tained that he only had sheets, and no blankets; orn fat and overheated Knight informed himn- elf that he onty had blankets, and must either mufile up in those or go without. e But these trifling oversights and annoyances were soon remedied, and when, at trumpets clirioned tattoo, every arrangement for the night’s comfortable slumber bad been mude, and the intermitteut growl, had subsided and given place to the delighted chuckle, ag Kuight after Knight slipped under cover and was At rest. Occasionally a Generalissimo would drop in and inquire if all were comfortable; then some wakeful Knight would inquire'in turn if the Generalissimo had x cigaret ubout bis clothes, and silence would drop aguin. Many of the Sir Knights, however, had not retirea at midnight, but were sitting fn merry conclave, discussing times when they were tenting on the old cump fround., ‘ ‘This morning nt 9:20 the entire Apollo Com- mandery ‘assembles in dress uniform without bildrics, and xt 10 o'clock will proceed in 8 body to Grace Cuurch, STREET DECORATIONS. There is no person who can at present give an adequate description of the decorating which will be done in honor of the Triennial Conclave. By Tuesday morning Chicago will have puton her full and complete holiday garb, It will be of such a character as to excel anything hereto- fore scenin any city on the American Continent. Tn richness end originality of design the decora- tions canuot be excelled, and are worthy of Chicago and its enterprise. Wabash avenue will probably present the richest and finest ap- pearance, because or the many arches put up on the route of the procession. ig Lake street ulready begins to show what it willdo. The Tremont House will commence to throw out its decorations to-day. Nos. 22 and 24 Lake street show festoons of white and-bluck cloths, and shields. No. tis emblazoned with shields and set off with flags. Markley, Alling & Co. will display fifty large shields on the front of their building, and lugs almost innumerable. No. 03 shows festoons of evergreens, hanging- baskets, and tlags. The St. Charles Hotel, on Clark street, north of Lake, is gayly festooned with flags, shields, ete, The Olympic’ Theatre has a number of. flags. The Sherman House will be uniquely decor- ated. At present only the little fluzs which float from every window are in place, but over the entrances will be brilliant transparen- cles, consisting of the conts of arms of nll the Commenderies which make this buuse their headquurters. There will bo Maltese crosses, benuseants, ete. The transprrenctes: and coxts of arms will brilliantly iliminated ut nigbt.- McChesney Bros., southeust corner of Clark and Randolph'sirects, have a profusion of shields, cross, ctc., in their window, and from the central windows overlooking Randolph and Clark strects they bave a large skull and cross- bones, over a figure eight. The Washington Ice Company, at 79 Clurk street, have u tine show of shicids and evergreens in festoons. The Golden Eagle Clothing-House, 144 and 346 Clark street, shows some tue tugs. The St. Lawrence Hotel. No. 163,18 profusely set off with sinall Templar flags. No. 16¢ also shows a number of small aes. Gutzert, at the southenst corner of Clark and Monrve streets, hus ornumented his place yery cloth, shicids, lags, and benuseants. ‘Obspin & Gore ‘bave elaborately decorated their building front, the centre piece being a mammoth picture of George Wushington, over whose head threateningly bangs a square and compuss, in the centre of which is the letter G. There are shields, axa, beauscants, etc., taste fally arranged with festoons of evergreens. O. R. Keith & Co., corner of Wabash avenue and Monroe streets, haye pot yet completed thelr decorating. They show a mammoth sion cross in red. bordered with white, in the centre of the front on Wabssh avenue, with festuons of red, white, and. black cloth, grace- fully looped up with shields. On Monroe street there are small fags floating from every -window. Ely, the tailor, will show bandsome decorations, and Brown & Prior have 4 number of pretty shields, bordered with ever- greens, in their shor ‘indows. at by The Chicago Carpet Company and J. Cox & Co. have joined in 2 handsome decoration of the URN saga Tele ae 3680, and rae Wabasb ave- Nf re is it mammoth passion cross, some thirty fect in hight, under ‘which is a huge black banner, with skull und cross-bones. There are benuseants placed between cach window in red and blick und black and white. RL. Crocker, 13) and 18, and T. J.Shay & Co., Gand 125 Wabush avenue, have draped the pillars of thelr stores in handsome festoons wat Ris cot was sv long that . tastily with festoons of red, whito, and black. of red, white, sua bine cle fitting finish to he decorations of the hotel above. ‘ Bamberger &Co., 133 and 135 Wabash avenus, showa number of flags and festoons on thetr building. Clement, Bane &Co., 119 and 121 Wa- bash, corner Madison, have flags flying from every window, Gage Bros., opposit, have com~ mended upon a unique desizn of decorating. Barnum Bros.. 113 and 115 Wobash, and A. Louls &Co., 1 and 143, and 109 and. 33, are all set oft with small flags, ‘which are flying from every window, * . One of the most elaborate ofthe decorations will be exhibited on Nos. 95, 97, 99, 101, 103, 105, and 107 Wabash ayenue, being 144 feet front up- on this street, and 152 on Washington. The cor- ner of Wushivgton and Wanash is eccupicd by D, B. Fisk & Co., and the southernmost store by Rosenthal & Co., who join in the Fisk & Co. doing the work, Mr, having: dongelvad waa elaborated the dosign. On the apex in the contre ‘of the Wabush avenue front there is 0 mammoth crown, underneath which is a beauti- ful banuer twelvofeet wide and thirty it having upon it In Inrge letters, Tn Hoe Signo Vinces.” Flanking: qneee rear ro uenny ach eight by en feel os chch Clete by terer the cornice there Will large tings, euch six le twelve ‘ doe long. . is ve of the building fs a banner, oie tanked with tags, while undernenth | E a liirge passion cross and crown, flanked on either ide wi anners. _Bunners will be side with draped bw es Bare ill be red, Greenstelder, expense, D. B. Frazier, of that firm, ¢: Weng well ag the figs of ench Commanders ie the lower story all the columns are tasteful draped, and tho sixteen jwindows and four doors wil, be ornamented with richly oil-patnted shields, edged with draped fiags,and ell em- Dlematical of gFreemasonry, At the corner of Wabash avend and Washington etreet will be probably the most chaste and expensive single decoration in the city. it will be a huge white cross artificial ve orm, made by D. B. Fisk & Co. The Washington street front will be decorated in festcons of red, white and black cloth, which falls from the point of the apex in the centre of the’ building, in generous proportions, with banners and inseriptions of, the Commandcries, and the cross and crown. Vlays and beausennts will flout from every window. It takes 3,00) yards of cloth for the draping of the building nlone, and the cost of tho design will be about 1,500, Marsh & Kenyon and Kramer & Hanauez, of 114 Wabush. avenue, have decorated with tlags and festoons of red, white, and Diack clot. Hamburger Rros., 86 Wabnsh, show # profusion of fings. E, Rothschild & Bro., No. 84. red, Diack, and white drapery and fings. Rissor & Reitz, No. 80 and 8, simply decorate with little tags. Boies, Fay & Conke: Nos. .%8 ant 78, show a like displ; . jneger, No. 75, exhibit tlags and festoons of the usual colored cloth. Nos. 55. 5%, 56, 58, 60, Nos. 35, 57, and 62 ali show little flags. Phelps, Dodge & Palmor, ut 48, 50, 52, and 5£ Wabash, are adorned with Hags and beauscants. Booth's, soutbwest corner of Stato and Lako streets, will be elaborately decorated with flags, festoons, shields, etc. Over the entrance isa large passion eross and aureole. ‘The Hale Bullion. corner of State and Wash- ington etrects, is decoruted with small figs. Churles Gossage & Co. have only thrown outn lurge passion cross anda group of beauscants jn the portico near the top of tho buildin; They will tinish“thoir decorations to-morrow, ridge, At 1l4-und 126 State, shows come little tlays, a8 dO Munael Brothers, at Nos. 121 and 123. Adams Express Company hive decorated band- soniely in front of their office ou Madison, near Stnte'street. i : Vergho, Rubling & Co., 188 and 140 State, have only commenced thelr decorations. The sume may be suid of Bullock Brothers and other firms. Mr. Diffoy, 72 Madison, has a festooned arch over the sidewalk, and shiclds and beause- ants without number. MMeVicker's Theatre Building, when completed, will presenta gor- feous tt. ‘The tags of all nations run around the pinzza, while underneath ura threo stril- Ing. shields, representing tho three _Chi- exgo Commanderies. Gunther's and Fier- gsheim’s. form part of the finish to the decorations. of tho —_biildings Rand, McNally & Co, have put up one of the most striking decorations, in the shape of an immense passion cross, in erimgon, bordered with white. Their Duilding will be elxborately trimmed. The Hershey Hail block is tastefully ornamented with shields and band3ome banners. The decorutions will be completed to-morrow. , in consequence of the hirh wind which pre- Walled yesterday, muny’ persons who hud con- templated decorating to a renter or leas ex~ tent postponed their dispixy of. tings, em- Dilems, and evergreens, bopimmg for more propitious weather Monday. An incrensed amount of bunting and Masonic flings has been purchased during the past twenty-four hours yy peuple residing along the route of the pro- cession, and by Monday evening the display will, ‘be not only grand in.its proportions, hut mag- nificent in-elfect. The arches on Wabash ave~ nue us fir sonth as Twelfth strect have been decorated fully or in part. South of Twelfth strect the structures have ail been. erected, and it is desizned: to bave the -decora- tions finished 45° enrly as ouany noon. The arch which spans Wabash avenue at the in- tersection of Peck court: fell during Friday evening, and for..a Short time strect-cur travel |. wus obstructed, Yegieriny fn squad of work- men were engnied iv making the necessary re- pats and the Btructure will be replaced during to-day. > E\The decorations which will adorn the walls of the Calumet Club House are-very expensive and elubonite. Several of the upperrooms of the Cinb- House are literally strewed with a rich display of artistic designs. Crowns, crosses, aud crossed. swords abound in profusion. ‘The collection en braces about eversthing inthe way of Masonic embiems, and in the geuoral Unish” no expense hus been spared to minke “the. display very at- tractiv' 16 very richest of material has been used, black silk pretominal ne: ‘Blerant and costly fringes of gold Ince and tassels of heavy design in the samo material adorn all ‘the figuros, and when bung out in the sunlight, will create -n general. effect of dazzling splendor. The sents. now in course of construction on the south and west fronts of the Club-House, will necémmodate nbout 1.200 per- sons. Members of the Club will be allowed to invite two outside partics on their own card of admission and itis‘believed all will be accom- modated. lt is desigued to muke a grand di: play on this platform. The ladies will be pres- ent in full dress, and this i connection with tho clepant decorations will be one of the features of the grand parade. THE EXPOSITION BUILDING. The scope for grand and exquisit effects of color outline and illumination afforded by the Exposition Building have been most artistically taken advantage of by the Triennfal Committee, and the result asa unit and in detail is srtistic in the extreme. There is nothing heavy, for the Structure is airiness itself, and the plan followed is‘one of extreme lightness and delicacy. ‘The central entrance on Michigan avenue is mazked on the interior by three Gothic arches, supported on conyolute columns of binex: and white. themselves of like color. In tho centre of exch of these hangs the crimsoned cross and jeweled crown of gold, symbolic of the Passion, On cither side are draped two bread blue pen- nants of satin, painted with devices. ‘The space between is festooned in a maze of curves with violet and white, depending from starry centres, whence hang exquisit baskets of exotics on in- visible wires. From the gallery above rise sim- ilararches of like hue, over which are three ban- ners, the first bearing the figure of a Knirht, with lance couched, ‘charging the infidel foc; the second, that of Ccaur de Leon iu Palestine raising the standard; the third, that of Con- stantine. : Under these, upon a shield of snowy radi- ance, “Gold rays describe the venerable sign ‘That quadrants joining ina circle make,”: the symbol of a Mason's craft. ; Opposit rises a.similar series of broad arches in double tier of green Intticed with red, from whose cupitals descend in gentle curves mytinds of Jines traced outin green, red, black, and white, gathering to centres and then extending again, until the span between js fairly a ‘net- work of vivid and sombre hues inter- mingled. Over these is the musicians’ stand, hidden behind a broad inttice of green and crimson, from which rise three arches of similar hue. In the central one stands the mystic X. P., upon an ensanguined and triple base, the letters being of azure and white. Under this, upon the lattice, are tho three most sacred standards, the central being tho sanjak sherif of Masonry, to express it by. antithesis. ‘The thirty-one trussed arches supporting the building, each of 150 feet span, ure white, tho luttice traced out In blue, and the lower edge broudly crimsoned. Tne multitudinous inter- jJacirg braecs and supports, which give such an airy.appearnnee to the fretted roof, -are of urest, glistening white, The base of ench arch is a cluster of evergreens, frum whose emerald fronds it seems to sprmg, Between each arch is draped a Musonic iMag In black and white. Of these there are fifty-seven In the building, fif- teen feet tong by six wide. In the centre pluys the mammoth fountain, whose carven stont rises to the hight of twenty. feet, and about whose broad busin are eight bronze aquaria. Here are : ‘. —* flowering odor 3 5 A wilderness Se rece ae part epg paley aparitone a8 in her, Prine and plays at-will’ or vl ahats : Wild ‘above rule oF ane ore tees areal, Save the gray old stone.of the. fountain itself, there is nothing to be seen but the crystal food that Icaps. into the. air, topples from its hight, breaks into inisty. ahd elancing showers, mur- murously falling into the expanse below, Ge “Where grow brond flag-tiowers, purple pranked Bad with white, nd strong river-buds among the sedge, And flouting water-lilies, rend and white.” Here, in n nook of fantastic “beauty, float two majestic swans with arched-necks, and ‘eyes proudly rding their images as mirrored. Cincturing this elfin lake isa tufted bank of softescemerald, . i ‘ . “ And from the moss,. violets and Jonquil peép, And dart their arrowy odors hee the Rett "Pill you might fuint, With the delicious puin.”.. feet long, . The aquaria surrounding are all transformed: “tare flowers: narcissi; irises; cach crowned; ‘oleander blossoms; hyacinths richiae faint fragrance, . richly curled all round; 5 f; . Corinthizn, cool columnar flowers on plinths; Waxen camellixs, white and crimson onesy ‘And amber lilies; and the regal rose, tut Which for tho'breust of Queens full-scorn: grows: fs All pinnacled in urns of Servet lates Sas “The gallery is one -royal belt of gor blazoattg. yannine the entire cirquit of ne mummoth. building. The railing aS ane latticed in broad diamonds and rounde gu 3 with festoons of Masonic colors, caught at el a intervals by shields, upon which are shining 3 ha golden arms of every hommandery in the wor Sfands of fluttering colors surmotint these, an gonfafons “and pennants in never-onding line, eith depending buskets of exquisit exotics, So that, Jooking down upon it from the extreme end, the splendor vividly recalls the vision Shree hat hg in orders bright, “Ui 8 in orde! Lt Uap edeite ensigns high advanced; ‘en thousana thousand Standards and gonfalons twixt van and rear Stream in the air, and for distinction serve Of hierarchies, of orders and degrecs, Or in their glittering tissues bear embt Holy metorials, acts of zeal and love, Recorded eminent.” Yurning from the glitter, and glory, and pris- matic sheen of this to the north end of the building. 2 contrast is presented. ward in rapid evanescence, wheels ‘The venerable pageantry of time, Ench butting rempart and ench tower sublime ‘And lurking cloistral arch, through trees espied, Near tho bright river's edge,” —riso.to shape the gray, zauot, and grim out~ lines of « fendul castle. domnin of the haughty Crusnder,—the ‘Templar of old. “What ruined shapes of feudal pomp are there, In the cold moonlight fading silently? ‘The castle with its stern baroniul air Still frowning ns accustomed to defy.” What a world of romance it recalls! From out the gateway grim with battered granit and scarred iron, aad over the deep mont rode— “In hauberk of mail and helmet of steel, And armor of proof from head to heel, Oh, what is the wound which he shall feel? And where is the foe thet shall make him reel? True Knight,on whose crest. the cross doth shine! Thoy pusicted his harness, brought him his stec Astallion black of the land's best breed— Belted his spurs and bid him godspeed. "Mid tho Paynim in Palestine~ * A true Knight chaunting bis Christian hymn, With the cross on his gallant breast, Eastward, aye, from the wrning West, Toward the land where the bones of the Savior rest, * And the Ba Ie of God isto win.” ‘Thence rode he to join the forces of Godfréy | of Bouillon, or Kobert of Normandy, or Hugh of Vermendois, or Raymond of Toulouse, or of Tanered, shouting ‘God wills it! God wills it!” and eager for the holy strifo twixt crescent and cross, or later, with the Lion Heart, to be one of those “ With kirtles white and crosses red, Arrmyed beneath the banners tal That streamed o'er Acre’s conquered wall.” Thenee also returned he when his toil was done, to rest his searred Iimbs until the clarion voice of duty summoned hitn forth again. There, under the stern. battlements, to welcome him, “A hundred harpers with harps of gold Harpod through the night’s bizh festival, And the sound of the music they made was rolled From hull to hall, “They drank deep healths till the rafters rocked In the Banquet Hull; and the shout was borne To. thagourts outside, where the crowing cock Was waked ere morn, “ And the cnstle was all in a blaze of light From cresset, and torch, and sconce: and there Bach yurrior danced bim all the night WitlPhis ludye fair.” Then Time touched with fatal finger the enstic; ferce suns drank dry the circling mont; envious dews rusted one by one the Jinks and roils of porteuliis and draw, tll they fell crash ing in sinpeless ruin; steulthy ivy crept up the storm-worn towers, and twined her slow fingers about buttress, and scarp, and battlement, and tower, abont whose grim shadows fitted. the hostly owl, and the bright-eyed fox made his ‘home, and’ bloated toads hopped lazily; the enrven rifters dropped one by one; and night and eternal ailence held reign. ae But the vision conjured up byghe Templars in Exnosition Hall is not the ruin, “ Gray on the hill, a skeleton of the the Past, Grim, gaunt, and ghastly, sullen and alone,” but the feudal castle in all its glory, ag fresh and fmmemorial as the fame of those it sheltered, xs imperishable as the tie of frater- nity and the coment of righteousness and honor Dinding the Royal Arvh; -a5 unassailable and enduring as the rock of Masonry itself. In 2 word, the ball is typical of Masonry as it is, Past blending with Present in fideless colors, the glowing escutcheons but marking the an- nals of a sublime Past that teaches the sturdy Present, and is father to the magnificent Future, . Among other Preparations 4g noticeable that for the division of.the vust-floor into equal | gpaces for the dancers in quadrille, the positions yentiemen’ being marked with a red cross, that of the ladies bya circle, There are thus 200 “sets provided for, allowing ample space to each; or, in other words, accommodating 2.30 dancers. For the waltz, of course, a much vaster number will have room, the ayailnble floor being 750 feet long by 209 wide. “When the hull ig lighted, the seene will be in- describebly beautitul,—the streaming glories of ‘banner aud pennon,- and gonfalon and plume; the shimmer of speur and the glancing of helm; tho nodding tlames of flowers; the creeping, twining, feathery clasp and droup of vine; the exaltant leap of shining waters from their scin- tilhtnt source,—a scene of roses aud jewels, and lace and light : 3 badass “ from the arched roof, Péndant by subtle magic, many a row, Of sturry lumps and dlazing eresects fed With Nuptha or Asphultus, yielding light ‘As from u sky,” to the smooth pavement benenth, with its whirl- ing maze of vividly-colored life swaying and in-" *terchanging in every hue to the murmur of writz, and galop, und jnarch that steals from the bal- cony ubove,—all sights that are fair in the fuir- est of enrth, “ All sounds on fret by string or golden wire; Tempered by soft tunings,”— scene never equaled . before in America, and never to be forgotten. WILL CLOSE TUESDAY. Tho following firms give notice toall con- cerned that their establishments will be closed Tuesday: > The undersigned, hardware, fron, metal, and stove houses, will close their respective places of business on Tuesday, Aug. 17, for tho pur- pose of iving their employés an opportunity of “witnessing the M:asoni¢ procession: Iii rd, Co. C. E, Cl 3 &CoRurbbom Psmde Coe + Co.Rathbone, Sard & be Alling &Co. D.S. Cook. Lamb & Co, Fuller, Warren & Co. EC Michigan Stove Co. F Cribben, Sexton & Co, Sidney Shepurd Co, Richardson & Co, ragin Bros, & Chau Ke! y, M,; A SS mba ene Geena ees Si Hale, Cleveland & Co, & Co. Parkhurst & Wilkinson, Cas, Chicago Stove Works. The following wholesale bat and cap houses of have agreed not to open their stores y until 2 o'clock p, m.: rothers, N. O. Williams & Co., Sweet. Dempster & Co., ping. Tipo. = Co., EC. 1 wwis Sinsabaugh & Co., W. H. Fiteh & Co. Gimbel, Florsheim & Co., Woltf Bras. & Co., Kramer & Hanour. The undersigned music deniers of the City of Chicago nuree to close their respective places of business Pnesday: W. W. Kimball, Story & Camp, a Hosune Bate, 6 Pye Meuly, vot & Son’s Music Co., Pelton, Po ‘ Chieayo Susie Coy" Ae Htocll & sons Ss. raiment s Sons, Julius Bauer. All tho principal groceries and meat mar! on Twenty-sccond street. and 25 far canes Eien th street, will be closed ‘Tuesday for the entire day. Sohn V. Farwell & Co. will close their estab- lishment Tuesday until 2 p. m. Musonie procession. z Se Bey OF the To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune. Cricaqo, Aug. 12.—We, the undersigned, do- ing business in the West Twenty-second strect lumber district, ugree to close our respective Iumber-yards and planing-mills for the day of Stein, Wright & Co. Aug. 10 H. Witbeck & Co., J.S. Vredenbdu: Palonee ing-Mill Co., gnbine & ross, Butour irds. C Con Pench Tuaber: + Ludington Co.. T. M. Avery & Si Peter Wugner & Co... Kelley, Love & Co}, Thompson Bros. & Co., Palmer, Fuller & Co. James Charnley &Co., Chicago Cedar Post Co., denry Burker & Co, Sawyer, Goodman & Co, Groves & Co.” 'T. W. Harvey, | & lish, Crandall &Co., Goss & Phillips Manu- alter Shoemaker, facturing Co., Bach, Taylor &Co.,_-'T. Wileox & Co: ese He Bt of Tie Chisago Tribune. - ), Aug. 14.—In behalf the eny the yaridus retail dry-goods~ houses: ploy eet Street, t have been prompted to write this com- munication, believing that they aré as unxious as any class to witness and participate in Tues- day's celebration, many of them having made thelr arrangements for the day which are now likely to be overthrown by the rivniry exist- ing between houses in the trade, which threaten to remiin open after the impression hud gone forth. that there would be uniformity of action on the part of employers. Cannot a committee wait Bpon the various houses on tho street so 23 w settle the guestion to the satisfaction of all concerned? Yours respectfully, Janes TuounTon, 11d State street. PREPARING FOR PARADE. ‘The followitig wns issued yesterday: . HEADQUARTERS” EMINENT StR COMMANDANT OF Tie Lines, BxpositioN BuiupinG, Cnicago, ‘Aug. 16, 1880, for consultation and final jnstruo- Keto. m. Tuesday above-named , officers will | report to Sir Warren G. Purdy, ‘Adjutant-Gen- erml and Chief of Staif, nt these headquarters. Commanders and.aids buying horses of their own, and requiring borse equipments, can pro- cure suddles und bridles by applying at these headquarters and receiving an order on. the con- tractor. The saddle-blankets will be. delivered at headquarters at 7a, m. Tuesday. ‘Those hav-_ ing no horse will find horves, fully equipped, ready forthem at the sume place and same hour. Otiicers.of the General. Staff, Grand Division and Division officers, necd not wear the baldric. By order of z Ex. Sin NorMAN T. GASSETTE, Commandant of the Lines, Sm Warren G. Porpy, Adjutant-Gencral and Chief of Stat. Note—i_ you have not received notice of your appointinent, please call at headquarters an get it. . g Aug. 13, 1890.—General Order No. 3: . Grand -Di- Vision Commanders, Division Commmanders and -\lds on the several staffs, are hereby ordered to. report at these headquarters ut 8 p.m. Monday, NO LIQUOR. ‘The Eminent Commander of Detroit, No. 1, which will arrive Monday afternoon, bas issued & goneral order, from whick tho following is taken: 5 No spirituous ‘liquors will be allowed on tho train or at headquarters. Every member of the Commandery is strietly prohibited from visiting any saloon or bar where liquors are cold in ‘Templaruniform or with his Commandery badge on. ‘The hospitalities of Ebicago'will be dispensed with a lavish hand, ‘and amid tho joy. and pleasure of mecting thousands of ouf friends and fraters from-nll_ parts of the Continent, the Sir Knights will need to oxercise the SErOnneSe powers of self-denial to prevent excesses. Let cuch Sir Knight keep constantly in mind: tho fact that he is “his brother’s keeper,” and that any unknightly act retlects, diseraee, not alone upon bitnself. but upon bis Commandery and the entire Order. In a word, “be a Knight Templar” at any and all times, and thus uphold the ftir fame of-your Commundery and prove yourself a worthy member of a noble Order. TICKETS FOR SIR KNIGHTS. - 'Tickots for the boat excursions can be ob- tained at the office of O. H. Barrett, No. 120 La Salle street, between 92. m. and 4 p. m.,Mon- day. Tickets for the competitive drill can be pro- cured only from Sir Knight Woodman, Chair- man of the Cummittee, whose headquarters will be in the Exposition Building, Monday morning.- Invitations to the grand reception musicate ct dansanto and tickets to the concerts and thentres Wednesday niht can be obtained only. upon requisition of the Eminent Commander of each Commandery. ‘The hendquarters of the Entertainment Committee, who baye charge of the tickets, will be in Camp De ;Afolar on and after Monday. A. T. STEWART & CO.. A. T. Stewart & Co., who occupy the Drako and Rothbarth Block on Walash avenue, and the Wilder Block on Washington street, are very busy in dccorating both the interior an@ ex- terior of their large store, and it will doubtless exhibit a Very handsome appearance when the work is completed. ‘The materinl used is first- class in every respect, the shields and crosses ‘substantinl, and the banners of immense pro- portions. The two fronts will be devoid of any “tinsel,” and no small flags or painted designs will be used. 5 Tke most prominent piece will be a Jarre banner hung across the avenue. It is fitty feet in Jength, and bears the words “Welcome Sir Knights "in large letters, below a red cross of buge dimensions. In the centre of the two blocks on the Wabash avenue front a red pas- sion cross, twenty-five fect high, bencath a large arch of white and blick, stands ag 2 front iece. Beneath it is the motto, * In Hoc Signo Yinees.” Extending to the right and left of this piece between the second and third floors are pillars trimmed with white and black, und heavy; folds of red, white," and blue are festooned along the entire front. Above the cross there is u large shield. 15 by 30 feet, bearing the urms and motto of the Apollo Commandery. ‘To the left and right are shields bearing the emblems of the Chicago and St. Bernard Communderies, set in a network of white and plack, which is caught up by s1 shields aud crosses. i uP. on the stone, is a lurge P.20 feet high. extending to the roof. Heavy folds of the Nation: colors réech from this piece to the ends of the build- ing, aud a large National banner is placed at the extreme left of the front. The 20-foot front on Washington street 13 to deur a large white banner forty-five feet in hight, ornamented with an framense red passion cross surmeunted by the motto, “Magna Est Ventus ct Prevalebit.”| The other decorations on this side are very similar to those in the front, belug made up of whito and biack fes- toons, beauscanta, banners, and folds of the Na- tional colors. The interior of the store .is receiving consid- erable attention at the hands of the decorut- ors. The large pillars ure to be twined owith white and bincic, the elevator shaft is to be ornamented with fizxs and banners. and crosses, mottoes, and coats-of-arms will abound. No less then 6,600 yards of inaterial have been con- sutned in preparing the decorations, and the banners are all band-sewed, necessitating a great amnunt of hurd work. The decarations are under the supervisiun of Mr. Frank Gilmun, iG J .. SYMBOLS AND MOTTOES. The vast majority of the people do not under- stand the Masonic symbols and mottocs to be seen all over the city,and an explanation of some of them cannot, therefore, fail to be in- teresting. The cross is among the mest promi- nent symbolsin use. The passion cross is the simplest and most common, and represents that on which -Jesus suffered. When it has ra:@ issuing from it itis the insignin of the Com- meuder of a Commandery of Knights Templar. ‘The templar cross is the eight-pointed red cross, often called a Maltese cross, but from which it differs in that its limbs are not deeply notched. It is the same shape as the white cross of Multa, from which it differs only in color. It was prescribed by Pope Eugenius ITI. in 1146, as asymbo! of the nartyrdom io which Christians continually expozed. The-Teutonic cross, as its name implies, was formerly worn by the Teutonie Knights.” The two cross-bars are of equal length and cross in the centre, and the four ends are tipped with burs at right angies. Its colors are black, gold, and silver, 3 The cross of Jerusalem is the Teutonic .cross with a Greek cross between the four crosslets. ‘It was adopted by Baldwyn as the arms of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, and is deemed 2 symbol ofthe bob y land. ie Multese cross was worn by the Knights of Malta, and is like the Templar crass, except that its limbs ure indented or notched. The ¢ight points ure considered to refer symbolically to the eight beatitudes. The ercss of Constantine, or “Ch R,” is the monogram of the name of Cbrist formed from the first two letters of that name in Greek, X lieing the Greek for *Ch,” and Pfor the letter bag It is the celebrated sign which the legend says appeared in the sky at noonday to the Em- peror Constantine, and which was afterwards pluced by him upon his standard. The Royal Arch Jewel is a triple tau cross within a triangle, circumscribed by a circle, and represents separation from the unholy, rever- ence for God, und belief in future life. ‘The Tau Cross is one shuped, like the letter T. It represents the mark mentioned by Ezekiel, by which jhose were distinguished who were to bosaved from the wieked, who were to be sinin. ‘The Triangle. or Greek D, delta, is a symbol of the sucred nameof God, known only to those who are separated by the mark from the wicked. a» The Circle isn symbol of eternal life. The letter “G " is differently inturpreted, but it is sufticient for the uninitiated to know mat inany of the initiated look upon it ws the symbol of God, and others of God and geometry, or the Grand Geometrician. Tho Square is an embicm of. morality; the Level, of the equality cf human conditions; the Square and Compuss, that actions will be on the Sqnare and within bounds; the Kose, of secrecy ‘The red cross signifies willingness to undergo martyrdom. Me .J- HS. 8 monogram of, “In boc signo,” or Se ead hominum salvator,” Jesus the Savior of ‘The tent is of symbolic interest, as referring to the place whero Constantine had his vision. PERSONAL. Sir Knight L. Palmer, P. W., of Yankton, Dak, arrivea yesterday. : Samuel B. Sweet, Grand Generalissimo of the Grand Commandery of Indiena, is at the Grand Pucific. Charles W. Bachelor, G. C. G.. Pennsylvanin Commandery, and the Rev. W. H. Watkins, P. E. C., of Jackson, Miss., are at the Grand Pacific. Sir Knight L. F. Martin and wife, and Sir Knight Jokn Squairs and wife, of Chippewa Falls, Wis., will be the guests of Mir. and Mrs. W. B. Smith, No. 2009 Wabash avenue. Fred, A. Wheeler, Esq., Superintendent of Elevators for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, and an old member of our Apollo Commandery, with his wife, arrived last evening, and is atop- ping with his brothers. He has position on the Grand Master's ee eopimab ‘' Sir E, W, Rice, Eminent Grand Com: the Knights Templar of the Empire ain of Shanghai, will arrive In the city to-day, and will be the guest of Sir Elisha S. Alexander, of Apollo Commandery, at his residence, No. 218 Michigan uvenue. Mr. Kice willbe the onl; representative of. the Order in th China in the grund’pugeant ‘Tacsday, Haoire of Sir Knight Wenry F. Crane, 8 Gommandery, Hartford, Cones. arrive etn remont House yesterduy. . C1 es that hig Contmandery, st se Mr. Crane states ve Monday; -accompinied by about thirty ladies. Wushington Cominandery is, ‘ithe thy exception of Maryland, No.1, the oldest organi- zution of the Kuights ‘Yempiar in the count. There is connected with Apollo Commanders. No. 1, an organization Known us tho © Fratcrnies Ctub.”- They have rooms in MeVicker's The- are,—MeVicker is an honorary merber,—aud one of the members is Sir Knight Ogden. ‘On account of the acelae: watt him several weeks ago—bis right Ween teal been broken in two plaves—he ig stil eae hisbed, and,of conrse.unable to partici ese Conclave. But tho Sir Kniznts of apie not forgotten bin. They” directed ewe Festerday to decorate Mr. Ozden's: noe Indiana ‘avenue, near Twenty-sixth stree’,°% thus brought themselves freab tu bis s ene ee ee deemed since Ri mike ‘emp! lo not for; Pilgrim. get asick and ni HEADQUARTERS, The headquarters of the Grand Commander . so far as at present located, are as follows: bam, Pacifle, Room 113; Indiana, Paeitle oy Room No. 3; Kansas, Palmer, Room 90; Po tucky, Pacific, Parlor 3; Maryland, Pacific, Rosy, 49; Massachusetts and Rhode Teland, cite, Parlors 49 and 51; Michigan, Pp, Parlors 45 and 47; Missouri, P PB New Jersey, Pacitic, Rooms 03 gir ea Pa York. Palmer, Parlor W; Pennsylvania. Pang” Room 125; Tennessee, Palmer, Parlor G; Tes Pneifie, Hooms 208 und 205; Wisconsin Bows Parlor 1. At tho Pacitie are also to be" Ince tho Grand Commandertes of Arkansas, on nectic ai naeti ty iy $ ana, Minnesota, m4 COMMITTEES, The Press Committeo will be in session rooms of the Chicago Press Club, on te an floor of the building at the northeast corner of Madison and Clurk streets, being Room 12 of x; 133 Clark street, from 212. m.t03 p. m, toe Tickets admitting to all the events will then ‘a distributed to regularly authenticated ee spondents. A telegraph instrument bas been. put into the rooms,-and dispatches may be flea there. By a resolution of the Club, alt i correspondents are mude remit during Conclave week. The headquarters of the Triennial were moved yesterday to the south ona the during houorary Exposition Building, where they will be the Conclave. The Farwell Hall Reception Committe no informal meeting in the cluberoo st at Sherman Honse yesterday afternoon, Alexander White in the chair. No business was done be. s sont agreeing to meet at Farwell Halt at]: jonduy evening, when the necessary arrange ments will ke perfected. - Franc B. Wilkie, the Chairman of the Presy Committee, will be at the Preas Club, Morrison Block; rang S6E tne Purpose of distribating ickets to ne men, londay at the Times ollice. he willbe ‘The Grand Reception Committee will meet at! the Adams street entrance Exposition Building ‘Tuesday evening at 7:30 o'clock sharp. It 5 hoped al file siembers wrk phate ladies will be romptly on hand. mission ticks Witittm aldcieb, Ghaigman. 7 Sets only. ‘The Hotel Committee held a meetmg Exposition Building yesterda: afternoon, be made arrangements for having a member at each of the depots at the time of the arrival of orem Somme 0 hae the visitors mizhtbe. at once taken e hol nts, Or: where they ore billeted. He Cesther palos It is the order of the Eminent Sir Command- ant that the Cump Committee meet in follat their headquarters, foot of Van Buren street, at 8 o'clock this morning. The following are the names of the members: Henry 5. Metzger, Chairman. Jemes McCune, Vice Chairman, J.-S. Quick, Orvin L. Fox, Abrabam Brugger, Charles E. Hall, Josnuas. Seaverns, James M. Whitehead: Milan C. Bullock, Stewart Marks, Stephen Laskey, Henry H. Hobbs, J. Frank Foster, Fred M. Barrett, Frank H. Tower, — ATTENTION, APOLLO. The following General Orders, issued last night, will interest the Sir Knights of Apollo, No.1. = TIZADQUARTERS OF THE Ewtyesr Cox. EI, CHICAGO, Aug. 14.—General Order No.1: sday, Aug. 17, 1840, and until farther orders, Apolio Cooimandery will be officcred 13 fol- lows: Sir Amos Grannis as Eminent Command. er, Sir J. B. Bradwell as Generalissimo, Sir 8 M. Henderson as Captain-General, Sir J. GQ Cushman as Prelate. Sir H.C. Tifeny as Re corder, and Sir C. E. Leonard as Treasurer, | Personal Staff of the. Eminent Commander Sirs lk. Z. Herrick, George H. Van Pelt, H. P, Kelly, Af, Russell, George O. Sweet, James He Cune, 31. C. Springer, C. H. Blair, S. M. Munger, and all Past Eminent Commanders of 4| Commandery: who desire to fall in line on the stat. Order No.2: The following named Sir Knights willcommand companies respectively in the order named: David B. Crego first company, H-F. Comstock and George W. Kerr Lieutenants; Morris J. Moth’ second company; Cyrene H. Binkely third company; J. Frank Foster fourth company ;-James: ne fifth company; Emt- nent Sir John F. Collister aixth company, and Aratus F-Pierce seventh company. All Sir Knights who are not.members ot the- companies above named will form with the seventh company, and will report forduty to the Captain-Geceral of the Commandery,! Sumuel M. Henderson. The orders of the respective named officers must be obeyed, and we trast tho esprit ds corpsof the members of Apolo Commandery will induce them to. fill up their ranks, 30 that Apollo Commandery may be represented in tho column with its full strength. , The Sic Knights will rendezvous at the Asylum, Nos. 72 to 78 Monroe street, Sunday, Aug. 15,.ut . 10 o'clock a. m.. prompt, for the purpose of at- tending Divine service at Grace Episcopal | Church. They will proceed from the Asylum camp. De Moiui, and tuke thelr position in the column, © A ‘The Sir Knights of Apollo Commandery will rendezvous at the Asylum on the morning ‘of the grand parade and escort ats o'clock. 80 that alt Sir Knights may be properly assigned, and the companies sized and numbered. Nonrxay T. Gassetre, Eminent Commander. All aids to the Eminent Commander, Norman Gassette, and all members of Apollo whoare detailed for escort duty, are expected to report at headquarters at 2p. m. to-day. Equipments and horses provided for those who are without. Wanrex G. Poror, Adjutant-Gen —— BY RAIL. z The Chicago, Burlington &- Quincy will rm theatre train evory evening during next week from Chicago to Aurora in order to accommo” date their patrons who desire to attend the Con- clave. The train wilt leave the Central Depot « at 11:43 p. m., instead of 11:15 p. m. as per res~ ular schedule. Round-trip excurslontickets will be accepted on this train. ‘The California Knights will arrive on a specist train via the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad at 2:50 p.m. to-day, The trains com: posed of sixteen cars. There will also be® special train from Quincy this afternooa, com posed of eight cars. Two speciul trains ot ten cach wilt arrive over the road from Kansas City and Hannibal Monday morning. and three specials of two curs each will arrive Monday aiverncan from Moberly, Kansas City, and West. ern Iowa. * 2 ‘The afrivals of Sir Koizhts and guests over the Michigan Central Railroad will be as follows: Sunday, § 5. m.—Corunaa, Mi a Stich, 22: Mendy g. m.—Saginaw City, E ; New Engiand, ‘ iv. 3:50 p. m. (specialy—Jackson, Micha ; Marshall, Mich, 11s: Kalamazoo, Mich. 2 Grand Rapids, Mich., 50. . “Monday, 3p. m.—Three Rivers, Mich, 19% Niles, Mich., 100. say —Detrolt, 3leh. 204 londay. 5 p. m. (special et. Mow London, Ones 733 Palestine ‘Commandery, New York City, 50. Monday; 740 p. m.—Ionia, Mich., 29; Ant Arbor, Mich., 100; Bay City, Mich., The Chicago, Rock Tsiand & Pacific Railroad, in order to aecommodate visitors attending 12? Conclave, will run special trains as follows: : aug. 14. Leave Atchison, Kas.. 6:00 p.m. Leave Leevenworth, Kas., Leave Kansas City, Mo. Arrive in Chicago, 2:30 * Ata. 15. Leave Council Bluffs, Ia., 6:85 &. mi Leave Des Moines, Ia., 8 a m. Leave Des Moines, 12. 11 4. m. Leave Davenport, Ia., 1 p.m. Leave, Davenport, Ia., 5:30 p.m. Leave Rock Island, 11, 1:15 p.m. + Leave Rock Island, UL, 5:40 p. m Arrive in Chicago, 7:30'p. 12. Arrive in Chicago, 11:45 p.m. t A,special train will leave Peru. Tl, Aug. 16,70 12:3) p. m., arriving in Chicago at 4:50. TL accommodate suburban patrons of the rok spevinl train will be run from Chicago, to Blu Island Tuesday, Aug. 16, leaving at 12:30. M+ and on Wednesiay, sug. 1%, at 11:90 D.T y ‘The Peoria Commandery, K. T., will arrive the city Monday morning over ‘Chicax0 Rock Island & Pacific Railroad. ‘A correspondent asked day before yesterday whether thore would be ang late train to My: wood on the Northwestern Road Tuesday even” ing. The answer given was technically correuts but may bave been misleading, There will “4 traing at 1 a.m. Wednesday, Thursday, 20! Friday mornings. The correspondent will, there fore, beable to see the solrée and gothome'> _ fair season, ab From 7 o'clock this morning until 8 or 988 night trains will arrive at Intervals at the d ferent depots, cach having on board one more Commanderies. Corunna Commandery. No. 21, of Michignn, will bo the first to arrive, reaching here at 7 o'clock viu the Michigan Cet: tru Road. - The purty ‘consists of sixty, Knights and twenty-five ladies and 4 band of twenty-tive pieces. The Marylan and Virginia delegations are also expected dur mg the morning. “In the afternoon the Pact Coast Knights. 300 strong, will come in oa tie Rurtington £ Quiney; and later, the time 20! being definitly known, the delogations from. Nebrasin, Kunsts, Iowa, and Missouri. The greut bulk of the visitors, however, are not due until to-morrow morning. All will be here DY 40 o'clock Monday eveni: . GONE TO MEET THEM. ‘A party of Knights belonging to St. Bernard Cummandry have gone out West to meet Californians und bid them welcome in advace?