Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 19, 1880, Page 3

It roared and roll ched with mirth at every mishap, great or i, and wasn't going to Ina steady stream It kept gathering, too, coming in ear, and in eartiage, and mounted, until every stand was and tho quarterstretely Uned with velicles of every description, and the number present amounted d coinputed by some to reach urand Command: sng of a fino got and emorald sett . with diamond, ru the property of the Grand Commandery LE TEMPLARS. e Drill of the Com- at the Jockey Slub Park. It may nat be aut of data regarding the competitive dri Innd during the Trlenntal Conclave of 77. The following Commandertes were in Cleve- dint the time and drilled for the various orizes: Clnelnnati, No, § Monroe, No, 13, Rochester, manderies TUE ARNANGEMENT OF THF GROUNDA was very well calculated for the rece] the linmense throm; in attendance, rand and select stands, which hold le, n temporary stand ropls comfortably—or, rather, uncom- ly, as the rin was very hot, balconfes of the club-house were well Mled with ladies ant gentlemen, and the band: and Judges’ stands” were crowded Unguished visitors. ‘The field adjoining the drill-ground was well filled with carriages, whose occupants braved the broiling sun to witness tho drill, ut f the temporary stand a large di been erected, aud meals were served from 1 until 4 o'clock to n multitude of hungry Meal tickets were Mehta betonging to the com- Commanderics by the Competitive rill Committee, Between the band-stand and tho club-house anumber of marquec and A tents had been erected for the headquarters of the various competing Commanderies, and n large striped tent served for the headquarters of the Com- mittee, The usual number of beer-booths had been erected about the field and didn rushing business selling the amber ot ten ‘Tha space. selected for the drill-ground was a portion of the fleld direct- ly back of the reporters’ stand. Ii was kept from an efilelent force of ps table-like surface afforded an drilling Com- Not Quite Per- the Drilling Very Fine, Arrangements iy St, Paul, Allnn. prizo was casil Raper Commanders and the third prize was awarded ta the Monroe, of Rochester. ‘Tha successful one ii every re- approval of all interested parties, tha Commanieries drilled. hero -yeaterday. There were a number of excellent ban on the grounds, and those, together with Hang Balatka’s large orchestra, furnished any quantity of music, much to the de- light of the crowd, For some unexplalned reason tho “grand concert by an orehestra of 1,000 pieces, led by Prof, Haus Bi inee—possibiy because Hans by the extreme heat during tho morning, Ilis orehestra, however, por- formed soyeral choice selections, nights wereaccompanied by thelr own ny the Templar unlform, and their exealiant rendition of ** Dixie” ectators Exceedingly drill was a ver d'the Sp = d—Avwards of the of the Grand Enoamp; ment—Routine Businoss St | was prostrated —— The Voice of the Growler Heard Bidding for the Wext Conclave. and discoursed excelient music. Monroe Comimaniery, enerous share Paul band, which 49 unfortunately addicted to repeating the samo tune, was dQ by the crowd. [tig sald that “Music hath charms,” ete. inent'was confirmed yeste crowd was very docile an the bands were playing. THE MONROE COMMANDERY, amid a whirlwind of cheers, 2 waving handkerelilefs and hats, nod a tornado of applause, tha famous Mon- New York, fifty-eight atrong, appeared on the drill-ground ‘in cok umn of threes, headed by Druim-Major was ‘starched, plumed,’ gildes india-rubber to a The Day Ended by a Very Beautiful Display of Fireworks. excellent drill-ground. mandery could be seon from all of the stands. ‘The whicel-of-fortune man and the beer man had theirbuoths In front of the entrance to round, and did a rushing business, contesting Commanderles did not be- gin to arrive on the ground until a Inte hour, much to the disgust of the crowd, elled und cat-called In its Impationce, Reed Commandery. No. 6, of Dayton, O. and tho “stands” marched {nto the fleld in column cf t presenting fine appearance. They took up he teluporary cninp and Ha ttl! they should be round, Chieagoshowed and this state- aro id tractable while An Immense Gathering on the Lake-Front—Scenes on ; this! Wateke roo Commandery of in an red lustily when they The Spectacular Part of the Triennial Conclave Now . at an End. ‘THE DRILL. DRIVING PARK. THE GATHERING OF THE CONTESTANTS AND Dee aa) # band whoso their quarters in laid aside their re; called onto the drill- her good will toward end of tho bridge as her representative Com- mandery—the Ivanhoe, No. 8—rode tt) track, by giving three hearty cheers of wel- came. * ‘The crack. Monroe Commandery, No. 12, of Rochester, to arrive, nnd as -t rea awful to igh as to be positively dangerous, and legs staff working with tho of a Corliss in full bloom. manding was Capt.Gen. Samuel C. Plerco; Eminent Commander George F, Lodoc and Generallssimo William J, 180, ing into line ike an automaton by threes left, the Commandery was halted and Dronght to asalute. ‘The judges then served upon Capt.-Gen, Plorce the drill regulations, of which the followlng are oxcerpts: , Each Commandery shall drill for thirty min« utes with or withorit muale, na it anil elect, ond Ju order of thoir runk, beglnning with the senior, gontority to bo determined by dato of charter, Epoull agro then one da. lete the hh Competitive Dritt nt ta divide the competing Com- Commanderies of ‘esistless Cnorey The officer com- icKeavey being the wire ‘Oo Was whirlwind of cheers from tho ero Whether tho great drill of the Commandery, No. 1, ‘Templar at the Jockey Club grounds yestor- day may be viewed In the light of & success ornot js delicately questionable. In so far ‘asthe drill proper went, It was_brilliantly 0 triunph; in the Hghtot o display numer- ously attended and rapturously applauded, it was ull that could have been desired; while ylewed from thostandpoint of erlticism upon Its management as a public entertainment ft was nu abominablefallure, Every system of vulgar bullying; disreputable gouging ‘and total disregard for the public comfort was conspicuously in force, until It seemed as it the only object of thoge in chargo of the pride of Indian- apolls, was accorded n hearty reception as it stands in platoons, showed by the fine marching and Kul benring of Its members that Indianspolis night well be proud of her Templars, CHICAGO'S YOUNGEST COMMANDERY, the St. Bernard, No. 35, was received with a feet ovation as it marched down th retch ? with plumes and banners flying— Next caine the Dainns- cus, No. 1, of St. Paul, Minn., and the Minne- sotans looked well and maretied steadily. ‘The | Ds AColat pic down tho track. ‘The horses upon which th Knights were mounted were evidently animals, and belonged to the individu: bers of the Commandery. Commandery, No. 12, of Loulsvillo, Ky. marched Into the park with a movement ns. one man there was hearty cheer from the and some of the Kn marclicd by the manderics into olnsscs, t! onch olass to drill in ord nl ‘Tho tirat twenty minutes of tho confined to the oxcoution of movemonts and manual as drifted in the respoctiva jurisdiction: towhich the Commandery bolonys. Tho re- matniagten minutes muy bo devoted to such (faney} movements ns tho officer In command but shall not contin a fing body of men, ig | muy desire to execute, the moneral result. The ud) control of everything porta per from the moment officorsof compo! devant (hey. anall award tbe p are awarded, an shall atvard the p those Commandorins Shaving exhibited 0 of excellence in 1. Time, and inannor of formation after the il in” 2 Knightly bearing and I appettrance. Tha steps, common, qi d double time, 4, Tho direct march In column of filea, threes, sections, reot march im ling, Tho wheolings. cral Templar movements. ‘Commanderics represented in thedrill by moro than the minimum total, thirty-slx, will bo ered- ited ag an oWeet for individual errors. ‘The number of prizes shail bo seven; five for riiling on foot ond mounted Commandories, Should:no mounted Commanderica onter, the be awarded to tho foot Commandery sixth in ox- eclioncc. Tho soventh fa offered ns 2 Special Grand Prize to Sir Knighta from ditferont Coin- mandorics in tho same jurisdiction, who unite ‘and togethor drill under the Lanner and name of their Grand Commande! 8 ahall have ful ining to the drill much money as possible, and browbeat, When the De Atnot sctually insult, every cltizen in sight. There was no discipline, no exerclso of authority or reguiation,—{it was simply 0 high-go-mad, take-carc-of-yourself-and~devil- take-the-hindmost mélée, with every possible barrler to comfort fully established. This verdict ran current among the fifteen or twenty thousand In attendance, Asearlyas 8 o’clock in the morning the Apparently interminable lines of carringes, buggies, and other conveyances which fliled tho streets seemed to make the Trot- ting Park their objective point, of tho West Side mmanderies roy ixhty shook their and sald that they would ‘Tho last Commandery ‘ound was the celebrated Detroit, No. 1, acknowledged champion Lonmantery 3 they elicited thunders ause from tho vast audience by thelr ‘Templar evolutions, formin; ssion crosses, triangles, ant W. ‘They were tho yictors In the competitive prize drill in Clave- land in 1877, but did not enter in yesterday's contest for the reason that they thought th had beon crowned with suficiont honors, is whispered, howaver, that they made ap- plication to'enter last week, but were re- fused, on the ground that {t was too Inte, as the time allowed for entries had expired. to the club-lhouse, put db tholr side-arms, and mingled with the crowd. THE TOURNAMENT, MARCHING WITIC PRECISION, ‘Tho carly morning was sultry onough, but when at10 o'clock the dun clouds rolled away, and the flercer August sun glared down In full fervor, tho heat becamia nearly |.Al that, Ao intolerable, as the tremendous business dono | hoad: by the lemonade ond beer men testified, Um- breilas went up on all sides, fmpromptw fans, slap | bid were devised, and the perspiration distilled C would have floated a frigate. In this con- nection It {s 9 pleasure to noto that those in charge courteously provided ‘wi thirsty and pufling multitude at the execed- ingly low price of five cents a ginss for fluid: five degrees under bolling, that into which a fragment of Ico had been graciously allowed to melt. Although the hour set for the drill was 0:80, It was nearly 11 before the compotitors began to arrive, and the broiling, stowing, and simmering thousands: vented thelr im- patlence and thelr opinions with true Amer | wi ican freedom, Meantime some dozens of people hud fainted with hent, and several thousands were prowling dismally about looking for seats. In. this connection it Is, well to observe that tho city police did ex- cellent service, and were tho only courtcous officials on the ground, assisting ladies and Ing gome little npprecia- fact that thoy wero not expected to insult but. to assist the well-behaving public, | and you ure ox: whose dofenders they ar ‘Tho entricy to the co: closed yesterday morni up to that time the followin, been received by the Competitive Drill Com- mittee: ‘Tyanhec, No. Ma to arrive on tho 8, The execution 9, Tho manual. thoroughfares to, It) gradually filled up with vehicles of every description, contain- ing crowds of people of all classes bent upon witnessing tho grand prize drill of which so much has been sald and written, cars wero packed with a ‘perspiring multi- tude, who hung on by their hands, and everi eyebrows, and © procession of these loaded eara was in motion during tho entire morn- came. The Chicago & ran traing every ‘ar to. thouo Com- Grand Jurisdiction, fon and deilf under the nae saventh prize shail besubject to all tho rules for compotlag Commandorics, oxcopt ltule 1. ‘THE ‘MOVEMENTS. ovements shail bo in quick timo unicss ohne speciiied, and with drawn swords, ‘Timo and manuor of formation after tho com- They marched ing,—and still the: Northwestern Railroad half-hour after 7 o'clock, and thol: “Were tried to. thel great number drove out, to th rlages and buggies, and the strat took this route were loud Jn their denun- West Side thorougtifares and Micirexecrable condition, It was more ilke ie-stone or corduroy road, . nred as thong! the Boar of Public Works had jald themselves out just at this time to teur up the stre pipes and sewers, on fora ¢ est ‘ashington, wero In o frightful condition. ‘The. number of people who went out te the park on foot was sual, on account of the Intense heat. At the small entrance below the great arch spanning the main drive, thero was's curi- osity Inthe shape of a LEATHER-HEADED GORILLA, dressed Inthe uniform of a Pinkerton special. ‘This creature, whose brows wero beetilog aud whose eyes bulged out sava, Uttle profane English, and aired iteoplously for tho benefit of every civilinn attempting to restraining lluiself to a menacing and Lronted grow! at uniformed Knights, it was supposed that this was a sideshow, contrived for the purposa of enlivening tho place, aud many wero disposed to vit animal's ferocity merely as natural and curl- but, as tho nunber of hts without re ting and general appearanco— make a thorough, welledrilted ry, Wl ba noted’ in score under thls ir. full capacity. ments; direct atep in quick timo; direct cainmon times direct step in 'double ti alile step to tha left; ckward; face to the faco to the loft; to ing at a bait, execute-—Larm column of form column of files (one ater for tho | rank) from line; form cojumn of sections to 3 form colutn of soctioua to tho left. fn march, excente—Form column of threes from‘ lino; form column of and ten conts for | rank) from colunin of throos; sections from column of threcs; the left and move to tho front; oblt right {n Hines oblique to the loft in column of threes: oblique to the right in col- umo of throcs; oblique totho left in column of es at a halt, in lue—Whceel to the right in Hne—Wheol to tho right; eel to tho loft; whvel to the right, double whael to tho left, double thing: ight in column of sactions; form riding over n cobb! threes from lino; form column of whoo! to tho left. jeotlon. ‘Templar moyements—Form Vompiar or Passion cros’; form Grevk cross; forin patri+ -archal cross; form trianule; form square, MANUAL OF THY SWORD, Movoments must be oxecuted in the order . understood that cach cage be executed from ous viclousness: citizens and Knig Were ribaludly cursed swelled into Ww monotonous and finally unbearable, irascible visitors were even unren- ‘Bonable cnough to pronounce the brute’s esence an insult to the public, After all, lough, this did not matter, The following tickets wero Invishly Issued the Entortainment Conunittes to all the Commanderles in and visiting Chi Tomplar’s Ticket. 1880, ir Kntybt and Two Ladica giyen. it is not to be moyemont cat in over’ tho preceding ond. ‘The movements ure given, ‘pooted to use Four Own Means to Movements cannot bo taken up lations, 50 far os the order of movements went, the Monroe Commandery Hned to follow, compluining: beet served upon them before tho drill. C, mpotltive drill wero ut 10 o’clock, and a copy had only twenty-four hours therefore. wont through thelr maneuyres after thelr own pleasure ‘To say that the avo! Commandery were executed with exquisit preelsion, would be but tritely to pay them tnolr due, inarchings by sectfon, division and command ory Arun clin ges aud coming on rit! thence breaking fn accurate machinery as be, drawing | forth tumultuous applause. at every move. In the oblique, that most dilleult of mancuvres, fing, preserving distance such marvelous exactness heeled Into ling little or no ary. funy drill, the Command- first formed platvons, then broke then threes, continuing the march, cach platoon faced differently, with the guldun in inward wheel the platoons form of n Passion cross, then into a Patrlarch’s cross, theres into column, then doublo cross, and then by ona presented the friati le naplox wheel swungint ‘he: onthustasm of it reached fever-hea ing with yells rk I hy “They take the cake!” ote. ‘ter this the Conim The | the sword manual, mounted, St, Louis, Mich.; Monroo, Hutions of this splendid fuulttesty and Oo Molnl, No, 13, ad Drill Twenty-trat Wrlennial Conclave Knight: in all. the wheolings, manderles wore on the ground with the cxcep- reversing of fromt, tlon of Orlental and. Bayard Commanderies, i ayard, of Stillwater, Minn; and St. Bernard, of Chicago, were drawn be- fore tho drill began. ‘The last-named Com- mandery withdraw out of courtesy to yisiting Commanderles, The different Com- manderies were all in tho little eamp by 11:30 Be We ‘The Competitive Drill Committea of the ‘Triennial Conclave had entire charge of the id no sub-committees wero ap- jolnted, ‘Chis Committes 1s made up of tho Myers, Vico-Chairman; Farin ‘on, Senf ‘nox, Henry Turner, Geor, id J. Mason Loomis, ho ‘following three j thority in military | with colors at e matters and drill: Gen. William D. Whipple, Atljutant-Gonernl Miltary DI AMissourl, representing the rey at the, Chicago Jovkey Club Park, a Allg, y le tor tho ‘iy armed horeon, ito All possible divisions, lOUN WOODMAN, 1 like - mathemuatic- of tho Sir Knights visit- it no regalia while hun- hy 0 did preferred,to discard 1t-yester- ay.es being too warin for Pub just the game, ag they lly confident in th ure thein courteous admission as proper its. Others again who wero me elvittan trlen at ‘wives nen or gous nd ho} je ence! ‘Bweot-scented anticipation § ioe acts aro, ist glared ec then damued” and “tubmivted te eaulting infort, bus went that on being w! dressing was nece: Taking up the then swung into R, Davis, D, E. Halt, ane ‘These gentlemen chose all nen of aut almost instant chan the spectators ab this and tho alr was f *ioorny 1? * Wut) hoop her up aginy here, un) Hforiied Sir Kulg Me tot den wen compalle aieseqts. poasibliity—they ack to town in dis, Kuler sorvice; Midi Company SGeeise Hegiment celebrat Lompaty, U” First eRlinent Qa, represunting the militia; and it. 8. Dudley, of the Second U. ig the Knights Templar, judges worked hard, spendir ine on the drill ground, wn sun, and watched every movement of the yarlous Commandories, THY List OF PRIZES offered for compotition was as fullowa: wrand prize, consisting of an otogant and belt for an Eminont Commander; to ruperty of the Commandory wiuniug it. special prize to accompany the frst rizo, 9 grand prize, consisting of @ Ubation set efvo pieces), quadruple plate of fine Bll vor, with coat of uriay of Aj Oy, and St, Bernard Commanderics, ‘Ono grand prize, conslating of 4 Commundery Jewols, fourtcon pI ved with tho E, Commander's Jewel of gold, with diamond setting. ‘One grand prizo, consivting bracing six dozen erwary, suiloiont soyonty-two persons, ler to pay a dollar or go TAC e Atutle scientific explana- andery wont through and retired {n triumph, REED, OF DAYTON, ‘The second Commandery, {e appear was the loin K, Mulne robbery was comm! his as an’ Instance of Chi- era and takers did not arrive hundreds with tickets the grounds. Ihnmeul! 8 ran over the grounds col- led by Captaln-ianerss tyre, with Eminent Commander Ei Fusold and Generalissimo George J, Robarts pres- Nite ‘ . ‘averal new men in the ranks marred: tho il of this body.in many ovolution extended critieiain would’ hardly bi er the clreumstances. Notwithstand ng this however, they did so well as to huion, Th to one collector, woul acai publlg pu Ehe uoet costed by another, and either seecond {imne, ‘or sul nded to the credit of the mau- bavea the way to winning Toin those present. is, however, and despite the inconvenience of the RAPER, NO, 1, OF INDIANAPOLIS, thirty-aix stron forth a long-con! and thelr wheellngs, recelved aatormy ne erenid wean, fin double tin ry Cammmandery appearing, DAMASCUS by Ay tee 4 yof St, Paul, No. thirty-nine,’ jwcou Of gruult, gluss, fully preserved In to “dress” 9 tublo: for iting of a sot of robes | b inf ‘One special prize for mounted Commandories, gene ae guldons ood a The Co dor Grand Commandortoa, fourth, ‘Thay nuinbered 1 drilled according to Upson, by ad of threes, The skillful mann h ey wheeled and executed movements by fla wns universally admired. A notieeatte feat- ure of thelr drill was that tho latter portion of It waa commanded by tritmpet signals, DH MODAT, OF LOUIRVILLE, Now, to the enlivening'strains of * Dixto,” atrode forth to do or tis the gallant Do Molals of Louisville, thirty-six strong, and conunanded by Captaly-General George W. Northup, There recontion was rapturously nolsy and enthusladic, and the soldieriy tread and knightly bearing with which they wheeled Into ling ‘and saluted thelr colors merited It. _ This ‘Commandery strictly followed the Judges’ order in tha first part of the pro- gram, winning Inurels and good marks every minute, ‘Then they launched out into faney drill, and literally astonished the’ natives, Crosses—eratid, patriarchal, broad, triple, aut passion—were formed and reformed with startling rapidity and exactness, the threes and sections wheeling {tn and out Ike partsof ninachine, Then came stars, tri- angles, squares, and Catherine wheels, and finally an expanding and contracting wheel, mide by the files, rndiating from a common centre and then closing upon it agaln, won- derfully precise and pretty. In fine, the fomaviiie Commandery exhibited a pre- ciston and skill which was almost beyond criticism, both in legithuate and fancy drill, DE MOLAT, OF GRAND RAPIDS, The mounted drill of the De Mola Com- mandery of Grand Kapids, Mich., came next, and, considering’ thoy only lave hdd six weeks? practice, did well. SUNSTIROKES. ‘The close of the drill was marked by the fail from his horse, prostrated by heut, of Emlnent Sir HN, Moore, Commander. ‘ile was immediately wearricd to 8 tent, aud, al- though unconscious for halt an hour, recov. ered Under treatment of Drs. Townsend and Worster s0 faras to be soon out of danger. Atnong tho stinstrokes of -the day, none fatal, were William Brown, of St. Louls; Mrs. Emma White, of Keokuk; Peter Will- jams, living. on Incoln street; John Ryan, ot No, 40 Dussold street; 2Miss Alico Ather- ton, of New York; eeolre Nicholson, of New Orleang; James F, Baird, of New York; find Mrs, A. ‘J. Green, Mra, Adam Jaines, C, Murphy, and Sir Kulght Joseph Dixon, of this city. “ APYER THE OPERA” After the announcement had been made from the judges’ stand that the day's pro- gram was ended, the crowd began to pour out the maln gate, and tho contre: ing Commanderies ‘formed into line for marching. A. crowd of Indies aud feptlemen assembled on the club-house alconies to cheer the * boys” as they passed out, One by one the Commanderies and their bands came down tho track, and were greeted with cheers and waving of handker- chiefs. ‘The Monroe Commandery stopped in front of the elub-housg and went through several of tho evolutions In which the Louls- yille Knights had aroused the enthusiasm of the crowd, slinply for the purpose of show- ing that they could do whatever thelr South- ern brothers could. ‘Tho Do Molal, of Loulsville,. was the Inst to pass by, ‘and thoy were accorded a perfect ovation. Ben shouted, Indies waved thelr dainty handkerchiefs, and some one sug: gested “Three cheers for old Kalntuck,” which were given with o will, A wagalsh proposition to give three more for. Gariicid niet with sucha hearty response that the promulgator wasastonished, ‘fhe Louisvill- uns appeared plonsed with thely enthusiastic recoption, and responded by golnz through several fancy evolutions for the benefitot the spectators. § They’ marched off amid tremendous cheering. At the. gate Lieut. Ward had stationod - two, squads of police, and ns the different Commanderles passed between their lines they were saluted by the guardinns of the peace. In all cases there was a response on the part of the Knights. ‘A long line of strect-cara standing near the ites were invaded by the crusaders,” and they were soon on their. way down town, tired out with the exertions of the day, THE AWARD. RAPER, OF INDIANAVOLIS, THE VICTOR. The judges of the merits of the various competing Commanderles were Lrov.-Brig.- Gen, Willlam D. Whipple, Assistant-Adju- tant Genera) on the staff of Licut.-Gen. P. 1. Sheridan; Capt. Frank P. Davis, of C Coin- puny, First Regiment Iinols National Guard; and First-Ileut. Edgar S. Dudley, of the Fourth United States Artillery. ‘Tho gontle- men did not submit thelr ‘report until halt-past 10 Inst cvonlng, at which hour they visited the headquarters tent of Sir Knight Join Woodman, Chairman of tho Committee, and left the awards, as follows: ‘The first prize was awarded to Raper Com- mandery No.1, of indiana pelts, Ind, thelr score being 313 out of a possible 850, ‘here were thirty-live separate movements, the proportion of excellence being ten to each movement, . Do Molai Commandery No, 12, of Louts- ville, Ky., was given the second prize, thelr score being 207. Tho third prizo was awarded to Reed Com mandery No, 6, of Dayton, O., thoir score be- ing 256, Hamnseus Commandery No. 1, of St. Paul Minn, won the fourth prize, with a score of A special prize was offered for the best drilled mounted: Commandery, Do Molal No. 5, of Grand Rapids, Mich, was the only one entered, and, although thelr drill was ex- cellent, the Committee deemed it unnecessa- ty,to Keep a score in tholr case, ‘Monrog Commandery No, 13, of Rochester, N. Y., while strong in numbers, presenting a generally fine appearance, and performing inany movements with precision, entirely fatled ta coniply, with tho rules and regula tlons established by the Committee, In go far ns no effort was made to drill according to the program, ‘The judges therefore found it impossible to make the score ns contemplated, The Competitive Dritl Committee wilt miecet this morning at 10 o'clock In the hend- quarters tent to make tho necessary arrange nents for the presentation of tho prizes, and the competing Comimunderies are requested to mevt thore at 11 o'cloak. ‘The Molai, of Grand Raplds, No. 6, wish tt understood by the public that their manenvres were performed under | disud- vantages. Some seven or elghtof the men, fia out consequent upon the intense heat, i ust before the Commandery went to the Held, Green men and green horses were hn resso'l into service, Mr, Walter was taken hi after mounting, and the company had to walt for lim. For these rensons the thor- oughly drilled members could not do near as wellas though all were present, | It was quistly whispered that the St, Louis mounted Commandery had) thelr “horses saddled but concluded to withdraw from competition aftor secing the evolutions of thelr A{lchigun brethren, BUSINESS, GRAND ENOAMPMENT. DOINGS OF GRAND OFFICERS, . ‘Tho Grand Encampment mot wt 10:20 o'clock yesterday morning at the Asylum In the Luke Park, and was called to order by Most Excellent Grand Muster Hurlbut. Sir Knight tho Rey, Clinton Locke led in solumn prayér, in which the Sir Khights present folued. . Sir Knight Hugh McCurdy, of Michigan, from the Committea on Dufigs of Grand Officers, mado a report apportioning the sub- jocts of the Grand Master's report to appro- priate conmilttces, : 7 Tho Committee approved the action of the Grand Master in dividing the Grand Juris- diction Into districts and appoluting his rep- resentatives to visit the Grand and Suvordinate’ Commanderics where he wes unable to yislt thom, Such social meotings and Kulgbtly greetings be- got a happlor fucling becausvot thefraternal result that flowed from a personal nequalnt- ance with each others and knit heart to heart, and formed relations and. estublisticd frlend- ships not to be forgotten, i? ‘Tho Grand Muster had brought to tha dis- charge of hls vast and complicated duties an honest heart, a cool head, and an onlight- ened judgment, ripened by practice’ ‘and ox- ecutive tralning, which had raised still higher tho Christian teaching of the Order, Success had crowned his administration, he bringing them together in conclave iu the full enjoy- nwnt of all the blessings of peace, happiness, aud prosperity unparalleled since thelr or- 2 Ol). x ‘ ewvith reference to the Grand ‘Treasurey’s port, the Compnittce stuted that It showed ata ci ance the éxuct state of the treasur: which must bo gratifying to the members ¢ je Gran jody. Bpeaking of th financial report of if jt fraud, Hosordor, | the Caunmaltieny sald lon of @ soclety Wy nel arulax of its officers: and tase fitgus 4 withtits care and management. Tho chee ton of the tren: T tralns leaving this city by thelr utmost capacity, but it has not yet become necessary to to run an that they will be able to tako care of all the business with their regular trains by putting on sufficient extra car: Knights ‘Templar have until Sept. and many of them will take adyan- the timo allowed thom and visit tha watering-places and othor joine.. The ticket slept the sleep of th Wearie the lines werd Many of the flaps were occastonal. passer-by saw any number of re- eumbent forms In all sorts of fatizue-lress and oceupying all manner of restfal posl- tions. Occasionally ministering angel tn person of awwife, sister, or sweetheart fanned the heated brow of the slumber-woo- ing Knight, and atcceeded in placing him of tho sleepy god. T sun beat down on the white canyas wn- but for the breeze which played In from the lake the air within would have been os hot as that of a furnace. of the tents there was less sleepin there was indulgence in the hospital mostly Hauid—which the extensive Commls- sary Departments furnished everywhere everybod: himself as comfortab! the varied resou erally succeeded. THY, SOCIAL LIFE OP THE CAMP rominent feature of the tented Most of the Knights came here with two or three hundred cards aplecs. When they set out to ake thelr calls yester- day and exchange cards with thelr brothors the Inst hundred, iat thelr pasteboards were gone before the day was half spent or the contemplated calls half made, This business ing cards, by the way, is carried @ ost solemu-like earnestness, Sie Knight Tancred Jones, from Kalamazoo, meets Sir Ivanhoe Brow ‘They have never seen e probably never will again. 1f the mero possession of cach othe home in, their bedrooms or on their front- parlor tables—would : hardly facilitate recog- nition, But Tancred salutes Ivanhoe, and Ivanhoe gets back at him in good style, and begins tho solemn ceremony. Ench his outer cont pocket brown paper parcel, 01 Conimandery—and | theso my are generally inost elaborate the glories of printer’s in je, also in colors. Each x of his right « them feel proud ed zeal to guard the trensury with In and see that no funds ¥ appropriatert and 88 extravagance, hich too often took where thera was an overilowing treasury. The report of the Grand Recorder pre- sented a result which was gratifying and The delicate and important duties of hig office had been wisely, judi- cioualy, and economically performed. ‘The report wns accepted and adopted. Sir W. 1. Bragg, it. KD. G. A, submitted his report, but It contained nothing of fnter- EB, Benjamin Dean made his report a Grand Representative, appointed under Gen- eral Order No, 1 to the He had visited Conclaves of the Grand Coin- manderies_ of Connecticut, Matne, Provi- dence and Rhode Island, snd Vernon the statistics collected had been embotl! His yisits were pect. tle, V, E.G. C. G., made fpreport, but there was nothing particular In On motion of P, G. M..Fopkins, all pro- posed amendment to the canstitution, code, and digest werd referred on Jurikprudence. under tho. spell commendable. ints before returning the general public do not Monday, and many wills last moment, ‘Thus thore will spread ovar considerable tine, the railroads an opportunity the business wtihout getting 18 crowded 2 when they brought expire tay over until isit endeavored to, make as possible, and, with urces at his command, he gen- | Commanderies fo return Ina body in r Houso fost, abou! ests, whlie but little over 100 lofts of the other largo hotels, ‘The railroad companies would bo obligations, and wil few. England States. be rbleto make better for the necommodation of re= Voinmanderics, vance when, by what ti numbers, they will return to homes. pleasant in every res Sir La Fayette Lytt ant others senso that all to the Committee ‘The Committes were instructed to report at their earliest convenience; when present- rt will be made a special order. the report of tha which embraced IN GENERAL. VENY INCOMPLETE RETURNS, Provisfon had been made for ascertatning® the number of Templars in Tuesday's pro- cession. ‘The proper blanks were: printed and handed to tha Eminent Commanders to be fillea in by them with the number of per- sons{n tho line, This was to be done whila the procession was forming, and the blanks, Properly filled out, were to be handed early in the day to the Commandant-of-the-Lines, Norman T, Gassette. On the day of tho pro= cession two returns were made. Yesterday aboutsix more came in complete. In two or three eases the names of officers only were given; In two or three the names of tho Commanderies wero omitted. evening a reporter applied at headquarters for permission to copy any additional rotarns: that might have come in, He was refused access to them on the ground that It had beem decided not to allow any of them to bee printed. The reason for this fs unknown. Certainly it cannot be thatit is thought in- let the people know jus® ¥, wets, fn she. Procession. ‘the, v3 ol but there ne number should ‘The Commanderics whiel. did make report are entitled to credit for it. ‘Tholr figures are ns follows: Stevenson, No. 8, Staunton, Va, 26; Cyprus, No, 10, Zancs= ville, O., 43; Maysvill 80; Peninaula, No, 8, de Lion, No. 14, Broo! from Smithville, h other before, and. Committee on Credentials, i Paine given in yesterday's Colorado—Sir 0. James Hi, Strickler, D. G. C.; 8! roxy for Sir M.H, Fitch, G. C.G.3 Sir W. ticut—Sir Joseph P. Vorderwarker, proxy for 8ir.t. R. Holcomb, G. G. Niitnois—E, Sir N, 'f, Gassette, proxy for Sir Tt G. C.G.; Kir Jerome RK. Gorin, Dustin, Sycamore; James A. $ Ht. W, Hubbard, Chicago; P. P.G. C.'8, John L. Mitchell, Jackson; 0. L. Spaulding, St. Johns; L. H, i Kapids: 3.8. Matthows, Filnt: 1. P. Knapp, Jackson, G. P, C. Massachusetts—Sir J, Kent, prox: Ti, Kent, D. G. Ce Now Jorsey—Sir Charles Bechtel, Trenton, P. rank Hex, Parkersburg, tt. Parkersburg, G. C, ng, Wheellng, P. G.O. in. No, 1, Pensacoln—Sir H. Middte- rook, Columbus, Ga. proxy for Sir Charles Me~ 10, No. 1, Honotulu, Sandwich Islands— roxy for HB. C.; Sir U. i, Pur- 0. No, 1, Salt Lake City—Sir Henry K. Wal- Jace, proxy for Bir James Lowe, E. C. Hi. Henrie, proxy for Bir mer, Deeutur; Daniot Hawley, Centralia '» Hurklay, Cal niga and his name and tith Knight Inserts the hand Into the parcel and pulls out one of the rapid exchange, a still nore rapid glance at the contents, a grasp of tho, } if ysterlous grasps that an outsider looks on with awe not tinmixed with dread,—a few words of greeting, and then they part. Tho exchanged cards go into pockets,—when thoy dropped,—and the ceremony is over. x of cards exchan, A West Virginia—3! G.Cehirchurlea the respective re- id since Sunday Bir T, C. Gutich, altogether too large; fallen into, the why the haseven extended to the exchange of badges. | Hot be known. But it affordsan_ innocent on. money in the purse of the pi whole, rather deserves to beencouraged than e It was pleasant to find yesterday, in the midst of so much formality, thatthe occu- pants of at least one tent were not above the rare enjoyment which comes from an indu! gence in the un-Masonte and SINFUL GAM OF SEVEN-LP, A tin water-bucket, covered with an old newspaper sutliced for a. table, and Knights rested their eyes on the familiar forms of the kings, queens, and jacks, the joker, instead of contemplating of moying real Knights ina o ‘The enterprising photographer was on in yesterday. One section of him manipulated the apparatus and took new ylewsof the campand the peoplein it, whilean- iim peddled the photos taken the day before, taking especial palus to hunt ersons whose alleged like- on the cards and “bore” uy their connterfelt presentments, ite a number bought, and many a home ousands of miles away will soon contain these mementoes of tho cam The trath of history compe! 4 GOOD DEAL OF COMPLAINT in camp at tho provision which requires pay- too—for threa days’ tent- to the alleged red-tapelsm In vogue in the procuring of tickets to the lnke excursions and the theatres. Why thoy should be compelled to pay for the privilege of resting Jntents donated for th on cots rented for a very small sum, ane furnished with material most of which has the rest of which can be reanks up, is something which the complaining Knights say they to comprehend, Especially ure M. E. Grand Master announced the i additional Committees: Neerology—Sir John W. Simons, Bese eee . G Te. EB. Withors, Virgiulas Rennes ae de i, ", Be Fareign Relations—Sir 3. Hopkins, Penn- aylvanin: Sir J. W, Shnona, New York; Sie Nich> olas Van Slyck, Rhode Ialand. Healso added two to Designate the Place of the Next Triennial that itis now composed of HL. . Winslow, lowa; _ George Columbia; ES, Di ‘he Grand Encampment was then called off until 3 p, in, A CANADIAN VISITOR. At tho afternoon session, Past Provincial James_ Seymour, Priory of Canada, m: win, Now Jersoy: Sir Mo., 03: Tancred, loberly, Mo., 40; Siloam, No, 3, Dus Tay, Trmuxe was treated last evenin; several fine serenades, the Committee, ta ton to make a yisit to this office was the fa- G. Atkins Is the leader and William Drum-Major. They came here with ‘ashington Commandery, of Hartford. The, music the mirable, and enjoyed na, Verinont; and Da Ponnsylvania. Fogl processions yy Alarge concourse fio strect, as wellagy tho ate taches of Tie Trunn. 'The Frederick City Band, of Fredorick, Continued on the Strth Page. other section of up the various Most Eminent Knights Drummond, Bower, resent him to campment, “This was «tone. The Most Eminent Grand Master oxtended to the visiting Sir Knight the right hand ot with the assurance that the 0 United States appreciated the high honor ot the visit, abe im Between the fraters here and those over tho river thore could be no divided feellng—-no contiicting interests,—only a common desira for the most fraternal relations and most fra- No techuteal yarlance of creed should be allowed to affect the flow of Acommon sympathy, or obstruct the tido of acommon desire to advance tho interests and oxtend the triumphs of Christian Knight- hood, They not only welcomed him to the ball, but to all the festivities provided for the Triennial Conclave; assured thal ofthe Grand Jurisdiction would extend un- bounded courtesy and hospitality. ing, P. P. P. Soy- i cordial senti- ho Most Eminent Grand Master, and so warmly applauded by tha Grand Eneampment_now in sessi on behalf of the Sir Knights of Canada would say that the thes which had cemented them It the past and still cemented them were notonly to-day as ever, but ho might say those tics hnd become even more intensified; and he trusted the flow of cordiallty ar and that magnanimity which iad Ingulshed true Knights and soldiers af always actuate Ui Nnlgits Templar of the American Con- tinent, no matter what mi diction under which they c! would always be glad to meet his American fraters In Canada, and courtesies they so layish! Canadians whenever in swag by some held to the Knights there had warn hearts, rasp was extended it always car- pulsations Indicative of the fecl- ings within, and toll in inimistakable terms talo, making brothers of us all the wide warld over, ‘The distinguished visitor was next to the Most Eminent Grand Master, LETTERS OF REGRET ‘at their Inability to attend the Encampment MacLeod poate. Grea! HAVE UL HAVERLY,. UEMEMBER To. +B. PALMEIUS RE THEATRE COMPANTO Intho Great Drams of the soason, catitled THE FALSE VRIEND! Original troparties, Se a Nat Sunday Night—Fran! WYICKER’S THEATRE. THE GREAT POPULAR suCCEss, ALL THE RAGE, Erory evening at 8 o'clock. vant! Matinees at 2 o'clock, Seats can bo secured elx days in advance. Rox Oftogr oan from 7a. tm. to In, in, HOOLEY’S THEATRE. TO-NIGHT, and ovary crening during the weet NEW YORK ‘CRITERION COMEDY COMPANT: In the Funniest of ol! Comedies, Managor and Proprietow’ Is the statement as UNION-SQUA! ment—In advance, age, and In regard sold after the cany tributions of the people the expenses ic ifornians and the Ohloans have been the loudest kickers up to date, not that they hadn't plenty of tho wherewithal to pay for the accommodations, but hecause thoy objected to the principle of the thing, and conceived that somebody was rea) pecuniary advantage out 01 didn’t propose to sssist In, matter was udjusted doesn’t plainl; buton the strength of the comp Californians haye been energetically making of the next Conclave In They offer, accor In response to the mour heartily reciprocated nients uttered by: Just how the Rocolved with roars of laughter at every, lendid Cast! a bid for the holdin, San Franelsca.,. current reports, to pay all th tho visiting Knights from Omaha to tho Pacific Const and back, and assttre them that ft shall not cost them a centthere,—and, thoy not. oven for tentage. Liberality could hardly go farther, and the revalling impression is 0 Will Jump at the offer, THE OTHER COMPLAINT— that ngalnst red-tapelsm in the procuring of tickets—secus to he well Si Knight of one of nat He aE pat sit Inaugus PHOTOS.2 new musical occentrio: Comady by ite K. Woolf, this boltue Itefirat production. , OLYMPIC THEATRE, Clark-st., opposite Shorman Honss,, undreds Yurned Away ‘Yo-nlght, at 8 otock, BEN COTTON And hla daughter IDALENE, in tho yoautiful play, TRUE DEVOTION, GRAND VESTIVAL, OGDEN'S GROVE, Grand Festival, ARRANGED DY THE PLATTORUTSCAB VERBIN OF CHICLCO, ratu their season In i@ expenses of tho cross, would ht be the Junie He shall not cost tt Alt! APositiveltitt there reciprocate the abthe.powers that hetr power. Iils witimore Command: yesterday, In preference to tramping re ie cnmp to La Salle street, undergoln; the humilintion of applying fora ticket, nn then, if ie got one, tramping off In another direction to got It Indorsed before he could, toll through the sun to Clark streat and there euibark for.a ride on tho Ink his quarter of « dollar to ono o! tugmen on shore wear tho ¢: out to the Crib, aud had a good tine, minus tape which would have been In- yolved had ho taken tho other course, | Wh the excursion tickets and the theatre tickets be fen out in advance, as ots to the Exposition Rullding, {8 something over which tho Sir eling thelr brains, and as atanything ke a satis- ere ure, however, somo ii rousons why that courso would not ave been wise, None of the Cammansorles so far os fea e Ys h, bofore the exmp breaks up to-morrow, Individuals will doubtless drop out as {n- cNuntion or engagements elsewhere may dice tate, A few of the Californians, for instance, loft lnat night fora trip In tho East, ably mora will go to-day, mundery will be represented, if not as a whole in part, until THE VISITORS, THERE WAS A FAIR OPPORTUNITY YESTER- ‘were read froin Sir). Prior of Canada; Sir J, Q. A. Fe 5 ML, New Orleans; W, Sewall Gardner, P, G, M., Newton, Muss; and Sir J. shend, Great Prior o! A communication was recelved from tho rand Commander of Pennsylvania, Inclos- lug a resolution passed tho Grand Encampment to f 1863. relating to uniforms, or, If lt had not thoauthority, r rescinded and cach lowed to uniform as It sees The document was sont to wore tho mea’ First Open-Alr Fair aver Wit~ nessed in the West. A ROLL WEEFR COMMENCING THIS Sunday, the 5th day of August, 8G (rhe address of welcome will bo dullvered by Maron. Cee eT at Letore of dio ckaandcaunev, stoltka wil Be on oxhibion* i Grehostras witl enti Knights are cud yet without arrivii factory answer, st, the Committec 08. Sir Knight Dana, from tha Commilttea on DISPENSATIONS AND NEW COMMANDERIES, subinitted a report in which the following reeontnendations were made: "Thata charter be issued to Eurekn Com- mandery, to ba known as Eureka Commund- No. 3, of Eureka, Nev, pata charter be issued to Durhain Com- mandory, No, 3, of Durham, N, ©, Concurred But avery Com- 6 only aud orgiaul Punch and Judy Show! management of Prof. J. 3, Yontort, fromm ii'be Hituminated in w grand style, Price of Admission, 25 Cents, Every visitor rocelyes a numberod Chock, on whic blo und usoful Drio mR} ‘will be opened at naon THY ARRANGEMENT COMMITTEE. KID GLOVES, Kid Gloves WHOLESALE. Wo are tho Manufacturers’ Agents for the KENSINGTON KID GLOVE, PEARL KID GLOVE, and JOUVIN KID GLOVE. Merchants will please ‘examine quality and prire, . ‘That authority be given to the three North Carolins Commanderles ta form a Grand Coinmandery If they so desired, Concurred Be . ‘That a charter bo issued to Dakota Com- manery, No. J, of Dendwood, Dak, Co! in, the dispensation of Dukota Com- bo continued in force until Str Henry L. Palmer presented @ partial roport from the Conunittes on Jurisprudence, which was lald over until this morning, o notion to adjourn until 10 o'clock Thursduy: belng agreed to, THE GROWLERY. A VISIT 10 THE CAS, It was naturally somewhat dull In egmp yesterday, Such of the Sir Knights as did nof attend -the drill, or proceeded by somo one of tho sitmerous street-car Hnes to the pleasantest of Chicago's resorts,—tho parks, or spont a goodly portion of the day in mak- Ing social calls on thelr frlends in the busl- ness aud residence seetions and fy taking tu, thi sights which attract tha strahger’a eye: at overy strevt corner, passed tho time with tore or less of comfort to themselves In thelr tentaorin elrculuting about the camp and holding social converse with thelr brother Knights,‘ The prostrated and the sick, with # remaikably vigorous recollection of ‘Tugs- day's siferiugs, kept protty well Inside the canvas and tool the best kind of care of themselves, Many of tha moro cautlous well ones, scelng what tholr comrades’ exposure, to the plercing rays of tho aun hud led to, took warulng, and exerted themselves ps lite tle og thoy worthy determination to aldo of, tho owphatically a day of rest and social onjoy- ment to those who had no hankering after the excitements of tho drill, Many of the tout ilans were fusteucd, ond thely occupants par to form a sort of Idea of the attendance of outsiders.” ‘There was no entertainment dure Ing the morning to bringout the Chicagoans, ‘The drill at tho Jockey Club Park.took b large ‘number out of tho city, for of those who went thera to seo the exhibition the ma~ fJority were doubtless Chleagouns, crowd on the streets yesterday, thorefore, wasn falr Index of the rish of outsiders ti ¥rom . morning until night allehe streets in the business part of the city were uncomfortably jammed, Alltha street-cars Icading to points of in- torest, Ike Lincoln Park or tho South Parks, werecrawded. On the North Side, for In- stance, all day loug, golag north and golug south, tha street-cars wore ‘overflowing, At {hose seasons of the day when the Lincoln Park cara are generally empty they ware yes- torday full, The crowd was rather larger, if anything, than: that which used fo fll tho strecta Exposition Saturdays, when tho rates wero’ reduced, and there wusa hervy aftendance from tha country, Allowlng for the yisljors to the drill and the large nutu- bers who, on account of tho heat, remained at tho camp and In the hotels, there must have been in tho city yesterday nearly 90,000 peapta who do nat clattu this home, ‘Ko-mnarrow, hawayer, WHOLESALE DEPARTMENT PARIS KID GLOVE DEPOT John W. Gootz & Co.,: 96 and 98 State-st. fe as oa body r all its membors, whethor thoy. are sll here or whether the grout throng of visitors trom St. Louls and other cities will leave this ‘The “tun” ix over, and should stay, a ‘kets wre goud until Alon- “Bie exodus hes alreudy commenced, ‘The va reason why th many cases thelr