Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 September 1901 — WELCOMED BY KENTUCKY [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

WELCOMED BY KENTUCKY

Knights Templar in Gala Conclave ■ at Louisville. W. C. P. BRECKENRIDGESPEAKS He Gives the Welcome on Behalf of the State —A Grand Stand Breaks Down but No One Is Injured——A Groat Parade. Railway officials state nearly 100,)00 visitors attended the Knights Templar conclave at Louisville, Ky. Parade lay dawned bright and clear and the mights were early astir. They found chat Chief of Police Haager had fulfilled his promise of taking every precaution to keep the route of the march Bear. Heavy wires clamped to telegraph and telephone poles were stretched along the curbs over the entire course. At 9 a. m. the street cars :eased to run and ordinary vehicles vere ordered off the streets reserved 'or the parade. At the conclusion of jhe parade officers of the grand encampment and commanderies were iriven to the girls’ high school, where ex-Congressman W. C. P. Breckinridge lelivered an address of welcome on behalf of the people of Kentucky. Governor Yates of Illinois rode a gray pharger at the head of the commanderies of his state. Governor Durbin of Indiana, owing to a cold, rode in a :losed carriage. He was recognized, however, and repeatedly waved his hand through the windows in answer to the cheers which greeted him. A grand stand put up by the local Y. M. C. A. at Fourth street and Broadway broke down while the parade was passing, but no one was injured. The srowd climbed upon- the wreck again and continued to gaze at the tramping hosts as before. The parade started at 7th and Main streets and moved up Main to Brook street, where officers of the grand encampment in carriages joined the marchers. Then the paraders moved up Market street. 6th, street, Jefferson street, 4th street, passing the court of honor. Chestnut street, Floyd street, Broadway, 4th street, passing under the grand arch, Kentucky street. 3d street. Hill street, sth street, St. James court and to Central park, where the parade disbanded. The sidewalks were a solid mass of spectators, while every window along the course and every other vantage point was occupied to the limit. The official reviewing stand was at 39th and Hill streets, but there were a number of others at various points. An extra force of police kept the crowd in order and maintained a perfectly clear path for the marchers. The parade was a magnificent spectacle of life and color. Mile after mile of tossing plumes and fluttering pennons and band after band discoursing stirring marches held the crowd of spectators jammed against the wires till the last knight left the ranks. The commanderies of Illinois, Pennsylvania and Indiana, numbering about 1,200 each, made up an entire divisiop. Colorado Commandery, No. 1, of Denver, before a throng of 18,000 people, and under the critical eyes of a board of judges composed of three regular army officers and a representative of the Knights Templar, Wednesday captured first prize in the competition of drill teams from commanderies of the Knights. St. Bernard of Chicago, the favorite with the majority of the spectators, captured second place, while Golden Gate, No. 16, of San Francisco and Hanselman, No. 16, of Cincinnati, came in for tiijrd and fourth prizes respectively. California Commandery, No. 1, being the only mounted command, had no difficulty In capturing the trophy for the best appearance and drill on horseback. The other contestants were Columbia Commandery, No. 2, of Washington, D. C., and Allegheny, No. 35, of Pittsburg. Cavalry, No. 3, of Parkersburg, W. Va.,

flailed to appear at the appointed hear, and hence did not compete. The contest took place on Churchill Downs, the home of the Louisville Jockey club. The trophies were of silver and were as follows: First prize, thirty-four pieces, valued at $3,000; second prize, twenty-five pieces, libation set, valued at $2,000; third prize, center piece, valued at $1,300; fourth prize, two pieces (mounted), valued at S9OO. The prize for the mounted drill was a huge silver loving cup valued at S6OO. The judges were: Captain A. S. Fleming, artillery, United States army; Lieutenant Fred de Funiack, twenty-second infantry, United States army; Captain Charles Street, artillery, United States army, and Major C. S. Ammel, a Templar officer of Columbus, O.

SECTION OF GREAT PARADE,