Show KNIGHTS TEMPLAK Arrival of the Commanderies at St LouisA i Louis-A DEARTH OF DETONATIONS Sedgewlck Gets Home Bubear Beats Kemp Celebrating1 the Event On the Diamond The Knights Conclave I ST Louis September 9Last evening even-ing local Knights Templars went into quarters at Union Depot to act as a reception re-ception committee and etcort the arriving ar-riving Knights Up to the arrival of the trains this evening however they J bad little to do but few commanderies putting in an appearance as a body Every tram though brought its quota of visitors to the twentythird triennial conclave and it was estimated that by 5 oclock fully 2000 Knights were already in the city and large additions to this number where made when the evening trains discharged their cargoes Despite the threatening weather a vast amount of workin the way of decorating the streets was done during the day but many of the finer and more perishable displavs will not be exposeu until Tuesday morning in order to preserve pre-serve them from the elements The event of the day in the matter of arrivals ar-rivals was the appearance of the California Cali-fornia delegation who came in on thir teen cars with their ladies They numbered num-bered fully 700 They were accompanied by the First Infantry and ctecoud Artillery Ar-tillery bands and a grizzly Dear cub which attracted even more attention than the bands the Californians were tie first arrivals coming In com manderies and comprised besides representatives of many others the lot lowing commandenes California No 1 one hundred Knights and sixty ladies Golden Gate No 1 one nundred and sixty Knights and seventy five ladies Sacramento No2 thirty three Knights ana ladies nearly every cominandery in the Mate was represented repre-sented by one or more members The visitors were escorted to their hotel the Laclede by Ivauhoe Commandery No 8 mounted of lit Louis and the march from the depo to the hotel was the chief event ot the day At 130 this afternoon af-ternoon the first number of the weeks programme was given ii the devotional exercises had at the Exposition Music Hall An immense audience numbering number-ing 7000 people including fully 1000 Kniehts was in attendance and hun dreds were turned away The services were from the ritual and were conducted con-ducted by the Very Eminent Sir Dr George C Belts and Prelate of the Grand Encampment assisted by Bight Eminent DrJohn D Vuicil and interspersed inter-spersed by an unusually fine musical programme in which several Jocal societies socie-ties participated forming a chorus of nearly COO voices under the direction of Professor Egment Prochhck The actual work ot the conclave will not begin be-gin until Tuesday JLo morrow will be devoted to the reception of visitors a majority of whom are expected to arrive beforo tomorrow night In the evening the city will be illuminated and various local comman deries will hold receptions at their res pectiye headquarters Meetings of the Grand Encampment will be held in the small hall of the exposition ex-position building which has been appropriately decorated with emblems and banners for the occasion The stage setting has been especially prepared the scenes being historical emblematical of the Musouic order Time committee having Jin charge the arrangements and conduct of the conclave con-clave held its final meeting this afternoon after-noon and at the conclusion announced everything complete and working without with-out the lightest friction Nothing is now needed to make the conclave a success suc-cess but good weather and the outlook is excellent at the present time A large number of Knights are accompanied ac-companied by ladies and the hotel rotundas already present a crowded appearance ap-pearance St Louis clubwhich arrived tonight travelled between five and six thousand miles having visuea California Colorado Col-orado Yellowstone Valley and other points of interest in the far west since starting on their pilgrimage about two months ago ST Louis September 20 It was after midnight when the last special train discharged its load of visitors to the triennial conclave last night and the day had not broken this morning when the procession ofarrivingcominauderies was renewed at an early hour bands were playing and commandenes were marching and the history of the forenoon fore-noon has been a repetition of the night ona much more ext nsive scale At the union depot the tracks are crowded with extra trains and no sooner is one emptied than another takes it place Along the wharves on the river front a similar scene of activity is witnessed many commanderies from along the river having chartered steamers which will be used as combined hotel and headquarters during the week The wtatber seems as if specially designed for the occasion and in consequence con-sequence the streets arc thronged with sightseers while evorwhere ruav be seen marching com uiauderieij making fraternal calls on local and visiting headquarters The work decorating the buildings for the occasion was only fairly begun this norning and thousands of workmen are ei gaged in the task Preparations for the illumination which begins tonight to-night are completed and the apparatus has been tested and found in perfect working order assuring a dssplay far in advance of anything previously at mpted in this city Other arrange n ents lor the work of the encampment are perfected and nothing remains but to receive the Knights and get them established in their temporary quarters In this latter respect the triennial committee is entitled to great praise for the excellent manner in which the arrangements have been made for housing and feeding the mul titude It is an utter impossibility at the present tune to give an accurate estimate es-timate of the Knights already on the ground as individuals and in many instances in-stances commanderifs are slow IK registering regis-tering at hotels and reporting at headquarters head-quarters while hundreds are quartered with friends or in sleeping cars and steamers Full martial and cornet bands are already in attendance and aro heard on every hand Representatives Representa-tives of every State and Territories have reported while there are present from Honolulu the most eminent grandmaster grand-master Robert B Withers United tales Consul General atHongKongwho came all the way from that place arriving arriv-ing yesterday He was made quite ill by his trip and is still confined to his room ST Louis Mo September 20 A noon the rush of visitors was still unabated un-abated and if anything increasing Fnlly 10000 Knights hud arrived by 12 Eind more than an equal number are expected his afternoon and tonight All the trains are more or less delayed by the immense traffic and the train from Kansas City was many hours late owing to the freight wrecks An incident of the morning causing much amusement and some temporary annoyance an-noyance was a strike by the waiters at several hotels and restaurants They demanded 25 per week during the conclave con-clave and in nearly every instance gained their point and remained 10 work There5 will be but one short session ses-sion on Change tomorrow and on Wednesday none |