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Show I i ' - Ten TL:u::n3 IIiii:Iits Tcuflars Harcli Before Ad- L: miring Crowds at Frisco. ' ... n i i t ; SAN FRANCISCO, Bept" i-Tcn thousand Sir KnihU majrehai tot lK mlli through the galljr decotited city BtreeU today. Inspired by the roualc of 4 . the forty band! and the cheerl of thou-eanda thou-eanda of ipectatofa, .' ht lined erery ' , foot of tie way, crowded rlndow and doorwayt, and filled the rrand stand r and review stands erected tor the purpose- . . .The tnornlfcf of the great para broke before the announced starting "time, and the various eommanderiee hastened to the assembly points Cf their reapectlre oltlalone. The order bf .formation Included twelve of these grand division. i .' ' The parade started In the heart of the cltj. Wound 1A and out of the downtown down-town backing districts, thpnfcft for twelve biotas ip the main thoroughfare thorough-fare of Market street to the broad and beautiful boulevard, Vaa Nesa avenue, where a number of grand stahda were erected. From one of these Meet tml-nnt tml-nnt Grand Master Stoddard, with the OiTlcers and members of the rrand. en-tampment, en-tampment, reviewed the parade. From another stand close by Gov. George C. Pardee, Mavor Eugene C Schmltz, the most worshipful grand master, officers of the grand lodge, F. and A. Mf the high priests and officers cf the grand chapter of U. A. grand c6uncll R. and S. M., alo.mw the proceeeion pasa In review -: - - - - . - - th parading divisions moved promptly at - ID o'clock, the appointed lime. It wai headed by it squadron of mounted police .Sir Knight George TV. WitUnan, Chief of Police commanding, commander . of the parade, E. Sir Charles I Field Grand1 Captain-General of California, and his chief of staff, E, felf- George D. Clark, the first. division divi-sion following. In this) section were two carriage, the first carrying Most Eminent Emi-nent Sir mnry Batea Stoddard, grand maspter of th grand, encampment of Knight Templars of the United States of America, and Most Eminent the Earl of Eu&ton, grand master of the Great Priory of England and Wale The latter lat-ter was the center toward which all eyes were focused, the throngs seeming to Jbe eager to catch a glimpse of the noble gentleman who represented King Edward Ed-ward of England-. , In thl division alio was California cbmmandery - No. 1. each tnember of whom was mounted oft a black charger. The appearance of the richly garbe4 knights and prancing steeds waa th rignai for enthusiastic cheers and hand-dapping- ml along the line, mo that the applause aeetned contlBUeua along the three or more mile of march. There were Jn the procession two other mounted oommahderie. the De-jwitt De-jwitt Clinton of Virginia City, Nev-.t and the Corinthian Chaaeeura of Phlladel phla, making 1009 tnoanted mn In alL |