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Show ;thousands Chicago Has Half a Million Guests to Entertain Chicago. Aug. 8. This la the real 1 beginning of Knights Templar week in Chicago A hundred thousand Kiights were expected ''to arrive today, to-day, arrayed in full uniform for the j thirty first triennial conclave which was opened officially Sunday with di- ! vine set vices in Orchestra Hall. Work t-.en at dawn turned over the refurnished refurn-ished and gaudily arrayed city. And tbe waiting and wondering throng, i.nd all day long us yesterday, the tread of marching feet, the flash of light on scarlet crossed chapeau and cross hilted sword and the waving lines of gllsteniug whit; plumes told of the coming of additional guests. Today's arrivals Included Kngland 3 foremost Sir Knight, the Earl of Eus-ton, Eus-ton, grand commander of the grand priory of England and Wales, and Ins party who later will give a reception re-ception to ibe officervof the order. The day will be gjven over to re option of the incoming Knights, open house by the commanderies now located lo-cated and at 4 p. rn. the annual dinner din-ner of the grand recorders and cor-lesponJents cor-lesponJents will be given at the Chicago Chi-cago Athlrtle club. Each evening this week a sacred concert is to bi Kiven In Grant Park. Tomorrow will be. the first of the "Dig days" beginning- with the biggest parade ever engaged in by Knlghti; '"mplar. it will require three houri to pass a given point1" J Wednesday the competitive lii!!i i I egin, and Thursday and Friday w ill be devoted to drilling, boatings, a re-p.itta re-p.itta and an unorganized tour of inspect in-spect Ion of Chicago Headquarters' officials today esti- J mated the guests to number 500,0t). |