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Show CHICAGO IN ITS DRESS UNIFORM CH1CAC.O, Aug. 7 Chicago in its dress uniform, its streets gay with decorations and already well filled with guests rested today in attention of a week of entertainment In honor oi the Thlrty-Hrst Triennial Knights Templar conclave It rested ofllcially, hut actually the welcome of the first r.on.noo expected quests, tho arrival of au occasional tarly commandery and the interest of Chlcagoans themselves, kept the down town streets lllled with crowds Religious Services Held. The first official function of the conclave was the religious services In orchestra hall today. Although the real templar army Is not scheduled to arrive until tomorrow tomor-row three train loads cauio in during the day. The grand commandery of California Califor-nia arrived today. The Hrst arrivals expected tomorrow tomor-row are the Earl or Eustou and a the. grand priories of that country aud Wales and a party embracing the chief officers of the grand priories prior-ies of Canada. State Street is Templar Way. Templar Way, into which State f licet has been transformed, has at- traded the chief attention of the Knlgbto. The whole down town length of the street Is lined on both bides wllh tall column Inscribed with the heraldic devices of tho Knights Templar and surmounied with huge fJobes covered with incandescent lights. These are connected the length of (lie street with the s-trands of woven loaves decked with electric lights and hung with symbolic wreaths. The castle arch on Michigan avenue will be the first sight of many arrival.; If Is fashioned in the form of the ensiles of the middle ages with tur-lets tur-lets and battlements. At each end is a tower and stationed on these heights will he heralds with trumpets to announce the advance of the di-islons di-islons of the big parade Thursday. Knights to March. A monster grandstand with a seating seat-ing capacity of loo.Ooo occupied several sev-eral blocks along the east side of ?lichigan avenue and before this, the Knights will pass in review. At th ether end of the lino of march is a second arch. On either side of the arch, where the half circle begins to break away from the uprights, are rhort elevations. On these are statues stat-ues of knights, mounted on chargers charg-ers and braudishlng swords. |