Chicago Knights Arrive in Boston for Masonic Drill
Chicago and St Bernard Commanderies arrive by Portland boat Bay State delighting Boston hosts. About 100 St Bernard knights with 50 ladies bring banners emblems and curiosities. Chicago contingent of 75 with 50 ladies welcomed by Colonel Stevenson's Band. Enthusiasm for receptions and parades grows as leaders discuss politics and upcoming drills amid festive hospitality.
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St. Bernard
Chicago
Portland
Bay State
Montreal
Thair
Palestine Commandery
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Denver
Sharrard
Detroit
Recorder Sherrard
James .T. Hill
Marblehead
Knight Alfred Gargar
Boston
General Lawrence
St. Bernard Commandery
Copley
Square
Huntington
Stevenson
Bridgeport
Cal” Wwer
Minstrel
Wagner
Providence Steamship Line
James T. Hill
James H. Eckels
The
Democracy
Hill
Altgeld
Sherrard
Cook County
Knight B. Frank Davenport
Illinois
McKinley
Reed
Davenport
Eckels
Democratic
Swift
California Templars Visit San Francisco Commandery Event
The California Commandery No 1 women arrive to showcase elegance and hospitality at Parker House with plant decorators, archways, and ceremonial parlor gatherings. Knights travel by yacht and landau, while delegates work in Billy Park dining room preparing for a Wednesday reception after today’s parade.
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California Commandery
No. 1
Parker House
Oter Commandéries
Billy Park
Old Park
Bosworth ‘Street
Billy
Park
Colum
Knights Gather at Union Station for Mass Conclave Parade
City buzzes as Knights from California Maine Vermont New Hampshire Missouri and Ohio flood Boston Union Station with bands and swords. Grand Commanderies parade past stations and hotels with 200 plus Knights and 100-plus ladies joining delegations from across the region.
Knights Arrive in City Commanderies Open Headquarters
Just what you want to know the Knights arriving by train escorted by Boston Commandery to quarters on Columbus avenue and Massachusetts avenue Grice Commandery of Virginia arrived at 8 o'clock escorted by Da Molay Commandery to 8 Pinckney street where it will have its headquarters Kadosh of Pennsylvania came to Boston at 8 20 a m with thirty Knights
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Charleston
South Carolina
Columbus Avenue
Boston
Memphis
Tenn
Boston Commandery
Massachusetts Avenue
Grice Commandery
Virginia
da Molay Commandery
Pinckney Street
Kadosh
Pennsylvania
Parade Route Timeline Through City Streets
A detailed parade schedule lists travel milestones from Exeter street at 10 a.m. to Hanover street at noon. It notes arrivals and halts at Commonwealth avenue Arlington street Berkeley Dartmouth Columbus avenues Chester square Worcester Blackstone Franklin squares Waltham Dover Broadway Hollis Boylston Winter Post Building Adams square and Hanover street with times from 10:00 to 12:00 and five minute stands at Columbus avenue.
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Exeter Street
Commonwealth Avenue
Arlington Street
Berkeley Street
Dartmouth Street
Columbus Avenue
Massachusetts Avenue
Chester Square
Tremont Street
Shawmut Avenue
Washington Street
Worcester Street
Blackstone
Franklin Squares
Waltham Street
Dover Street
Broadway
Hollis Street
Boylston Street
Winter Street
Post Building
Adams Square
Hanover Street
Knights and ladies arrive in Maine train for grand procession
Eminent Sir Finnegan leads Pilgrim Commandery Lewiston with sixty five Knights and thirty ladies. Commanderies from Bradford Biddeford Missouri St Joseph and more travel in on theKansas City special forming a vast, festive delegation bound for Lincoln Hall and Quincy House.
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Finnegan
Pilgrim
Lewiston
Arthur T. Moore
Lincoln Hall
Coeur de Lion
Bradford Commandery
Biddeford
Knights conclude Boston Albany arrivals at various commanderies
A procession of Knights and ladies arrived by train at Boston and Albany stations, with Vin cennes Indiana and Gorin Indiana commanderies leading. They, along with Cyrene New Jersey and Paladin Minnesota groups, formed temporary headquarters at Columbus Avenue and other city spots, escorted by Joseph Warren Commandery and others, ending with Central City New York at Langham.
Melita Commandery Visit Led By Palestine Com Everts
Morning events report Melita Commandery of New Jersey seized and escorted to the Coolidge House by Palestine Commandery Everts of Illinois with fifty Knights and fifty ladies. Crusade Association of Allegheny Pennsylvania arrived at 1130, Clinton Commandery of New York accompanied fifty Knights.
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Melita Commandery
New Jersey
Coolidge House
Palestine Commandery
Everts
Illinois
Boylston Street
Crusade Association of
Allegheny
Penn
Clinton Commandery
New York
Knights Arrive as Conventions Delegates Gather at Boston
A sequence of knightly commands arrives by train to Boston and surrounding towns. Groups from Langham Cambridge New York Connecticut and New Jersey travel with dozens of Sir Knights and accompanying ladies. They are escorted to hotels and stations by various commanderies and plan quartering at Lasell Seminary and American House.
1000 Mileage Book Free Promotion on Rail Line
A 1000 mile booklet will be presented to Barnstable or Plymouth count residents along the N. H. & H. R. R. details unclear due to damaged text. The item references a free mileage book promotion tied to local railway service.
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N. H
Barnstable
Plymouth
Tem plars Reach Boston as NY & New England Arrives
The New York and New England line brought a sizable group of Templars and their ladies to Boston. They arrived in good spirit, though a few were late, with the overall welcome warmth evident at 7 a.m.
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New York
New England
Boston
Knights Visit Draw Crowds at Providence Station
At Providence Station crowds gathered for a visiting Knightly contingent. Templars in full dress formed lines to escort the Knights as trains arrived and onlookers waited for tardy trains at Park Square near Union Station.
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Union Station
Providence
Park Square
Knights Escort Sir Knights and Ladies to Quarters in City
Twenty ladies accompanied the Sir Knights who were escorted to their quarters at 235 West News ton Street by De Molay Commandery. St Albans of Pennsylvania arrived with fifty Knights and twenty five ladies at 8 45 supervised by Providence Band and De Molay Commandery to Arlings ton Hotel. Old Dominion of Virginia sent fifty Sir Knights and twenty ladies reaching Boston by 9 a m with the commandery stopping at Pinckney and West Cedar streets.
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Bilan
Golden Gate
Boston
Sumner
Curtis
Grand Army
John A Andrew
San Francisco
Zerubbabel
Golden Gaters
de Molay Commandery d
Odd Fellows
G. A. R. Hall
Zerrubabel
Union Station
Grand Commandery of
California
Eminent Tippet
Oakland Commandery
Oakland
Pacific
Portland Commandery No. 2
George E. Whitney
Portland
Maine
Seth C. Gordon
Thomas B. Shaw
St. Omer
South
Portland Commandery
Victoria
Vermont
Fitchburg
Green Mountain
E. P. Webster
Union Park
Burlington
S. Storey
Tremont Street
Mt. Calvary
Middlebury
W. H. Kingsley
West Concord Street
Killington
Rutland
Newton Street
Windsor
D. Payson
Montpelier
R. O. Hibbard
Lafayette
St Albans
S. H. Danforth
Cunningham
State of
Trinity Commandery
Manchester
N. H
John K. Wilson
Charles ©. Hayes
Andrew Bunting
Joseph W. Fellows
Miami
Lebanon
Dr. Shocky
Dilatush
St. George
Schenectady
N. Y
John J. Fenwick
Mt. Horeb
Concord
J. D. Badger
Dwight Hall
Colorado
W. W. Rowan
J. D. Dunbaugh
John M. Maxwell
Colorado Knights
Denver
Missouri
Leslie Crear
Missouri Commandery
A. W. McBride
Missouri Grand Commandery
North Star Commandery
Lancaster
Revere House
Lewiston Commandery
Lewiston
Charles E. Sibly
St. Aldemar Commandery
St. Louis
Francis Parsons
Burbank
Palestine
St. Johnsbury
Charles E. Calderwood
Malta
Newport
R. L
E. B. True
Hotel Vaughn
Pilgrim
Laconia
Frank H. Champlin
St. Gerard
Littleton
Charles Eastman
Vaughn
Toledo
Fabyan House
Merwin Jackson
Newston Street
de Molay
St. Albans
Pennsylvania
Arlingston Hotel
Providence
Old Dominion
Special excursion train Boston to Newport on Aug 29
The New York New Haven Hartford line runs a one day special from Boston Park Square at 9 30 in the morning to Newport returning at 6 with an 8 15 p m Boston arrival. Round trip fare is 1. Tickets go on sale three days prior at No 3 Old State House and Park Square station.
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New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Boston
Newport
Park Square
Old State House
Park Square Station
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Templars
Masonic Temple
Quincy
Chicago Knights
the Foundation
Hood
California No.1
Hodges
Essex
Crarl Es
Daniel ©. Roberts, BR. HB
New Hampshire
Sor
Albany RR
Seneca
Hiawatha
Maysville
Hugh de Payens
Washington
Atchison
Kansas
St. Joseph Commandery
St. Joseph
Clairmont
Rockland
Fred Hall
Will
Richwood
Trinity
Augusta
Quincy House
Gardiner
Park’s
G. W. Cutler
Grand Commandery
Patesville
Ark
Little Rock
John P. Taylor
Kansas City
I. H. Wills
James H. Frank
W. H. Wakefield
QO. W. Philbrook
Malden Commandery
Athol Commandery
Athol
Mass
Charles
Crossman
Haymarket Square
Sullivan Commandery
Claremont
Charles H. Long
Gloucester
Cape Ann
Monroe Commandery
Rochester
George B. Cochrane, P. C
Hudson, Mass
Boston & Albany
Knights
Vincennes
Ind
Gorin
Mt. Vernon
Paladin
Minnesota
Ascalon
Salem Town
Joseph Warren
Apollo
Terre Haute Commandery
Indiana
Santa Monica
Huntington Avenue
Forest City
Ohio
Knapp
Vendome
Dunkirk Commandery
Ivanhoe
Wisconsin
Conservatory
Joseph Warren Commandery
Central City
Sgig
Langam
Marsh O. Perkins
Carter
Langham
St. Omer Commandery
Clark Commandery
Holyoke Street
Cambridge
Rondout and Poughkeepsie
Hotel Seymour
Lynn
Olivet Commandery
Columbian
Connecticut
Lasell Seminary
Auburndale
Gethsemane Commandery
DeWitt Clinton Commandery
Providenge
Baker Pill Co
Bangor, Me
George B. Miller
Springfield Commandery
Springfield
Mallow Spa
Roger F. Scannell
Bos'on and Providencs
Bose MW. E. Agext
JAS. HE. Pepper
Ecenea
Cambrione
Pepper & Co
Baker
David Baken
Avon Street
Melrose
Westwich
Gavin
Roxbury
Barricis Gavin
Plymouth Court
Patrick’s Church
Northampton Street
Hardy
James Hardy
Prs
Leasing Street
St. Joseph's Church
Circuit Street
Lord
Hyde Park
Ada B. Crosby
Walter A. Lord
Perideneral
Park Avenue
Wennesday
Lota Ie Os
Y E. Lo
Jame Tongley
Frederic J. Crosby
Warren St
Igaig
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