Evening Star Newspaper, October 7, 1889, Page 11

THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON. D.C, MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1889- 11 Corpenter is native of Luray, Va, and isnow| The following knights held the of mander, was made @ Mason in Arcacia lodge, | Rev. J. E. Forrester (3 terms), Charles H.In- | Force, recorder; Lucius Mastin, standard | Harrer, warder: Charles F. Geever, William F. ITS WORK AND MOSPITALITY. t “sident of the Phenix loan association of cag og — equation ‘ser, . bearer; J. Warren Tibbett, sword bearer; John | Brown K. Baxter, guards; D. J. ‘The commandery « distinguished for tts work Joveph commandery was set to work | Timothy Reurick; 101-08. Jearee Pees with Ivanhoe son, ae Rowe ihe wl eons to Wi Bue} bring to Washinzton_ between Sfty ana | @ the asylum, where the ceremonies are most . 18:5, by Rt. Em. Sir Samuel A. Gilvert, | 1834, Brackett L.’ Greenough; 1836-37, Robert sixty sir of ladies are ir knights, The headquarters of | impressive and elaborate. The preiate’s part is .C., under dispensation. The co: Swjth. Damascus mandery when in W: will be ot mumandery Hh L ader charter by Em. Sir Th commander has been their Pullman sleeping cars at the Baltimore . Park. G.C.G., under special commission | fled by the ‘oulbpiag: Sie, Daniel Bala wae Sack woke: depot, aa they could vot secre deat. | the Son ee eee commander, October 30, 1875. | 1862-63, Albert R. |; 1864, John S. 3 St. John’s Commandery of Olean, XN. Y. hotel accommodations for the full — x ee ben hartered was 39,"shici eae oe by Kew, 187,1 io secre at Joun D. aa aw Kueh Retaeoentes vs Severnl Sales Aca John’s commandery, No, 24, aed at — ——— bd for tts hoapitaity. eat wera pane w d commandery October, 1977, to No. | terson; 1! bel Mutchins; ‘T4, Jonas) Commanderies. lean, N.Y., was organized in 1856. past - @ banquet and it Is at thee retreshments after fig numberof te old St’ Joweph pes tho old) W. Fellows; 1685. Solon A. Carter: 1876 Sols se commanders are: Hiram York, James M. Mott,| THE GRAND MASTER'S ESCORT. labora thatthe firm friendahipe are welded eet ‘4 Payens commanderies, then exti , Chauncy U '. Cham! , New ¥ . To record iin flotag sigh uence | Aut Nath Sao. Wem | of Now Sec ae |W. uta 2D meg ae Be Pons | eae, rom, Nowy York whe ore| Eh ets inane rh c eminent commander: James N. Burnes, | 1880, Benjamin . he most powerful or- . . . recitations thet have 1875-76; . . M. W. Basse, E. M. Johnson, C. 8. Stowell, H. taken at these gathe id be t Hardy," 800; Won Ge" Blal” 1200-90. te, | Bani ie ey Niele Woes ae ’ ganizations in the coun. | yy’ Ernst, L. F. More, C. 8. Hanks. COMPANY sir Knights | Nite a book on the “'mastecploses of literature, Hull, Mgrs NH. Wilmot, tea, Joba D, Rich- | Don # Woodard; 1886, Charles s_N. Towle; gery ese ‘The present officers are: FW. Higeins, omit. 4 from New York who. ar-| BUMOFOUL Pathetic, prose and descriptive, witt ardson, jr., m, A. Lord, 1884; Joseph | 1887, Jobn J. Bell; 1888, Edwar: nt; 1889, officers here ; Geo. A. Bussell, general- Af SOngS, speeches and stories in illustration. = vag dareuce G. Hubbell, 1936; 3. Charles C. Danforth, triennial conclave ‘issimo; Ga. Thyng, | —— general; PO) «| ev this royce ae bat > 3 i of Ceur de Lion |. Austin, 1837, 1h’ onlaank . prelate; will have especial promi- . The following sir knights wore elected to the | qe iward Richid Kent, right piiee tan > SSeny 0 he tees john Sloane, junior warden: F.| ( ence in the parade to| _ The roll of officers at present ts as follows: B. Grand commandery oft . i i ance of the occasion. ; EH. Al rder; Sir George Whitfield ~ ¥ oftices mentioned during | hood in the jurisdiction of New Hampshire, re- grand Thi ofthe tt, treasurer; E. ustin, recorder; : morrow, as they will act their membership in } 4, viz: James N. — sides in Lancaster, the this year. He is a thirty-second ¢ headquarters Hiram Dean, standard bearer; W. L. Myrick, the rt of the Barn, C., October, James R. Hardy, _ town of his nativity, in | degree Mason bas always taken a very ac- . New York Templars are | sword bearer; A. O. Ackerly, warder; Mark 4 as special escot W., October, 1873; Wm. G. Hail, G May, the midst of the famous | tive interest in Masonry. Me, at the Metropolitan Ho- | James, sentinel. grand master of Templars, 1SS1; Joseph 3. Browne, R N White Mount Com: 5 The present membership of the commandery [ Gen. Roome. This Is a detail of knights of a ri ge W. Thorn, recorder, Warre Oilicers for 1889 are as follow Bora February. 1 isle, Conson, Commandory. No. 16, Bra) : is 20¢, and of these 80 knights arrived hero this | Cour de Lion commantacy Nov 23, at New | A. Conover, seulor warden: John W. Slaxo peuter, eminent commander: Ulrich Schneider, and. educated. in the | Among the Bret commanderies to arrive this| 2a? am other parts of the coun- | morning and are quartered at Mra Anderson's, York. Uj ‘thes went at once | 0% Warden; George E. W. Stivers, stay generalissimo; E. F. Hartzell, captain general; public schools of Lan- | Morning was Corson commandery, No. 16, of Saou oA bailed tctlatee ane! ae ie and © streets, They wear the regu- ibepeae . = = foe hier fori or Denese; —— ner" paler. qword bearer: Jeo Geo. 8. Crump, prelate: Wm. M. Shepherd, caster. He engaged in park, N.J., sixty strong. The com- fe evidence that Templar Masonry existed | lation uniform. bir quarters, No. 96 G: Xe an SEES Se See 1 * Pi 3 i ‘ ns f | Mowrey and Frederick Kanter, g Jouph & Browne, tressurers Robert T. Pence, the marcantie besiness . aap pied ee ral lb rab ig JB aoe ore art ee [iy tomar per maireg emer Foe pee erayrety gy ee recorder; 3, Ringgold Huyett, standard bearer; . ij fer: ee pov 3 ey. in Eloy snd Lagden umns of the newspapers of that day, The| Poughkeepsiecommandery, No. 43, K.T., loca- aa aa 2 vselied eid | irs John A. % C., and Thomas B. HN. Turnec, sword bearer; Calvin P. Kinge- oahu oe on ‘ie e [ = e trienn! “ records of the bodies themselves are lost, but | ted at Poughkeepsie, N. ¥., which arrived this | Sits Rollin M. Morgan, generalissimo; Claudius | jiness, P. b. ding committee. ; < the notices of public demonstrations are con- i d is ve M. Roome, captain general; Em. Sir Royal E. > Y, war anyan, sentinel; lary > aah pub ds morning an quartered at Wormley’s, was St. * Elmt N.Y. Jobin M. Austin, third guard: Josiah W. Bateb- moet aad best tnown 1888 and St. Louis in| vincing proofs. The Independent Journal of it. Omer’s of Elmira, - | We Be, instituted Octol 21, | Deane, P.C., prelate; Sirs John W, Sisson, jun- _ * a eller, second guard; Wm, G. Hayward, first Founded by his father, 1886, the Yorktown cel- | Wednesday, December 28, 1785, giving an ac- my ber 21, St. Omer’s commandery, No. 19, of Elmira, : ebration, the bicenten- i r . jor waraen; Geerge E. W. Stivers, standard |" - tess guard, ; /* Richard P, Kent, in 1825, nial in 1882, and the | St John the Secret of the anniversary of . The following mem-| bearer; George Hamlin,” warder; Frederick | YY» bas bean a live organization from the Tanered, No. 25, Moberly, Mo. Grand Commander : Garfield monument fair | ~ “A numerous and well-condycted procession , bers have held the office | Kanter, on Edward W. Curtis, Albert A, | time it was first instituted, which was in Tancred commanders, No. 25, of Moberly, | F>WARD EIcmanD KeNT.Kent was made a Mason ; in Washington. moved about 12 o'clock through ie pris i 4 eminent commander: | Kingsland, Cornelius Waydell, Charles T. Wills, | It bas taken part in ono of the famous commanderies of Missouri, | 2,014 North Star lodge of Lancaster Frente ; The present officers | streete, with the insignia of their several ranks, 4 ee ee some | Reness ‘ries, Thomas A. Found, Sumeer T. | nearly alt of the impor. i i here were forty knights Sle: neat ie suc as, ioe of the command are as | to St. George's chapel in the following order: p, Oliv anham, es J. t, Char tant events of the Grand arrived this morning. The ty knig! 25, 1866; received the orders of knighthood in follows: Lewis Ralnear, | tylers, Knights Templar, lodges,” ca Atkins, m. Morgan | Parmelee, Robert A. Stewart; Em. Sirs John A. | commandery of the state and thirty ladies in the party, and they are| North Star eommandery September 6, 1866; eminent commander; | ~ Other notices at ditersnt ‘inka ceased a ulee= Lee, Daniel G. Wright, | Mapes, Henry F. Herkner and Thomas By Inness, | of New York, inclading quartered comfortably at 1226 14th street. | serving his commandery as warder, captain harles A. Atkins, gen- | ilar fact. ‘The Templar bodies were independ- Alfred F. Lindley,George | past commanders, the Grand conclave held Tancred commandery was instituted under dis- | @cneral and generalissimo until 1875, when he eralissimo; Wm. Posseiiae was elected commander, which position be heid | ¥ pensation in August, 1874, and chartered Octo- | fo" ton years, He was grand captain of the ber 6 of the same year. There are now about | guard of the Grand commandery in 1876 and, 5 ; E. Cramer, James Mar- itimore in I87L. At nt, and were formed by certain knights agree- *, THE HISTORY OF COEUR DE LION. " ing to form an encampment and acknowiedg- 5= lor, Henry Hasbrouck. Coeur de Lion commandery has an interesting | the state Grand concla ing allegiance to their “inherent right” alone. ipo ee history. It was chartered December 24, 1853, | }73 '? coe on he = 4 ‘way, prelate; 4 " “ A one hundred members, It has attended all | passing all the chairs, was unanimously elected =a Bushauon, ‘treasurer; | {2¢ most prominent of these bodies was Mor. ; \Y mandery is composed of | under a dispensation granted by Sir John W. | competitive dr the triennial conclaves that have been held | right eminent grand commander in 1888, which EM. COM, RATNEAR. John D. Beegle, record- ore Tenuate ee oe eer Ro. representative men of | Simons, deputy grand also took part since its organi «d_ its banner is well | oft ns filled with dignity and usefulness. | er; alfred C. Atkins, senlor warden; Fred. A. | Morton, familiarly known as “The Little Giant é Dutchess county, N. ¥.. | master’ of Templars of known, This is particularly handsome, | Under his administration the local command- Wiseman, jor warden; Joseph W. Hulse, | of War.” This encampment flourished until], HENRY HaspRovcK. many of whom have filled | the state of New York. being double 0. and made of fine white | ery was Peer oy mph and in his present | standard rer; James H. Sexton, sword | 1807, when it is lost sight of. important official positions, Hon. John H.| On Febuary 10, 1854, at gros gran silk, Embossed on its surface in | exalted station he has won the approbation of | bearer: John . Fieteroft, warder. Rising Sun encampment, No. 1, was estab- Ketcham, M.C., and former commissioner of the | the annual conclave of ? red velvet on one side is « cross with gold rays | the order for his devotion to its interests and| The tollowing Is a list of those who have held | jis 7 sg tes District of Columbia and Hon. Homer A. Melson, | the Grand encampment and appropriate Latin mottoes. On the front | his practical wisdom in administrative affairs. | ge ntouoe Guinenk cbinimanier: Phouse H: [ree ee cor eae ie prevent | a prominent lawyer and formersecretaty of state | a warrant was granted is the figure of a monuted knight with a scroll, Grand Commander Kent has always been iden- | R. Redway, Joun D. Beegle, Fred. A. Wiseman, = ot New York, are members. The commandery | to Cceur de Lion en- bearing the legend, “Mobe: , titied with local interests and has borne his | Eawia Ficid aud John Ve Aistroo, are) the {hese initials | has acted as escort to the Grand lodge of New | eampment, No.24 under ‘The past eminent commar e.. 5 nered | share of the oficial responsibilities as a repre- Chief among the honorary members is Ezra L. | away about 18 Th i + York state off a number of public occasions, has ( which the’ body was in- are: J. W. Allen, W. H. Hoichisiss, past graud | sentative man ina thriving conutry community. | stevens, past commander of Columbia cott- | Sue’ pesuabiy engannen: Gatenae coe made various pilgrimages to the annual con-| stituted and the officers i captain general H. Mix, past {grand com-| Hits excellency Gov. on in i874 ap-| mandery of this city. During their stay here | mont. No. 5, now Columbian commanders No | claves of the Grand commandery of the state, | installed, Sir Frederick mander; Jo yy jabriel L. dsiey, © 1.. Cooley, John D. Wik » grand senior | pointed him a member of inis personal staff, | they will be quartered at the Webster house. ‘eine & ey gin - | and took part in the Templars’ parade at the | Fawcett’ being the first . S. UpDeGraff, Frank 'B. Cleveland, len; Ledin Silvey. George L. Hassett, J. A. | with the rank of colonel, by which title he is |" : x dented eee nceneambment was never Fepre- | New York centennial anniversary of the com- | somontder = and Dewiit, John 8. Bartlett, Edmund 0, her. Earl B. Kellogg, John B. Cotty and | also known, He is ide with the business DeMolay Commandery, No. 6, 7 aa ene: ment of New York. monwealth of Pennsylvania, October, 1882. The same officers were — B. Be Samuel D. Wadhama, The Grand encampment of New York was De Witt Clinton Commandery. re-elected in 1855 and Davison, #. 1. Hinman, A. B. Morey, founded by tho Sovereign Grand Consistory of | De Witt Clinton commanderr, No. 27K. tr, | 185, and in the latter John B. Stanchiield, John T. Hilland James O. E. Hannah. interests of the region, managing an old and | stationed at Washington, N.J., was organized The present eminent commander is J. 8. | widely-respected mercantile house, occupying March 26, 1865, Its past commanders are J. V. Wallace, a well-known citizen of Moberly, and | the family homestead, delightfully situated on ‘ Y - ttison, 5 er, John | Chi > @ ear, in consequence of Bacon, the other officers are as follows: A. B. Thomp- | the broad street of the beautiful capital of the pe aligns tee ie ctgonthles Se ag ee eae the leading commandery of Brooklyn, was first | {he ‘allegation that the Kat. coat. RROw™ Present officers Sirs Cornelins B, son, generalissimo; J. W. Morgan, captain gen- | “north count with a happy family of chil- » Tse Selle . January 22,1814. The organizing ss wag | Oreanized under @ warrant granted February 6, | encampment was meeting with members of | Chase, comman: LS . Hart, generalise eral: George L. Hassett, prelate; J. ‘. Rucker, | dren, He dispenses generous hospitality, not | James L. Shields. It has attonded all the re- | }#)7 June 18, 1814. At this meeting Jonethen | 1857, under the name of lodges whose warrants had been forfeited simo; Benj. Andrews, captain ceneral; Frank E, senior warden; J. W. Hoover, junior warden; | ouly to poor and weary pilgrims traveling from | unions and ficld-day parades since 1875._ The | Seveifulin otirted Othe ee nie rand | Friendship commandery, : the grand lodge of the state, Sir J. W. Simons, | Cleveland, pre! F. M. Blossom, treasurer; Hen T, Hardin, treasurer: Eli H- Mix, recorder; | afar but to all who come within his Masonic or | last was at the annual conclave of tho Grand | ister, James B. Datemd voten ee Snide wee (No.9 the Ant ene D.G.M., demanded the warrant. which was re- | Granville D. ons, recorder; Thurber A, Hi. P. Jennings, warder; J. W. Barnett, captain | social acquaintance. As a representative citi- | commandery of Pennsylvania at Easton, May | Gon ad Tosscat sade ue junior warden. ‘The | nent commander was Sir Thereupon the grand officer suspended | Brown, senior warden; John M. Hinkle, junior of the guard. . zen, business man and Masonic frater he is re- | 28, with 85 swords. Its members wear the uni- | Grand encampment was opened in due form | Thomas R. Crocker, The the encampment, and his action was confirmed | warden; W. F. Squire: The commandery is accompanied by the | spected in all circies and enjoys the repose | form adopted by the Grand commandery of i . mer, sword be Brunswick silver cornet band of fourteen | which follows well-doing, Now Jersey, May 10, 1887. The central figuro | 24 after an address by the grand orator upon | following year Sir Brad- 4 by She Grand eocatapmont at tts next conctave, | B.S “ ry Templarism and the history of the ord ley Parker was elected but the encampment continued its conclav: pieces, which will appear with it in the parade | Right Eminent Sir Charles Carroll Danforth, | °f its banner is a representation of DeMolay following officers wim ms nalcaete eon tontalon abd and re-elected the same officers in S57. tomorrow. ‘The kuights of Tancred command- | grand commander of the Grand commandery of | being burned to death, Its principal officers | “De Witt Clinton, thri illustrious grand mas- | was re-elected in 1859. ae term encampm app guard; W B. VanGorder, captain of gua oil, first guard: Jas. M. Moffett, second . L. Hylen, third gaara; John D. Wille ery wear the regular uniform. New Hampshire, is a son of Joel C. and Betsey | ®t present are James L. Shields, emiment com- | 4... ; 7 . ‘ bodies was discontinued by | ams, armorer. KNIGHTS FROM NEBRASKA. | P. Dan‘orth, born at Amherst, Noi April 13, | Mander; C.F, States, genoralisimo, J. S. | £ef%Martm Hoftman. grand generalissimo; John jar Companion : come-| Tela commannery bess menbenbip of S0, | W. Mulligan, grand captain al: . Joseph J. Couch received constitutional amendments and the term com- 4 ss NGrand. totic eeniee eae Dee ene hls ofiletee! knighthood, dery substituted. In 1858 Sir Alexander | Its uniform is the full Koights Templar dress, and junior warden; Elias Hicks, grand afterward became vas elected eminent commander, and at | and it will reach this city this evening about 6 Anthony Rainetaix, grand recorder; | grand master of M | the annual o: e of the Grand commandery | o'clock. Its headquarters will be at the Tre Gouin, grand treasurer; Jonathan | of the state of NewYork. A § | the edict ot pension was removed and thence- | mont house, — 1831. He isin the general insurance business firm | Davidson, captain general. It hus a member- The Grand Comnmtandery to Be Repre- Morrill & Dantoeth, Concord. He was made a pois a Le ces Dees byaliess | in Rising Sun lod, . 39, Nushua, N, | Conclave 0 50 swords, It will arrive sented in the Parade. H.. Feb, 17, 1559, removed 19 Wissomnis an| this afternoon via Baltimore and Ohio Hailroad | ‘The Grand commendery of Nebraska, with its affiliated with Hiram lodge, No. 50, Madison. and be quartered at 918 14th street northwest. rand marshal, One of the events of this — forth the commandery moved forward in peace Greenwood of Brookly commanderies and knights, reached Washing- | thence to Crescent lodge, No. 97, M: Cyrene Commandery, of Camden, N. J. | ion for the government of Grand | year was the participa- ww. a. nrvaxr, | and harmony with the Templar world. Greenwood commandery, No. 58, came into fon on Saturday and has its rendezvous at No | 224 ¥88 junior warden in 196! Cyrene commandery, No. 7, Knights Templar, | and subordinate eucampments was adop' tion of the cowmandery tn the reception of | Sir Samul C, Schwarz waseminent command Greenwood commanders, No. 88, a on Saturday and i a John’s lodge, No. 57, Whitewater, located ck Cacao, x ‘y., was constituted Octo. | {Which defined who should béofticersand m Washington cotnmandery, No. 1, of Washing. | 12 ri. FL. Bunting from 1860 to 186 existence in the month of June, 1877, through ¢ Masonic temple. Rooms in that neighbor- and de o1 5 . and Sm | preme council of Grand Inspectors General of | being called to Washington regarding matters — Dore en elytirg rt Black, grand command New Yo hood have been secured for many of those who | Consin in 1469. as follows: Wm. Wallace Goodwin, P.G.C.; An- | the thirty-third degree, the grand olficcrs and | concerning the war but. little py the year preceding, there were thirty Knights nar iad toy a dation tases ste are coming and the best track room in the New | ,Ex#lted to the Royal Arch degree March 17, | drew B. Frazee, P.G.C.; I. Layton Kegister, P, | members of the Sovereign Grand consistory, | made till 1863, when Rt. Em. John Tempiar created, among whom were Sir Charles | “nd coufirmed by a charter issued eG ia Lines | (2418 Madison chapter, Madison, Wis; CryP- | G.¢.; Geo, E. Wilson, Richard F. Smith, W. B, | *™4 all past thrice illustrious grand mastors, | Was clected etulnent commander, and the com- | Roome, who was elected grand commander ot | Commandery at their annual conclave later im Jersey avenue yards of the Pennsylvania lines | tic degrees in Madison council, Madison, Wis., | &-©-3 Some ag epee at rand generalissimos, and cane captains gen- | mandery showed renewed life and vigor. The | the Grand commandery in 1875. grand master tho same year. The i F. Wood, Jacob H. ¥ BR. F. 8. Heath, | & & Praiie § = c have been secured for the sleeping ears of those | May 21, 1959, . Wood, Jacol ‘ocum, jr., R. F. 8. Heath, | oral, together with the grand master, general. | Next eminent commander was Kobert McCoy, | of Masons in 1879 and grand master of | ~ petition for dispensa- who desire to occupy the same. Created » Knight Templar June 3, 1859, in | Seth Thomas, Isaac C. Githens, P.G.C.; M. B. imo and captain general of all subordinate | who for the past thirty-two years has been re- | Templar in 1886, and Sir George W. Walgr tion was signed by nine- Nebraska has one distinctive feature charac- | Robert Macoy commandery, Madison, Wis. and | Taylor, Wm, H. Stansbury, Wm. Kraft, Jos. P. | ci ‘ed encampments, and one delegate from | corder of the Grand commandery of the state of ‘as elected grand commander in 1890. ome : - ~, | Was captain general in 1963-64; was grand | Weatherb: . M. Davison, Francis Cookson, teristic of the ancient Templars; that is its | Sondart bearer in the Grand commandery of | Edward Mills, Saml. '. Davison, Jno. 8. R. Cas- h independent council of Knights of the Red | New York. He is a publisher of Masonic works ne Same commander was re. 4, and in teen sir i ji is i + Cross,” and fs an authority on Masonic jurispradence. | 1868 Sir Alexander B. Mott was chosen his sue- heraldic arms, These arms are a gold shield | Wisconsin in 1963. . sady, Jos. F. P. Read. The commandery has | ~ ‘Thus the Grand encampment came into exis- | In 1865 Sir Joseph R. Thomas was elected emi. | cessor. During the latter - rom 3 ‘ bearing a blood-red cross with the letters lux,| He is a member of the A.A.S. rite to thirty- | taken Lage either in a body or by delegation, | tence without the representation, as now re- | hent commander, and, after being re-elected for | twenty-five candidates knigh ae ae an h wes Catal lex, dux and rex, the x being common to all} third degree and was grand captain of the | in all the conclaves of the Grand encampment. | quired, of a certain number of subordinate | four consecutive years, was followed by Sir Geo. SIR CHARLES ROOME 4S COMMANDER, : . > ne guard in 1864 of Wisconsin consistory at Mil- | ‘The uniform is same as the usual uniform, ex- | bodies, Indeed there were no bodies subordi.. | W. Harris. In 1870 Sir Geo. Ilsley was elected $69 S R i ‘ manderand strenuously Fear ronda. Theso gems aro boro by 2° | wankee,Wis. He received the gradeof $.G.LG., | cepting that the knights wear black baldrics | nate to this grand tele fee ones oe ers | eral ot St S During. all these years | ner cevmendce cea na pome was elected emt urged by Sir Knight. Knights Templar other than those of Nebraska, | thirty-third degree, September 13, 1889. and metal buttons, was organized, The first encampment to apply | the commandery had been prosperous: it had | 2¢2t Commander and held the office three yeara. end are to be found on the standard of the | On his return to New Hampshire he affiliated | | Present officers are: Jos. F. P. Rood, E.0.; | for a charter or warrant was Columbia oncamp, | taken part in many parades snd ceremonies, lay- | 10 1871 the commandery in connection with Grand commandery, on, their proceedings, | with lodge, chapter, council and commandery | Geo. W. Steed, Gen.; C. H. Austin, Capt.Gen.; | ment, No, 5 (now Columbia commandry, Now 1), | ing the corner stones of public buildings, &c.; | other local commanderies received and escorted . rowned his ef- lotion beads, badges, cards and bontonnicres | at Concord, N-H.. filling several offices in chap- | N. F. Cowan, tronsurer; Chas, P. Hollingshead, | in 1315; the warrant bears date of February 4 | had given entertainments and receptions for | St. Joba's commandery of Philadelphia, and teggergy tipi and will be displayed in front of their head-| ter and council. In Mount Horeb commandery, | recorder; Jno. W. Warner, 8. W.; Wm. Cline, | 1816, On May 3, 1816, a warrant. was granted | charitable and other purposes. In 1873 Sir | Allegheney Citycommandery through the city eerie fom os quarters on 9th street. In short. a red cross on | after serving in subordinate offices. he was em- | J.W.; Thos, McDowell, warder; ©. I. Wallace, | to a certain number of “Knights Templar, | Charles Aikman was elected eminent com-| on thelr way to Europe, and during the same | / R a rpeence a a = ind Fold shicld with letters as stated means a| inent commander in 1884 and 1895. In the | standard bearer; J. B. Denn, sword bearer; R. | Royal Arch Masons, and meters of tho Sov. | mander and was re-elected forefour successive | Seat DeMolay commandery of Boston, Muss, cuits Scmetor one Nebraska Knight Templar. Grand commandery, after several yearsof ser’ . Schmidt, Jonathan Dutiield, J. A. Walmsley, | ereign Grand Council of Princes of the Royal | years. He wasa “tower of strength” to the | Was courteously entertained with knightly hos- nights Temp ~4 oe The Grand commandery of Nebraska was | ice in various offices, he was electedgrand com- | guards; W. F. Ware and M. B. Taylor, prelates; | Secret for the state of Louisiana, ting at New | Commandery and was subsequently elected | pitallty. It was during this year also that the EM. COM. CONDIT. | petitioning Right Emi- organized in 1871 and now has twenty-two | mander September 34, 1889, jy Snyder, organist; C. C. Smith, sentinel. | Orleans, under the title of Indivisible Friends | grand commander of the Grand commandery of | Commandery badge was. designed and adopted. ee, ee ee subordinate commanderies and some 1,200) | In Grand lodge of New Hampshire he has | The membership numbers 180. One hundred | encampment, No. 6.” So matters rested until | the state of New York. Rev. Cornelius 1, | In 1872 Sir John T, Conover was elected acd in | tablish @ commandery on what is called the Tembers. | Its present officers are as follows: | for a number of years been grand stewart and | knights are expected to arrive this afternoon | 1523, when Utica encampment, No. 7(now Utica | Twing, prelate of this commandery, is also tho | stalled commander, and created tweatyeive vac ee ne aes RK. E. Sir Henry Gibbons, grand commander, | chairman of the committee on credentials. and will be quartered at Wormleys. commandery, No. 3), was formed on Februsry | grand prelate of the Grand commandery of the | liant Knights Templar. Eminent Commander | Greene. Poy lll yrutia f Kearney; V. E. Sir Lewis M. Keene, deputy| Atthe triennial conclave ot the Grand en- 17, and Morton encampment, No. state of New York. De Witt Clinton com- | Conover was re-elected the following year, and | Sed and Sir Knight Krogegeard gained the grand commander, Fremont; E. Sirs Louis H. | campment held at St. Louis in 1886 he served Se; Mise af Tamabertvilie, NJ. : Smet Got tee vere i Me h-coveted dispensation. Lhe first regular ¢ 16. Lafayette encampment (now Lafe mandery had now attained a hi ition and | twenty-four knights were added to ‘the roll. | ™¥ch-c« — Korte. grand generalissnuo, Omaha; Edgur | on the committee on doings of grand officers Prominent among the young commanderies of | commandry, No.1) wae chartocod September | ranked among the first commenderies of Now Daring thisyear the commandery paraded in Phil- | Coveiave of Grecuwood commandery was hold $, Salisbury. grand captain, general, Beatrice; | _ He wason the staff of Gov. Straw of New | New Jersey is St. Elmo commandery, which | ¢, 1824, and so year after year were added new | York state, In 1876 Sir Samuel J. Waterhouse | adelpiia on the occasion of the dedication of the Sd cuemes mel Aan eiceat te tn arceig ar Porter C. Johnson, grand prelate, Osceola; | Hampshire, with rank of colonel. arrived in the clty today and is quartered at 523 | members to the Grand encampment, A season | Was elected eminent commander and was re- | Masonichallofthatcity. On May lof thesame year cat at ae ee Oe John D. Moore, grand senior warden, Grand| Assistant clerk of the New Hampshire honse | 13th street northwest. Z of prosperity, although brief, was enjoyed, and | elected in 1877. In this year the commandery, | the commandery found a new asylum in the Ma- et with Bir Knight C. B. B. Kroge- Islaud; Chas, M. Carter, grand junior watden, | of representatives, 1873 and 1875. Clerk, 1876 | cp Elmo commanders, the Templars increased throughout the state, | In full uniform, made a ‘pilgrimage to Troy, N. | Sonic hall of New York after twelve years’ loca- Cir Enight Jobe Si ose nd eangene I Si Lincoln; Jas. 8. France, grand treasurer, | and 1877. Member of the same body in 1879, a Q In 1826 occurred the abduction of William | Y-, a8 escort to Right Eminent “Robert Black, | tion at No. § Union square. us Knigh Soba Shaw, qeneralietine, and Sit Omaha; Wm, Re Bowen, grand recorder, warms the constitutional convention of ee tetite: or oe p Morgan. This was followed by a bitter anti- | graod commander of the state of New York, | In 1874 and 1873 Sir Aaron L. Northrop was | Knight Arthur W. Hindier, captain general, aha; Jas. alleys, grand s! earer, | N ama) in 1889, Knights which is lo- ‘ Masonic crusade, which spread rapidly all over | having the previous year made a similar pilgri- | Commander, aud on June 2, 1875, the Masonic | Si! the charter members being present, and om Ked Cloud; Luther W. Osborn, grand sword : the country and depleted the membership of | mage to Rochester, N. Y. In 1878 Sir E. H. | hall was dedicated, this commandery parading | 2° 8®™® evening eighteen propositions for bearer, Blair; Thos. C. Shelly, grand warder, | De Witt Clinton of er ttm, ben ee PF | all Mosonic bodies. Many—trembling, fearfal, | Dickey was elected eminent commander and was | with others at thé ceremonies. in’ 1o70 and | membership wero incre nt epics vapors 3 South Omaha; Edwin C. Webster, grand cap-| _ Prive, Sepcrareas tial dil egcheamebitn sh i" as composed of A weak-hearted—scceded from the encampments, | Succeeded in 1879 bySirZ. Johnson. In October | 1877 Sir Zachariah Dederick was elected com- vt pds rotamer pod honda 4 tain of the guard, Hastings. N. H., arrived here yesterday. The command- about fifty-seven mem- The bodies quietly continued their organiza- | of this year the commandery Joined Apollo com- | mander, and on May 31, 1876, the commandery, and stabi ie, = altho nit may net bom Mt. Zion of Nebraska. ery was chartered June 23, 1926, and has | bers. It tg gtill compar tion without seeking to increase their num- | mandery of Troy, N. Y., In a pligeimaze to | with thirty-five swords, proceeded to Philadei- usually conspicuous os cee somber, ap Mount Zion commandery, No. 5, K.T., of | membership of 143. The following is roster | atively small, ow! bers, Oge notable instance was that of Gene- | Plattsburgh, N. Y., Burlington, Vt., and to | phia and participated in the centennial ceremo- » -~ dery in the state of New York is ons : i Z| see encampment, No, 10, then located at Le | Montreal, Canada. "In 1880 Sir Theodore E. | nies, acting a8 the personal escort of the graad | Comman of oe oficers: Em, Sir John Hatch, com- ae eee Bie BOY, Top tmeabers of ie Band ncaint | Goss wis eleteotananeat costae ens | hee ore eet ee Te pas Comaiauceinh pide eines base mander; Sirs L. I. Walden, captain general; | be iereeand i | January 28, 1826) left the body and weakened | re-elected in 1881 and 1883. The commandery | Sir Royal E. Deane was elected commander and Pod ee haven oes > gene fe : Frank J. Philbrick, junior warden; Jas. A. | (n’Qctober, 1898, Sincesal ‘ | thelr resources. | ‘The encampment removed to | Continued to be prosperous. In 1881 a pllgrim- | was followed by Sir Wm. Otis Monroe in 1879. In | > ©vers instance been able and zealous tenes | Rand, standard bearer; Jas, Ward, sword | the introduction of the! | Batavia, and subsequently tAugust 21, 1829) | age was made to Poughkeepsie and in 1! 1880 Sir J. Edward Simmons was elected eminent | ebership with « love und on eathusinrn t simo; Elbert T. Duke, captain general; John | bearer; Morris C. Foye, warder; Robt. H. Hall, | commandery the fol- was located at Lockport. For ten years this} to Binghampton, N. Y., accompanied by the | commander, who became grand master of Ma- the o1 ‘der ae ae a Spey rove “3 get 5 Ngee — node ited ° oe fi = | body maintained a bare existence, band of the forty-seventh regiment, N. G. 8., | 80n8 of the state in 1835. At the close of this | e order not surpassed in any other commam W. Marshall, prelate; Robert Ballance, senior | sentinel; Wm. Q. Jenkins, M.D., surgeon. lowing sir knights have ef ttn gehts ud — S| administration « Teception wan ‘tondred tu | ery in the cities of New York and Brooklyn. warden; Francis E.White, junior warden; Her-| ‘The uniform worn is the black uniform, like | Be!d the office of emi- ined June 14 1558 cei ce ee | eek ts oe being very enjoyable Leverpae finery) |p yy oe ee einige crallcatme | _ Che present commander of Greenwood com- man Newman, treasurer; J. Newton Wise, re- | that worn by other New Hampshire command- | 8€5t commander: Isaac Set M1 thi the mae eee ee, Tee nt commander and was re-elected in 1885 tn | of the Grand encampment ofthe United States, | mandery, Eminent Sir Knight Stephen G. Cone fe Catier, sword beater; Alonso’ Cusninetns | orice and like that of Boston commandery, ex- | S_Raberts ichand B. sasos nopumrs. | | tus surrendering their clatter This oy | 1880 Sir Juan B. Arch Was Closten cee cone | ahd mote thaa, B00 gallant. henge eis es | dit, is an intellectual gentleman, full of youthful Baer oe ancx: Alonzo Cunningham, | cept that the scabbards are of bright metal. | Reading, John B. Jones, John Lilly, Samnel A. | Coded by the bitter anti-Messie WO eee | treed mea b, Atel was elected eminent com- | and more than, 20d ium and enjoyed the bounte- | B¢Fgy and vim, and it is the estimation of the Fe a ee ea ae ara: Yacob | The beamscant fs black and white silk, with | Finger and W. H. Wilmot. ‘The first-named tir | ea ee ee a einen Tone Te nee ge ea ae een ety made four days’ | in Wanguet that never falls a couciave of Caour | XBights of Greenwood that, although all the Valery, second guard; Wm. B. Porter, third | coat of arms of the commandery, two knights ry dade thao elected se oa < gisck bal wan socuclota Tansery a 190s, org oes Witt Oninton ‘remmanses y dram | de Lion. ee —— —_ gotta — ard. in ling ‘asual i ¢ state of New Jersey ani office wi : , d minent Sir Knight Condit has made himsel "The present officers of the commaniery are: | eee neo eaversen The meatal baie exceptional abiltty and satisfaction. and Fee Dene, on Saint and win lene | AM Aft cores of Fe eee a a A ee oe a ant commander tn | 50 well liked by every member of his command Eminent Sir Francis E, White, eminent com- | the sir knights will wear is black bigben: wifa | _ The following constitute the present board of FeKbout 1060°8 body knoe a Commandery made asccond pilgrimage te toch | 1884, Sir Henry F. Herkaer in 1885, Sir William | !28# to carry out his suggestions and to obey mander Sir Samucl M.Chapman, generalissimo; | gold lettering and coat of arms of comma oMicers of the commandery: E. Sir George W. pusnt wan dorsed- kation Sonate or | an et eee eee nd catertatned | Otis Monroe Is 1886 and I887, and’ Sir Those | Bi8 mandates is a pleasure to each ono of them, Sir Samuel H. Atwood, captain general; Kev. b *| Prall, eminent commander; Sirs Clark Pierson, eit ~ ols oemee, aving no regular au- wun kai ghily © peer gs einai pig B. Inness in 1888. The odesgoetle fer is | 224 not, as is only too frequently the case, am Sir Herman Kk, Burgess, prelate; Sir J. Findlay MONTANA KNIGHTS. ssimo; James A. Wilmot, ieee n- Se: ae eof red hye ies formed before tag og 4 — ert ¥ =| Soe Georze Whitfield Brown, Jr. mand irksome duty, He is ever affable, kindhearted, Johnson, senior warden; Sir Justus G. Richey, — eral; Peter MoGill, ex-prelate; A. 6. Gandey, | {he Grand encampment, it existed by reason of | roe commanders, No. 12, of tai uae z a Je Renerous, and charitable, and, it might be said, junior warden; Sir Alfred W. White, treasurer; | Templars Who Have Come a Long Way | senior warden; 8.’ A. Finger (P. arent right,” of was, formed “by virtue of : con = es aoe DISTINOUREED MEMBERS. .B, was, formed even toa fault, With such a commander, ai Sir William Hayes, recorder. ‘This command- for the Conclave. Warden; John Lilly (P-E.C.), treasurer; W. bo power and authority” vested insomebody in | mander. The commandery is in a flourishing | The membership of the commandery averages | with such a spirit of zeal and devotion siaomg E.¢.), recorder; &. A. Montgomery, | the tow! Plattsmouth, Neb., was organized March 4, 1874, with the following-named sir knights as Officers: Daniel H. Wheeler, eminent com- mander; Robert Ramsay Livingston, generalis- Witmot' (P. ery has no banner. poles te m of Danby, Tompkins county. In Juno, | condition and is essentially a live commandery, 140 and is culled from the professi fi the general membership, it is not surprising Sir David Hl. Wheeler of the commandery RAND and two subor- | standard hgsid; Clarence Moore, sword bearer; | S17 able Pedy jae chartered by the Grand en- | and for good fellowship and knlgntly hospitality | Me ae oes, Tho present cononamadcy, Gant | that Greenwood Commandery, No, 88, KT has filled the office of grand commander of the dinate commanderics | James W. n, Warder; James Whyte, sen- | Campment as “New Jerusalem encampment, | is unsurpassed in the Jurisdiction of the state. — . g should have made such marked strides forward grand joxindintion @ith arent honar to Mieeaalt e com Ties | ting! No. 13, at Ithica, It has long since ceased to The present list of officers is as tollows: Em. | Whitfield Brown, jr.,was graduated from Prince- as it has during the last eighteen months, wonry in the jurisdiction, en from Montana have style iform used is the white. The | ©xist, probably swallowed in the Morgan ex- Sta. H. Bryant. commander; Sirs Geo. B. | ton with the class of 1877, then trom the law |" ‘The oficers for 1889-90 are: Eminent Sire the present eminent com- 2 SF come all the way from | panfler belofging to $t. Elmo commandary is a | citement. x tale renerals Ree ge rtimore W. Casper, | school of Columbia college, and admitted to the | Stephen G. Condit. eminent commander; John ed the office of eminent ‘> SAF the far west to attend very hand , adit, ite 2088 distinctively Awl on Fiona age Pesd cessed bess err — mt iochwrts hoary bar of New Leal where he is active in law | Lange, ee William Sexpec, — rand commander of the jurisdiction, and is lave. meritorio: art @ true paint of tl ead J y - The i - _ | and ities, holding official positions under | tain-general; C. D. Disosway, ex. prelate; Wil food authority pos ell questions of Mosunty and brie soa . Fisk, grand | °astle of St. Elmo in the center, with the name | formation of Templar bodies until 1839, when, | ate; Thomas C. Adams, senior warden; Jas. 8. politics, 3 Po! ‘ < 4 i emplarism, Sir sce jag Edson, Grace and Hewitt, and now | iam J. Maxwell, senior warden; James Thoube un ahd locaglon of the commandery painted in | 02 August 26 of that year, Apollo encampment, | Fairbrother, junior warden; Alonzo K. Lynch, er Mayor Grant. He is a member of! boron, junior warden; F. Raymond, P. C., obert Ramsay Livingston, Golden letters over the top and bottam. No. 15, at Troy, was formed, Another lapse of | treasurer; P. E. Sam'l T. Waterhouse, recorder: M.D., who died September 23, 1533, had been commenter of Mon- : 4 Kane lodge and” the excellent King | treasurer; Thomas B. Lewis, eeorde?; Louis high’ priest of Nebo chapter, No. 3, K. A. M., | tana, was born in La Grange, Cattaraugus| Past Grang Commander S. Roberts was | time and e period of inactivity occurred until | James B. Lewin, standard bearer: Geo- H. | of Jerusalem chapter, and a ‘member | Hondt, standard bearer; Fred’ D. Cla p, sword also grand high priest, eminent commander of | county, N. ¥., January 8, 1819. With his par- | at the ti his electfon the youngest member | November 4, 1848, nine years after the organi- Sipe hig a Wd capt Nie en of ‘all the Scottish Rite bodies, | bearer; Robt, MeGhee,warder; Bam'l W. Elliott Mou coumandery, and at his death was | enta he emigrated at an early age to Lafayette, | of the ond Was originally a member of | Zatton of Apollo, at Troy: when ‘Town eneamp- | jr., warder; healt SiwisGecceen en everywhere known as an eloquent speaker | and William H. Blamey, third guards: Thomas past eminent grand commander. : Palestine commandery, No. 4, K. T., of Trenton, | enh, N% 16 was established. | February 9, | Quagkenbush.almoner; Edwin Hoogiand, herald: | Sn proficient ritualist. The present general. | Minnis and A. A. Jolimstop, second guards; THE GRANITE STATE. Ind., and thenes to St. Panl, Minn. When only | ang aided {p the formation ot St’ Elmo com. | 1856, the name was changed to “Salem Town | A. C. Henning, H. A. Blackmur, jr., third issimo, Rollin M. Morgan, is also a prominent | Robert M. Low and A. &. O. Kybn, first pusrda; ANITE fourteen years old he enlisted im company A,|twondery. fle is also past. master of amell encampment, No. 16.” About this time there | guards; E. H. Hichards, E,W. Coburn, second | iswyer: young and esergetic, haviug for his| A. W. Hindley, P. 0. fudge advocate: I MC Waving Plumes to be Marshalled Under | *°¢0nd Minnesota cavalry, and sogved nearly 12, past high priest of Wilson chap- | vas \rerival of interest in Templar matters, | guards; B. E. A. Winham, Robt. E. Allan, frst | partner ia the law ‘State Senator ives, who | Bishop, A. BL. Ml. D. surgeon; 8 & Hemings - thee years, participating in many Indian skir- | ter, No. 13, R.4.M., past commander of St. Elmo | 80d bodies wero organized in Pen Yan, New | guards; P. E. John Z. Johnson, sentinel; Wm. way, musical director; John’ Penberthy, sem New Hampshire’s Banner, . . commandery, K.T., member of the Scot- | York city, Elmira, an where. The excite- ical director. Its present mem- tineL mishes and battles on the great plains of the o ment incident to ig 241. This command bri to - samen tish Rite bodies, thirty-second degree northern ic ip 2 we | v4 ‘The past commanders are: C. R. B. Kroggs- The New Hampshire headqnarters are at the | northwest. In the summer of 1866 he emi-| Masonic Juxisdiction and member of Mecca tem- | famous William Morgan had subsided, and | Washington about 100 knights. its uniform is Alex. Hunter, Francis National hotel, the knights being quartered at | tated to Montana, where in the fall of that -A.0.N.M.S., of New York city. He has | Masonry once again began to flourish, the United States regulation, with buff gloves e le J George J. Hara, the Metropolitan. hey arrived yesterday | Year be, with two brothers, established the | held various offices in the Grand commandery of | , In 1856 the titles of the and over <p Glows an Te afternoon, about 200 | Helena Herald, with which paper he has been | New Jersey and was elected grand commander | PY # Ee. ——— ss port cheer strong. ‘They wear the | C°Mtiuuously connected as part owner and buai- | 101886. y val, erie ‘ashington today. accompanied by the De Witt Clinton commandery drum and regulation uniform of | 269s Manager for twenty-three years. Soon Damascus Commandery, No. 5. § Bich abd carey shea |psencng Mog be tol She dogeng | DONE SOR® OE AEN wil be Ae HMeiopotten hla” 0 Suanet ee tiful banner of silk 60 - 3 ~ / represen’ Orrow has gular Commandery. vs 32 Huches. The top nap lenge trig Steer pdt yer ae teem x by Damasoas of meetings every bay eae Gprebrredting rope Utica caaaane No. 8, located at Utica, the a8 COM- | ings ine frame building on Buffalo streeh In is black, the foo’ 4 three \ Among those who have grace g Ni one half white, bearing | Cminent commander. | Upon the estab! — : commanders as ter may be namod Dewi Clinton, rst ‘grand | N. ¥., was organized in 1892 and its charter ee Kane and | *bis building, at the communication beld Januy on. one side the name of | 559 fg tas clesied eon eae od in all | mage, man of national reputation, an able | bears date February 8, 183. The following sr Stopes | pe Aral ihre nme: - e Gi , . wt anda just executive. John W. 1 “ nd the date, June 13, LEGION. ( mons, for a number of years d treasurer of § com- _snd the date, June 13,| THE NEW JERSEY LEGION. the conclaves, f ft ‘ot poraigptprehtiearg oo ‘or thet theit| his Fellow Craft dopres Febrasty bets. whem the organi ig MES and 1886 | the “Grand ‘encampment of fhe United Staten; : eS ee ee tality. lance | Master Mason April 2 1820. as begun, an Charles Boome, present grand master ~ ¥ Sanger, Matthew soveral also the date, July 19, State mn PB Grand encampment. Sar Par Bi ising companions in ~ 1860. Below this legend is the depiction of a Gn. CoM. DANFORTH. mountain with a sion cross in the corner above it, from ich golden rays are shooting. around’ which is the mot:e of Templarism in a half circle. On the other side, in the upper half, is a patriarchal cross, surmounted by the motto “Non nobis dominie, non nobis, sed nominn tuo ad gloriam.” In the lower half is a shield quar- tered on the upper left corner on blue back- ground, the device of the seal of the state of New Hampshire; on the upper right corner » i and trumpet on a black gresad, in lower left w sword and shepherd's crook om black, and in lower right a viper falling into a fire. The following officers of the Grand eom- mandery were elected in tember: Charles sour; Money yortes Marah, eben VE r; Heury Augustus aa, VE. depaty grand commander; Ezra er Sagger. Littleton,’ pe gn George never a B eapsain b= = ee cram amy Portsmouth, E. grand Charles Dover, E. i Casrolt 4 ihe it GH bibs Farid Aaron ° ; v iy eenior junior warden; J Son’ Wyman Hilder ; Jose chester, E. rand? treasurer ; George by Ls E i i j i é i