Evening Star Newspaper, October 7, 1889, Page 7

OR THERMAL, GUS A KNIGHTLY COMPANY. COMMANDERIES ARRIVING TODAY. —_—_—_o— OF TEMPLARS. —_o—___ Renowned Champions in the List. A CITy SKETCHES OF THE VISITORS Bodies That Have Already Pitched Their Pavilions Here and Hung Out Their Shields and Banners— Their Headquarters and Their Preparations for the Grand Parade Tomorrow. a NE FELT alittle odd and out of the fashion today if he lid not wear some part ofa Templar un- iform or atleast have a Templar button in his lappel. At day- break the members of the local com- manderies were astir. Details were stationed at the de- pots, others were assembled at head- quarters, The com- manderies as bodies have, so to speak, been under arms all day and were much of the time marching to and from the portals of the city to receive and escort the guests to whom, in re- payment for knightly courtesies in the past, they wished to extend, if possible, something more than the warm and generous wel- come that the city gives to all its triennial visitors. Some knights arrived Sat- urday night, a score or more of commanderies came in yesterday, but today the great body of the Templar army is comingin. Already there are thousands in the city. By tonight all that are expected to tuke part in the great parade tomorrow will have arrived, with the excep- tion of a few that come from so near Washing- ton that they can postpone their departure from home until the last moment. The trains that brought the Templars brought, also. many other visitors to the city, ladies accom- panying the knights, and many not connected in any way with commanderies, attracted to the city by the promise of a brilliant spectacle on Pennsylvania avenue tomorrow. Every hotel and many houses converted for the time into asylums for the Templar pilgri are adorned with banners or gorgeous decora- tions, These combine in most every case the device and inscription of the eommanderies making their he the usual patriotic show of red, w bunting. As it were. the hung their shields outside of th at a great tourney, though in clash of arms and the rough joust here knights will strive to outdo each other in eourtesy and in the peaceful contests of the parade and the banquet board. Oue feature of the present gathering is the solid, well-dressed, prosperot the average visitor. r to be made up from the + citizens and leading men of the citics they represent. In man, ses in the ranks are prominent men whose names are well known beyond their own cities for their services in war or politics, or their eminence in the business world. The gathering of knights will, it is expected, far exceed that assembled at any former triennial conclave, and be, in truath— xoodliest fellowship of famous knights Whereof this world holds recerd. ALABAMA’S ARRAY. ys ‘Tue commanderies appear The Grand Commandery of the State and It’s Officers. The Grand commandery ot Alabama will be well represented tomorrow. This commandery, while small in number, havi only five com- manderies and 209 knights to its credit, yet b in its 3 some of the most distinguished wen of the state. It with four which number was in creased to thirteen as the years passed. but the majority of these being in small pi died, The first grand -ommander was R. E. sir Richard F. Knott, who served for nine rs. fotiowed in suc- 4 COM. DAVIDSON. Walker, Joseph H. Jo Felix Norman, mith, Jas. T. Holizelaw At the or- ganization grand record antil bis death in 1870. E. Sit Daniel Sayre, who held the office u death, which occurred in 1888, si E. dmund K. Hastings has filled the posi- d Joba D. Wilkins. 2. M. Hastin; tion. The present rand commandery of State are: Sirs H. Cc. R. E. grand comm: Mobile, V. E. D »ntzom~- i. Hastings, ; Wm. H. Long, ; Chas. Hann, arer; James H. d warder: Archie captain of guard. - grand sword Birming’ Hantsvil ma, was born in THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D.C., MONDAY, OCTOBER 7. 1889- Bertrand de Guesclin, No. 2, Camden; Jacques de Molay, No. 3, Fort Sm Baldwin, No. 4, Fayetteville; Hot Springs, No. 5, Hot Springs; Cwur de Lion, No. 6, Texarkana; Palestine. No. 7, Russellville; Damascus, No. 8; Pine Bluff; Cyrene, No, 9, Eureka Springs; St. Aldemar, re 10, Harrison, and Apollo, No. 11, Forrest ‘ity. Logan H. Roots, the grand commander, youngest son of Prof. B.G. Root, the famous educator of Illinois, was boru on a farm in Perry county, Ill., March 26, 1°41. During his school days he man: to earn @ very con- siderable portion of the amount necessery to bis maintenance and graduated at the Lilinois state normal mniversity with the first honors of the class of 156: - Immediately after graduating he joined the federal army. and serving therein to the close of the war, made a most creditable military rec- ord. He was with Gen. Sherman en the march to the sea, and after participating as an 0! on Gen. Sherman's staff in the grand review at Washington in May, 1865, he went west with Gen. Sherman and’ was ‘ordered on’ duty in Arkansas. He formed an attachment for the state and bought a cotton plantation before the acceptance of his resignation as an officer of the army. Though never an office seeker he has both held aud declined many important official posi- tions. He was the youngest member of the Fortieth Congress of the United States, was re- elected and served also through the Forty-first Congress, which closed March 3, 1871. He in- troduced the first congressional bill that named the great Southern Transcontinental route, the Texas and Pacific, and with skillful ability he introduced, promoted and materially aided in securing the passage of many measures of special practical importance in the develop- ment of prosperity in the south. After falling under his energetic management the telephone was introduce more rapidy in the southwest than in any other part of the nation, and from this enterprise the colonel is reputed to have reaped a golden harvest. le is president of the First national bank of Little Rock, which has always been notably lib- eral in the encouragement of manafactories and corresponding enterprises, which bank stands today not only the oldest national bank in the state, but, unexcelled and unquestioned, the leading bank of that section of the coun- tr: y. ‘The admiration of the best people for him is evidenced by the fact that he has been grand master of Free Masons of Arkansas, grand high _— of the Grand chapter, illustrious grand master of the Grand council and is now grand commander of the Grand commandery of Knights Templar of Arkansas, Col. Roots isto Arkansas what W. W. Corcoran was to Washington, D. C., and G. W. Childs is to Phila- delphia and’ the :country at large—a wealthy man with tastes and inclinations to encourage every enterprise for the public good, and to beautify and adorn the state with improvements and embellishments that will make her rank high with her sister states in education, oulture aud fine arts, ACROSS THE CONTINENT. Famous Commanderies that Come from the Pacific Coast. T THE ARNO, with their p hear neighbors, the Vir- ginians, are quartered the members of a Grand com- mandery which had to cross the continent in order to come to the triennial con- clave—that of California. The present officers are: Taught Eminent Sir Carnot C. Mason, grand commander, of Chico; Vice Eminent Sir Saml. Hopkins Wagener, dep- under, of San Jose; Eminent Sir Geo. A. Johnson, grand generalis- simo, ofSanta Rosa; Eminent ate, of San Franciseo; Eminen jcrhaust, grand senior’ warden, Ss uent Sir Frauk W. Sumuer, graud n, of San Francisco; Eminent Sir 1, grand treasurer, of San Fran- r Thos. H. Caswell, grand re- Edward Trowbridge Hyer Ward, arer, of Los Augeles; Eminent Sir Samuel David Mayer, grand organ- u Francisco, and Sir James Oglesby, captain of the guards, of San Fran- grand commandery began work in 1853, te of its organization, The grand commander of California, Samuel Hopkins r, has a Masonic history datin; he took the blue lodge Mr. Van Wagener moved to Cali 1455, and in 1859 took the chapter de- grees Petaluma, Cal., the council degree in San Franeisco in 1560, and the order of knight- hood in Pennsylvania in 1861. He officiated with San Jose commandery, No, 10. 18%, where he served two years as eminent com- mander, He has filled the different chairs in the Grand commandery, such as grand warden, grand sword bearer, grend junior and senior rdens, grand captsin general, grand gen- ‘atissimo, Mr. Van Wagener was born in New York September 30, 1832. Golden Gate, No. 16, OLDEN Gate commander y, No. 16, of San Francisco, is quartered at the Norman- die, having arrived Sun- day. ‘the sir knights who have made the long pil- - “ grimage num- ber 75. The entire membership is 242. The Z. Blaney was elected the first grand com- ters at the Hotel | state. @vchrane, Thecom- mandery was in:ti- tuted May 2, 1816, with Rollia C, Gas- kill as Ist command- er. He sea that office fort! years, The other eminent comm: were: | gs l & 82 ge ; ; oT) So £ i f i i Cyrene commandery, South Dakota, was organized November 22, ge ger at | 1881. The past eminent commanders are: J. the zeai of its embers in The present of are: A. D Dutton, eminen: omnes 5 0.F, mot, general. issimo; T. 5 Beecher, » captain general; Hugh Stirling, late; 4 M. R Toaven: ¥M. COM. DUTTON. worth. senior warden; E. I. Pyle. Junior war- den; W. R. Higby, treasurer; C. H. Peet, jr., re- corder; C. M. Foster, warder; John Johnston, standard bearer; W. R. Frisbie, sword bearer; Orland Smith, commissary; R. ¥. Bassett, senti- nel. The commandery is quartered at the Hotel Randall. It is composed of prosperous-looking business and professional men. Washington of Hartford, Conn. ASHINGTON com mandery has taken part in the trien- prac amg got Flav les Of fr isso, San Francs. co in 1888, and St. Louis in 1886. The Present officers of th») command are: Eminent Sir George D. Metcalf. commander; Sirs Charles F, Burnham, generatissimo; Charles W,. Hewes, captain general; Herman H. relate; Rollin C. Gaskill, P. E. C., treasurer; George E. DeGolia, recorder; iam F. Pierce, senior warden; George Patterson, junior war- den; John W. Philips, standard bearer; Lucien D, Davis, sword bearer; Howelt A. Powell. war- der; Arthur D. Thomson, herald: William F. Blood, first guard; Frank W. Cushing, second guard; Moses Morris, third guard; Charles E. Gillette, P. E. C., 8. and C. of G, The uniform of the commandery is the regu- lation style, and their banner tsone of the finest upon the Pacific coast. It was presented by the wives of the members prior to the St. Louis pilgrimage. The commandery is one of the most vigorous and at the same time select in its membership of those stationed on the other side of the Rocky mountaius, and has the reputation of efficivacy, knightly courtesy and hospitality. It contains on its membership rolls the names of the most prominent citizens of the state, and the peculi- arity of possessing unusually large men. Sacramento No. 2. ACRAMENTO command- ery, No. 2, of Sacramento, Cal., arrived Saturday afternoon with about twenty-five knights. This commiandery recelved its dispensation May 23, 1853, and was formally organ- ized the following July. The charter wasissued on February 6, 1854. This commandery assisted in forming the Grand commandery of Caliiornia on August 10, 1858, and among other things escorted the Grand lodge F M. at the laying of the cor- her stone at the state capitol May 15, 1861. By special dispensation this commandery partici- pated in the railroad celebration on the com- pletion of the great Pacitic roud: across the con- tinent May 10, 1869. The commandery also par- ticipated in the triennial conclaves at Chicago, August. 1880; San Francisco, August, 1888, and St. Louis, September, 1886. The uniform worn by this commandery is the one accepted by the ud encampment of the United States, The banner is a beautiful piece of workmanship and represents Huh DePayens with his command of kuights mounted in battie ng Fibridge G. Cabiness the first issimo, and Sir Jason Burr the first manele posoeal At the Grand conclave bela A. D. 1867, a charter was granted fora commandery to be stationed at the city of Savannah. Ga, under the name and style ot Palestine No. 7, E. Sir W. nent commander, who was installed as such by the right eminent grand commander, with power ok constitute said commandery and iustall its o1 At the Grand conclave held A.D. 1870, 2 char- ter was granted for acommandery to be sta- tioned at the city of Albany, Ga, under the name and style of Tancred commandery, No. 8, E. Sir Gtibert J. Wright being the first eminent commander, Sir James M. Mercer the first eralissimo. and Sir Caleb H. Camfield the captain This commandery continued its work until 1886, when, in consequence of the removal from that city of many of its members and the death of others, it was compelled to sur- render its charter, and was erased from the roll oe Sebontinate cCommanderies in this juris- jon, At the Grand conclave held A.D. 1888, a char- ter was granted for a commandery to be sta- toned at tie city of Rome, Ga., under the name and style of Rome commandery, No.8 (tivus fill- ing upthe number vacated by Tancred com- mandery), which was constituted In ample form and its officers installed on December 13, 1888, by Grand Com, J. L. Fleming in person. At the same time a fine exemplification of the work of the orders was given at the request of the grand cominander by the officers ot Coeur de Lion , No. 4, of Atlanta, present roil of commanderies under the Jurisdiction of the Grand commandery, K. T.. of ee saw is as follows: Georgia commandery, No. 1, Augusta, 55 members. St, Omer com- mandery, No. 2, Macon, 83 members, St. Alde- mar commandery, No. 3. Columbus, 37 mem- Ceeur de Lion commandery, No. 4, Atlanta, 114 members. DeMolay commanders, No. 5, Americus, 14 members, Wm. Gould commanders, No. 6, Forsyth Barnesville, 22 memoers. Palestine com- maodery, No. 7, Savannah, 72 members, Rome reese O No. 5 Rome. Ga,, 26 wem- bers, making @ total of eight commanderies, with 423 members. The present grand officers ot the Grand com- mandery of Georgis are as follows: Sirs Azariah Sone agg grand commander; Richard joseph Nunn, deputy \d commauder; George W. McElheney, qrand generalissimo; Alexan- adrian M.Lambdin,grand captain general: Jawes R. Winchester, grand prelate; Wiliam P. H. Baldwin, grand senior warden; Joseph K. Orr, Junior warden; Wm. B. Daniel, grand treasurer; Samuel P, Hamilton, P.G.C., grand recorder; Wm. H. Fleming, grand standard bearer; A. Park Woodward, grand sword bearer; A. W. Walton, grand warder, The uniform is the regular uniform of the Grand encampment, but using gilt buttons, variously grouped according to rank. The banner Is the recular banner of the order, with the cross and mottoes on the frout and the name of the Grand commanders, Knights Templar, of Georgia on the erse. Right Eminent Sir A. G. Howard, grand com- mander Knights Templar of Georgia and com- mander of tenth division in the parade tomorrow, is a native of Caswell county, North Carolina, Temoved to Tuskegee, Ala, when a youth, where he was reared and educated up to the ace of eighteen, when he left school to enter the co federate army asa vulun-. teer in company PF, twelith Alabama" regi- : ment, serving during the R. E. SiR A.G. HOWARD, entire war in the army ofuorthern Virginia under General Lee, in the divislous of Generais Stoue- wall Jackson, John B. Gordon, Joseph E. John- son, James Longstreet. Khodes, Ewell and others. He was engaged in various skirmishes and battles—around Munson’s Holi, Alexandria, Centreville, Orange Court fouse and other ints in that portion of Virzinia, a!so in the tles of Yorktown, Williamsburg, Seven Pines, seven days’ battles around Kichmond. second battle of Manassas, Lee's aud Early's campaigns in Penusylvania and Maryland, bat- tles of Frederick City, Md,, Leesburg, Va., Get- tysburg, battles of the Wilderness and Freder- icksburg, Va. Mr. Howard carried the colors of his regiment for a long while. being severely wounded under them in the battle of South mountain, near Boonesboro, Md. After four months’ absence on account of a wound. by which he was perma- nently disabled, he was appointed oranance officer of his regiment, serving as such uatil surrendered by Gen. Lee at Appomattox Court House, Va. He then returned to his old home at ‘Tuskegee, Ala,, removed to Atlanta, Ga, in 1866,engaging in mercantile life. in which he has been actively and extensively engaged since, He was made a Master Mason tn 1867, a Royal Arch Mason about 1868 and a Knight Templar in 1870 in Coeur de Lion commandéery, No. 4, of Atlanta; has filled various offices in lodge, chap- ter and commandery, In 1881 was elected emi- nent commander of his commandery and served three successive years as such, the ppm d securing the prize as the best drilled commany ery in the state under his command at Savan- nah, Ga., and upon their return home presented Eminent Sir Howard with a handsome past com- ot Chicage, grand corder; E. Sir Caied Clark Johnson of Sterling, standard bearer; E. sir Henry Huntet jugene W. Coughran,# eminent commander;> Henry T. se jontgomery of Carrollton. grand sword | E. Sir Ai Livingston Webster of ton frat warder E. Sir Archibald MeLellaa cago, grand 49 the grand commander, Right Eminent Sir Nor- man T. Gassette, a well- known citizen of Chi- Campbell,’ capiain : eral; Rev. F. Gardner, EM. COM. COUGHRAN. oe Charles Norton, treasurer; William H. ‘olt, recorder; Collins D. Pratt, senior warden; William R, Burkholder, junior warden; Charies ‘tt, standard bearer; Arthur B. Wheelock, swerd bearer; John B, Cloudas, warder; Frauk eg beegegee ‘hey bring sixty sir knights and twenty ladies, and Srstved, here yesterday afternoon. They are quartered at 313 sin street, between D and E. ie ladies who accompanied them are: Mrs. E. W. Coughran, Mrs. E. B. Smith, Mra, H. T. Carson, Mrs. J. B. Cloudas, Mrs. D. S. Glid- don, Mrs. G. W. Burnside, Mrs, W. P. , Mrs. W. T, Doolittle, Mrs. Thomas David. Mrs. J. B. . Pormly, Mrs. Charles Barrett, Mrs. W. H. Holt, Mrs, George A. Knott, Mrs. W. C._ Hollister, Mra, M. Keufmann, Mrs. 3. Olney, Mrs. P. Colvin, Mrs. C. Hubbard, Mra, J. T. Gilbert. Fargo, No. 5, Fargo, Dak. Fargo commandery, No. 5, was organized at Farxo, Dak., August 23, 1883. It now has sev- enty-two members in good standing, with the following officers: Leon- ard A. Rose. eminent commander; Peter Pick- ton, generalissim Archie J. Craig, captain —~ R.W. eee senior warden; A. Loomis, junior warden; F. fash, 5 A. BL cago, distinguished both for his civic and miitary services, and a co! rpg eres of the or ler of Knights Templar, which ys caved Si many He was s born in Townsend, Vt, — April 21. 1859, and be- 7. GAgSETTE. came, when ten years old, a resident of Chicago, He entered service at the breaking out of the wat ‘asa private in the 19th Liitnois volunteer infantry, When mustered out of service in October, 1864, he had won the straps of a leutenant-colonel, Subseqvently he completed a course of law ang began practice. He became active in politics ag a republican, and was chosen to several offices. He was chairman of seven campaign comuilt- tees, and held the same position on the C. B. Farwell campaign committee during the excite ing Farweli- Wentworth contest in the first con- gressional district. Since 1873, he has not #0o- tively participated in poiities. Mr. Gassette was made a Master Mason in 1864 in Blair lodge, No. 388. from which he received demit, and then affiliated with Home lodge, No. 508, of which he is still a member. He became an ar- dent worker, and, inspired by the beauty and strength of the very threshold of the great moral temple, sought, with as little delay as possible, to penctrate the hidden mysteries within. Le is at present a member of LaFayette ch: . No.&, R. A. M.; Apollocommanders, No. 1, K. 1 and of Oriental consistory, $2 degrees 8. P. R. 5 His most arduous Masonic work has been dor asa Knight Templar, in and through the Apollo commandery, of which he became a life member on June 15, 1869. He has since that time been more highly honored in the bestowment of posi- tions of trust and authority than any otber sir knight during the forty years embraced in the annals of the commandery. He wus elected relate in June, 1874, serving two terms. In wber, 1873. he was chosen generalissimo, and in December, 1876, was first elected eminent commander. He was re-viected to this office in 1877, 1878, 1879 and 1880. and again in Decem- serving six years it commander of what became un- der bis administration the largest Masonic Tei- plar body in the world, and is now grand com- mander of the Grand cummandery of Tilinois, In 1580 the twenty-first triennial conclave of the Grand encampment of K. it Templars held in Chicago. which occasion was m: memorable by the largest gathering of knig! ever witnessed up to that time on this cont nent. The burden of eutertaining the vast con- course, gathered from eve fell upon Apollo and St. of that city. ing in the United States. it was organized first in July, 1796, in Colchester, held two meetings af- terward and on the 9th of June, 1801, affected a permanent organiza- tion, from which time to the present it is in possession of its original records intact, in the handwriting of its several recorders. A printed copy of the by-laws says: ‘It was the first en- campment ever chartered in this country, un- mistakably proven in our present charter, issued from the Grand encampment of the United States, over the signature of Thos. Smith Webb. then deputy creneral grand master, which recognizes and estal blishes the date of the London charter, September 5, 1803. It was the first and only encampment in the United States that ever received a charter from the Grand ea- campment of England, and, without doubt, was issued and confirmed by Walter Rodwell Wright, grand master of a es Templar at that time.” Following is the long list of eminent com- manders from 1801 to 1889, many having been honored with more than one term: Eliphalet Bulkley, James Boxter, John R. Wortrous, E. Goodrich, jr., Andrew Harris, Amherst D. Scoville, George Giddings, Horace Goodwin, Allyn Goodwin, Cyrus Goodell, David Clark, James H. Ashmead, Heman H. Barbour, Samuel ry, E. Thomas Lobdeil, Goodsell, Thomas H. Seymour, Henry Gardner, John G. Root. Joel_R. Holcomb, Joho W. Johnson, Seth E. Marsh, Joseph K. Wheeler, Johnson G. Griswold, Samuel M. Bronson, Wat- son H. Bliss, Charles E. Billings and Isaiah Baker, jr. The officers of the commandery for 1889 are: Isaiah Baker, jr., eminent commander: Rial 3, Peck, geveralissimo; Charlies 5. Davidson, cap- tain general; Rev. James Stoddard, prelate: H. B. Puilbrick, sen ; H, Leroy Wood- jr., treas- ; Adams C. Burke, treasurer; J. 0. Jewett, recorder; W. D. Allen, standard bearer; 0. W. Ballard, sword =x 0 com EM, CoM, ROSE. wears the regulation un! form. They expect to turn out here with from thirty to forty swords. THE DELEGATION, Fargo commandery, No. 5; Winntpeg com- mandery, No. 24; Grand Forks commandery, No. 8; Wihaha commanders, No. 12, of Jamestown, Dak.; Crookston commandery, also command- eries from Montana and Washington territories, will form the great northwest delegation. Two hundred sir knights and fifty ladies will be about the number here, with headquarters at 813 8th street. They left Fargo Saturday and announce “that during their stay In Washington the dele- gation will have the cinch on Father Time for four days, and will be at home to all valiant and magnanimous Knights Templar and their fa ladies between the hours of sunset and sunset.’ LITTLE DELAWARE, The State Represented by St. John’s of Wilmington. St. John’s commandery, No. 1, of Wilmington, Del., was organized September 18, 1868. The persons who have heid the office of eminent commander since that time up to 1889 are 8. A. Hodgman, Alfred Gawtirop, William Q. Moore. Wm. H. Jamar, deceased, Isaac C. Pyle, William Marshall, John Aiken, jr., a . H, Sims, M.D., John W. Lawson, Thomas Davidson, James H. Price, Henry B. McIn- tire. J. Parke Postles, The following 1s a list of the present officers: William B. Davis,eminent commander; William neralissino; Juhu E, T. Pike, i; John W, Rock, prelate; Richard P. Burr, senior wardeu; Joseph Davey, junior Albert A. Nan Voorbies, treasurer; Relington, re Joseph K. Wheeler, record Allen, standard bearer; J. Ed; bearer; William B, Davidson, warder; first zuard; William H. Col 8. Strong, third musical Jharles G, Woodburn, ward Vauchen, cap- . Bronner, sentinal. Below we print a list of those who have held the office of eminent commander: John N, Boyd, Willian B. Davis, Heary H, Harltey, 1. Enelich, James H. Culver, William F, L. The commandery took in the triennial conclave at Chicago in 1850. They wear the regulation black unifurm, with chapeau, bal- drick and the triangular apron with skull and cross-bones. They expect to bring to Washing- ton to 100 members, arriving here this evening. New Haven Commandery, No. 2, stationed at New en, Conn., was instituted A at present as follows: H. Jobnson, eminent commander; Allen D. Baldwin, generalissimo; Iseac W. Op, eaptain general; Eli 8, Quintard, prelate; Fred, Corne!ius K q Lyon, Charles M. C ver. quarters at 141 embership ofthe commandery is THE CENT IAL STATE. ande .W 5 Wiliam B, hosen by th presentatives of the three commanderies, and also the Grand com of Ilinois, and in this capacity became the controlling aad directing power in devising and valing the plans necessary to render the vast have I the crowned with full innumerable letters of thank: mouta!s guests and e and other testi- ed by him from the retarned nderies from all parts of the by the expressions of appro- ven him by his co-workers on the man- in 1883 Apollo commander; saving received from the right jander of LiMaois a dispensatic jurisdiction and one from t A Battation of Sir Knights Accompany- ing Colorado’s Grand Commandery. assistant recorder; David R. Allin; bearer; Joseph B, Cunningham, sword b Frauk E. Stoddard, warder; F worth, first guard, Charies W. guard; George E, Maltby, third guard. E. Morgan, commissary; Churles Vishno, organist; Edward Burtrick, sentinel, Tis past commanders are: Eli 8, Quintard, Horace Bowman, Charles C. Denison, Charles W. Skiff, Edward L. Butrick, Frederick H. Waldron, Frank D. Sloat, Lyman H. Johnson, It has a membership of 245. Lhis commandery arrived in the city today with 75 sir knights uniformed in black, with black feathers in black apron with skull and cross silver fringe on apron and baldric and gloves, About 25 ladies accompany this commandery, Its headquarters are at the Randall house, Columbian of Norwich, Conn. Columbian commandery, No. 4, of Norwich, New London county, Connecticut, was or- ganized in 1853. The list of eminent com- manders since that time up to date is as tollows: Wm.H. Copp, Wm. L. Brewer, Wm H. Tingley, B. B. Whittemore, P. St. M. Andrews, John W. Stedman, Charles W. Carter, Henry L. Parker, J. B. Mershon, Joseph J. Wait, Allen Tenny, Robert A. France, N. D. Sevin, Costello bn gee S. A, Gilbert and John T. Crary. Of these Past Commanders Brewer, Andrews and Carter have also held the office of zrand commandez, and Carter has held office in the Grand encamp- ment. Past Commander Lippitt is the present grand generalissimo, The present officers are: John T. Crary, emi- OLORADO’S delegation ar- arrived this afternoon, \| They came all the way £-from the centennialstate = in a luxuriously appointed special train, in which they left Denver Friday, and went to their quarters engaged for them at 814-816 15th street. The headquarters* of the Colorado Tem- plars is in the Washington Light Infantry armory. There are two hundred knights in the party. delegations from several commanderies attending the members of the Grand command- ery. The present grand commander is James H. Peabody. Canon The other officers of the Grand commandery are: George Wyman, Long- hompson, Durango, ‘on L, Carr, Longmont, G.; Bich Central City, G.P.: A. A. Bur- G.S.W.; A.B. MeGaffey, Den- .W.; William D. Todd, Denver, G.T.; Ed C. Parmelee, Pueblo, G.R.; William H. Sweeney, Pueblo, harles L. Ingersoll, Fort Co! I. J. Lawrence, Denver, G.W.; T s Linton, Denver, G.C. of guard. The G commandery was organized in 1876. ‘The past grand commanders are Henry M. Teller, W. D. Anthony, I. W. Stanton, H! M. Orahood, J. M. stricklor, M. Spangler, M. H. F + Woodbury, J. P. Maxwell, Horace N. Banks, Aaron Gove and J. H. Peabody. The Colorado Templars wear the Armstrong field 8. Quiz James 8. Dobb. Thecommandery took part io the Templar saMUEI M. KNOX. demonstration at the centennial! in Philadelpi 1876, the seaqui-centennial in Baltimore in 1: th centennial in Philadelphia and the Te: plar parade in this city during the Garfield me- morial fair. While the commandery has not attended in a body the different encampments, it bas been represented by its officers at New Orleans, Baltimore, Cleveland, Chicago, San Francisco and St. Louis. ‘The uniform is the standard adoptea by the Grand encainpment and termed the white w form. They carry the standard Templar banner. The present officers are: Samuel M. Knox, eminent commander; William H. Cook, gene- ralissino; Enoch Moore, captain general; J. Paul Lukens, M.D., senior warden; L. B. Jer- junior warden; A. Gilbert Robinson, treas- urer; James H. Price, recorder; J. Parke Pos- ties, prelate; D. T. Matchett, sword bearer; George W. Andrews, standard bearer; Francis a, warder; George K. Yates, senti- nel. of Knigits Templar of the United Staten of America permitting the comm to visit foreign countries, in July it saiied on the City of Rome, with 140 Templars under its beauseant aud about twenty la:lies, for this notable foreign tour. This was the largest Masonic body that ever crossed the ocean, and Mr. Gassette was in command. They were most royally received in London, Liverpool, York. and other iarge cities aud returned with the pleasures of their long fraternal tour unalloyed by accident or loss, reaching Chicago September 17, 1888. Mr. Gas sette bad achieved a natioual reputation among American Masons of high degree. Mr. Gassett e is a man of excellent moral, social, and commer- cial standing, of keen literary tastes and com- prehensive literary talent. THE COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS. The general arrangement of the pilgrimage of the Iilinois knights to this city isin charge of committees composed as follows: Eminent Sirs Heary S. Tiffany, chairman; James P. Sherwin, secretary: De itt C. Criege Apolio, No.1; Henry C. Cleaveland, Everts, N. 18; Eugene L. Stoker, Cyrene, No. 23; Pearson B. Updyke. St. Omer. 'No. 30; George L. Ward, St. Bernard, No. 35: Joseph 8. Ingram, Siloam, ve rand The membership numbers 250 and the com- mandery bring to Washington 150 knights and the first regiment band of Wilmington of 24 pieces. They will arrive this evening and be quartered at the Ebbitt house. KNIGHTS FROM GEORGIA, Grand Commander A. G. Howard commandery carries a grand standard, with an oil painting of the Golden Gate. They are a fine-looking body of men, and are good speci- mens of the wide-awake men of the Pacific slope, The officers of the commandery are: Sirs Andrew G. Booth, commuuder; Carlos G Young. generalissimo; William Edwards, cap- tain gene Hezekiah L. Hosmer, G. P., pre- late; A. B. Von Wefelsburg, senior warden; George Met ‘aylor, junior warden; Herman J. Sadler, treasurer; Wm. T. Fonda, recorde James G. Walker, standard bearer; Martin White, sword bearer; Joseph K. Firth, warder; Samuel D. Mayer, G. O., musical director, Burr Noble, herald; A. W. Baldwin, first guard; D. E, Walker, second guard; Chas, L. Field, third guard; Wm. H. Smith, sentinel, Golden Gate commandery, No.16,of San Fran- cisco, Cal., was the outgrowth of the decisio: of the Grand encampment of the United Stat in 1480 to bold the triennial conclave of °83 San Francisco, There had been a desire to this end for some time previous, and an organization meeting was held January 13, 1831, 43 sir He was edu- tivol 1 of the ec Va InJul and shortly t ut Kichmond, to Montgomery, seventh Ala- 's command— prisoner at Nashville. Tean. December 16, 1864. aud was paroied at tie close of the war, 6 he moved to New York and . Teturning to Mont- in the ready made made a Mason in some one of the va- Tious Mason r since. He ts senior member of t ate and insurance firm of Davidson & Joseph of Montgomery, and is one of the most progressive aad reliable business men in the city. ARKANSAS TRAVELERS. Grand Commander Koots Present with a Battalion of Brave Knights. The Grand commandery of Arkansas brings & battalion of 130 knights, who are quartered at 510 and 514 Uith street northwest. This com- mandery was organized in 1872, The’ present Officers are: RE. Sir Lo- gan H. Roots of Little Rock, grand command- er; V.E. Sir Wm. K. Ram- say of Camden, deputy grand commander: E. Sirs Choa, N. Rix of Hot F.Y. Whittlesey of Dar- SIR LOGAN &, RooTs, danelic, grand eenior warden; J. B. Cummings of Forest City, grand junior warden; Em. Sir Geo, H. Meade of Little Rock, d treasurer; Em. Sir Jas. A. Henry of Littte Rock, «rand re- eorder. The subordinate commanderies under the jurisdiction of this grand com as follows: Hugh de Payens, No. 1, Little knights, representing 23 different commander- ies, being present, ‘The dispensation was re- ceived at the assembly of February 17. Right Eminent Sir Wm. O. Gould was named as com- mander, Sir Henry W. Blake as generalissimo, and Sir Tristam Burges as captain general, A couple of months later the dispensation was surrendered and a charter granted, the com- mandery being constituted April 2 Late ‘in September the new asylum was dedicated with an impressive cere- mony. Since then the commandery has had a most successful growth, incre: from 43 charter members to 215 swords at roll call, a remarkable increase in eight years. Of course this commandery took an active part in the conclave of 1883. held in San Francisco, and arrangements were begun at least a year in advance to prepare for the entertainment of the vast body of visiting knights. All the Templars of California participated in the great undertaking, but it was left to the knights of San Francisco to assume most of the and responsibility. All the members of the Golden Gate were drafted into the various conclave committees, and did herculean work for months. The | commandery made a record worthy of emula- | tion in the manner in which the visitors were entertained at its headquarters, ‘Thirty-eigit knights of Golden Gate made the pilgrimage to St. Louis in 1886 to attend the twenty-third triennial, and enjoyed a delightful grin. They wore sccompanted by alive Yeon again. ey were accom! alive a dubbed Zerubbabel, attracting at interest ou the trip. It proved too much for his consti- tution, however, and Zerub. is now no more, having perished soon after the return of the commandery from St, is now one of Louis. He. the ornaments of ba asylum, ser been losing + Ty ante tnd ae com! May, 2483, and two years Inter 2 aque Yor excellence in drill. Oakland, No, 11. Oakland commandery, No, 11, stationed at Oakland, Cal., arrived in the city yesterday balf a; @buadred strong, and marched to their quar standard uniform without baldric or gauntlet, but cuffs and gloves. CONNECTICUT’S CONTINGENT. Many Knights and Ladies from Con- necticut. nent commander; D. M. Lester, generalissimo; A. D. Smith. captain general; Costello Lippitt, prelate; Charles W. Gale, senior warden; A. Comstock, junior warden; Charles E. Dyer, treasurer; B. W. Hyde, recorder; W. H. Hove: standard bearer; J. C. Averill, sword bearer; H. George, warder; C, L. Harwood, third guard; R. 8. Bartlett, second guard; M1. E. Fisher, first ghard; Owen Gardner, sentinel. The commandery has about 240 members, and of these about 80 came to Washington. bringing with them a band of twenty-five pieces, They arrived last evening and are quartered five days at the National hotel. They wear what is known as the black uniform—nothing white but the sil- ver trimmings anda triangular apron with skull and cross bones. DAKOTLA’S DELEGATION, Commanderies That Will come from the Great Wheat Belt. The Dakota commanderies will be headed by the Grand commandery of that great section which has Just added two stars to the flag. The grand commander of Dakota is W. D. Stiles, a well-known citizen of Sioux Falls and clerk of the United Stages district court for the fourth judicial district. Mr, Stiles was born in Pennsylvania September 12, 184, removed with his parents to Rockfo1 TIL, 1956, and receiv his education in the pub- lic schools of that city. He enlisted 1861 in the eighth Illinois cavalry aud served during the war, peers cpocaieg? ~ year, and engaged in t! drag business at Sioux City, Iowa, 1867, He was married in No. 54; J. Frank Foster, Englewood, No. 5% John H. Warren, Crusader, No. 17; Homer 8, Childs, Chicago, No. 19; Hamer H. Green, De- Molay. No. 24; Richard Yates, Hospitaler, No. 31; William M. Crilly, Chevatier Bayard, No. 53; George Weils, El-Aksa, No. 55. GENERAL COMMITTEE. Eminent Sirs Amos Grannis, Apollo, No. i; Heary R. Phinney, Belvidere, No. 2; Joseph El- der, Peoria, No.3; Charles F. Hitchcock, Peoria, No. 3; Joseph P. Lindley, Elwood, No. 6; Ehe- una D. Lawrence. Elwood, No. 6; Frank Mur~ io. 8; William H. Starr, Beau- mander’s — In 1888 he was elected grand standard and has riser step by step until reaching his present position as grand comimand- er of the state; he is also worsh!pful master of W. D. Luckie lodge and treasurer of Hermes Lodge ot Perfection of Atlanta, and has been honored by Chief Marshal Parker with the com- mand of the teath division in the grand Knights Templar parade. St. Omer of Macon, Ga. St..Omer commandery of' Macon, Ga, was organized October 30, 1848. The following have held the office of eminent commander: Walier B. Titus. Ottawa, N: Wm. 8. Rockwell, George S. Obean, Emmett George . No. I Blackshear, Thomas Hendeman, jr., John G, | Gorin, No. 14; Edward Blac! shaw. Urbana, No. Deitz, Roland B. Hall/Yelix Corput, W. Pitt | 16; G. A. Williams, Chicagd, No. 19; Frederick Baldwin, W. W. Carnes and C. M. Weley. Charice G. Oat The commandery has taken part in several idle, DeMola: W.D. triennial conclaves in the state and in its na- ‘94; William Avery, Calvary, tive city. The officers aro: C. M. Wiley, emi- ; Palestine. No Sty nent commander; W. B. Dani ‘alissimo; ‘ee “4 8. H. Shepard, captain gener. I. R. Winches- 4. 35; Mi ter, late; A. L. Wi senior warden; W. A. ‘0. 40: John P. N William H. reaser, Will Lead Them. EORGIA will be in line tomorrow with her Grand’ and nine subordinate com- manderies, She has cause to feel proud of her Mas- onic bodies. The first com- mandery of Knights Tem- plar ever established in the “ state of G ja wasGeorgia Commandery, No. 1, of the elty of Augusta. It was chartered A. D. 1823,by the style of Georgia encampment, No.1. James C. Winter was the first iding officer, then styled grand com- mander. Koa Ww. wae: succeeded — A.D. 1 the encampment appears to have car- wales its work until 1829, when it became act- ually dormant until A. D. 1840, when it was re- vived under its old charter and Sir William Tracy Gould was elected id commander, which was the style and titte of the presiding officer until the amendment of the general grand constitution in 1858, This encampment had the honor of receiving a visit from the cele- a de la Fayette on his visit to this nee 1824 and bears his signature on Eminent Sir William Tracy Gould continued the presiding officer of this encampment for many years, and as its representative sat in the General Grand encampment at Columbus, Ohio, A. D. 1847, when he was elected standard At Boston, Mass., A. D, 1850, he was At Lexin, elected deputy gran Many of the big commanderies from Con- necticut have already reached the city and more are to arrive this evening and tomorrow. The Grand commandery of Connecticut sots claim to having in its jurisdiction the oldest commandery in the country and the only one ever chartered by the Grand encampment of Englaud. This claim is made for the Washing- ton commandery, No.1. The Grand command- ery was formed in 1827, but the written records prior to 1843 were destroyed by fire. A notice of the organization of the Grand commandery in 1827 and a list of the officers elected in 1928 is found inone of the Masonic periodicals of the day. Itis doubtful whether the annual meetings were held regularly between 1830 and 1840, and, if held, probably the proceedings were not printed, The first grand master was Sir John R, Watrous and he still held that office at the third meeting. From 1841 to 1845 Sir Wm. H. Jones was grand master. At the Grand en- campments of 1845-6 Sir Wm. H. Ellis was grand master. The order was instituted 1m the state in July, 1796, at Colchester, of which the following account is given: “In July, 1796, three regular Knights Tem- plar, hailing from three different command- eries, formed an encampment at Colchester, in the state of Connecticut, at which time the fol- lowing Royal Arch Masons had be Pld con- ferred on them the order of knig! cu Bd John R. Watrous, Asa Bigelow, Roger Bulkley, John Breed, Joel Worthii mn.” In June, 1801, a charter was obtained from London and following ailcers were choscat Eliphalet ‘Balke followin, 3 = ¢ Baxter, #.C.; Henry Cham- | *410Ux Falls. 'n; John ‘h. Watrous, who held their pril 6, 1810, with ices till April 28, 1819, when the encampment cume under the jurisdiction of the General Grand encamp- ment of the United States. New Haven encampment, No. 2, was ized by dispensation of art Charles A, Weimer, Huch = vy Sys la} jalena, Athelstan, No. 45; Da junior warden; Geo. R. Barker, treas- urer; O. F. Adams, recorder; F. A. Schonem: standard bearer; F. A. Guttenberger, swo bearer; H. F. Tiliman, warder; C. H. Freeman, sentinel. The hts who came to Washington num- ber 25. ey arrived Mouday morning and are quartered at 1582 and 1538 [street ILLINOIS KNIGHTS. The Grand Commandery and Subordi- nate Commanderies Arrive Today. A host of valiant Templars from Illinois ar- rived today in great numbers, on a special Tem- plar train. The headquarters of the Grand commandery tsat Willards. The Illinois knights while here will make a pilgrimage to Mount Vernon, and the people of Washington will hear No, 48; Ji Hazlitt, Delta, No. 48; James H, Thomas, No. 50; Hiram Sherman, Cou- aeons See L. B, Boswell, Lay io By Charies ‘orthington, Sterituz, No. 57; bert E. Jaycox, Evanston, No, 58; Edward Kirk, jr., Englewood, No. 58. Belvidere Commandery of Alton, TL MONG the arrivals today 1888. He was made a Mason in Rockford lodge. 102. a Chapter Mason in Sioux City chu and Knight Templar in Columbian commans Sioux City, Towa. He has served as master of lodge, high f chapter, and eminent commit -and wasdeputy grand commander | of orge- | of Dakota and chairman of correspund- ence 1887 und 1888, and elected grand comasader for 1889 and 1890. Wihaha, Jamestown, Dak. ‘ihaha commandery,