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Gerson, — uniform, members who are here will form @ part of the Illinois battalion of 1,500. Chevalier Bayard, No. 52, of geal in Templar Masonry, but its name is espe- ington, for it is thecom- mandery of which Gen. John A. Logan was a member. Thisis Cheva- Her Bayard command- ery, No. 52, of Chicago. About fifty members of this famous command- ery arived todayand are quartered at the Riggs house. Chevalier Bay- ard) commandery was chartered by the Grand commandery of Mlinois in October, 1880. Its first commander, U. D., bank, was re-elected under its charter. Its first Fecorder, who served for three years, was R. E. Sir H. C. Ramey, past grand commander of the state. ve commanders were: Sirs Jobn C. Neely. Daniel B. Loristed, D. G. Ham- fiton, J. P. Sherwin, G. S. Barstow, Robert J. Walshe and William M. Crilly, the present emi- nent commander. ‘The commandery took part in the Grand en- campment at St. Louis in 1386, and was the first and only commandery in Illinois to exemplify the work of Red Cross in full form and with ap- propriate equipments. The commandery was Tepresented in this city at the funeral of Sena- tor Sir John A. Logan. The beauseant of the commandery covered his coffinand remains there to this day. The uniform worn is that designated by the Grand commandery of Illinois, which diflers very slightly froin the standard (old) of the Graud encampment of the United States. its banner is the “Beanseant,” fringed with yellow and having the name of the commandery on the face. ‘The present officers are: Eminent Sir Wm. commander; Sir Wm. H. Gieason, gen- eralixsimo: Emineat Sir Levisted. captain gen- m. K. Forsyth, recorder. ‘The pres- ent membership is about 150. Cairo, No. 13. luster. = ey . 1847, the commandery, or encampment as it Cairo commanders, No. 13, stationed’at Catro, | 1°07 Wescaliad, penstved P Ti, was chartered October 25, 1864, and as a triennial conclave of the Grand encampment since that date, except- ing the one heid at San Francisco in 1883. The Most notable pilgrimage was made by this com- mandery in the years 1874 and 1386. In the former year Cairo com- Mandery was appointed escort to the Grau mandery to attend the SI triennial conel: e at ~ New Orleans, and char- gM. co. tered the tinest steamer oa the rive Thompson Dean, aad with the officers of Grand commaadery and many Templar guests and ladies made a pilgrimage to the Cre city. which reflected great credit on maudery. In the latter again adopted t! r the magnificent steamer City of New and with ninety sir knights and t tended the triennial conclave at t st commanders over W. Hubbard, (died while ¢ n Eminent and Rey. Sir Charles H. Fo Eminent Sir Philander Walker Barclay, win H. Coan, Horace V lizols southern hos Winthrop Dunning (died while grand mo of the Grand commandery of Tili- Rois), Alexander H. Irvin, John W. Mortis, Wr George E. O'Hara. The present officers aré: Eminent Sir George E. O'Hara, eminent commander; Sirs Wi Simpson, generalissino; Louis De Mo: captain general; Eminent and Rev. White Phillips, eo. D. treasurer; Jol ch, recorder; Sirs Henry Wells. senior warden: John ir John ris, junior warden; Sirs Harry C. Waltz, stan- | OT&*nizatio dard bearer: Harry Clay Hughes. sword bearer; John Antrim, capt Cairo commande: in of guard. ation, This commaadery and ten ladies, whe Chicago Commandery No. 19. try of Chicago, IL, which arrived this morning quarters at Willard’s. Chicago commandery 1866, and was chartered November 5 of that year. have been Sirs W. M. Egan, George Gardner, A. M. Bennett, G. H. Givson, John McLeish, © McFarland, A. R. H. Atkins, H. Woodbury J. H. Whitbeck, Join McLaren, J. H. 8 L. L. Bond, Alexander White, H. H. Pond, A! J. Guilford, L. D. Richardson, R. L. Tatham, Frederick McCutcheon. G. A. Williams and 0. H. Cheney. Its present officers are Horner Childs, eminent commander: George R. MeClel- Jan, generalissimo; Henry Pratt, captain gen- erai; J. H. Macauley, senior warden; Nathan Wilder. Junior warden; Henry Baker. treasurer; G, A. Williams, recorder; C. T. Donovan, stand- ard bearer; C. T. Drake, sword bear a Seifried, wat as H. Agnew, sentinel. Right Em. W Exan was the first emi- nent commander, and was re-elected in 1S¢ In 1871 he was elected grand commander Knights Templar of Ill He is a gent of very high social st and on solid business men. s He was again the triennial committee of arrangements, He | is now serving his twelfth term as zrand treas- | urer of the Grand commandery of Iiinvis, Mr. Witbeck is one of Chicago's wealthy lumbermen, Em. Sir John MeLarea was ed ent Commander in 1875 and re-elected in 1876. He | 4s a member of the board of education, a wealthy Jumberman and an influential citizen. Em. Sir Lloyd D, Richardson was eminent | commander in 18S. In IS86 he was again | elected and headed the command on its pil- | grimage to St. Louis to attend the trienmal conclave. Em. Sir Richardson is a prominent | railroad man. and is distinguished for his big heart and great stature, as wel: im the various Masonic a ich he is a member. aud which have 80 deservedly honored him with most of the important offices within their gift, Im 1883 Andrew J, Guiltord was elected eminent commander, His admiuis- tration will be remembered as one of the most brilliant in the hist of the commandery. A er number of kuights were created under ir Guilford than by any other administra- | tion of Ch yup todate, The | elegant st mandery was pre- sented by Mr. Guilford at the close of his term | ofoffice. Sir Knight ev. Heary G. Perry is oue | ot the most zealous workers In the fraternal Vineyard of which the order can boast. The r erend frater is a former prelate of the com- mandery. Sir Knight Henry Baker, the treasurer of the Commandery, is serving bis ninth term as coun- terof the cash. When notengaged in this laud- ble work he will be tound deuling out the dasky diamonds” trom his extensive coal yards, The following are some ot the prominent Members of the commandery: Lawyers—Ein. Sirs Lester L. Bond, Robert L. Tatham; Sirs C. C. Bonney, Richard 5. Tuthiti, C. W. Woodman, J. L. Bennett. Newspaper men—Sirs Meivilie E. Stone. ex-editor Dauly News, and Chas. H. Harris (Cari Pretzel). Sunday National; John 4. Roche, eX-mayor; George B. Davis, county + Franz Amberg, city cierk; Williay Northway, city engineer, Fe Sir 0, ha Coeene’ lntenden; sewer department; a eobel Joho C. Hora. cee ke, eidesmea; Col. E. E, Bi ? of eqqalization, Heary A a (Carroll, 0 stzle of uniform ts, the fg emplar of lilinois, 450 mem Gorin, No. 14, of Olney. Gorin commandery, No. 14, of Olney, IIL, arrived this morning and is at Willard’s, Un- der its banner, which has on it a finely oxe- cuted representation of a battle between a Templar and s Saracen, forty knights will parade tomorrow. This commandery, which ‘was organized October 4, 1965, is composed of substantial and Sate bony os feuded ‘the Siew Orleans, Clove- | the standard bearer; J. H. Raible, sword | land, Cincinna’ Charles W. Milnor, warder; Joshua | made warm frien on, captain guar dey athe Tina Hortos tayeon other officers are G. H. B. Tale, G. and commander is Aden Knoph. —, J. Van Gun- : foster, captain | are: John B. Fithian, eminent commander; F. ¥ . He A commandery that arrived today with the btn ed ya Harrison | C. W: host from Lilinois is not ooly well known for its | prelate; N. Wi F. claily familiar In Wash- ques: Sac commansay Apollo, No. 1, of Chicago. Apollo commandery, No. 1, of Chicago ar- rived this afternoon, 100 strong, and their ban- ner hangs out at Willard’s, This famous and plendid commanders headed by Hon. De Witt C. Cregier, the present mayor of Chi- cago. It brings with it the second Illin ci ment band of fifty-two pieces and will make a se os aoe i rand parade tomorrow. EM. com. we. critty. Sir Welman M. Bur-| fii’ fommandery has 618 members and is body that Chicago proud of. officers are: Cregier, em: mande: Ww Ramsey, gencralissimo; John E. Loomis, cap- John DEWITT C. CREGIER, O'Neil. preiate; Lawrence A. Spicer, senior warden; Charles A. Winship, junior warden; Henry D. Field, treasurer; Franklin Hurlburd, recorder; Edward 8. Fogg, sword bearer; John W. May, Fuller, captain of the guard. number indicat ights Templar in Ii nois to receive a warrant for its existence from the Grand encampment. A dispensation was ted it May 5, 1845, Sir William Frederick Walker being the first grand commander. The knights of Apollo commandery were the pio- neer Templars in the northwest, for in_ those days Chicago was a frontier town and Illinois and the neighboring states were the great The hsts of its earlier members include the names of many who have covered the Templar history of the west with unfading At a convocation held December 10, be mentioned Hiram W. first captain general of No. 4 and the first emi. nent commander of three other Illinois com- manderies, viz: Galesburg, No. 8; Cairo, N tain warder; Moses Apollo commander; was the first body of gr northwest. from the General J Grand encampment a perpetual charter, dated commandery has made a pilgrimage to every | September 17, 1547.and John Roman Case was elected first grand commander under this In 1853 Grand Commander Case was sueceeded in office by Reuben Taylor, and in 1854 James Van Zant Blaney was the grand In the latter ycar the encamp- ment took part in the ceremony of stone of the Masonic temple in Chicago. 55 John Herman was grand commander ibis immediate successors in office were fhomas Shirley and He Under the administration of the latter tie or- ganization changed its name from encamp- ment to commandery and the title of its com- manding officer from most excellent grand commander to eminent commande: formity with Templar usage,and took the steps leading to the formation of a grand com- the | mandery for the state of Illinois. Hosmer Allen Jolinson was command by William Wallace Mitchell in 1857, and daring his terms of oflice the commandery d Grand encamp- Chicago in 185 g. Henry Collings Ramse cent Lumbard Hurlbert and Benjamin Frank- ld_ the highest office and under their adminis- grew in fame and jamin F. Patrick was charter. commander, cori In a er Allen Johnson. ger, Callinan, second guar guard, Congress from the Princeton district, is a mem- ber of Temple commandery. rec ment, wh: Waite Di Illinois di Chicago, which attends the conclave, 50 strong. The members are quar- tered at Willards.’ This lin Patrick successiv in the commande tration the strength, commandery, though the youngest in the state, hax a member- ship of 1%, It was char- part in the ceremonies attending the Tuneral of President Lincol: ; jmaudery made a pi nt Lumbard Hur! eminent commander ey was chosen to the office. ‘Tho ¥ attended the triennial coneli M. Murphy. Charies W. Henderson, Henry Wells, | § 1563 as the escort of the grand commander tered October 27, 1886, with 105 members on the rolls, It made the pad served agai li commander was Ed- ward Kirk, jr.; the sec ond, Alexander B. Beck; the third and pres- EM. com. FosTER. ent eminent commander is Jacob Frank Foster. The other officers are: Pul- hemus §. Hudson, generalissimo; Jas. H. Brayton, captain general; Ernest E. Holman, prel: Jas, 8. Wheeler, jr., junior warden; Christian Harry Vehmeyer, treasurer; Frank Shefiield, recorder; Alvin L, Ruigo, standard beare: W. Prescot? der; Jam ince then the history of the commandery has been one in which its members take gteat At the triennial ecnclave in Baltimore im 1971 it received many honors. Chicago fire of that court, | Pride, year ite asylum and ail its property and records were destroyed. ‘The " Mor- | #if knights, with stout hearts, maintained their notwithstanding this disaster and the trials and discouragements that attended the Eminent Sir Charles W. Henderson, warder; | P®¥ic of 1873, It wasa hard struggle, but the Gnomon ei See end when, Ceres ies wo hed - | command of Norman T. Gassette, it attended Felon hin caainens | Cha tianuiel conciats tm Cisvelcad sa 1977 was again a prosperous bod; membership had reached the number git the largest Masonic Templar are quartered at Wi acti ¢ Commandery has a band of 21 | etbsg Soran a arrangements for the triennial conclave in 1480, contributed with unexampled liberalit NTITLED to a front | to the general fu 7 among the com-| ice inthe hospitalities extended by its mem- It attended the funeral of President mandery No. 51, of Lincoln, Ills., have their headquarters at Willard’s Hail. d. besides doi deries of the coun- ble aaee - 5 Chie to ¥ artield in Clevelan¢ bose nani, © commandery mado its pilgrimage to Europe, returnin, in September, after receiving ms with 100 knights and| honors in England. Since 1870, when Emi- marehed to their head-| nent Sir Theordore Tuthill Gurney retired from the office of eminent commander, that st hasbeen filled successively by Charles . Engene B. Myers, was organized by dis- = Miles, Walter A. Stevens, nsation January 18, | Gassette, Amos Granins, Legg fany, Harris A. Wheeler and DeWitt C. Cregier. The commandery attended the St. Louis con- clave, where, as usual, it received much atten- Joliet, No. 4. ) LIET commandery, No. 4, of Joliet, Illinois, arrived this morning in pecial cars over the B. andO.,and the mem- bers are comfortably quartered in thei there are forty knights nd fifteen ladies in the | party. Joliet command- Was instituted Feb- | -Y 23, 1858, and since e suffered a tu aphernalia and furniture by $66, and July 26, 18 tarded its work or wa to even interrupt the regularity of its It will doubtl, oman Brower, Henry Stanton Tif- Its eminent commanders | tion, | of which have been perf. eh the tricuuial | Joliet, No. 4, participated in the ceremonies of . and was one of | laying the corner stones of the Dougias monu- ment, Chicago, in 166, and of the government Thieago, in 1872; attended asa body the triennial conclaves at St. Louis in 1863 and Chicago in 1880, ‘The office of eminent commander has been held by men who Masonry in Ilinoi: Elwood, deceased; 1861 illiam 8. Broo! hes of the sts | N. A. J. Horbers, senior ill county natio bank; 1862 by Edmund Wileox; 1864 by R. MacGregor. now deceased; 1866, 1867, 1868 E. Munger. deceased, was grand commander of illinois in 186 by Rev. Charles A, Gilbert. dee grand prelate of Illinois in 1867; 1871 by Samuvl C, Stearns; 1872, 1873 and Denker, now deceased; 1875, 1876, 1883 by James G. Elwood, who was M, E. Hi. P. of Joliet chapter and grand commander of illi- | nois in 1833; 1877 and 1873 by John 8. Miller, now deceased; 1879 and 1890 by William Dou- gall, who wasin command at the triennial con- ciave at Chicago in 1580; 189% by David Wills, who has also been W. M. of Mattesor lodge and M. E. H. P, of Joliet chapter; 1s>4 and 1885 by William G. Wileox, who wns also W. M. of Matteson lodge; 1886 and 1987 by Chenery Puffer, who was three times each W. M. of Matteson lodge and M. E. Hi. P. of Joliet chaj ased, who was 74 by Richard P, Park, Il, for which a granted January 16, 1832, received its charter October 25, 1832. present eminent commander, John B, Fithian, was also three times worshipfal mas- e, during which time he fected its working team, which has achieved more than a local reputa- tion aud has been honored by and accepted au invitation to exemplify the work ia Alexandria- No. 22 (Virginia), during ter of Malteson lod, organized and per Washington lodge, its presence at the conclave. e uniform worn by this commandery is in accordance with that prescribed by the Grand commandery of Illinois, Its banner is dis- tinctive, of the usual number and location around its coat of arms, which is . with its name, idered thereon a mailed arm, the whole rests upon crossed lances, from the = St. Louis, it has | hilts of which s scroll is pendant the ds. Its eminent commanders | motto, “Fide Vinces.” On tae voreres sliver ig have been J. P. the banner is SE ee ee ee mottos, above, “In loc Vinees,” and be- beley an, note non nobis sed The Laggeng Se mngtire bere ; A. E. Caguire, cap- generalissimo: pag general; Rev. John H. White. 5 Seamer | Noble, ‘recorder; Lee "K. Stewart, standard ol ol wa 160 members | bearer; A. L. Moody, sword bearer; warder, and E. E. Howard, captain of guard. Its nt met is Among the mem! of this comman wi while they have never filled the office of emi- nent commander therein, have otherwise at- tained Masonic and Templar distinction, may Fiubbard, who was the 13, and Cyrene, No, 23. of Centralia, He was grand commander of the state in 1874, and has been presiding officer of both the Grand chap- ter and Grand council of Mlinois; has been worthy master of three different lodges and high priest of four different chapters. Rev. (J. inton Locke was the first knight created in Joliet commandery, and became its first prelate, and in 1858 and 1879 was grand prelate of the Grand commandery of Illinois. eo was very eminent grand preiate of the Grand en- campment of the United States, 1880-33, Temple No. 20 of Princeton, I. The army of Templars from Mlinois that ar- rived today included Temple commandery, No. 20, of Princeton, ‘The fifty knights of this com- mandery that attend the conclave are quartered at Willard’s. This com- mandery was organized in 1866. The office of eminent commander has been held by Geo, Cross- L. BR. Jerome, Jos. igh. L. D. Rom- berger. P. H. Zeigler *C. D. Trimble, Clark Gray, Geo. H, Sampson, John Streeter ‘ and C, G, Cushing. The commandery took part in the triennial con- EM, COM. CUSHINGS, clave at Chicago in 1830, the triennial conclave at San Fran- cisco by a fow sir knights in 1883, and the triennial conclave at Lonis in 1886, with afull turnout. It participated also in the ceremony of laying the corner stone of the court house at Galesburg, Knox county, Ill, in 1885, with seventy-five sir_ knights ine, be- sidesa band of fifteen, The sir knights wear the regulation uniform for Illinois and carry in line the elegant satin and gold banner, beautifully embossed and lettered, which was presented to the commandery by the wife of a deceased sir ki t. i ‘The present membership 138, and the officers are 4 1.; Chas, P. Bascom, er, Daniel H. Smith, Jobu W. Builey. h . A. Ohman, St. Br. Thos, J. Cooper, Swd. Br.; Luther D. er, Thos. P. Pierce, first guar Hon, T. J. Henderson, Representative in Englewood, No. 59, of Chicago. Another commandery that arrived with the sion today is Englewood, No. 59, of 2 to The uniform is m for Mli- first eminent William B. Maher, senior warden; s E. sword bearer; L. P. Tenny, war- Griffiths, captain of the guard. Constantiae, Lincoln Hlinois, About a dozen Knights of Constantine Com- They aro headed by Em. Sir Hi- : the Em- uder, who companied by his She is as enthusi- astic on the subject of masonry as her hus- band, and has done as much for the good of Constantine Command- ery as any brother. This commandery wears the regulation uniform. The office of Emminent Commander 2 hus, since the organiza- tion, Oct. 22, 1878, been EM, CoM. H. sHERMAN. held by the followin Eminent Sir Knights: J. W. Poindexter, W. F. Bromfield, L. L. Leeds, Freeman Thorn, R . Lawrence, D. Gillespie, Z. A. Niles, M. S. Wilkinson, J.B. Hudson, L. ©. Schwerdt- fegle, and H. Sherman. The commandery started with twenty-seven fraters and has steadily increased ever since the organization, the present membership ro!l inclaing ninety-seven names. Ithas bad the honor of furnishing one of the past Grand *. | commanders of the state, W. F. Bromfield, Peoria Commandery, No. 3. Peoria commandery, No. 3, of Peoria, Ill, brought about twenty-five members and fifteen reg bahia — Mole aera ben = E. Stroup. captain general; John A. Young, center of which is a nine-pointed — star, 0! relate; Fr . ti . which is. cross encircled by motto, ‘In hoc Rome Swain, Junior warden; Isaac H. Wil, | 85 the book is copiously Interiined and writ rep Longs belt of vermillion red morocco, + gloves and sword. 8. Bergen, standard bearer; Wm. E. Blakeley, | canta, + Jet The past grand commanders of Indiana are as | sword bearer; Alfred Clark, warder, James C. | 2d by Gen. Wm. j-enry Harrison, and which follows: Henry C. Lawrence of La Fayette, | Bennett, sentinel. vo. G. Marius, third | 4 The Knightstown com- i. rd, riius M. Willow: | Andrew H. Hamilton of Fort Wayne, Col. Nich f nig! Y ayward, Aurelius M._ Willoughby. olas it, Ruckle of Indianapolis, Erville B. Bishop dery Was organized M. i a Eaward P. ™ mallon, Jacob grand captain of the guard, Joseph W. Smith, grand treasurer. regulation Knigh : Wednesday, October 9, officer ot the day, E. plar unitorm. The pres- diff, recorder; Wm. J. Ceans, standar: Sir Charles W. Slick, grand standard bearer, ent membership is 135. bearer; Sir N. C. Bennette, sword bearer, Si eo. A. McDonald, warden, and Sir Joho HE fi Inspector ‘2 le ts a thirty-third degree Scottish Rite | *F Mason, a noble of the Mystic Shrine, and an | Sirs Rees J. Chestnatwood, John C, Birdsell, William F. Cushing, John H. Novins, Joba Gierlow, Orville H. Brusio, Levi J. Ham, Chas. H. Middleton, George H. Alward, George Ford, und ueee bee. ersand grand high | William A. Foote, Edmund G. Mec ag} priest R.A-M. of Indiana. He ts also a thirty- No. 30, stationed at Litchfield, was chartered z of the character and knightly ability maintained | Second degree Scottish Rite Mason. George H. 1868, and Hospitaler, No. 31, of Jacksonville, in | by this commandery there have been selected i bivcie r., eminent commander of Ptymouth yD A . is a thirty-seoond degree Scottish Rite Mason. . son. Calvary, No, 25, from Woodstock, chartered in 1867, and is one of the most Prosperous commanderies of the state. Pales- tine, No, 27. from Paris, E county, was chartered in the same year. Hugh de Payens grand master F. and A. M commandery, No. 29, from Carroliton, dates its existence from October 27, 186% Saint Omer, honorary member of Ancient Ebor 1869, St. Bernard, No. 35, of Chicago, which | from among its membership by the Grand lodge is well represented in the Llinois legion, is | two grand masters, William Hackerand Bellamy only nineteen years old, but is one of the |S, Sutton; by the Grand chapter two grand high acl famous commanderies of the land, Its enter- | priests. mi and Eden H. Davis; by Vincennes, Indiana. prise and hospitality are known everywhere. | the Grand council two illustrious grand masters, | _ Thirty-five knights and half as many ladies, Athelstan commandery of Danville was organ- | William Wacker aad Eden HH. Davis; and by the | Fepresenting Vincennes lodge, No. i, of Vin- ized in 1874, Delta, No, 48, of Clayton, in 1875, | Grand commandery three grand commanders, | eennes, Ind., were due here at 2:30 o'clock this and Constantine of Lincoln in 1875. William Hacker, Augustus D. Lynch and George he bi . This lodge A HOOSIER HOST. W. F. Kirk, while Sir William Hacker served ail is pagar Yoase Of Masonry in Indiana, and —_ these grand bodies several years as grand secre- Many Knights from Indiana to be in Line | tary and grand recorder. He served as an offi- Tomorrow. cer in the general Grand chapter for a term of . : twelve years, reaching the honorable position of im fact in the n vhere general grand king in 1968. He has also served Bho? One of the states where Masonry. and expe- | Fi cooatit of high priesta as ite president, belng mage” die wel ged cially the Knights Templar, hasa firm grip 18 | annually elected thereto for a of twenty a bee Indiana, The Grand commandery aud seventeen | years. oe nanan coupe ee plete from that date up the present time. Some of these volumns subordinate command-| Baldwin commandery, No. 2, as a bod: eries from that state | tended the triennial conclave of the Grand en- Will be in line tomorrow, | C&™pment at Cleveland in 1877, at Chicazo in sco an line FomorroW | 1880, at San Francisco in 1883 and at St. Louis Indiana people will have | in 1886. ho cause tofeelashamed | The following sir knights have held the office of their state. The uni- | of eminent Pas ora verano ie! aoe & its transfer to Shelbyville, viz: Thos. H. Lynch, IN J. NIBLACK, E. form preseribed by the | i actus D. Lynch. Jobe A. Young, Willem F. in Masonte histo single - breasted frock tein ge So es J. bg George C. Thacher, William T. Knapp, Milton oat, black trousers, | BY Robins and Harry C. Morrison. and one white ostrich | commandesy: Harry C. Morrison. eminent come | (ra wasn nen OF the day GR. COM. BACON. _piume, baldric ot white | mander; Charles A. Ross, generalissimo; Everett ank D. Blanchard, senior warde iam Hacker, recorder; James : sia Maco 4 The commandery was o Ephraim Coiestock of Indianapolis, Georze W. y was, Porter of New Albany. Rey, William Pelan_ of Knightstown, Ind. 1869, by the following sir knights: ile, Solomon D. Bayless of Fort Wayne, | Half a hundred out of the 90 members of the cheney Samuel RX. Dunn, John T. ittiam Hacker of Shelbyville, Harry G. Hazel- | Knigntstown (Ind.) commandery, No.9, reached | 20h" Kiger. Albert Hayward. Will rigg of Lebanon, Thomas Newby of Cambridze | town today and went to the Howard house, , Charies W. Temple anc | City, David T. Whedon of Fort Wayne, Elbridge y 3 : . . "Samuel R. Dunn was the G. Hamilton of, La Port Gen, Charles Craft of = 5 which will be their head- if comman The past eminent Terre Haute, Edwin D, Palmer of Richmond, quarters while here. are as follows: Samuel R. ; : ith J. of Muncie. Augustus D, Lynch of Indianapolis, February, 1866, wi 5 Alexander Thowias of Terre Haute, Salathiel T. ee as es Se | Meson 2. 8 der: Gee Williams of Kendallville, Henry G. Thayer of eminent commander. G. Ramsd Plymouth, John H, Hess of Columbus, Samuel was succeeded by BR. r m_ M, Medcali, pre! B. Sweet of Fort Wayne, Richard L, Woolsey of 3 Peden, who aiso flied the 1 varden; Charles S Patrick of Evansyille, Geor; - F. Kirk of c = Hor sour At dg ke, 5 Dunes these os tae S Wilkinson and L. P.| Charies T. Agnew, seatinel. The foliowine are the present officers: Sirs Sa shad Teds erage New Albany, Indiana. Duncan T, Bucon. , E. ame nent commander. commander; Henry H, Lancaster, La F —— commandery attend The New Albany commandery of New Al- vy. E. D. grand acted Irvin B. Webber, L. P. NEWBY. the triennials at Chicazo Ind., numbering forty men, came in last night on a special train, This commandery | of a Fe eee eee eee, and St. Louis. The uni- Manning, Mickie Gee ee mes 2 qaePh A. | form ts fuil regulation and the standard parade W. Fred. Pettit, Shawnee Mound, E. grand | banner is carried. a Newb ate; James B, Safford, Colambus, E. grand | The present officers are: Sirs L. P. New Senior warden; Simeon S, Johnson, Jeiferson- | eminent commander; James Mowrer, generalis- | #'st commandery char- Ville, E. grand junior warden: Joseph W. Smith, | simo; 0. E. Holowas, captain general; William | tered by the Grand en- 4 Indianapolis, E, grand treasurer; William H. | Berman, sentor warden; 0. H. Barrett. junior | SamPmcnt 0! “and Smythe, Indianapolis, BE. grand recorder: Chas, | Watden; E. N. Wilkinson, recorder; Jon Wea- » it is among 9h slick, Mishawaka, E. grand standard bearer; | Yer. treasurer; L. A. Bell, standard bearer; J. : | was organized Septem- ber 22, IS54, and was the first commandery char- nidas E. Smedicy, Greencastle, E. grand | M-Wank, sword bearer; John T. Barnes,warder, | the first commanderies \, 427. ord bearer; Walter M. Hindman, Vincennes, | 80d C. R. Whitesel, sentinel. omecen of the coumana: QS grand warder: Roger Parry, Indianapolis, E: Lafayette, No. 3. ery are: Sir Wm. Floyd = All Indianians are familiar with Lafayette | Tuley. Officers of the command signer x! special Taties acne Mt Sr | commandery No. 3, Knights Templar, of Lafay- E. Sir James B. Safford, grand senior warden, | ette, Ind., which arrived today, half a hundred as aid upon the staff of the chief marshal, E.Sir | strong. ‘fhe command- Myron M. Parker, ery was organized in Officer of the day In charge of headquarters | 1853 and since that thne Walter .C. Monday, October 7, E. Sir Simeon 8. Johnson, | has participgted In all macher, senior warden; grand junior warden, triennials. ihe uniform Sir Jam Tuesday, October 8, officer of the day, E. Sir | of the command junior Thursday, October 10, officer ot the day, E. Sir | ‘They will be quartered in Waiter M. Hindman, grand warder, Garfield square. J Kafius, sentinel. Duncan T. Bacon, R.E. grand commander} The present officers of Knights Templars of Indiana, is forty-six years | the commandery a moved to Indiana in 1870 and has resided in In- | nent commander; F. B. h dham, M. M. Hurley, « dianapolis for the past five years, He was made | Hart,gene: imo; Jno. being a member of St. John commandery, No. | J: °O, Russell, recorder, EM. COM. LEVERING. ry has never eminent commander of that commandery. He! pent commander are: Hi nry C. Lo as a working commanders, has been an officer of the Grand commandery | George Garduer, Harvey G. Hazelrig, Lawrence | over 250 candidates, The uniform of t of Indiana since April, 1880, and has filled ail | j, stocton, R. C. Smith, L. W. Russ, Wm. Med- | mandery is the same as that usually worn by ‘ed grand com- | jcus, 1. W. Joyce, J. M. Kerper, Collins Biack-| the Knights Templar. They will be quartered Ps mander May 1, 188 He is marshal of the sev- | mer. J. C. Tyler, Wm. Herriman, E. A. Andress, | in their cars. », which ts composed of the Grand | 1. H. Lancaster, J.T. Merrill, Wm. J. Atwell, | Wm. Floyd Tuley, the eminent commander nate commanderies of Indiana, | Brandon Lewis; Wm. L, Ellis, J, 0. Russell and | of New Albany commandery. No. 5, K.T., and who ia. at the head of his comuandsry in’ this Vi I city, is a nativeof New Albany. He is a veers tac Crawfordsville, No. 25. descendant of one of the oldest families in % ew Albany, his ancestors settling there from ery, No. 28, of Valparaiso, Ind., accompanied by i nee TTT Ie | Vicginin in WOUL aed Ob tes age ot tmentacene 25.was organized un. | Mr. Tuley was « pilot on the Ohio and Missis- a special train. They . der dispensation No- | Sippi rivers between Louisville and New Or- will have quarters at vember 17, 1874, and | leans. | At the breaking out of the war he was Hotel La Fetra.9th strect. | Siege seek snnee ousrtee ay ©, | SP cesipes mjeniran, aod parttealed in aes Michigan, Texas and Mississippl, Mortimer Levering. Forty-six knights ofthe Valparaiso command- thirty iadies, will arrive here this evening by| commendery, No. Valparaiso commander; 3 1875. Its eminent ; I 3 wae organised, ander di gg A commanders have | €2gagements at Columbus, Islond No. 10, : Thos. t, | Point, Memphis, up White and Yazoo rivers, Dan the meee been: Bnos. Motets, | at Vicksburg, Grand Galf, Port Gibson, 4 3 = hez, Baton Rouge and Alexandria, u) officers: Eminent Sir Jno. | Jas. Wright, Thos. 8. McKinley, Wm. 8. Fry, | Natchez, . . Eason, eminent com-| Theo. D. Brown, Charles Goltra, George river. As pilot of the gun boat Essex mand Simeon Peirce, | Markley and James Q. W. Wieuite. ladies, and are stopping with the Illinois battal- . ‘ion at Willard’s, ‘This : commandery was 01 ganized July 25, 1866, and wears the uniform adopted by the Grand encampment, Thecom- mandery was repre- sented at the conciaves held in Detroit, Cleve- land, St. Louis, Chicago, and San Francisco, ‘Tbe Officers of the command- ery are: Joseph Elden, eminent -commande Albert L. Schimpt?,ge 1; Samuel H. EM, COM, ELD gegart, captain general; C. Dougherty, prelate; . T. Hitel cock, treasurer; Augnst Wilson, senior | uniform is the regulation as adopted by the | the batteries at Vicksburg, and landed n. . 4 i burg when he started S. A. Campbell, | stateot Indiana. Its handsome banner is of | Grant and staff at Brainsburg e ‘or ‘warden; 8. Ros. | white ailk, with cross and crown, with the nam — Vicksburg = men O| Bryant, treasurer; Ali E. Letts.’ recorder; | number and location of the eommandery em- | thrilling experiences rip He Ning Bi John MeCormack, standard bearer; B.C. | broidered thereon. It is at present oficcred 4 irom the rier ee oe [ : Vag. | tor of the New Albany Commercial, He then warder; A. R. Nickle, guard. A charter was | Albert 8. Miller, generalissimo; James M. Wag- . : y " granted April 95, i877, and on May 17 the | ner, captain general; Wailace Sparks, senior | Went to the New Albany Ledger, and served as Wadge, sword M. L. McClelland, | follows: Frank L. Snyder, eminent commander; | he retire: 5 Sais : O} ity editor until 1372, when he took the y Was instituted by Rizut Euwinent | warden; Harry K. Snyder, junior warden; Chas. | cit) . : nah. grand commander of Indiana, | Goitra,’ treasurer; Lucien’ A. Foote, recorder; | tion of Indiana editor of the Louisville ‘install a aes ial, in which position he is still serving, who Installed the foliowing office Jolin L. Davis, standard bearer; Fred C. Bandle, | *ercial : Sir John Eason, eminent commander; 8. P sword bearer; Fred R. Rosebro, warder; Darwi 1n 1975 Mr. Tuley became # avon and has generalissiiao: . Meuill, captain general; | S. Enock, frst guard: John C. Edgeworth, sec- | passed throug! pihaite of his Sodlge: was W. H. Hollibird, prelate; J. 'W. Wilson ond guard; Harrie Pontiars, third guard; Wm. | Master two years, high priest of his chapter Y. I i G. Hanna, sentinel. two years, and is now the eminent commander . of # commandery that numbers among its It has a membership of sixty-one, and has members the pick and choice of his native brought tweoty-ilve sir knights and fiiteen . junior warden, and D. J. F der, Peoria commanders has a membership of 2H, comprising a number of prominent mer- chants, judges, and county officers, The past commanders G. F. Hienthorne, A. P. Johnson, A, RB. Thompson, C. F, Hitchcock, J. N. Durst, William Rounseville, and H.’ L. Gaines, Siloam Commandery, Oak Park, IIL. Siloam commandery, No, 54, located at Oak dispensation was Its past commanders are George Sarvin, W. | F. Blocki, J. 8, Ingram, John W. Lope, E. C. Waller, B. L. Dodge. The style of the uniform is that adopted by the Grand commandery of Illinois and worn by all sir knights of ‘that grand jurisdiction. Its present officers are: J. 8. Ingram, emi- nent commander; ©, J, De Berard, generalis- simo; C. R. Critchell, captain general; E, C. Cook, prelate; C. F. Matteson, senior warden; Tf. Rockafellow, junior ‘warden; M. J. es, treasurer; L. M. Lovett, recorder; i \darg bearer; 8. E. Pebbles, warder; Joseph Scales, captcin of There are at present 110 members. The com- mandery participated in the triennial con- clave at St, Louis. About thirty sir knights of Siloam arrived in Washington today and have hotel, a ladies with ladies. It arrived erday ‘afternoon and Is | heath, quartered in its special car oa the Baltimore Terre Haute, No. 16. and Ohio railroad, near the de existence. Of the original officers turee have | pensation with the followit died: S. R. and W. A. Bgyant (fatter and sun), | A.E, Letts. Four have demited; the rest are | 3. still In the ran Letherman, H. D. Newton, J. D. | No. 1, and borrowed names for a quorum, Houlett. The commandery was in attendance | Thomas Moffett was eminent cominander under at the triennial! conciave held In Chicazo. The | dispensation aud under charter. Sir Lucien A, banner to be carried has on the fronta mounted | Foote was recorder under dispensation and knight with name, number, and where located | charter and has been recorder ever since. He worked in silk and bullion. The back is black and | has the honors of bag a@ past grand master of white silk, with Maltese cross in center, Malta | the Grand lodge of Masons, past grand high motto over top. The officers of the command- | priest of the Grand chapter past illustrious ery are: Sirs H. B. Brown, eminent commander; | grand master of the Grand council of the state Matthew Turner, generalissiino; William Sever- | of Indiana. He is now treasurer of the order dahl, captain general; Rev. G. M. Boyd, prelute; | of high priesthood of Indiana, treasurer of the G. W. Arnold, senior warden; W. nM Gardner, | Iodiana veteran association and secretary of his junior warden; M. L. McClelland, treasurer; £. | lodge and chapter and recorder of his council y. Arnold, recorder; Jonathan Osborn, stand- | and commandery, rd bearer; E. D. Crumpacker, sword’ bearer; i N. Renner, warder; SR. Martin, guard. Plymouth, No. 26, Indiana. Plymouth commandery, No. 26, of Plymouth, aioe Ones yes whose is nted, 1s ut forty years age, thorough business man. He is the principal of the northern Indiana normal school. located at this place and the largest school ot the kind ta the worid; a whole-souled genial sir knight, of | com whom Valparaiso commandery is proud. Baldwin Commandery of Indiana. ‘The Baldwin commandery, No. 2, of Shelby- ville, Ind., is represented at the conclave by about tbirty Hrictts £04 stenost ag many indies, wb. arrived Pe: Ate past cminent commanders aret No. 101, York. Eagland. Sir Daniel McDonald, A member of Plymouth commandery, is a past Mustricas irard Conn, Clement Studebaker, Pettit, Charles W. Slick, % eorge A. mber, John Gallagher, = ag This commandery bas at tendod triennial conclaves at Chicago and St Louis. Its members wear the regulation uni- form and a beauseant flag is carried. Its present officers are as follows: Sirs Jol W. Hutchinson. eminent commander. John Borough, cap- rving A. Sibley, senior warden anior warden; J. A: Christian Souders, recorder; Geo. man, standard bearer; Hugh T. sword bearer; John Tromp, warder; atinel The numb: Pilgrimage to Washington is 25 sir knights and 10 ladies. The commandery ar- d in the city this afternoon over the Ches- and is quartered at having been chartered Macomber, se: by the Grand lodge of | made the pay e and Ohio railroad, 3d street northwest. Kikhart, No. 31, of Elkhart. Elkhart commander: No, 31, of Elkhart, are of great interest. es- | Ind., was organized February 2, 1884, under dispensation, and chartered April 30, 1884, Charies Girard Conn and Garrett L. Arnold are the only knights who have been elected emi- nent commander. lation uniform, pecially to the student it is interesting to any one to peruse their yei- Grand commandery of | Green, Henry L. Beale, G urge W. F. Kir low pages to see the fidelity whieh has in the : itions that Indiana consists of black | William Hacker, Jobn B. Clayton, Samuel P. | fave mete’ digs ee saered the tradiwons that lodge was formed cennes was the seat of government for the northwest as well as an out- chapeau with two black ‘The following are the present officers of the ee for the army, and was visited by many ot Its mom®Pers wear the regu- Hazelton. T.; J. M. Haghes, hington Johnston, who presented the lodge with a Bible, which has been in constant Use ever since; this is also an interesting stad, it has brought to Wash- ington twenty- © and Ohio rail en | afterncon. of K and isth streets, r with marginal comments. Another hig! te the Hotel Ham- prized relic of this early period is a sword, pre- Michigan City, N. this afternoon with about thirty swords. They are lo- headquarters during e will be at nal Rifies’ ar mory, together with other commanderies have come to the conclave with them, will er n true Hoosier sty This commandery was can City, La Porte county, 1583, and has at the present time ip of eighty-one. nder was Sir William Bilnks, who was bm. Sir J, A. Manning, now grand ‘and commanders of Indiana and kim. Sir A. G. Tillotson, the present eminent commander. The comm sword bearer; Charles Ramedeil, warder; ndery ix among minence in the state. being composed ive, enthusiastic Templars. unitorm is the regulation as prescribed by 3rand commandery bers have abandoned the caffs and gauntiets and use the cross embroidered in the sleeve of the The commandery has farnished two officers to the Grand commandery, viz., Em. Sir J. A. Man- ning, thirty-third degree, grand captain general, mand of the Indiana legion during the conclave, and R. E. Sir Walter Vail, thirty-third degree, P.G.C., both of who abers of the Supreme council, who will be in con Dr. A. G. Tillotson, the present eminent com. mander, is one of the prominent physicians of d the present recorder, A. is the general agent of the well- ‘n “Monon route,” and has been particu- larly identified with the arrangements for bring- ing the commandery to Washington. A full roster of the officers ts as follows: Em. Sirs A. G. Tillotson, eminent commander; J. H. generalissimo: U. Culbert, captain general; ’. Perkins, prelate; J. S. Hi , treasurer; er; J. L. Shrader, senior padick, Junior warden: Campbell, standard bearer: George G. § sword bearer; Richard Hutchinson, warder; Jos. . Griffith, guards; northern Indiana; ter C. Nunemacher, treasurer; Sir M. D. Con- . 8. warden; William Among those who have held the office of emi- nent commander are John A. Hutton. Thomas of age and was born at Ogdensburg, N.Y. He} Mortimer Levering, emi- < Austin, James G. Shields. Isaac P. Leydon, Street and A. iy Nunemacher, Theo. A. McDonald, son In 1872 and a Knight Templar in 1874, | J, Joell, captain gene: N. T. w and Jonathan Pet The com: articipated in any events 24, Logansport, Ind., having been twice elected | ‘Among those who have held the office of emi-| of special mention, but has always b. one of the finest and best appointed asylums in Indiana and its deco rations are said to be among the very best im THE KNIGHTS FROM IOWA. A Legion of Men. From the West De= clared to be im Rebellion. HOW THEY HAVE INCURRED THE DISPLEASURE OF THE GRAND MASTER—THER REFUSAL TO ENFORCE THE NEW RITUAL—THE GRAND com> MANDERY OF THE STATE. Some four or five hundred knights from Iowa, headed by Grand Commander Varnum, arrived in the city yesterday. They are quartered af the Richmond. The Iowa knights occupy a rather unique position in the triennial con- By an order, dated May 28, Grand Master Roome “declared the Grand commandery of Iowa and ail sir knights in ts obedience to be ina state of disloyalty and the batteries at Vicksburg, and was at the generaiissimo; J. M. Me-| Asa commandery it has not taken part in | Wheel at the destruction of the Arkansas above Baton Rouge. He was at the wheel of the Gill, captain general; F. | any important events, but some of its members = = Cotlin, prelate; | have attended all the later eneampments. Its | 49g ship Benton when Admiral Porter ran by their vows as Knights — Templar and their d allegiance to the constitution and regulations of the Grand encampment of the All Templar intercourse is in- terdicted between the Grand commandery of Towa and ail sir knights in its obedience and the loyal Knights Templar of the United States, This order has never been abrogated, and in consequence the lowa kuights, although they come to this city, will not take part in the pa- Their case will come before the Grand encampment, and it is probable that the Iowa knighis will endeavor to secure a revocation of G. ©. VARNUM. United States.” Among the commanderies which came in This commandery was organized under dis- today was the Terre Haute commandory, No. WHY THE ORDER WAS I8sUED, This order was issued, as stated by the grand master, for the following reasons: At the con- clave held in St Louis in 1846 a ritual was adopted and itwas declared to be the only authorized ritual to be used in conferrmg the of the Red Cross and Knights Templar the jurisdiction of the Grand cncamp- ment, This order went into effect April 1, 1887. Copies of the ritual were sent to the Grand commanderies, the Iowa cowmandery among the others. They were distributed to the several commanderics ia that state, Then iehte: Royal ; So, | 16, Knights Templar, stationed in the city of nights: Andrew J. Ro; : mare Hasty Ind The nike. Davis of Greencastle, No, 11; Tieghwan T. commandery was or- ‘The passed eminent cofhmanders are: Sirs | Davis of Greencastle, No. 11; Jacob M, Trout- ganized in 1867, but did John Eason, W. A. Bryant, M. L. McClelland, | man of Greencastle, No, 11; James G. W, Hardy x not receive its charter Ww ill, W. H. Banta, EL. | of Raper, No. 1, and Lucien A. Foote of Raper, . until April, 1868, Under 5 the diepensation under commander o: grand recorder of the Grand encampment. Oa the Gth of October, 1837, the Grand commandery of Iowa confirmed the action of the grand mander, and, as Gen. Roome states,“Did disre- gard and assume to suspend the operation of ‘the action of the Grand encampment. On the 2istof —— 1888, — a notice declaring — bo ——_