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dates of the national Templar body when taw-| FROM THE PELICAN STATE, many important events in tie history of Tem~- fully enscted and proclimed.” “The Grand plary. attending as a body the conciaves of the comumndery in this had no thought of opposi- | The Grand Commandery from Louis- { Grand encampment at Baltimore, New Orleans, tion to the Grand eucampment, or intention to jana and its Escort. Cleveland, Chicago and St. Louis. In two state ative ite ‘constitutional enactmente; and contests for exceilency in the drill No.1 such is the grand master empowered ‘to| About fifty sir knights arrived from the | the prize banner upon one occasion and lost it see auly and promptly observed.’ In violation i by a close score at the succeeding trial, com his vow of office to support and maintein the | @78nd commandery of the stateof Louisians | Hee ine at an ne Pe vter De- witution, he arrogated to himself and | ThisGrand commandery was formed in 1864 | Molay commandery. No. 12. usurped the power verted slons in the Grand ~ and has been repre- The “Little Commandery.” encampment review and consider the odicia! 7} : lings of the Grand commanderice, and sented at every Grand SOWE -MARUES wis. without any warning or notice to the grand encampmenet since have to look to their commander or any sir knight in Iowa issued 1368. J. Q. AL Fel- laurels tomorrow, a8 bis order of March 21, 1848." lows, who as their grand with the Louisville com- ON THE OTEER HAND master in 1965, was manderies comes a body it is held that the ritual was in a condition of grand master of the that will attract much “umfinished business, the appointment of s \y Knights Templar of the attention. This is what committee at the triennial in 1983 to report at > +. United States from 1871 is known as the Little the next triennial complying with all necessary “NES,."to 1874. The member- commandery, and it Is laws. The Grand encampment never had a ship in Louisiana | composed of boys from the Masonic widows and amounts to about 312} phans home at Louisvilte. There are thirty ritual, so that it is claimed there oe Pe no amendment te propose, and the usual four x Of the boys here to parade tomorrow, and is knights, The present | their marching they are likely to put’ many a on months’ notice became unnecessary. It is further urged that a quorum of the Grand en- ~ officers of the Grand | commandery of adult knights to blush. The e ny ge is ves ani ee ae P. GR. COM. GRAHAM. commandery are: Sir | boys are uniformed like Knights Kee ges pe oi that number is seven. The clause ji il ki constitution, tis asericd, au not intended to | Albert G. Brice, right eminent grand com-| ‘riled according to Kulshte Templar tactics, iuean that there should have to be s majority | mander; Sir and Rev. W. T. D. Dalzell, very | was the first boy admitted to the home. but now of three-fourths of 272, that being the number | eminent deputy grand commander; Sirs David | holds a position in the Louisville post office. entitled to vote. It is further claimed that the ae " The following are the names of the boys who grand commander in his action in the Iowa | R. Graham, Larges ae a 5 carvag will parade in “The Little eovamandery.” Geo. ase exercised the rights of his office under } captain general, Sir and Rev. W. oug'ss: | Henry Shaw, Joseph Johnston Sims, Carey section 13. One ef the reviewers of the pro- | eee Sirs Erich Brand, senior warden; T. J. | Green Brockman, 5 al Parish Yates, Ciliford fe ceedings of Grand commanderies has the fol- | Heard. junior warden; Samuel M. Todd, P.G. | Huston Vaught, Fielding Jas, Dupin, Satauel Jowing to say of the Iowa case C., treasurer; Richard Lambert, P.G.C., re-| watson McCormack, Frank’ Freeze Crutcher, “The complaints against the ritual are large- | corder; Hugh reen, standard bearer; Fred. | Geo, Beattie Moore, Jas. Givens Smith, Robert ly of Seelfiah character; so many jurisdictions | Eyle, sword bearer; C. H. Schenck, warder; J. | Chenault Brown, Ryan Joel Ferguson, Robert have such beautiful ones that they hate to give | W- Maquire, captain of the guard. Milton Derickson, Leslie Jacobs, Alvia Love them up; it would be s0 nice if the Grand en-| The following isa list of the past grand com- | price, Chas, Edward Shaw. Milton Durham campment would only adopt one of their | manders: Sirs J. Q. A. Fellows, grand | yay, Jas. Edmund Price, Curtis Noel William- effusions, forgetting that there would be an-| master, Samuol M. Todd, Joseph P. Hornor, ‘aon, Jas. Patrick Wren. Chas. Cornelius Wren. other big row for the succeeding three vears. | Richard Lambert, Samuel Alston. A. W. Hyatt, | Lee Anderson Moores, Homer Fred. Byar, Floyd We read of Webb work, Potter work, Hubbard | George Soule, William H. Chaffee, A. N. Gum- Jas. Day, Francis Bell Fawcette, Jotin William work, Eastern work, Bower (of lows) work, | mings, A. L. Abbott, A’ H. DePass, John. | Drake, Mark Huston Gabhart, Jas, Wallace Gill, Massachusetts work, Kentucky work, Texas | Stevenson, H. Hamburger. proxy. Robvert Telford Moores and ‘Samuel Littleton work, llinois work, and, lastly, Tennessee work; Commander David Rea Graham | tien, and each thinks his own the original Simon 5 in Concorde RB. A. chapter, No. 2,| "The Lontsville knights are proud of the Ma- Pare. . March, 1367, and elected high priest in 1876. | sonic home, which was the first one of the kind With the exception of Iowa, Tennesses, and | He received the degress of R. and S. Masters | crected in this country, and proud of tie boys possibly another jurisdiction, the observance | in Holland council, No. 1, in 1870, and was | in the littlecommandery. The last report of the of the new ritual has been courteously | elected T.Il master in 1874, He received | institution shows that It had an averse of 200 obeyed; but complaints are numerous, of| the orders of knighthood in Indivisible | poneticiaries, ‘The home ls sapported mainly course, and relief is expected at the next | Friends commandery, No. 1, July, 1874. and | py'the funds contributed by the Masons of Ken. triennial; but with such multitude of sug-| was elected eminent commander in 1886, and | tacky. Widows are cared for and orphan chil- gestions, amendments, und supposed errors. | was in the same year elected eminent grand | dren 'nre educated and fitted to become useful We fear the entertainments at Washington will | senior warden of the Grandcommandery of the | mombers of the community. prove a powerful rival to the Grand encamp- | State of Louisiana. ment, and that, under the Iowa constraction He has been distinguished as a very zealous TEMPLARS FROM MAINE. of law, very little legitimate business will be | and attentive worker in all the bodies, noted accomplished; there ip no ere oe take i for ec zeal Gey ritualist, and, what = beprds The Grand Commandery and One Sub- amending the ritual, and we fear that it will | one who may be counted upon to continue his = a be hard to get a fail meeting present to act | interest long after his receiving the highest | °?dinate Commandery to be in Lin upon aay amendments.” honors of the craft. He was clected grand aig isront ee Se each aie eon commander Knights Templar Febraary 15, ECORATING the fron the Arlington hotel is to be noted the banner and arms of the grand commandery of (Maine. The Grand com- mandery of Maine was or- ganized May 5, 1952, Tho present officers are: Joseph A. Locke, grand commander, The Grand commandery of Kentucky has} poriiand; Edwin M, Fuller, deputy grand com- arrived and is quartered at 924 14th street. | mander. Bath; Arlington B. Marston, grand The present grand commander is John G. | generalissimo, Bangor;JohnE. Avery, grand Montgomery of Cynthiana. He was born at} captain general, Augusta; Leander W. Fobes, and the membership is 3.720. Harrisburg, Pa., May 11, 1843, and removed to acting grand treasurer, Portland; Ira Berry, ‘The present oflicers of the Grand command-} Kentucky in 1858, becoming a Mason in 1869. | grand recorder, Portland. oe on pte resiy Me — ee, He took the order of Knight Templar in 1872, There are eighteen subordinate command- BLE. grand commander; Cyrus W. Eaton | of | becoming an officer in the Grand commandery | ories peoupadunldec tds: (otadiotion aud th Cedar rapids, V.E. deputy grand ‘commander; | P°jauy as wou ; : a 1 A. B. Cox of Marshalltown, E, grand generalis- | i} Siyy ot thet pears Me Meme tere aa ace | contains a membership of 2,173, all wearing the rs srandeap- | caged in the dry goods business from 1867 to | black uniform. ee _Stilson of Ortumwa. E-grand | 1356. when he became connected with the| ‘The following past grand commanders are pach gt ee Olevcland ot) Harlen E. | Farmer's national bank of Cynthiana still alive: Charles H. McClellan, Bath; John RP. Smith of Sonti- Maysville Commandery. W. Ballou, Bath; Seth C. Gordon, Portland; Alf. Wingate of Des} Maysville commandery, No. 10, of Maysville, | augustus B, Farnham, Bangor; Josiah H. John ©. Parish of | Ky., arrived yesterday, with @ fine-looking | Drummond, Portland; John Bird, Rockland; cohort of well-uniformed men. This com-| Edward P. Burnham, Saco; Isaac 8. Bangs, mandery was chartered in 1865. It has always | Waterville; John O, Shaw, Bath; William J. | had a representation at every Grand conclave | Burnham, Lewiston. of thestate and at every triennial since 1865, ‘ 1539. He is also assistant rabban of Jeruselem The Grand commandry of Lowa was estab- | 15 : sbban of Jeruselem lished in the year 1362, The grand commanders | {<™P!¢, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, Now Or who have presided since the organization of : : the commandery are as follows: Theo. 8. Par- KENTUCKY LEGION. vin, Wim. Leffing well, James R. Hartsock, Robert —— F Bower, Pithin C. Wright, Buren R-Sherman, |Commanderies From the Blue Grass Edward A. Guilbert, Ozias P. Waters, John C. Region Arriving To-day. Parish. George B. Van Saun, Frauk Neel; Horace 5 Winslow, J. Scott Jenkin Ainsworth, Henry W. Rothert, Abel W. erty, James Morton, Wm. A. McGrew, KB. Dewey and Clark Varnam. sf simo; E. O. Soule of lowa Fails, E. grand warder; ‘Th ant, E. graad sentinel, GRAND COMMANDER VARNUM, The grand commander, Clark Varnom, was born in Vermont. When a young man he re-| of fifteen pieces and, itis said, 22 gallons of moved to Dlinois and then to Iowa, where old Bourbon, maintained the honor and spread Joseph A. Locke, right eminent grand com- p-{ Mander of Maine, was born in, Hollis, York . conniy, Me., December 25, 1343, and is'a de- eg irae Teduced to | scondant in’ the sixth generation from John § brass band! Locke of Hampton (now Rye), New Hamp- shire, who came from ‘kshire, Eng., in 1644, it is believe first settled in Dover, N. H., 5 silos wide the reputation of No, 10 for hospitality, | 4,'* believed. and firs : parte gr eg eos since which time it has been known evers- | "yire.ne bocin 2 ajand owner. moved to Newton, where where ae the 5-15-22 commandery. = Al rocke’s parei d blue silk badge commemorates the | "Si habtond. event—a shield and cross swords with the | %, Hiddeford. | | figure 5 in the center representing the knights, a bugle and the figure 15 the musicians and the number 22 on a handsome wicker demijohn tor it * ‘This is printed in gold, with t wining it and the words 1880; St. Louis, ps Mason in 1x6 aft b es he became ma e he held for six terms, t pter in 1874 and served seven yee?s a5 high priest. In 1873 he was placed at the bead of the grand chapter of io He joined the ¢ nd in 1885 was elected em cr In 1436 he was elected from the floor to the position of grand com- mander of the grand commandery of his state, aud bas twice beeu re-elected to that office. UNDER THE KANSAS BANNER. The State to be Weil Represented in the Line Tomorrow. Bowdoin college in 1465, After graduation he taught for two years in the high school at Portland, having charge of classcs in Greek, Latin and chemistry. While is he pursuing his law stad les, then entered the [ law office of Davis &" Drummond (Judge Woodbury Davis and _®. @. vom, Locke. ee =i sek Hon. Josiah i. Drummond) and was admitted to Most of the Kansas knights coming to the sai ractice in 1368. He settled in Portland, where conciave arrived Inst night. The Grand com- | ¥* V-E- Laliue Thomas, grand captain gencra. | fe hus a large practice. In 1880 he formed a Grand ‘encampment USA. asisted by the | copartnership with his brother, Ira 8. Locke, mandery of the state will be well represented. | oficers of the Grand commandery of Kentucky, | COhe teres ? With hia brother, Ira 8. _ ‘This body was regularly organized in the city |'This | temple is the pride of every | "Sr" Eocxy hus twice, represcnced ts city of of Leavenworth December 29, AD. Magon’s heart in that region of country | portland in the Maine house of representatives, constitution and code of statutes adopted, and i er parmprsenarel On te onth = Jal inet | Vi4e: in years 1877 and 1879, at the last session the following grand officers were duly elected | this commander acting! ayy tation being the republican nominee for speaker of « : is commandery conferred the illustrious or- | the touse, but defeated by the combined vote 5 dery. upon which occa- Proctor Knott, then gov- . made the dedicatory sp. ceremonies were conducted and installed: Sirs Wm. O. Gould (now of der of Hed Cross ona class of twenty-four. The i ole 5 | : ¥-fou of the democratic and greenback representa- fornia), EAE.G.C.; Joba D. Philbrick, V.E.D.G. | membership i 175. This commandery is ever | Give, In 1880 he Wadmeinion 40 the Geen cae records show dward A. Smith, E.G.G.; Owen A. Basseit, | alive to the Foo cbarit that thi ate from Cumberland county, and elected president of the senate, being the youngest man who ever occupied the chair. He was re- turned to the senate of 1381 and was elected its president, In 1883 he was elected a member of the governor's council, which position he held by subsequent election for four years, Mr. Locke was made a Mason in Dunlap lodge in Biddeford in 1866. Having dectded to make his home in Portland he transferred his .; Moses S Adams, E.G.P.; John M. | iam Priee, E.G.S.W.; A.S.Donvin, E.G.S.W.; Christ- | } wn flood. Very Eminent Sir ian Beek, E.G.T.; Erasmus T. Carr, E.G.R.;| Thomas being now a resident of Maysville, the Icha li, Ks #.G.8.B.; ChaslesS. Wheaton, | ommandery tendered iy gerviccs a hie escort * Seen 4 aaa a on the pilgrimage to Washington. They are 7 one aaa e Chase, - ee quartered at the Arlington with sixty swords GS At the orgamzation the % es and Hancke Reed’s brass band of manderies then working under charters from n picces, where, it ix needless to say, all the Grand encampment were represented, The | visitors will be entertained with genuine Ken- | membership to Portland lodge, No. 1. Portland, total membership of the four commanderies tucky hospitality. Me., the oldest lodge in Maine and acting un- was only 101, Leavenworth. No. 1, of Leaven- DeMolay of Louisville. der charter issucd in 1769, and was elected worth, having more than one-half of the num-| The famous De Molay commandery of Louis-| senior warden in 1369 and 1870, and worthy ae Ville came in yesterday at 5 p.m. Seventy-five | master in 1871 and 1872. In June, 1877, hhon- er, 55. ase - orary membership was conferred upon him, The Grand commanders of Kansas as been strong, a8 Sno = Sody of weak en may ever te He fecvived the chapter dezrees_ in Greeuleat represented at every triennial conclave of the | chapter, No. 13, at Portland in , and after Guma encampment since its organization and | filling varions offices was elected most eminent taken part in, all the general parades of the high priest in 1870, In the Grand Royal Arch nations] grand body. ‘The Kavsas knights wear chapter of Maine Mr. Locke filled’ various the “white” uniform authorized by the lw of offices from 1972 until 1831, when he waselected is62. Yne Grand commandery has a grand {| most eminent grand es priest and re-elected » andard which willappear in the parade to- the following yeur, received the cryptic morrow. The foliowing is alist of the present degrees in 1871. In 1853 the orders of knight- grand officers: Sirs Chas, W. Hunt, right e1 hood were conferred upon him in St. Alban nent graad ———— Geant commenters. No. 8, Fortiand, in which oon C. Culp. eminent grand captain general; Rev. Hunter Wilson, senior “d commander and re-elected the following year. T. C. Tappe _ grand so — joule. Thomas Inthe Grand commandery of Maine he was senior warden; Alex. G. | Fsterie, : 2 membership of officers at Kobb, eminent grend junior warden Cristian | Thomas Lewin Jeterson, 2 RERE LY | Slegied deputy grand commend in May, 1987, Beck. eminent grand treasurer; John H, Brown, Puittrapeall: (igi ea 1838, which position he now holds by re-clec- eminent grand recorder; John B. Hoobs. emi- ; Thomas le x WARD. | tion’ pent grand standard bearer; George ii. Jenkins, | H . jr., standard bearer; Joun Henry | "Mr, Locke’s interest in Masonry has not been eminent grand sword bearer; George ©. Kenyon, | Sanaman. sword bearer; Edward Alexander | jimited to the York rite. In 1870 he received eminent grand warder; Fritz Magus, eminent | Coyle, Warder; George Fisier Evans, captain | the degrees in Yates lodge of perfection and in grand ventinel. Kansas bas now thirty-three | uard. The past emineat commanders are | Portiand council; in 1871 the dogrees in Dun- commanderies. all m good working order, with | James Alexander Beattie, past grand com-| lap chapter of Rose Croux, and in 1873 the de- & total membership of 2.115. ‘the balance in | ander; William Ryan. past grand commander; | grees in Maine consistory. "In February, 1875, xrand treasury May 13, 1859, was €3.164. The | John Ritt Dunit. Albert Henry he was elected T. P. grand master of Yates following is a iist of grand comman Burke Catdw lodge of perfection, aud was re-elected the organization to the present tim Witham Jona Du annually, notwithstanding repeated declin- Gould, Join H. Brown, John M. Pris | feose a haherematss ry ations, until February, 1836, when, on ac- Anderson. J. L. Philbrick, Sins E. . | Past grand command count of ill-health and pressure of business Owen A. Bassett, B. J. F. Hanna, Ed D. Hillyer, | Washington Northup, Charles engagements, he insisted that, he should bo re- D. Byington. A. M. Callaham. samuet L, Peters, | Istac Asbury Kelly, Henry Theodore Jefferson, | jieved, but the relief was om ly temporary, for H. M. Waters, Jacob DeWitt, B. E. Langdon, | Charles Knight Caron, John Finzer, Henry | in March of the same year he was elected com- Henry G: Cook, J. Jay Buck, Theo. P. Htodgers, Richard Mitenel!, John Antle Stratton. DeMolay | mander-in-chief of Maine conmatory, which pec Chas. W. Huot. There are about three hun- banner of the state of Kentucky, | sition ho now holda, September 23, 1834, the dred knights here from Kansas, The Grand | maz t aifals of white silk, with gold letters, | honorary grade of sovereign grand inspector commaadery is quartered at the Gilmore, 516 | finished worked in dehcately tinted colors, | general of the thirty-third degree was couferred Ith street. With Maitese eros and other Masonic embiems. | pon him, DeMolay has taken part in nuinerous prize drilla Montjole, Pittsburg, Kan. and won second prize in the Chicago conelave in St. Albans of Portland. ©NTJOIE commandery, | 1880; first prize at the Sun Francisco conclave No. 29, of Pittsbury, | in 1883, and first prize, State of Kentucky, in Crawford connty, Kan- Eighty knights and fifty ladies, representing 79, the St. Albans commandery, No. 8, of Port- Sas. was organized Juue | A large number of young folks and ladies | land, Mg., will reach here this afternoon, atter ¥, 1583, and isthe young- | from Louisville accompany the knights of De haviog made an exten- est commandery in the | Mola sive tour. They left Port- state. The uniform is| George W. Northup has always been in charge jand Thursday afternoon that adopted by the | as captain guard at every prize drill and Phil. on a special train and ar- the Grand commandery | T. Allin always acted as senior warder or first rived on Gettysbarg’s of Kansas. Theorficers | lieutenant of the drill corps. DeMolay has 5 battle field Friday after- : are: Thowas P.Waskey, | & large number of trophies and preseats which noou. Saturday morn- eminent commander: Je kK. Lindburg. gen- ii be exhibited at their heacquarters at 7 ing they drove over the eraliseimo; Albert Coles, captain general; Louis | Weieker’s. DeMolay will give an exhibition Kaum, prelate; David 8. Mller, treasurer; W. | drill Wednesday, charity day. aes he caverus of Luray, Pode Niedman, —— Lawson ~ a Louisville, No. 1. where Fons “re the jot warden; Melvin M. Snow, Junior war- ‘and tlien kept ‘on ; George W. Wiliams, sword bearer; ki tote oe No. 1. comes with 50 (ay Richmond!” Joba Lanuing, standard bearer; Orville H. | Kaihts, an heanquarters at the Ebbitt, é Neetier Hucwes. warder; Frank W. Langon, sentinel, |} This Is one of the oldest commanderies in Ken- ¢ nemandery has a membersiip of forty-two. ut thirty Kaights aad fifteen ladiess ar- ARRINGTON. | here thisafternoon. They have their head- f: pensation trom the Graad | ton, and will be ‘tors in @ Pulman car at New York avenueaad mq ebcatnpment of the Uni- | band of Phili lary street oa the Baltimore and Onlo ted States,and chartered | Thirty-five members petitioned for a t carry a large white silk banner, grand body [charter fur this commandery sacred heavily with gold buttons on the ‘4 and bh resentatives ‘t part, lapplaz ower, on black watertd silk ijole Commandery, No. 2, K.T.; in the er of the white Seid alarge ted cross; above joe cross: “In hoe sigao viacws.” below it “Non (is demisne non nobis, sed pomini tuo da tun” Ia gold letters. On tie bottom: ittsbury. Kansas." The members and the lalies with them eachdispiay a xiik ribbed badge, white with black edge, cold triage and metal Hil Martin A. Dillingham, senior warden; James E. Mulnix, Junior warden; Aug. H. Prince, stand- | mandery afd ;, William N. Howe, sword bearer; | are Sir John A. Lynch, Steiner sp ate: warder; he pipeoanege ey C.0: Cue ont Charles MANY FROM MARYLAND. Famous Commanderies from Baltimore’ and Other Cities. ee sonny, Nas ons 7,134. His prelim YLAND county, Md., on Jam E a will have © | carr education was obtained at Middletown and splendid representation here | ne afterward attended Pennsylvania college at by noon tomorrow, and | Gettysburg, where he graduated with first already her banner is flung | honors in 1802. He then studied law and was to the breeze and her many | ®4mitted to the bar of Frederick county in 1866, knights propared to receive | Suce which time he has been one of the most Pre snecessfal attorneys in the state. He has been their friends, city attorney of erick for the past thirteen The Grand commandery a He became 8 Kaight — - 1873 of the state of Maryland | an been eminent commander for was formed and the officers installed Jan- | four years, having previously filed ail the ‘offces inthe commandery leading up to his present uary 23, 1871, Eminent Sir Charles H. Mann position. He is at present fan lor grand warden | Union lodge, No, 10, Pawtucket, R. 1.’ Nuvem- being installed as right eminent grand com-| of the Grand command past grand high | ber2, 1864. he was elected er of the mander. Commanderies of New York, Penn- [ner poa Sood —- Arch cond of the state, me frst |, 1865, he Avani ii i n for ten consecutive years master deacon, serving two years, Gereronet te ara oman, | na ag So eae | epee kev ee No. 1; Baltimore commandery, No. 2: Mona- = ae commander of Frederick consistory, Pe yeone ead 1868, he was elected worship- mental commandery, No, 3, and a large num- | §% Serving in that capacity for two ber of the sir knights of the subordinate Marr- | _ The a ee ee ee land commanderies, and the Grand command- mandery are: W. Nash Young, generalissimo; jay 19, 1873, he was appointed second dis- ery was dedicated to St. John the Almoner. | S8muel G. Duvall, in general; Schaeffer | trict deputy grand master, serving for two Within the jurisdiction of this Grand com-|7- Hargett, prelate; Charies C. Smith. ond mandery is the Maryland commandery, No. 1, | Wa"den; Frankila B. Smith, Junior warden; Wil- which dates back as far as 1790. bur H. Duvall, treasurer; Fred. A. Markey, re- | ment for four The following are the officers of the Grand | omer: John A. Lench. standart bearer: Chas. | most worshipful grand master May 1 fe S. Houghton, sword bearer; W! ‘chi- | re-elected the following year, and COE Bie Chae Me pe sioe the Tear 1880: | aon, warder, George Ea. Simith, organist; Fran-| with great unanimity. “He received the degrose mander; V.E. Sir A. E. Booth, deputy grand | ‘l# T- Rhodes, sentinel, of Royal Arch Masonry in Pawtucket commander; E. Sirs H. O. Reese, grand gener- Baltimore, No, 2, No. 4, being marked April 12, alissimo; 8. R. Mason, grand captain general; | Baltimore commandery, No. 2, was organized | Tecelved April 26 and exalted May 17, 1865. He Jus. P, Clark, d i den; 0. V. 8. received the cryptic degrees in Pawtucket coun- Levy, par) vee mwacden, w. Ped iliee, September 16, 1850, A.O. 741, The delegation | oi), No.2 He was knighted in Hol: Sepuicher % aT 1 | Will arrive on Wednesday, but how large it will | commandery, No. 8, Pawtucket, R. J., receiving eG Fee Brats eran rere er ne! | lng connect yet be leurned: 4 the red cross November 8, and the Order of the hams, grand sword bearer; R. H. Conway, |The cominandery was Temple and Malta December 1, 1865. He was grand warder; Jas. H. Brown, grand captain | Tepresented at the Phila- acting Junior warden from January 26 to Octo- of the guard. 2 deiphia centennial, dedi- ber 2. 1866, when he was elected senior warden, Massachusetts: Gard- land, No. 1 cation of the Masovic serving as such one year. October 1, 1867, he | ner T, Sanford. Heary Maryland, No. 1. : temples in Philadelphia was elected generalissimo, serving three years, S OON yland com | and New "Yorke aad eue and Octobeo 4, 1870, he Wwas elected eminent | Wane pe se mandery, No. 1, which | the laying of the corner commander and served in that capacity for | 1. Shermanand feekiel alg aay Eanes tnernied stone of the new post lapeed — He was eres xrand lecturer | ©” Gardiner. atc orning join - | office in Baltimore. in the Grand cominandery of Massachusetts and i rade, will celebrate its | “The omeers ace: Sir Rhode Island, October 27, 1871, and held. the Bier arenas dined pros reed centennial. Maryland, | Geo, Cook, eminent com- = office for eight consecutive years, when he was y of Massach: na ey No. 1, 18 a noted body— a elected grand junior wardea ti ber, pd sustte sind Rhode Sstent. 3: took : mander; Thos. F. Spri , —_—" » erp ctOber. 1879. | part in laying the cornerstone of the Boston famous not only for its | generalissimo; N and ¢rand senior warden in October, 1880, At office, and had the dist! ished honor t hospitality and knightly | Starr. the last annual conclave ot the Grand com-| Pe the mean rand the aarer tiene spirit, but also because | Jonn Ge \\ | mandery he was again elected to the iast- ah, Seer wy of its claim to be the | prelate; J. A. Charles EM com COOK. nained office. He filled the office of captain pooner ay 7 oldest commandery In| Kahler, P.G.C., treasurer; Henry 0. Reese, | general, generalissimo and deputy grand com- 6, the country, G.G., fecorder; "M. A. G. Ciltt, senior warden; | mander of Grand commandery, und tn October, | » Le Seventy-five sir knights in line tomorrow r ill be unitormed with white baldric, red belt Its officers for the | Aipert Parlett, junior warden; Thos. F. Landon, | 1888, was elected rand commander. bee < ce . i . FP. le = an ord, chapeau, with vlack and white Present Templar year | standard bearer; J. Albert. Thatcher, sword | He has filled various important offices in the ng are: H. Herman Petze, | bearer; Geo. L. Sollerz, warder. Grand chapter of Khode Isiand. In March, 1855, | Ptmes and no apron. The members will wear also the red cross fatigue. eminent commander; | The following have held the office ot eminent | he was elected grand high priest by a near, John B. Kurtz, general-| eommander: Geo. it. Coftroth, ID. Murphy, | woaulmous vol 4 7 | oie Present officers are Em. Sir Theodore W. A : Cole, eminent commander; Isaac N. Marshall, issimo; Graham Dukehart, captain general; Wm. | Henry 0. Reese, J. A. Chas. Kahler; J genera + - captain gen= Rogers, prelate; James W. Bowers, recorder; eae. Wm. Oppelt, W. i Clark,’ vm Palestine, No. 10, of Chelsea, Mass. eral; ieee ee hi m 0. Woods James A. Whiting, treasurer; L. W. Moody, | Nickinn, J. P. Wilhelm and Geo, W. Starr. One of the first commanderies to reach here | man senior warden: Charice L. Kirby. Junior senior warden; Josiah Clift, jr., junior warden. |" The members wear the naval style of uni- | forthe conclave was the Palestine commandery, " ~ ‘ J varden: Jacob B. Hadly, treasurer; Frederick The headquarters ot the commandery while | form, biack feat! dbl sora eee ware ys ; in this city will be at No. 612 Penusytvaiite ave- | tori? goin, tae ait gest mgeil Faprsie of Chelsea, Mass., which arrived yesterday after-| A. Bradtord, rectrder; Stephen A. Brownell, hue, where Maryland hospitality will be d!s-| for men. ‘The banner is black and white on one g : noon and is quartered | Smotere bearer: Brekine Hl. Flevor, owerd nsed, with a place of rendezvousat the Globe | side, and on the oth ane : at Hotel Webster, on | Beater; Henry W. Mason, warder; Ariel Chase, ailding, on Peansslvania avenue near 434 | kuecling at the eros ang cate ft armor is 18th street. Palestine | $uird <uard; Chariew W. Howland. second guard; street, This commandery will leave Baltimore | the heavens, poivting to the crossandcrown| & not only reached here pate oh urch, first guard; David A. Corey, tomorrow morning via the Baltinore and Ohio | and to the’ clouds. In the background. are in good time, but they | anat; Charies H. Wood, sentinel. railroad at $ o'clock aud upon arrival here will | tents, showing an encampment. It is trimmed e are pepared to do |, Sutton commandery will carry in line a hand- report to Walter H. Sanborn, marshal of the | with heavy gold brillion aud tassels, tt themselves and their | S2me banner emblazoned with the Templar eleventh division, to which it has been as state high honor. arms and the device of the commandery. It is Palestine, of Annapolis, . Pai embeiished in black and gold, and on one side signed. id Palestine command- ‘Maryland commanderyhas aregular organized | Nearly three dozen members of the Palestine A ery was organized Oc- | Das the red cross of the order. drill corps numbering some sixty members, | commandery, No. 7, of Annapolis, Md., have P . tober 21, 1858, taking Olivet of Lynn, Mass. which is under the special command of Granam | arrived. They are stopping at No, 612 Penn- Tank and precedence as LIVET commandery of Dukehart, the captain general of the com- a . ‘ /)/No. 10, under the juris- tu Sylvania, avenne north- “Yiiion ‘ot ‘tne "Grand ime, een, Sah ally termed, “encampment No, 1, was inst mandery was organized | 2 a2 Zencanipment of Massa- ? brass band of 24 pleces, tuted in the year 1790, and it Is claimed by its March 15,1873. The oftice | # ¥ es 3 caine in last night. They members that itis the oldest existiug body of . of eminent commander | S& 5 xa went to the National Templars on the American continent. 1 In the recently publisivd history of Free has been filled by C. A. hotel, their headquar- mandery. Maryland commandery, or as oric f : AS Fmembers of, or had re- ? a , masonry in Maryland by Edward T. Schuitz, a aed leary Hiaae ahe : SSeeived the" orders of pevibyge~ deg hpmny ember and past commander of this com- ey eM. . knighthood in DeMolay s arm mem is oon } olicers of he com- i the larzest comma mandery anda past grand commander of the mandery are as follows: | @Ncampwent, of Boston. jes in the old Bay state, Grand commandery of the state of Maryland and also a very prominent Mason in the various bodies, he gives the names of tour commanderies, each of which has claimed to be A. Wilson, acting | _ Te first commander was Sir Charles A. as ¢ having a membership of minent commander; | Davis, for many years surgeon and sunerinieend- It was organized . M. Taylor, general-} €nt of the United States marine hospital in 3. The present ; s . issimo; 8. G.’ Clavton, | Chelsea. an earnest worker in all officers ar . Biauey, eminent com- the oldest, viz, Boston, No. 1, of Boston, captain general; W, of Masonry, and te mander: Robert L. Almy, generalissin Mase; Charleston, No. 3, of Charleston, 8. 0.; ; Bellis, prelate; W. was due in a cessful | Mf. Vennard, captain genetal; Eminent Sir Wm. Washington, No. 1, of Hartford, Conn.; St. hart. senior warden; W. é & te; Sirs Benjamin W. Rowell, senior Johns, No.'1, of ‘Providence, &.' I., bat he Sa Maroy jonloc were . “his early s were M. E. warden; George E. Hilton, junior warden; Jos. stoutly maintains that Maryland commandery EM. COM. WILSON. den; T. H. Vansant, P asier of Massachu- aver; William B. Phillips, recorder; had e continupria evistence: iti a sth8S | treasurer; A. McCullough, recorder; C. Lin: | § t ey P. Cheever, | ¢ Hvar, standard bearer: “Austins. of brief periods of dormancy, to the present, | Jenborn, standard bearer; John Bright, | cen ae ot} > sir K ce th aoa ene tok t, Shoee ee Lede tey owen te NEW ENGLAND KNIGHTS. Even W. Lathrop, John eens een eee een eee th introduction ad conferrin it yao Masonry in Cheise: . z Templar. degrees of orders, but’ he | Pilgrims from the Land of the Pilgrim | Phgeberity of Masoary iu Chel <i. Sir Knight Haverhill Commandery. denies that proofs have been produced by Fathers. Davis have been as foliows: Charles M. Avery, The Haverhili commandery of Massachusetts any of them to show as early a formation as —_— Maryland commandery, No. 1. Massachusetts and Rhode Island have an or- Ta view of the fact that this commandery is | ganization in common, which gives them the evly. John C. Hall, nearing the close of a century’s existence a arrived today, witn trom seventy-five to 100 sir knights, and marched to their quarters at the 5 - Lenox house on 4!; 0 , * : fh * es ex-| N. Greenwood, James Tent, > ome committee of thirteen of Its must active mem. | Sdvantages of union. “As these two states ex” | Coca F. Proctor and Will pd erm vers was appointed some months since to make | Cel In almost everything else, . whom are living except E. Sir Kaizhts Davis, | Yo0GU.' 39 seg and arrrngements to celebrate in May next its cea- | pected that their Masonry accord should be of | Cheever and Marden. hes since thes ber tennial anniversary with appropriate ceremo- | the bighest order, and annals show that the Among the public events in which Palestine #6 a y following nics, The celebration will occupy three days, | Grand commandery of Massachusetts and Rhode | commandery bas taken part are I ruled by the and it is proposed to make it aa interesting aud - ... | corner stone of the Masonic —— Se imposing one. Island fully carry out this idea. The com-| Soir mcunimonies of de Carlos P. Messer, Hav- This commandery has partictpated in many | mandery was organized In 1805, and since then | Otay dies in June, 18% eriill.| Mase; Nathan notable celebrations during its existence of | has lind an unbroken record of prosjerity. The | stone of the post office bulldinz, Boston, in 18:1, | S.,Kimball, Havers hearly a century, the earliest of which mention | Grand commandery, originally and until 1869, | the dedication of the soldiers’ mon averhill, Dase: is made by Mr, Schultz. was the celebration of | was called encampment. It has had thirty-five | Boston common in 1877. It also participated ia Fiandére, 3 the laying of the iirst or foundation stone ot the ders, ten of whom, not including | the parade and recertion given Richmond com- | } Logger nen Baltimore and Ohio railroad company. The | and commanders, ten of whom, not including | rn andery, No. 2, of Richmond, Va., on tie occa- Wadd, Haverhill, Mase! civic, military aud Masonic parade on the occa- | the present grand commander, are living. The | sion ot their visit to Boston. June 16, 1875, as sdhoaasag) ody, sion was perhaps the most nee one held | returns of September 30 show forty-one subor-| the guests of DeMolay commanders. Its r in this country to that period. At the concla- © ies, with a total membership | onall.publicoccasions have been full and orderly, sion of the parate the eo.ainandery with a nic cases daemon ” Lat box whether on the iast march that bores de. ene nae ber of invited guests marched to the court yard | 7 parted sir knight to his tomb, or at the glad } of the Old Globe inn, then standing on Balti-| The drst grand commander, then called most | f.\Tival which welcomed asister commanders to ly ber toons ne more street one door west of Hanover street. | eminent grand master, was Thomas Smith Webb | their hospitalities, tie members of Palestine | Of -\muportance. | The sm. Sonn aan where they dined in a handsome pavilion of tent | of Masonic faine, and the others succeeding hin | commandery have’ exemplilied the principies of ees eee Se A eek oe erected for the purpose. August 8. 1529, thig | lave represented the press, the bat, the bench | the organization to which the galia, wil ae bs greed ther cago Bm commandery participated with its invited guests | and the pulpit ina manner to do honor, not | tached and around the traditional board of the: cog pyres avi ner, ing. 0, Washington coumaadery, No. 1, of this city | only to themeeives, but also to the com-| festivities, while their wassail bowl has ever | “It Hoc signo Vinoes. ©.0. Osgood, emi (then also termed eacampment), in the celebra- | mandery. been a temperate one the wine of the heart has Sciaceauhas Sew a. Wank “5 tion of the one hundredth auniversary of the | The present officers were elected In Boston, | fowed, and wit, sentiment, patios, and good a egy eg A ‘ch : bury, gene fuunding of the city of Baltimore and tive laying | at the eighty-third annual assemblage of the fellowship have ever been the grand character- rors ag rl gg of the frst or foundation stone of the Baltimore | commanders. They are as follows: “Edward I., | istics of theiliustrious orders ofgnodern christian | Charies M- Heath, prelate: Edward A. Fitts. and Susquehanna, now the Northern Central | Freeman, Central Fails, R.I., right eminent | knighthood as practiced and Mbuored by Pales- | ®°W0T warden rane a Ju ; vi ; varden; Win. Brooks, treasurer; Gustavus railroad company, by the Masouic fraternity of | crandcommander; James Swords, Boston, Mass.; | tine commandery. warden: a Maryland. ; ¥ O°) vice eminent deputy grand commander: Joha | “the uuiform worn by this commander i a anes Reena oe © Sewanee Ja more recent years it has participated in| P. Sanborn, Newport, R. L, eminent grand gen- | black ehapean with one white ostrich feather Se ee — ‘ J a ; ; varder: Charies P. Sumner, Rumerous pilgrimages with Washinton com- |eralissiino; Rovert H. Chamberiain, Worcester, | above two black feathers and the peculiar | Pet'Y Sargent, warder: > sander, No. 1 and ber eldest Gadeuter Gorn | Wem, eetnent erand captain general; Rev.Joha | triangular ornamentot the commandery seton a | er E. Whippel and Mf. J. Pinkhand, guards bia, No. 2, of this city, among the most notable | W. Dadmun, Boston, Mass, eminent grand | black rosette; black velvet baldric with nine. | Eaoch F. Horne, armorer and sentinel. of which was as escort to Presideat Johnson to | prelate: W. H. H. Soule, South Boston, Mass., | pointed star, triangular apron with gilt delta The Worcester Commandery. Boston in 1867, upou the occasion of the dedica- | eminent grand senior warden; Horace ya | and beit, all with gold lace band and white bind-| ‘The Warcester county commandery of Wor- tion of the Masunic temple in that city. ‘The | ton, Charlestown, Mass,, eminent grand ing; sword gilt mounted and with cit seabbard, 7 Mass., arrived in the city yesterday Grand encampment of the United States held its | warden; James H. Uphi Dorchester, Mass , | Tue banner isof white silk on which Is portrayed cester, ” conclave in the city of Baitinore iu 1871, ou | Eminent grand treasurer; ‘Altred F. Chapham, | a passion cross on @ shield surmounted by a | ®fternoon, accompanied by the band of battery Which occasion Maryland commandery had man- | Boston, Mass., eminent grand recorder; Nathan | helmet, with a kuight in armor and a pilgrim |B of Worcester, twenty-five pieces, E. D, In- ufactared In Berlin, Germauy,aa oxidized medal, |S. Kimball, Haverhill, Mass.. eminent grand represented on opposite sides of the shel graham, leader. They proceeded to their head- 4.000 to 5.000 of which were distributed to the | standard bearer; Charles C. Fry, Lynn, Mass.. | whole surmounted by a paschal lamb abot quarters at the Riggs house, where they have visiting fraters, by whoi they are still highly | emlnent sword bearer; Alvoid 0. Miles, Provi-| motto of the order, “In hoc signo vinces.” dro weel tal number prized. Since the year 1828, Maryland come | dence, Re I. eminent grand warder; Eugene H. present officers are William Kobinson, com- | °° a ie be ii black mnandery has had thirty-two eminent command- | Richards, Boston, Mass.. eminent grand captain | mander; Samuel P. Tenney, generalissimo; | Of oflicers and & ee See ers, and of sixteen grand commanders of the | of guards; Sirs Wm. R. Waiker, Pawtucket.R.L.; | Heary T. Holmes, captain general; Joba P. Pay. | Fegalia is worn. enecaun tat wa Grand commandery of tue state of Marsland teu | Edvwin Wright, Boston, Mass., and Samdel B. | gon. prelate; Edward G. Tuteln. senior warden; | beet prepared, for this oocesion is of metal, a were either knighted in Maryland comiandery, | Spooner, Springfeld, Mass. grand lecturers; | Nathan Nichols. janior warden; Lorenzo D. | Maltese crows 1g inches across suspen) No. 1, or were members at the time of their | Sir Euzene Stevens, Providence. K.I., grand | Dixon, treasurer; Charles S. Beatley, recorder; |® bar. In the center of the cross is represented elections as grand commanders. sentinel; Str Alfred F, Chapman, Boston, Mass.; | Charies B. Bearee, standard bearer. Edward i | ® Wreath inclosing a heart (city seuljemblematie Antioch of Cumberland, Md. eminent Sir Heury W. Rugg, Providence, R. L., | Bradlee, sword bearer; Henry Spavin, warder; | of the heart of the commonwealth). 1 CroNt es a and Sir Joha W. aun, Boston, Mass., com- | Samuel W. Richardson, third guard; William Oe eae utery of Cumberiand, Md., | maittee on forelicn correspondence; Sir Samuel | Martin, second guard, John, O. Freer aeet rought about 3 members. They cane here | C. Lawrence, Medtord, Mass. trastee of grand | juan’ Charles & Beatle librarian; Edward over the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. This com- | fund for three years. Stickney, musical director; George H. Flockton, mandery started un- Twenty-three commanderies trom these states | armorer; George H. Rice, sentinel. der dispensation Au- i = have signified their Intention of being present] The number of members is 182, The eminent | 2m. gust 26, 1871. aud was 77 at the conclave. A full list of the commanders, | commander. William Robinson, was born in chartered January 144% ; under the Jurisdiction of Grand Commander | Boston in 1835. and has for many years been en- two years later. They yi Adeirag co aor St. John’s ort ah gaged in the a mg poe in Boston : “4 r is Gea , dence; Boston, No. 2, Boston; Newburyport. | and is favorably known highly esteemed it Georg, . Teguiaied oy tuenrand § No. 3. Newburyport; Washington, No. 4, New- | among his business associates. He lias occupied | Commander; Eminent Sir Francis as Seek uKg= commander of the port; Worcester, No. 5. Worcester; Springtield, | mauy positions of public trust, both in the city | tm. neralissimo; oes bert state of Maryland. ‘ No. 6, Springtleld; DeMolay, No. 7. Boston; | and state, and at the present time is one of the | H. Cham! n. captain Reneral; The following are Holy Sepulchre, No. 8. Pawtucket; Pilgrim. No. | trusteesof the public tlbrary. Palestine brought | E- Longley, acting prelate; Sir the charter members: iS 3 . Li Palestine, No. 10, Chelsea; Milford, | about 75 fally equ'pped knights. senior warden; Sir roderick 8. F. MeBride. Maurice a See . Lowe, is fille Rings . Calvary. No. 13, Providence; Haverhill, No. 14, tman, treasure ei ag nog Haverdi Old Colony, No. 15, Abington; Sut- commandery, | corder; Sir Edward P. : = : | ton, No. 16, New Bedford; Bethany, No. 17, Sir Waldo E. Scssions, stor bearer: ner, D. P. Welfley.G. > a | Lawrence; Winslow Lewis, No. 18, Salem; Jeru: vey Bingham, warder; Sire A. Frank Ga L. Willington, Benja~ ‘ =" | salem, No. 19, Fitchburg; Hugh de Payens, No. i Win. 1, Davis, Phiness 1. Wider, goarde; Sit min Barrett, William &M. COM. WELLINGT: 20, Melrose; St. Gmer, No. 21. South Boston; $3 \ Henry H. Flint, cont — yg I. Boyd, George M. Dietz, Samuel J. Edwards, | Berkshire, No. 22, Pittsfield; Woonsocket, No, so d burst, quartermaster; Char) ity L. A. A. Emmel, John Gephart, Ree! Baier, Fe et eas sateen wales, = 2 Y oe pe Jamison, Henry J. Johnson and . Ko Biver; Josey Warren, No. 26, on zh 5 ‘The commanders are, Charles H. Ohr, | Narragansett, No. 27. haben ‘Wm. Parkman, Henry Bloomenaur. Henry phage and Geo. popu aeainametne, Woe” No. 29, ive Wi eleven times 5 Uectel We tee eevee South Shore, No. 31, East ‘The presen’ ‘Trinity, No. 84, Hudson; Gethsemane, No. 35, Newtonville; Olivet, No. 36, Lynn; Athol, No, 37, 10, Yiyde naga No. 38, Brockton; Cyprus, Ww james A, | No- Nichols, Junior wards J bepitctalipddamesee =n a treasurer, and Henry Shriver, recorder. # > : There are at present 59 members of Antioch “ commandery. DeMolay of Frederick, Md. The members of Jacques DeMolay command- ery, No. & of ck city, Md., will present ly, for ithe ocea- The z The ‘tis i HEE i lis ese i a z i : 5 .