Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-09-12
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
The Approaching Grand COnVOCatlOl at
Baltimore.

The Philadelphia Ledger says: The
approaching cOnvOcation Of knights
Templar, and the general Grand Chap
ter Of Royal Arch Masons, which
commences in Baltimore the 18th OF
September, is creating considerable
attention among the fraternity
throughout the country. The gath
ering, it is supposed, will be one Of the
largest of the kind ever witnessed in
this country, and the procession, which
is proposed to make one of the grand
features incident to the cOnyOcatiOn.
will be large in its proportions and
gorgeous in its paraphernalia. The
Baltimore committee of arrangements
is actively at work preparing for the
proper entertainment of the visiting
knights, of whom already some
thousands have signifled their inten-
tiOn of being present. Grand Master
Sir W. SsWelI Gardner, of MassachU-
sets, has issued his official order, di-
rected to call our Grand Officers, our
Past Grand Masters, Past Deputy
Grand Masters, Past Grand General
issimos and Past Grand Captains
General of our Grand Encampment;
to the Grand Commanders, Past
Grand Commanders. Grand General
issimOs and Grand Captains General
of our State Grand Communicates; to
the Commanders, Generalissimos and
Captains General Of Commanderies,
holding charters Immediately from
our Grand Encampment, greeting,
them, In pursuance to an
order adopted at the grand tTiennial
conVOcatiOn held ct st. Louis, Sep
tember, 1858, to attend the next trien-
Mai stated meeting Of the Grand En-
campment Of the Knights Templar
for the United States of America, to
be holden at the Masonic Temple, in
the city OF Baltimore, in the State Of
Maryland, on Tuesday, the 18th Of
September, A. ID. 1871, ct IL O'Clock
am, at which time and place our
Grand Encampment will be opened
in ample form for the dispatch Of
such business as may regularly come
before it."
There will be present commander
les from Philadelphia and other
places in Pennsylvania, from Cam
den, New Jersey, New York city,
Boston, st. Louis, Mobile, Washing
ton. Wilmington, Del, Providence,
r. J., Chicago, Cincinnati, ElmiTa,
San Francisco, Omaha, Dayton and
Springfield, III, the latter 20 appear
in the grand procession mounted, the
members, having arranged with the
various railroads to transport seventy
FIVE horses. The General Grand
Chapter will open at 9 O'Clock am. on
Monday. the 18th, and the Grand
Encampment of Knights Templar at
noon on the following day. Wednes
day morning there will be q grand
parade of the Knights, commencing
1T 9 O'Clock, and after passing through
some Of the principal streets, the body
will proceed to Druid Hill Park, when
the grand review and inspection viii
take place, to be fclloWed By z picnic,
Arrangements are on foot for grand
steamboat excursion on the waters OF
the Chesapeake, and possibly q cru
SADIE will be arranged to Mount
Vernon, TO visit and do honor to the
grave OF Washington. Nothing will
Sc left undOne to make the stay of the
knights in Baltimore as pleasant as
possible, the city council having
already extended the hOspitahties Of
the city to the visitors.
The following hotel accommOda-
tioDs have already been engaged by
the visiting Communicates: At Bar
NUNS City Hotel viii be the head
quarters Of Grand Master Sir w.
SeWel Gardner and General Grand
High Priest Austin; also Of Grand
Commander, Charles ii. Mann and
Grand High Priest Ohr, of Maryland ;
KadOsh COmmandery, No. %, of
Philadelphia, and the large delegation
from st. Louis, Missouri, have also
secured quarters at Barnum's; st.
Johns, No. 4, Of Philadelphia, and
Hentzelman Commandery, of Gin
ciunati, have secured the Eutaw
House; Mary COmmandery, No. 36,
of Philadelphia, has secured the st.
Clair; st Rennert's new hotel, on