Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-05-10
.THE CITY.
KNIGHTS TEmPLAR.
Grand and Imposing Procession.
Meeting of tho Commanders.
Banner PresenlatiOn-IKau
TOasts, Sentiment, Etc.

The Grand Cemmandery of the Stat
convened in annual conclave at their Ten
pie on Church street, at 10 o'clock yestel
day. There was goodly number of th
Sir knights in council, and the convocatiol
was an interesting one. They formed il
procession and for parade at the Temp le
at lO3 o'clock, and proceeded in process
SION through the streets. They passed
through Church street to Spruce. theme,
to Broad, thence TO Vine, theme.
to Cedar and on to the PabIC
Square. They formed a procession o.
very general interest, and attracted thou.
sands Of our people to the galleries, win.
dows and front doors to witness il. On
reaching the Public Square the exempli-
| fication of the Tactics and Drill took place.
Inc Drill was most precise and exact, and
tne varied eVoiutons were gone through
with by the Knights in a manner that
would have reflected credit upon the most
practlced and devoted martinez. From
the Public Square the procession pro-
ceeded through Market street to Union,
thence to Summer and back to their Hall.
AT night sumptuous banquet was served.
.g THE BANQUET.
The banquet was spread in Lewis Block
on Summer street; the doors were opened
at o'clock. Representatives from all the
Subordinate Communicates of the State
entered the room in procession. There
were two sumptuously supplied and taste
iuily arranged tables gotten mp in style.
The Sir Knights were called to order by
1T. E. G. q. A. d. Sears. and
Grand Prelate Williams of Columbia
invoked the blessing, after which.
they partook of the many good things
spread before them with the highest
relish, feast of appetite and a flow of
Soul prevailing in the meantime. There
were no splrltuous or vinious liquors of
any description on the board.
TEE BANNER PRESENTATION.
The first business after the collation. was
the report of the committee awarding the
banner to Murfreesboro Commandery for
Its excellence and superiority of drill. Sir
Knight j. b. Palmer acknowledged the
compliment paid to his Commandery as
surfing them that it was trophy they would
hugely prize and strive to retain. He al
luded to the emblems of Kniehthood.
those for which their ancient companions
had commended. They lock the fire and
lnfurlatlon that glow in the Christian
knights bosom. He referred to the wars
In the Middle Ages, the rise and progress
OF chivalry and the influence and spread
OF christian Knighthood now, and urged
upon the Sir Knights to do all in their
power as individuals and as members of
the order to attain to distinction in filling
up their missions, not with carnal but with
moral weapons of warfare. Again he thank
ed the Grand Commandery of the State
and the committee for the honor conferred
upon his Commandery.
ToAsTs AND SENTIMENTS.
Sir Knight John Frizzell, as Grand Re- |
corder, proposed the following toast:
christian Knighthood-may its soldiers
never fall sacrifice except to principle" |
to which sentiment Sir Knight A. D, Sears.
Of GAINESVILLE, responded assuring them |
he could not have been called upon TO re- |
spond to nobler sentiment, UNDERLYING |
rs it does the great principles upon which |
Is based mans happiness here |
and hereafter. He referred to the |
of this sentiment and showed |
how 1t was organized by the far-seeing |
MIND looking to mans necessity and his |
weakness. Though slow, its work has
been onward and upward. The great OBJ
ect OF Christian Knighthood was to COM
Oine all good men, not to save them, to |
make pure men and good citizens. The
next sentiment, by the same was 'sThe |
Jrand Encampment of the United States,
he three Great Generals in power, Gen |
sral Peace, General Plenty and General !
This was responded to by the v. E Sir |
hnlgnt Kent Jarvis, of Massillpn, Ohio,
jr. Warden of The General Grand Encamp |
nent of the United States. He thanked |
he Sir Knights for the honor done him,
alluded to his former association with Ten
lessee Masons and now feliatated them
lpon their devotion to the Generals lust
is as well as their love of law and |
order and the good cheer around the
BOARD.
The next toast was
''Sister jurisdictions, no one can ever
estimate the value of such an army |
IS Templsry possesses; no Mason |
should hear it mentioned without heart |
bounding with gratitude" Response by |
Sir Knight Warren of Louisville.
Our own jurisdiction, may we never |
Engage ina bad cause, nor fly from good
One." Resi- onse by Townsend A. Thomas.
The next toast was, ''Our subordinates, |
may they long live to teach lessons of hope |
and happiness, and win our applause on |
occasions like the present" Response by |
Sir Knight NJ. B. Howell.
The Masonic Fraternity, may every
brother have heart to feel and hand to |
give was the next toast. Response by |
Sir Knight W. II. Armstrong. Then fol- |
lowed ''Our wives and daughters; health |
to our sweethearts and daughters and |
wives; may fortune smile on them the rest |
of their lives" Response by Sir knight |
George Melersh of Memphis. Responses
were then made by Sir Knights W. s.
Maxwell, Watson, Butler, Hawkins, Phil
lips, Crewsman, A. Thomas and Mccall
lam on behalf of their respective Com
manderies.
The following was proposed and received
IN solemn silence, the Sir Knights stand
ing:
Sir Lucius ]. Polk-Tennessee' Grand
Commandery needs no reminder of the
deep debt she owes her valiant son, and no
spur to do honor to his memory as often
as occasion may demand.
The Sir Knights then retired to their
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