Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-05-17
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THE MEETING OF THE GRAND CON-
MANDERY In GAINESVILLE.

THE MEETING OF THE GRAND COM
MANDERY In GAINESVILLE.
The annual convocation of Knights
Templar which took place in our city
last Tuesday created great interest and
enjoyment to our citizens generally
who were glad to have an oppor-
tunity to entertain this distinguished
order.
Several members of the order ar
rived Monday evening and were
promptly escorted to the comfortable
quarters assigned them.
At one o'clock, p. NJ, Tuesday, a
special train brought the Nashville
and Murfreesboro Communicates, and
some members from other places,
when our commandery and brass band
met them. All the Rights then
formed in procession, and headed by
the Nashville band and our city band,
marched to Franklin Hall. By this
time our streets were alive with people,
all eager TO witness the marching,
which was done up in admirable style.
Our citizens met them at the Hall
ready to extend true hospitality to their
distinguished guests, and all were
amply provided with good quarters.
In the evening the Communicates,
with large crowd of citizens, repaired
to the Academy grounds, where after
being reviewed by the Eminent Com
mander the Nashville, Murfreesboro
and Memphis Communicates went
through the regular drill of the order.
The drilling of each was very fine,
showing great skill upon the part of
the commanders, and rejecting great
credit upon the Sir Knights.
Below are the names of officers pres
ent, and Communicates represented:
Sir Joseph b. Palmer, Eminent
Commander; Sir George Mellersh
Deputy Grand Commander; Sir J. W.
Anderson, Grand Generalissimo; Sir
III. Nj. Akin, Grand Captain General,
and other Grand officers.
Representatives were from Nash
vile Commandery No. l, Nashville
Yorkville Com. No. 2, Yorkville: De-
Molay Com. No. 3, Columbia; Cyrene
Com. No. 4, Memphis Brownsville
Com. No. 5, Brownsville; Gilbert
Com. No. 6, Mckenzie Baldwin Com.
No. z, Lebanon; GAINESVILLE Com No.
8. GAINESVILLE; Cour De Lion Com.
No. 9, Knoxville Murfreesboro Com.
No. 10, Murfreesboro; De Paynes
Com. No. IL, Franklin; Pulaski Com.
No. IL, Pulaski; jackson Com. No.
ID, Jackson Lookout Com. No. ID,
Chattanooga.
Late in the evening the crowd dis
persed, the Knights returning to their
quarters to prepare for the grand ban
quet that awaited them at night.
About s o'clock, P NJ, our visitors
and citizens started for Franklin Hall,
and by nine o'clock some five hundred
persons had congregated, where social
converse, promenading, etc, ruled un-
till ii o'clock and all appeared to en-
joy themselves to the full extent.
About IL o'clock, Sir Right J. P.
McFerrin announced that the banquet
room was open for the reception of the
crowd, when all moved quietly and in
good order to the rich repast. Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Tarpley, of the
Southern Hotel, prepared and had
charge of the magnificent banquet.
Two tables, one hundred feet long,
literally groaned beneath their load of
elegantly prepared viands, confections,
native and tropical fruits. The ar
rangement of the table was perfect,
and made an enviable reputation for
Mr.. and Mrs. Tarpley, and Mr.. Hen
eraty, the unsurpassed steward of the
Hotel, who stands without a rival in
this country. We have heard but one
expression in regard to the banquet,
and that was universal praise. When
the inner man was amply gratihed, the
assemblage returned to the main hall
and enjoyed themselves until late
hour. Thus ended the well conduct
ed affair, visitors and all well pleased
with themselves and all mankind.
On Wednesday the election of OH
GERS took place, which was as follows:
Grand Commander - r. f. Sir
George Mellersh, of Memphis.
Deputy Grand Commander-V. L.
Sir Joseph NJ. Anderson of Lebanon.
Grand GeneralissimO-E. Sir ID. NJ.
Akin of Knoxville.
Grand Captain General - +. Sir
William r. Butler of MurfreesborO.
Grand Prelate : L. Sir Samuel
Ringold of GAINESVILLE.
Grand Senior Warden-E. Sir John
Chester of jackson.
Grand Junior Warden-E. Sir j. p.
Hammer of Franklin.
Grand Treasurer. Sir John Nc
Clelland. of Nashville.
Grand Recorder-E. Sir John Friz
zell of Nashville.
Grand Standard Bearer-E. Sir G..
\. Conner, of Chattanooga.
Grand Sword Bearer-E. Sir G. A.
Pope Of Pulaski.
Grand Warden-E. Sir G. NJ. Gil
bert of Paris.
Grand Sentinel-E. Sir G. Seiferle,
of Nashville.
The next meeting of the Grand Com
mandery takes place at Jackson,
Tenn.
THE performance by the Hook and
Ladder company, last Monday night,
drew out the largest crowd that has
bonoral tbam since thav commenced