The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-11-24
Grand Encampment Of Knights Temp'ar
for the United States.


The present officers of the Grand Encamp.
ment. elected in 1871 and whose term expires
next month, are as follows:
John @. A. Fellows, of New Orleans, La. Grand
Master.
James Fl. Hopkins, Pittsburg, Pa. Deputy
Grand Master.
Vincent L. Hurlbut, Chicago, ILL.,. Grand Gen
eralissimo.
Benjamin Dean, Boston, Mass: Grand Captain
General.
Ir ring NJ. Smith, Last Saginaw. Mich, Grand
Senior Warden.
Thos. S. Patton, Meridian, Miss, Grand Junior
Warden.
John W. simons, New York. n. Y, Grand
Theo. S. Parvin, Iowa City, Iowa. Grand Re-
corder.
Rev. Josiah C. Waldo. New London. Conn,
Grand Prelate.
Wm. W. Goodwin, Camden, N. j, Grand
Chas R. Woodruff, Louisville, KY, Grand
Russell S. Taft, Burlington, Vt. Grand
Warder
Thomas Grips, New Orleans, La, Grand Cap
tain Of the Guards.
The Grand Encampment is composed OF the
officers above: all past grand officers OF the four
highest positions named above; the four officers
each State Grand Commandery: and all Past
Grand Commanders OF each State Grand Com
mandery. These amount in all to about $50, OF
whom at least $50 are expected to attend and par
ticipate in the deliberations and work of the next
Grand Encampment, to be held in this city. A
great many of the members OF the Grand En-
campment will be unable to attend its next ses-
sion on account of thor advanced age, which will
preclude their coming thus far.
There are under the jurisdiction of the Grand
| En- campment of the United States thirty Grand
| Communicates, each having four DELEGATES to the
Grand Encampment. in their four highest otfi-
| GERS or their proxies.
| The Past Grand officers Of the Grand Encamp-
ment Of the four highest in rank, and the Past
| Grand Commanders OF the Grand Communicates
of each State, are lite members of the Grand En-
campment.
/ The living Past Grand officers of the Grand
Encampment are at present:
Past Grand Masters-Henry L. Palmer, Mil
waukee, Wis; William s. Gardner, Boston, Mass.
! Past Deputy Grand Masters VIM. Tracey
Gould, Augusta, Ga; David l.. Goodloe, Lexing-
! ton Ky.
| Past Grand Generazissimos-J. z. C. Blaney,
Illinois Zenas c. Priest, Utica, N. Y. Kent Jar
Wis. MariIlon, Ohio.
Pcs Grand Captains Generd1-Ezra S. Bo-
mum, New York James S. Sorely, Galveston,
Texas; A. T. c. Plerson, Minnesota; Geo. W.
| The deceased Past Grand Masters Of the Grand
Encampment are:
De Witt Clinton, of New York. who otf;ciated
| from 1916 to 1925
| to 1885.
James N. Allen, of New York, from 1885 to 1874
| Archibald Bull, OF New York, from ls4i to 1871
| VIM. Blackstone Hubbard, Of Chic, from 1871
| to 1859.
| b. B. French, Of Washington, o. c., from 1855
| to 1865.
A sight at the returns now being prepared by
the Grand Master, J. q. A. Fellows, shows thirty
State Grand Communicates. These have under
their jurisdiction an aggregate of 513 Command
cries and Al 600 members at last returns, on ar
average, OF six months ago. There are also
twenty Communicates under the immediate juris
diction II the Grand Encampment Of the United
States, with an aggregate Of 14O4 members. These
| last have each one vote in the Grand Encamp
ment Since the receipt OF the above returns the
membership has been increased.
The total estimate at the present time Of the
number of Sir Knights under the jurisdiction o.
the Grand Encampment. Of the United States, II
about A., o0o, against 81, GOO in 1871. According
to the above figures the Knights Templar in the
United States have an increase of about AZ pei
cent, or 49, 400 members since the election OF }
@. A. Fellows as Grand Master in 1871. Ibis il
the best evidence that the affairs CT the Ordel
have been in able hands, and attests the growing
popuaritv of the Knights Templar.