National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-04-27
GATHERING OF KNIGHTS.
GRAND ASSEMBLY OF KNIeH1 s
TEaPLAR AT PHILADELPHIA

xHIGHTIY TESTIMONIAL to %. -,S
COMMUNICATES EUROPEAN husADE
on pFNNIYIyANIA KNIGHTs-W Ast alI.'
ToH SIR KNIGHTS FRATERNlzE VIZ
srTTr1R FRATEKs-KElGHTLE chEEA AM
BANQUET,
r.,,x IN the summer Of lsIo Mary Commenoery
No "a knight Templars, ssationed a. Fhisoet
nj. Pa. then the Junior Commander5 IN tne
ss,ats had commenced to make arrangements for
= 80 20 California which was attracting good
Ss.l az attention on the part Of the TempiArs
4 Tourhout the country, inasmuch as was, AZ
that time, the largest pilgrimage ever conss~-
~I.tad Nv the Knights Of the Temple since tne
days Of the ancient orusaders.
Al the annual eonolaye Of the Caano Sp
mandery Of PennsylyaniA, held at WnnAmspors,
- Tnne Of the same year, Allegheny Command.
- No a. among others, was present IN iall
- The frnters Or Mary Commandery were OF
HnTrss Mthusiastic over their contemplated Can
ise~SiS tTlp. snd generously invited the raters
~ Ath.r OomfhApderiSs to Join with them sr
II n IsnEinA thSn recorder Of Allegheny oon-
senndesy. en9 evening" when In company with
Some of The Mary Sir knights, IN iocnlar man,
apS ss 6 Es fsT SaniSl
xStsr. Mary, aid titlt Europe the ensqing year,
one ASEsvsr not s,ss St . Ssn tbas
ne bfedicaon would b fulailsd Tbs Rropos 81
lion Agsvr assg sHR eeS sSsS, SpOs their
ESef ave deiibefatiep 69nsldded 70 make the e.,
HOS md seeerdinglg q stSts snt GSG Sir
HniESt E NJ jenkins q take ehaTgs, Oh Iss sse
lazy; The pilgtIIa5gS Il pos hUwe1er, through
foSd monopoly that corporation refusing 70
and fun, resulted, as our readers Mni remember,
,in . magnificent success. The sir Knightcharged
with the management 81 tho etalr performed hls
;eommandsry and alike creditaele 70 himself The
date Of departure from New York was nTed for
q S Se:ss e. Is sss
FOR the ocean voyage, aid contract for the tour
.through Europe was made with Thomas Cook 4
sion manager, who not only carried out their
agreement to the spirit and letter Of tho contract,
that would add to the pleasure or the pilgrimage:
On the afternoon Of slst Of May, under escort Of
ittsSDTs Co@EaDdssy No and the % Heath
Band Of PittsburE, Allegheny sOohmandery com
jnenced their journey. Arriving in PhlladelphIR
of Mary Co@mnHdery no oPs theIr dis
appointment at the abandonment Of their trip to
the slopes Of the PaeIse, were neTertheless re;
Them with open arms, feted and bsnqueted them,
and next morning, Juns turned them over 70
ed tho pilgrims to New York, where they were
received by the Grand Commandery Of that State
and delegations ofcity communicates, and escorted
% the ST. Nicholas Hotel, TO repose their weary
The morning or the third OF June was ushered
n with bright clear land and hot sun and promptly
York, put in an appearance, and thellne OF march
was taken 70 the steamer, which, was gally deco
Crots flying at the main topInast. In the midst Of
large crowd that had assembled on the dock,
many Of them attracted BY the unusual scene that
change naternal greetings and wish the trnters
godspeed IN thsif crusade, the Sir Knights pro-
themselves to take the sea voyage in the must
acceptable manner,
Shortly after Weighing anchor, which was done
music OF the band Of the commandery that had
performed escort duty, and while the noble ship
was called, and The following Sir Knights re-
spouded TO their names as present and ready to |
VOYAGE In the extended crusade:
William H. sIoek, Gen; Edward NJ. Jenkins, q. |
CT Rev, J. J. MeIllyaf, prelGte; J: W. Sholes, |
fsS0sSsF 5gdgs I0n1 hSSf6 H.
SOotcs. WashingtOn-lHon. Il. W; Bsrry,) WIN. |
liam A. Short, marshall S. 7. g. Morsell, Rev. |
), H. Taylor P6ft Deposit, n. W. N. KNAPP |
PP o1oSs 4ekee R Sdsad NJ Ed1
q; q 7. Boiss. OH City, Pa.@joSn Fisher
II h. saGSRRaFSP ag 6SatcP
den. Mendoza, lid. !. Cook, S. W. PIpJu.
neld, nl.--Rey: S. n. Gardner, chaplain. Smiths
FSEEs PDF ar TEadnb %&Ssoa
nnL.M: H IhomPsGn. Toledo, ohi0-1. n
f SiSSSfgs W. Parker kaE!i2Ids CONF. W.
Knights Short Tudor, Dsnnson, Morscll, Bowen.
and were elected honorary members Of Allegheny |
Comnandery, as were the members Of ali other
sSSe w s9IP IN me
election Of WIN A. SHORT, Of gQlupsia Com
inandery, Nc. as marshal Of the trip. Not know
and armed with Templar swords would be per.
mitted 10 visit commanderieS Of similar charac-
ter in Great Britain and Ireland without obtain
= a eonmuufcati0n from Z. A, jenkins, recorder,
WA ADDRESSED to the Secretary OF State on the |
e EsPS RFnss him i That disPsiss
charge d'affaires, London, stated that no license
mas fe9niFsd Q enable the eommsndeSy % land
La nc 0SSc0n 70 nth the prSpOsed
visit Of the body, and that he would do whatever
lay LAY, IN :, be FSg sGS e the pleasure and COM
The trip across the Atlantic was short and IN
matfed BY my uhbleSsant seepss except those
mat usuHily accompany . te6 Sosase. MR
sicKnsss, but q few, the unfOrtuSStes, received q
double dose, and not only "heayed TO- but several
fnSs 6sgaR e II ses5 kSAt susadng in
epee. IN fhe course Of eight DAYS twelye.hours
and hfty-fve minutes, q landing was effected Of
Queenstown. where they were met BY Mr.. John
the crusade was begun in EARNEST. The route
SaSSsP Ea Gas t 70 9S' "a sis
s fg So % SxHas asss a18R
q 4sSl5 t9d ES9 phil! a. Is 49, disEss
and So Of from Belfast 20 Glasgow, CHANGING Al
Tho Western Isles, with the wondrons caves Of |
H iSHf and R az Spa a tSs, S " The ss
Iondon-dolng Edinburgh, Newcastle and York
en- route spending the 9th o. July at Alton Tow
as as hsn Ss NSh seS 10 So mouth
g ne sGhsid and e 9ssp1s r. ga a AptysrP
sweet odors Of Cologne, and give ths, Rhine
tteauiefs turn up 20 haysnce, passing through |
BiR From S E. 5S saa ssnSss
teaatcd Italy siied them With hops TOr The utare
q that spa5E lsne 4, Milan Vented, Florence.
feet 10 say, AMI lie sttfastioni Of Yesuviur Pom
peii and HeFeolkhEnm were not overlooked.
Back again via Genoa Turin, and Across the Alps I
70 Switzerland, on 70 Ppris-thoughtless Paris no
1ouger-to lingor amid traces OF the ruin and raw
ag6t Of var uptIl time warned them 20 return TO /
Anime OF S6akespears, at Stratford- on-Avon, as
SR eresas nF!sh ASE ErropsSn tour without y out
koInb 10 YieG -, q EpS the grave OF the
1orl1's great poet As Mas5n ino TYa;Y,ssrrss !
They Wefs feeelved By the lodges and ehtamP
ments with that e6ufttAy and Hospitality which |
Aaye, eIsr distinguished the English 9aft, snd |
which 3 It'll to be fogna In MASONIC eirelest
On the IN day 81 September, The crusaders |
having @MplHted their European tour WHICH had
,eeSssamed thfss moSpL f67smbarked 81 IivsLt |
r 1Sv., someW1fd 6oahd on the sane steamer that
had safely borns theta to Englapds shote They |
a esedSd g Il % BasSSFs, q pLstea
triennial oonelGve Of The Grand ERcampmept q |
Knights Templaf of the United states, which |
was about ASSEMBLING IN that city, and who're they
+ lived the Congratulations Of their tnousanos
{ fraters who had watched them on their travels
IN foreign lands and who were rejoiccd 70 well
come them home In health and happiness.
After Allegheny Oommaudery had reached
home, and the members had thrown Oh the dust
OF travel and reeuperated by lengthy rest from
the fatigues Of their extended travels, they
conned tie SUBJECT over and unanimously agreed
that ST. Johns CommAndery was deserving Of
some speeial.reoognition for the escort furnished
them 70 New York, the services OF the sister COM
manderies were recognized and appreciated, and
thu spirit was willing 10 give all some substantial
proof OF that act; but the finances would not ad-
md OF the extended outlay. Consequently II was
decided 70 have prepared an extended testimonial
ar their RppFeciatien and courtesy and present the
zane to 81. Johns commandery. Accordingly
the work was begun and finished in time for the
11reaanf afion whiol took Blnce last Friday night.