New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-12-01
knights Templar Notes.

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The event of to-day will be the convoca.
ton Of the Grand Eucampment OF the
United States. to take place at the Masonic
Hall, and the parade Of the Knights as
escort for The grand commander.
The line will be formed about 10 a. NJ.
each Commandery appearing as dis
tinctive body i,nder it's own officers. and
all will be on foo: with the exception OF
De Molay Commandery Nc. 4. OF Washing
ton. which appears to the number of about
fifty. mounted. The Knights Of command
cries not here as body will be assigned to
positions in the line by the Captain Gen.
eral
The line Of march will bo from the St.
Charles Hotel to Carondelet street. to
south side Of Canal. to Rampant, to st.
Louis. to Royal. to north side Of Canal. to
Camp. up Camp to Calliope. then to St.
Masonic Hall.
This evening will be occupied by the re-
ceptions and dancing at the different head
quarters. Odd Fellows Hall is msgnif.
Gently decorated for the use Of Indivisib1e
Friends Commandery. The entrance way
is lined with flowers and shrubbery. and
the interior is rich with flags. ancient
armor. and tents on each side inscribed with
| the names of different States.
Exposition Hall will be used by Orleans
Commentary, and will not be left behind
in the way of decorations.
Grunewald Hall is occupied by Jacque
Dc Molay Commandery. and it is in perfect
order. and made gorgeous with plants.
| flowers, bunting and motto devices.
Templsrs have been constantly arriving
since Friday, and several thousand arc in
the city today.
The Grand Commandery Of Massachu'
setts and Rhode Island, which is one juris-
diction, il represented by Charles A. Stott,
grand commander: John Dean, captain gem
eral; Rev. George s. Noyes, prelate: N. W.
Aldrich, senior warden: George E. Stacey.
| Junior warden; John l.. Kendall, treasurer:
Alfred S. Chapman. grand recorder; William
D. Poole, as sword bearer; A. X. Bryer. az
standard bearer; S. Bowen. as wsrder; E.
Wright. a. captain general; A. l.. Richard
son, a. sentinel; j. H. Lakin. as grand ar
morer, with Past Grand Commanders N.
| Van Slych and William Ellison.
The Grand Commandery of Maine is rep.
resented by John w. Ballou. grand CON-
| mander: H. H. Dickey. past grand COM
| mander. and Sir Knights Josiah H. Drum
| mond, Henry 1. Paine. and Horace II.
| Burbank.
| Magnolia Commandefy Ne.2. of Ticks.
burg, which reported to Grand Commander
J. P. Hornor, Of the Louisiana Grand Com
derry. for duty on Sunday, musters as fol-
| lows: w. A. Fairchilds. eminent comman-
der; and H. E. O'Rielley, William French,
w. W. Lord. j. w. McGrsw, w. G. John
| son, W. G. Paxton, T. Needs, T. J. Thomp-
| son, +. G. Brichet and William Murray,
! holding other Offices; and Sir Knights W.
| J. Smith, E. P. Jones, J. D. Finnev, w.
| Stanton, J. II. Cunning, +. II. White, s. II.
| ChildePs, F. j. FinDey, NJ. c. Klein, j. o.
Stevens, r. A. Owens. A. G. Russell. J. II.
Beresfo +. M. Andrews. e. G. Banks, J.
! L. He byou. John Armstrong and Thomas
| Rugby.
Washington Commandery No. musters:
c. w. Bennett, eminent commander, with
! Il. H. Graham, Robert Boyd, w. II. Orcutt.
/ Joseph Gawler, II. D. Boteler, Samuel
Bacon, Joseph I. Potts, John A. Doron. p.
Il. Wilson, Joseph W. Howard. Frank o.
Elmore and G. H. Payne.
Sc. Louis Commsndery No. L. che Old
Guard, with John c. Bloomfield as eminent
commander, arrived on the Mobile train
last evening, with sixty-6ve members Of
that commandery and thirty-fve knights
from other Communicates who are TO march
1 under the banner Of No. 1. Sc. Louis
! appears to be particularly favored with
handsome men, if we are to judge from the
sample sent us in knightly uniforms. The
| st. Louis Commandery is accompanied by
Boehm's Templar Band Of twenty-five mu-
clans, which band made sweet music last
night in front Of the REPUBLICAN Office.
st. Altemar Commandery No. Is also ar
rived last night from St. Louis, with forty
knights. and the cry is still they come.
The steamer Thompson Dean arrived
early yesterday evening, bringing Cairo
Comma ndery No. I3, from Cairo, Illinois,
with b and of music; Cyrene Commandery
No. %, from Centralia. Illinois; Terre Haute
Commandery No l6, from Indiana, repre-
sented by Alexander Thomas, eminent COM
mander and sixty knights. Also, the
Grand Commandery of Illinois, represented
by the following officers: II. W. Warner.
grand commander; Theodore I. Quincy,
Louis II. Jorgensen, Eugene B. Myers, J..
w. Philips, Robert L. McKinlsy, Oscar
Hughes. Jewett Wilcox. w. J. Morgan and
Robert H. Smith.
The knights on the Dean we're received
by Orleans Commandery No. 3 and salutes
by battery Of artillery.
The president and members Of the New
Orleans Cotton Exchange, through its Sec
retary, H. G. Hester, Esq, yesterday ten
dered the hospitalities of the Exchange
to the Templars, which was accepted by
Grand Commander Joseph 2. Horner in =
letter of thanks.
Here ON Business.