New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-05

756, in the city OF New Orleaus, in the State
of Louisiana, at twelve o'clock meridian.
Within the Union, scattered from Maine
to California, there are 4o3 Communicates,
with membership, according to the re-
turns of 1872, of 10000. and. az here tofore,
each triennial gathering of the grand Off
GERS has brought together an immense con-
course of Sir Knights, j. is confidently ex-
pected that at leas. 6oO0 Knights Templar,
in full uniform, will honor this city W it'll
their presence. Sir J. @ a. Fellows, Grand
Master of the United States, and Sir Joseph
P. Hornor, Eminent Grand Commander Of
the Grand Comnandery of the State Of
Louisiana, are daily in receipt of letters
with reference 70 this grand event.
From the New England States nothin
official has yet been received, but it is
stated upon reliable authority that surely
one commandery from Boston, one from
Springfield, Massachusetts,, and one from
Rhode Ie!and-the st. John s CommaDdeIy,
Of Provsdence-will attend. As there are
in those States sixty-eight communicates,
with mem bership Of 7266, tits quite likely
that more Communicates than the three
named will be added 70 rhe list.
The largest number will come from the
State CT New York, official advices having
been received which state that no less than
1000 Sir Knights have signitied their inten-
ton to visit New Orleans in December
The Grand Commandery of the State Of
A.- tod
Cock & Co., the well known successful
managers of pleasure excursion parties, to
take charge OF and conduct 1000 Sir Knights
of their jurisdiction 20 and from the coming
triennial meeting, and a representative of
that firm was in this city few days ago
with reference 20 securing board and lodg
ing for that number.
Some idea of the amount Of money to be
expended by these chivalric Pennsvlvanians MS
NAV be gathered from the fact that the
time occupied by the round trip will be two
weeks, and the expense 20 each Sir Knight
nearly 500.
The Columbia Commandery No. 2, of
Washington. District of Columbia. will
perform escort duty TO the Grand Officers
of the Grand Encampment, and to this end,
have written to the Grand Master to en-
gage for them, at the proper time, the re-
quisite number Of horses. Baltimore Com
mandery No. ?, Of Maryland, and Rich
mond Commandery No. :, of Virginia, with
probably other bodies from both States,
will be here. At least 500 Sir Knigh is will
| represent old Kentucky, and the attend
ance from Ohio, Indiana Illinois, Michig an,
Iowa, Missouri and Tennessee, will be 60 cd.
Detroit Commandery No. !, of Detroit,
| Michigan, which won at Baltimore, in ls7l |,
| the prize consisting of superb libation
service, for the best drill, are coming, 100
strong; but they must look we'll after their
| laurels, for Apollo Commandery No. /, OF
| Chicago, Ivanhoe Commandery No. s, Of
| ST. Louis, Hanselman Commandery No. i,
| of Cincinnati, and Orleans Comm a ndery
No. 3, of New Orleans, and perhaps others,
| will nobly contend with them for the honors
of 1874.
The several commanGe1ies CT the State of
| Georgia unite together and visit New Or
| leans under the command OF the or GERS OF
| their Grand Commandery.
The COMMANDERS OF klasama, Missis-
| sippi and Texas, with characteristic gene
rosity, will courteously assist the comm and.
cries OF Louisiana il receiving and enter
| tanning their Northern, / astern and West
ern fraters, ard the better - be prepa red
| for this important duty -ne Sir Knights OF
these four Southern States will 90 into en-.
campment at Biloxi. Mississippi, On tie
seventh day Of next .Aug1st, where they
! will ain one week u tne active exercise
OF the peculiar drill and of the impo sing
public ceremonies o. -ha. noble and high
minded order, whose attractive uriiorm
and military precision ol movement elclLs
as much applause 10 day as it did in the
age of c.liyalry and romance, when with
broadsword, ak and lance it battled in
bloody earnest the enemies OF the cross.
In connection with The above it is proper
here to state that at a convention of Roya
and Select Masters, which assembled in the
city of New York in June, 1873, the follow
| ing resolution was adopted:
| htSWCtt. lDdL Win Lu-S SpI Oh eApA
adjourns. 1t aGiourns to meet at Ne W Or
leans, on the Monday before the frs
Tuesday Of December, 1874, for the pur
pose of forming General Grand COuIcl
tor the United States. .r
Throughout the United States there art
thirty..wo Grand Councils of Cryp tic Ma
sons, representing 654 snbordina te or work
ing councils, with .otal membership o
2S,534, and as from nearly every quartel
comes cheering news OF stronger interes
being taken in this branch of Masonry
without dOubt the fact OF the proposed
! organization of General Grand Councl
Of Royal and Select Masters for the United
States in this city, on The thirtieth day 0
next November (St. Andrews Day, ant
the day before the grand meeting of th'
Templars), viii OF itself attract hither
very respectable number of wise and in
dustrious workers in the principal arche
| OF America.
In view, therefore of the great mum be
Of enterprising and influential men iron
abroad, who will be within our gates" Il
December next, it is earnestly to be hope'
our DdUhs, Cou pahASS, SoP
italists, and business men generally, viii
cheerfully unite with our Masonic brethrel
in their laudabe en9eavOr to make tn
brief sojourn OF the stranger Sir knights il
our city as pleasant as possible.
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