New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-12-03
Knighta Templnr Notes.


knights Templar Notes.
The Grand Encampanment of the United
States met again at 10 A. NJ. yesterday.
! the second day of the session. The day
! was occupied with reports Of committees,
we learn, and in considering new digest
! Of Masonic law. Tho election for officers
! will take place to day. in accordance with
/ provision of bylaws Of the Encampment.
Unusua! interest is taken in the present
| convocation, as matters Of importance will
come before the body
| The visitors in town were yesterday en-.
! ioying themselves in all ways possible:
! riding. walking. visiting. making new
friends and hunting up old ones. About
three hundred Tempiars accepted the invi.
! tation of Colonel Floyd.Jones. and with
I Grand Commander Hornor visited jackson
Barracks. and witnessed . parade Of the
troops. The excursion down the river was
not accomplished. as anticipated. but TO-
| day the steamer Great Republic wilt make
| trip to some Of the sugar farms on the
| lower coast.
Our resident Templars feel duly CRATE.
! full to citizens and associations for the as.
! sistance rendered in entertaining their
I friends. The Cotton Exchange and the
| Merchants Exchange are open TO strangers.
The Shakespeare Club has kept open
| house, and made alI welcome. The Orleans
! its rooms. on st. Charles street. and the
member. Of Louisville Commandery No.
MAKE their headquarters there. Sir Knight
/ Rivers. Of Orleans Commandery. conducts
| the St. Charles and St. James Hotels to the
satisfaction of all.
The receptions at the Odd Fellows, Ex.
position and Grunewald Halls continued
with unabated hospitality and eplendor.
They will also he open this day and night.
The all absorbing topic among the knights
Of communicates feel confident of carrying
of tho prize offered by the Louisiana
Jockey Club for superior drill and appear
ance.
At Eve o'clock this afternoon the members
Of the Grand Encamphent will cit down to
banquet to be given them by the Grand
COmmandery Of Louisiana. This will occur
in the supper room of Exposition Hall.
Mr. E. NJ. Jedkins, representing Cook,
Son & Jenkins, is organizing an expedition
to Havana. Hs has secured for that pur-
pose ihe steamer Hanover, of the North
German Lloyd line, which will be ready to
leave on Saturday. The passengers will be
returned TO this city and will be absent
about ten days. The necessary passports
will be secured by the assistance Of the
resident Spanish consul, who is to rice the
certificates Of citizenship issued by our
Secretary Of State.
The steamer Sherlock arrived at the
wharf yesterday morning, bringing Reed
Commandery No. 6, from Dayton, Ohio; Sir
Charles ". Chamberlain, eminent com.
mander. This commandery has with i.
fine band Of music. and yesterday morning
paraded the streets with st. Louis Com.
mandery No. I and the famous Frank
Boehm band.
Among the pleasant events Of yesterday
was the visit Of st. Louis Commande1y No.
to the three New Orleans colnmanderies
at their different headquarters. It was an
interchange of courtesies highly enjoyed by
the visitors and visited. Short speeches |
were made, and among the happiest Of those !
was the remarks Of Sir Samuel II. Owens, |
of the St. Louis Commandery. He is . lead !
Ing member Of the bar of his city. and Ger.
tainly makes good talk.
The various reception halls were thronged !
last night with ladies and gentlemen rs on
the previous evenings. A. acquaintance
with the strangers ripens into personal !
these assemblages become more
interesting, and the fair faces Of the ladies
came with the visiting knights add to
the charm OF the soirees.
Another event OF last night was the re-
ception given on board tho steamer Great
Republic BY Aecalon Cemmsndery No. l6.
Of St. Louis. In this instance those who !
have been entertained became the On ter
,ainers, and they received their guests right
royalty. The mammoth saloon Of the river
palace, which is the temporary homo Of the
Ascalons. vas filled with fair ladies and
manly men. During tbe evening thousands
# people must have visited tho boat and
,njoyed the hespitalities extended by Emil
lent Commander J. Frank Aglar and his
gallant Knights Of Ascalon. There il .
,ecrliar brotherhood between St. Louis and J
Sew Orleans. for the same broad river
lows along BY each city, bearing the bur
lens Of commerce, and the exchange of
ourtesies last night strengthened and added
Q the already existing good feelings. and
vil! long he remembered.
FURNITURE, BAR FIXTURES ErC.-Messre.
lash 4 Hodgsor, auctioneers. sell furni-
ure. contents of tarroom. etc. at ~ NJ. TO-
ay, at Milneburs. lake end, for account OF
he eucceesion Of 4. EaiiinSer. See the