The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-06-22
BY TELEGRAPH.
RICHMOND KNIGHTS TEMPLAR.
THEIR MAGNIFICENT ENTERTAINMENT
IN BOSTON-AN UNSURPASSED AND
NEvER-TO-BE-FoRGOT
OVATION, &C.

NEW YORK, June 2l.-A Boston QlSpatcn
Of yesterday says:
"Only Que of the visiting organizations
from the South remains in Boston, and that
is the Richmond Commandery Of knights
Templar. They leave to-day. Their recep-
ton here has been the greatest of all the
great demonstrations of welcome made du-
ring the past week. The appropriation for
the entertainment of these seventy men was
$40. 900. and great deal more has been ex.
pended for the same object by private citizens.
The collation. given them by st. Andrews
Lodge, which has only thirty.eight men,
bers. cost $4,000. They were treated to car.
rlage drives about the suburbs, resting from
time to time at elegant residences to which
they were. invited. They were also splen-
didIy entertained in Newton. At the ban.
quet given by the De Molay Commandery
Saturday evening the table was laid with the
most expensive vianJs OF the season. Emf
nent Commander John NJ. Clark sat at the
head of the table at which we're seated three
hundred and thirty guests. The presiding
off :er made
SPECIE OF HEARTY WELCOME.
Governor Walker also spoke, assuring all
present hearty welcome in case they came
to Richmond.
Alderman Clarke extended the welcome of
the city, and Eminent Commander Tanner,
on resDondipg for the Richmond Command
ery, gave an account Of the courtesics re-
ceived on the trip from Baltimore to Boston,
ard extended hearty invitation to De Mo.
lay Commandegy to visit Richmond very
soon. This was seconded by all Of his com.
mand
WITH LUsTY CHEERS.
Yesterday both Eucampments went to
Music Hall, where q sermon was preached
By Rev. W. Fl. 81. Murray before an audi.
ence completely filing the ball, although
ticket was required for admission. A spe-
cial ode was sung by the Masonic choir.
The guests are oyerpowered by all these
and other evidences of Massachusetts hos.
pitality, and say they will 60 home with
revived affection for their sister Common
wealth and new interest in our common
country. Their spirit is set forth in an ex-
tract from
sPsECH OF EX-GOVERNOR WALKER,
one of their number, when the Commandery
and their hosts made Masonic visit to the
scene of Warren's death ut Bunker Hill.
The Governor said in closing bis remarks:
I'VE come here 10 say that We fully recog'
nize that the fines of war have subsidized,
and that the glorious emblems of peace are
growing for all of US. [Cries of good" and
applause.1 We come here to say that 10
honest reality we desire to extend to you
the right hand Of fellowship, and in future
to march on with you as one people, laborins
to accomplish one great object, the perpetual
ton of tue American Union in all the purity,
in all the subimity, and in all the grandeur
in which our fathers formed it, and IN which
it flourished from the first. [Applause and
cheers.] To be brief. we stand here TO say
O you that we hope the sons OF Massachu'
sets and Virginia may always be able IN the
future to say Behold how good and bow
pleasant a thing it is for brethren to dTelI to.
gether in unity.'" [Applsuse and cheers!
These sentiments seem to be shared by all
the southerners who have attended the cele.
Dration.
TIE COMMANDERY IN PROVIDENCE.
Providence, R. l., June 21.-The Rich
mond Commandcry Heights Templar ar
rived from Boston this morning. They
we're received by St. Johns and Calvary
Communicates and entertained by an ele'
CANT collation. at Howard Hail. Afterwards
the three Communicates took special
steamer for Rock Point, where Narragan'
set shofe banquet was served.