Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-05-12
FROM CHATTANOOGA.
Meeting of Knight TempIar MasOns-
Election OF Onieers-A Good Time
Chattanooga and Her Future.
CHATTANOooA. Nav 7th. rs

spring has been rendered doubly at
tractive by the smiles of scores of beau
tiful women who reside here and who
in attendance at the annual meet
ing Of the Grand Commaudery of
| Tennessee knights Templar. You
have received through Chattanooga
exchanges full account of the first
days proceedings. The attendance is
larger than at any former meeting in
the State. A large delegation il
present from Knoxville, includ
ing fair sprinkling of fair
ones. The largest delegation Of visit
ing ladies is from Murlreesboro', and
their influence has been so potent, that
it was unanimously resolved to hold
the next meeting of the Grand Com
mandery at that beautiful Middle Ten
nessee town.
AS you have already lad something
about the imposing procession, divine
services at church and address by Maj.
j. ID. Richarson, and the grand ban
quet at Concordia Hall, | will not add
anything to what has been said. Suf-
flee it to say all was grand success
| The banquet was fit for Kings to set
down to, but to the credit of the order
of Knights Templar be it said, every
thing was done decently and in order,
and at the early hour of 1890 p. NJ,
the festivities closed.
THE SECOND DAY.
The principal business of the Grand
| Commandery, the second day, was the
election of officers which resulted a.
| follows:
Right Eminent Sir Henry Martyr
Akin, of Knoxville, Grand Comlnan-
der.
Very Eminent Sir VIM. Reuben
Butler, of Murfreesboro', Deputy Grand
Commander.
Eminent Sir Edward r. r. Wor-
sham, of Memphis, Grand General
issimo.
Eminent Sir George Cooper Common,
of Chattanooga, Grand Captain
General.
Eminent and Rev. ]. B. West, of
Murfreesboro', Grand Preate.
Sir Amos Blanch Jones, of Jackson,
Grand Senior Warden.
Eminent Sir Gideon r. Gwynn, of
Lebanon, Grand Junior Warden.
Eminent Sir Nat. s. Woodward, of
Knoxville, Grand Treasurer.
Eminent Sir Morton Boyle Howell,
OF Nashville, Grand Recorder.
Eminent Sir spencer Eakin, Of
Nashville, Grand Standard Bearer.
Eminent Sir Paul Thompson
| Wright, of Memphis, Grand Sword
| Bearer.
Eminent Sir John B. Nickliu, of
| Chattanooga, Grand Warden.
Eminent Sir George Seiferle, of
Nashville, Grand Captain of the Guard
| will Ia. from fhio that IL
vile is complimented with two Of the
most honorable aud most responsible
positions in the Grand Commandery,
H. NJ. Akin being Grand Commander
and n. 5. Woodward Grand Treasurer.
COMPETITIVE DRILL.
The competitive drill between three
| Communicates, the names of which
you have received by telegraph, was
| witnessed Today at from 800 to 4
O'Clock z. NJ, by from four to five
thousand spectators. The result you
have had. The prize, beautiful solid
silver cup, was presented at the Stan~
ton House, in a short, appropriate ad-
dress by Maj. G.. G. Conner, and ac-
knowledged by Nashville Command
cry No. /, the victors, in neat little
speech by Mr., w. f. Foster, Of Nash
vile.
THE BALL.
Tonight that handsomest hotel
building in the South, the Stanton
! House, Is the centre of attraction. 1t
is filled with brilliant assemblage of
ladies and gentlemen, all in full dress.
am so wholly unequal to the taskthat
L will not attempt description of the
lively scene presented on the floor of
| the magnificent ball room. Two hun.
dred couples are clipping the light
fantastic,n and the wee small hours of
morning will no doubt find them here.
Tomorrow morning the larger por-
ton of the visitors will leave on the
early trains, carrying with them
pleasant recollections of Chattanooga.
THE MUSIC,
All the exercises have been enlivened
with the best OF music, furnished by
the Cornet Band of the 10th U. S. In
fantry. 1t is second to none.
The whole affair has been
an exceedingly pleasant one Men of
different sects and political parties,
hailing from all parts of the State, met
each other fraternally, and harmony
! and good feeling prevailed. No rivalry
! existed, except that commendable
rivalry as to who should excel in gem
uine Knightly courtesy. In this view,
if in no other, the occasion has been
one which will prove beneficial. It's
pleasures have been heightened by the
genuine whOle-sOuled hospitality of
the Chattanooga people.
CHATTANOOGA.
will not close this letter without
giving some of the impressions made
upon me by this first visit to Chatta-
nOoga since the late freshet. For "a
week the hearts of all humane people
went out in sympathy for the flooded
city. People outside could not under
stand how it was that il could
recover. But the turbid waters had
scarcely subsidized, when the business
men commenced to clean up and put
their houses in order. In a day or
two il was o. X, and business went
Cd as usual. 1t is the pluckiest little
city in the South. 1t cannot be said
TO have risen Phoenix like, for it was
mud and water rather than ashes that
stopped the marts of business a few
| daVa hut these naOnlp have laarnad IN