The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-11-17
ling Of the Grand Commandery or
H,r,,im,,ts Templar Of vsrginfa..-Vtsat-
nc. Com NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to
,.,unt Vernon.

.;,,r of the Grand Commahuery Oh
N.,,o,,ss Templar Of vsrgiuta..-Vtsat-
Conn mansi err cS-..ENcU to
Mount Vernon.
~Nc visit Of the Knights Templar Of the
,,..o 10 our CITY in attendance on the Grand
r,.,mandery has been the general topic OF
''.vnycrss.ion for some days past, and cNtcn-
o." I,., generations have been made for their
N,,-,t,nn and entertainment both by their
,nnnfb-cn here and the citizens generally.
TNc HEADQUARTERS OF the Grand Command
49, have been established at the Mansion
Iia,,sr, and arrangements also made there
49,. thr accommodation Of the members OF
.En various subordinate Communicates, most
~ whom have arrived.
Tho first 70 arrive were Fredericksburg
r,mmandcry. which reached here on the
s,camrr Newport at $40 O'Clock last night,
n,,a were received by Old Dominion Com
,,,ondcry and escorted to their quarters.
1i'ic are commanded by Colonel r. 5. Chew,
crinent commander, with D. w. Adams,
<,rncrali>simo, and J. =. Corhln, captain
General. fhiS morning at very early nour
,hr steamer Lady OF the Lake arrived mere
with Grice Commandery, OF Norfolk, >. l..
Roper. f. c., and Portsmouth Commandery,
NJ Portsmouth, c. w. Murdaugh, Il. {.
Al q q ciocN INKS S'0
ror!mandery repaired to the Virginia Mid
land depot. where they received Richmond
rnnlniairrv. L. l.. Bass, +. c., accompanied
~ %' Krsnich's band; Appomattox Com
,igndrrv. j. b. Blanks, +. c., accompanied
W. The Petersburg Artillery band; \. p.
abcjl Commandcry Of Charlottesville, Colo
rrI Pcyton Coles, Il. c.; and De Molay
CngNandcry. OF Lynchburg. James Boyd.
I. The visitors, escorted by Old Domin-
ION yammandcry, headed by Doncl's band
marched through Duke, Royal. Prince, and
Fairfax streets TO the Mansion House, where
,hcv took possession OF their quarters. The
visiting rrm7larS are 4 line looking body OF
wen. and attracted much attention as they
,,,sSrd through the streets. Upon the ar
riyal Of the boats and trains the Coon-killer
WAS brought into rcqulSltion and thun-
dcrrd forth Salutc TO the visitors.
Aioc'c!ork the line was formed III front
~ ,bc MAYORS office, and the visitors were
welcomed 70 the city by Mayor johnson,
who said:
Sir Knight. 1t is my pleasant duty to
announce 10 Won that have been chosen,
- Mavor OF the city. to welcome you. and
present 10 YOU the hospitality OF our citizens.
Every preparation has been made with
view 70 YOUR comfort and 4 desire to render
YOUR visit pleasant and agreeable. We there
fore hope you will cast aside strangers
reserve, and feel fully assured that AleNan-
dria offers YOU an Old Virginia welcome.
The visitors were then escorted to the
steamer Mary Washington, at the foot OF
Prince street and started for Mount ' crRon.
Arrived at Mount Vernon the line was
formed and proceeded 10 the tomb, where.
after dirge, sung by the choir OF Column
Il ~.
was offered by Eminent Commander James
+. Blanks. OF AppomattoN Commandery.
The ceremonies nj the tomb were ended by
An impressive address by Senator K. L.
WithcrS. K. +. Grand Commander OF Viz
oinia. The Sir knights then marched to
the Mansion and broke ranks. After an eN-
animation oi The grounds and buildings the
party rccmharkcd and steamed up the river,
arrivin. here about hali-piSt ;.
Upon til" return III the boat the visitors
were escorted TO their quarters and the line
dismissed.
About l I o'clock. and after the departure
Of the Mount Vernon boat, 4 delegation
from Winchester Commandery under j. j.
Jordan. +. c., arrived and took up its quar-
tiers 1t the Mansion House. \ large access
sion |" the numbers now here is expected
by the trains and boats this evening.
The Grand Commandery will commence
IL session n the Asylum OF the Old Domin-
ion Commandery. in the Masonic Temple,
Al t o'clock tonight, and after its adjourn
mcnt for the night Old Dominion Com
mandery will hold communication and
eXemplify the work OF the order. =.
During the day there have been numerous
flags hung cut, and preparations have been
made for 4 much finer decoration to-mor-
row should the weather prove favorable.
The disagrccable rainy weather Of to-day
has intcrfered materially with the decora-
ting projects OF many citizens. At the Ma
sonic Temple, on Cameron street, there is
displayed 4 large American flag, and the
white flag OF the Order bearing Il red Latin
cross and the notices an hoe Sign0 uinceS"
and Non nobis, Domino, non nobis, Sed
homini Tue do gloriam."
should the weather tomorrow prove fair
there will be grand parade OF all the Wis
Ting knights in full-dress uniform, COM
mcncing at 2. NJ. At night there will be
4 grand banquet in the hall prepared for
that purpose on the corner OF Lee and Cam
eron streets. Alexandria Gazette, 10TH. .