Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-18
WELCOMED WANDERER.
Sir Knight ID. A. Monfort rendered Ser
enade by the Templars on His Homeward


Sir Knight ID. A. Monfort rendered Ser
enade by the Templars on His Homeward
Return.
Promptly at $50 o'clock last evening the
Knights Templar of Damascus command
cry, under Sir Knight B. F. Wright, and
headed by the Great Western band, issued
from their hall to the number of about fifty,
and marched to the residence of Mr. .D.A. Mon
fort, on Dayton avenue, who returned from
European tour on Thursday last. The OBJ
iect Of the Knights was the rendering of a
quiet scramble in honor of his arrival home.
The templars formed in procession in I'M
dress uniform and without swords.
Arrived at the house, the brethren were
drawn in line along the sidewalk, the band
occupying position in the rear. A couple
of pieces having been performed by the
musicians. Sir Knight Monfort stepped
out upon the porch, when Sir Knight Wright
briefly said the templars of Damascus
commandery had come to welcome their
eminent commander back to their asylum.
In a few chosen words, Sir Knight Mon
fort said he had, while abroad, visited many
blue lodges and but few Communicates, and,
returning, he felt reason to be proud of the
working and condition of the
masonic order in this country as
compared with what it is in Europe. Dur
ing his absence, Damascus commandery had
often been present in his thoughts, as it had
| always been in his heart, and he concluded
his brief remarks by inviting the templars
| within.
The commandery was met in the drawing
room by Mrs. Monfort and the family, where
some time was spent in friendly greetings
and genial converse. OF course, Sir Knight
Monfort was speedily surrounded and be-
came the centre of knot of his brethren
who complimented him upon his safe return
and upon his healthy appearance. The
chief point elected at this stage of the pro
ceedings was the fact that he had met IL
Europe Messrs. A. X. Barnum and Stanford
Newall and DR.. Charles Smith, all of whom
were in excellent health.
After partaklng of refreshments, the part,
retired to the library, where Sir Knigh
Montfort gave rapid detail of his tour IL
Europe, from the time he landed in Liver
pool, England, in February last, to the dat
CT his return. His travels embraced Eng
land, France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany
Holland and Belgium. In fact, b
seems to have made most abundan
use of his time, his mind having been pre-
pared Tor the tour by mental stores Q
knowledge of the countries traversed pre-
viously gained. Rome, Naples, the ruins o
Pompeii, Venice, Milan, Verona, the pass Q
st. Gothard and Baden were tn
principal points upon which he descante
most Interestingly and, at times, with muc
humor. He was especially free in express
ing his disappointment of the pictures b
the old masters, not from their lack of ex
cellence, but from their want of preserva
ton. He also alluded to the crypt of Mia
cathedral, ornamented at a cost of idle capi
tai amounting to $2,000,000, sum the in
terest of which would be sufficient to mair
tain all the numerous beggars of the cour
try.
The account was quite interesting, an
was impaired in q pleasant, conversation;
style that added much zest to it's enjoyme1
by the listners, and after which the templal
: reformed and marched back to the asylul
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