Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-17
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The Grand COmmAndeFy Of Knights
Templar Of Mississippi, commenced its
eighteenth annual COnclaVe yesterday
ct IL O'Clock In the hall Of Magnolia
C~0mmandsry No, 2-Gll Of the four
teen Communicates, except that at
COrlnth, being represented. The total
membership IN the State is about 1--WE
hundred. The following Grand on.
GERS aud Representatives were reported
In attendance:
GRAND OPENING.
VIM A. FairChild, V~lckGburg, Grand Com.
mandeF.
Harry Gilmore, Aberdeen, Deputy Grand
Commander.
Vim q BenbrOOk, Natchez, Grand Gener.
Alisstm0 pro tenn.
Charles 4 Erwin, WinOna, Grand Captain
General.
Rev } B Linn, Columbus, Grand Chap.
lain pro TEN.
wm French, VickSburg, Grand Senior
Warden pro tenn.
3 T HudSOn, Columbus, Grand Junior
Warden.
N 5 walker, Port Gibson, Grand Treas.
urers
J L Power, Jackson, Grand Secretary.
Gus ). Balm, NatcheE, Grand Standard
Bearer.
&C AanlOve, vickSburg, Grand sword
Bearer.
" P fowler, Grenada, Grand Warden
VIM Murry, vIcksburg, Grand Captain Of
Guard pro tenn.
PAST GRAND OFFICERS.
Q A Manl0ve, Past Grand Commander.
Fleet q Mercer, Past Grand Commander.
John X FulsOn, Past Grand Commander.
VIM s Patton. Past Grand Commander.
e Geo DeLap. Past Grand Commander.
John W Powell, Past Grand GENERALS
W Paxton, Past Grand Captain Gen.
John W YeargaIn, Past Grand Junior
Warden.
J T Taylor, Past Grand Sword Bearer.
REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mississippi COmmandery No l, Jackson
Geo . Green, Em Cons Robert Bradley,
Capt Gen.
Magnolia No AVN Paxton, En- Com;
VIM French, Gen't; Frederic Speed,
Lexington No al j Baker, proxy for En-
Com,
Holly Springs No 4-JuO X FulsOn, proxy
for Em Com.
ROsalie No 5, Natchez-WmG Benbrook,
Em Com; ct Chamberlain, Gen'O.
81 Cyr No d, Water Valley-HM Romber.
ger, En- Com, and proxy for Gen'O aud
Capt Gen.
DeMOlay Nos, COlumbus-C Lee Lincoln,
I'm Com; b A vaughan, Gen'O; J 4
Leigh, capt Gen.
lVanbOe Commandery No 10, Okolona-E
N Walker, CaDtain'GeDeral and proxy
for Em. Com.
KOsciusko No ll--David Carr, Captain
CantOn No III W Yeargaln, Eminent
Commander.
CGur de Lion No 10, Port GibsOn--N S
Walker, Eminent Commander; w u
FulkersOn, proxy for Gene ralissimo; A
X Burnet, proxy for Captain-General.
Grt nadR No l5-W 2 fowler, Eminent
Commander and proxy for Generalissi.
mo and Captain.General.
VISITORS.
In addition TO the foregoing we OBJ
tanned the names Of the following Wis
iliug Sir Knights In attendance on
Grand Conclave From Lexington No.
3, Jas. I. Meade Magnolia No. 2, VIM.
Richards and T. II. White, Of Yazoo,
and nearly all the resident members
Rosalie No. 5, q. T. ~Schovartz, Harry
Garrett, I. @. Munce; Winona No. 7,
Z. II. Campbell, S. Il. Sproles; DEMO.
lay No. 5, J. W. Soady Kosciusko No.
II, ]. NJ. Thompson; Meridian, Thos.
T. Taylor and W. W. Murphy.
Several Sir Knights are accompanied
by their ladies. Other delegates and
visitors are expected by this mornings
train.
The Grand CoDmandery was opened
with the impressive ceremonies Of the
Order ; and the usual Committees for
the session we're announced.
The Deputy Grand Master Of the
Grand Enca'upment of the United
States, Sir Kuight Walter L. Bragg, Of
Alabama, visited the Grand Command
cry, aud was received and welcomed in
an appropriate and hearty manner Sir
knight Bragg made q most eloquent
address in acknowledging his cOurte.
GUS reception, in which he made beau
tiful reference TO the Great Father of
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Order OF K%nighthood.
At one o'clock q recess was taken
for dinner, aud on re.assembling Of two
o'clock proceeded to the steamer
Natchez, escorted by Magnolia Com.
maudery No. 2, and the Firemen's
Silver Cornel Band. Capt. feathers
took the Sir Knights and their lady
friends up the river, through Old River,
to the mouth Of Yszoo, a distance OF
twenty miles. On return, Sir Knight
French, In graceful terms, returned
thanks 10 Capt. Leathers for his kind.
ness. The Captain was quite happy In
bis response 10 Col, Ffench's address,
and stated that while the Natchez was
in the Mississippi river, she was al
ways at the service Of the knights
Templars, and the bigger the crowd the
better he was pleased.
On return TO the hal, q telegram
OF fralernsl greeting was received from
Apollo Commandery, of Chicago, In
response 10 one that had been sent by
Grand Commander Fairchild.
Sir Knight Speed then announced
the programme for to-day, when the
Grand COmmandery was adjourned
until 8 O'Clock this morning.