National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-01-18
COLUMBIA COMMANDERY.
Public Ceremonies and Banquet at
the Temple.
Installation of the Newly Elected oRcers-A
brilliant Assembly of Sir knights and
Ladies EEL Symposium at which
Some Distinguished Fraters
were Present - Guests
from Abroad, SC,
The ExereIses at Masonic Temple.


A public installation of officers in n Masonic
body is an event of rare occurrence in any
jurisdiction, and one likely to excite great in.
terest and curiosity--iuterest manifested by
the members Of the fraternity that It shall be
an occasion worthy of remembrance, aud Curl
osty displayed by the proiano and uninitiated
in order to gain some insight, If possible, into
the mysteries this widc-spreading and benef.
cent order. Columbia Commandery No q
knights Tempars recently held their annual
meeting, aud selected the following officers TO
serve the ensuing Tempar year;
Sir Myron NJ. Parker, Eminent Commander (;
Sir William II. Browne, Generalissimo Sir
John Wilson, Captain-General; Sir j. G. Allen,
Prolate Sir James +. Allen, Senior Warden
Sir Edwin H. Chamberlin, Junior Warden
Sir George Gibson, Treasurer; Sir Abner Il.
Longley, Recorder Sir William Pitts, Stand.
ard. Bearer; Sir Edward A. Kreidler, Sword b.
Bearer; Sir J. X. Robinson, Wander, Sir EN-
nett c. Elmore, First Guard Sir William
Warren White, Second Guard Sir William II.
Decker, Third Guard Sir Charles f. Jarvis.
Sentinel; Sir Edwin 5. Holmes, Organst
At a subsequent concl I'VE IL was decided, In
order that their families aud friends should
enjoy the exercises and witness us much of
Temparism as could consistently, with 10y.
atty to the fraters obligation, be made public,
that they would have the officers publicly in
Quoted into their respective Offices, with a
banquet TO succeed the ceremonies.
In order to avoid crowd it was deemed
advisable TO issue invitations. which should
serve the purpose of a card of admission. Last
night being the anniversary Of the COM
mandery's natal day, was the occasion set
upon for the observance of the exercises.
The Sir Knights met in their asylum about
half.past seven o'clock and, after observing
v.,.s.a H..
pairing to pass down stairs to the large hall,
where the installation ceremonies were to
take place.
The following past commanders of the COM
mandery were present:
Sirs Ezra l.. Stevens, one of the charter
members and orator of the evening: Zen: Per.
ley POors, thirtythird degree, also Of st. Johns
Conmandcry, NewburypOrt, Mass; CIV. Han.
cock, J. w. Griffin, j. Il. Thompson, J. L.
| Waugh, Robert Ball, and Frank NJ. Marshall.
Among the invited guests were noticed Sirs
| Benjamin Dean, Grand GencralisSimo of the
| Grand Encampment Of the United States; A,
| il. Hamilton, Past Grand Commander of the
state Of Indiana; J. Henry Weber, Grand Cap.
| tain-General of tho State of Maryland c. G.
| lsaacs Past Eminent Commander; Ed. Qppalt
! Goneralissimo; Charles O.. I'd wards, Captain.
| General; j. B. Hopkins, Standard Bearer, and
\ L. J.. Schaler, Junior Warden, all of Maryland
| COmmandery, No. /; Thomas Foreman aud W.
| II. Harrison, of Baltimore Commaudery No
| 2; j. r. Miner, Past Eminent Commander Of
| Eric Commandery, Sandusky, Ohio; Joseph
| Hopkins, Eminent Commander; Matt. Kersey
| Generalissimo, and A. S. Dunn, Senior War.
den, of Old Dominion, No. IL, Alexandria, Va
Otis Cole, thirty-thirl degrcoe; Monroe, No. -
| New York VIM. Ireland, thirty-third degree
| Eminent Commander Il. de Bruce, Council OF
! Kadosh, A. aud A. S. r.; Hon. w. W, Upton
Second Comptroller Of the Treasury Sir and
Hon. George b. Loring, thirty.second degree
| Winslow, LewsCommandcry, Salem, Mass, aud
Joshua Tuthill st. Barnard Commandery
Michigan.
The sister Communicates Of this jurisdiction
were represented as follows Sr3 q, W. Ben.
nett, p. Il. G., No. l George Il. COrson, T., g.
ID. johnson, GeneralissmO ;W.C. DoOrcs g. q,
and Robert Hardy, p. +. C.,No 8; Noble D.I.nr
nor, L. c. A. W, Kelly, F. L. c.; j. p, Pear
son, F. L, c., and George B. Clark, p. L. G.
No. i.
1t was after eight o'clock before the com
! mandcry aud their Templar guests got d1wr
| stairs There they met fine assemblagC
composed of ladies and gentlemen and tn
capacity of the large hall was greatly tested t.
find space 10 admit all DESTROYS of entering
The ladies' had been given seats in the ccntr
Of the hall and running hack almost to til
doorway, while the upper end was reserved 70
the usage Of the tratcrs. The chairs of the re
speclive officers were placed in positions SINH
lar TO those occupied in the asylum. When tn
guests had been seated upon the platform II
the east, to the right and left Of the eminen
commander Of Columbia No. ,, and the TEN
plars secured places, the ceremonies, conducts
by Sir CIV. Bennett, Past Eminent Com mandc
Of Washington No. l, were proceeded with, an
continued until all the officers were installed
| The exercises We're OF q very imprcssiv
character and excited considerable mtercs
among the audience, especially those ignOran
of Masonic work. Additional effect was give
70 the occasion by the excellent music fur
nished by the Masonic choir
At the conclusion Of the installation poI
ton of the programme Sir T., L. Stevens, Pas
Commander Of No. 2, aud truly styled il
father delivered an address, taking for hi
subject the history of Columbia Commandery
: No better historian could have been chosen
He knew No. Q from the hour Of its birth u
to the days of its independence, and Portage
| in an acceptable manner all tho importau
! events Of its life The paper would make
valuable contribution to the archives of til
Commandery.
With the termination of tho address close
. the exercises connected with tho anniversar
J celebrations excepting tho banquet,
This had boon arranged In the adiOinin
hall, and thither all those proceeded holdin
cards of invitation, Four tables 1Ountcousl
spread demonstrated that the inner man Wa
not TO be neglected. The menu was length
and tho dishes well served. Considerable MOI
time was spent in this hall than many SUI
posed, but so great was the temptation to II
main that the hours sped by before the a
tractivo spot was deserted.
The Sir Knights of Columbia Commander
treated their guests rs royal hosts should, al
the visitors cannot fail to retain plcasal
recollections Of the public installation an
banquet ensuing.
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