The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-05-15
THE coNc1AvE.
Large Attendance Of Plumsd Knights
and Brilliant Receptions.
Pulaski Aglow with chivalrio splen
doris and Beauteous Spectacles.

depot having on board the repre-
r sentatives of the Seventeenth Annu
al Conclaye of the Grand Comman
derry Knights Templar of Tennes
see. The Pulaski Commandery
headed by Pitman's Band, formed
y upon the square and proceeded tC
the Depot to meet the visiting
q Knights. A column was there
! formed headed by Pitman's Band
Pulaski Commandery, Chattanooga
Commandery, ST. Joseph's Tota
+ Abstinence Band, Nashville Com.
mandery. The column marched ur
Bird to Washington, down Washing
I ton to 1st, up 1st to Cotton, thence
to End and down End to the Square,
marching into Antoinette Hall. "A
large audience greeted the Sir
Knights at the Hall and after Sc
lection by Pitman's Band, DIR. E.
Edmundson, of Pulaski Comman
derry, Past En-. CIR. Com, delivered
an address of welcome, on behalf
of the Mayor and citizens, welcom-
Jag the knights to our midst and
extending the Inequalities of the
town. Rt. EN-. CIR. Com. w. f.
Foster of Nashville responded and
on behalf of the knights and ladies
who were present as guests he had
the honor to return thanks for the
kind reception thus rendered, Civ
ing promise as it does of the pleas
ure to be experienced. After an
other selection by the Band the
benediction was pronounced by
Rev. L. j. Duncan and the audi
ence dismissed, when the Grand
Commandery was opened in ample
form and adjourned until 2 o'clock.
In the afternoon the Command
cry met at Masonic Hall, where CIR.
Com. Foster read his address, Civ
ing a history of the accomplish
ments of the order under his admin.
istration. The Recorder and the
Treasurer each submitted reports.
The address and reports were re-
ferred TO committees and the ques-
ton of tactics was discussed. at
some length, resulting IN the adop-
ton of Grants Tactics"
The Eighteenth Annual Conclave
will be held at Columbia.
The event of the first day was
the Grand Concert given under the
management of Mrs. A. G. McKis-
sack in honor of the visitors at An
toinette Hall in the evening. It
was one of the grandest audiences
ever assembled in that elegant Hall
and the entertainment far surpassed
any of its kind that Pulaski ever
enjoyed. The music was selected
from the very best composers and
was rendered with an artistic pre-
eision that not only did credit to
the ladies and gents engaged in it's
rendition, but reflected immensely
in praise of the interchangeable labor
bestowed by the accomplished lady
who undertook it's management,
which, superadded to her splendid
accomplishments, made the Concert
most sublime. We will not person
ate, for all merit special praise.
We will be excused fer saying, how
ever, that the audience was en-
tranced with the sweet voices of
Misses Goodwin and Ferguson of
| Nashville, and was enraptured with
the wonderful skill of Prof. Pickens
upon the violin and Miss Gertrude
Pickens upon the piano.
! SECOND DAY.
The Grand Commandery, X. T.,
reassembled at 9 o'clock. ". S.
Bragg, of Montgomery, Ala, Dep
uty Grand Commander of the
United States, made an official visit
to the Grand Commandery of Ten
nessee, and was received with dis
tinguished consideration.
j. D. Richardson, Of Murfrees-
boro, was appointed to prepare a
Templar's directory for Tennessee.
The election of officers for the
ensuing year took place, when the
following officers were elected and
installed: G. c. Connor, Grand
! Commander; 10. H. Russell, Depu
ty Grand Commander; W. d. Rob-
inson, Grand Generallssimo@B. +.
Haller, Grand Chaplain General; G.
F. Williams, Grand Prelate; w. P.
Robertson, Grand Senior Warden;
A. G. McKissack, Grand Junior
Warden; n. S. Woodward, Grand
Treasurer; M. B. Howell, Grand
Secretary; j. B. Nicklin, Grand
Standard Bearer; G.. r. Gwynne,
Grand Sword Bearer; w. S. Smith,
Grand Warder; G. Sieferle, Grand
Sentinel.
At three o'clock the various Com
manderies formed and marched to
the drilling grounds. The Nash
vile Commandery, after a fine dis
play in evolution and the manual,
retired, and the other Commander
les declined to compete.
At ten o'clock all the knights
proceeded to the dining hall of the
St. Giles Hotel, where Mai. G. c..
Connor presented the beautiful sill
yer libation service to the Nash
vile Commandery in the days con-
test. Maj. Connor's address was
replete with beauty and eloqueuce.
Sir NJ B. Howell responded on be
half of the Nashville Commandery,
in terms equally appropriate and
fervent.
AFTER the presentation of the Ii
baton service, Lieut.. c., Rogers
presented an exquisite bouquet to
the Nashville Commandery in be-
half of Miss Sallie Ballentine, of
Pulaski. The Nashville Command
, cry Immediately presented the bon
quet to their Grand Commander, as
a mark of appreciation of his care
and energy In teaching them the
tactics.
The gay throng, after these inter
esting ceremonies at the St. Giles,
was invited to the Banquet Hall
where it is said the most magnifi-
cent table ever spread in Pulaski
awaited demolition. 1t occupied
the full length of Ballentine & IT.
: vines store room and was set in
crosses, beautifully decorated and
laden with the richest and costliest
viands. 1t is estimated that about
700 were fed and enough left for as
many more. 1t was indeed mag
t nificent affair. Indeed, the whole