Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-08-07

q. Blaney, of Chicago, Grand Captain
General, and v. E. Sir S. G. Risk, of New
Orleans, Grand Recorder. At this con
clave, the action OF the Grand Commandery
of Ohio, of December 9, 1857, repeating 6
resolution dissolving their connection witt
the General Encampment, was received
and the Ohio body took its place among the
other delegates. Tennessee also came vi
near the close of the session and took hel
seat. The result was that in compliment o.
this act of the Grand Commandery Of that
State, the General Grand Commandery
selected Memphis, Tenn, as the the point
for the next conclave in 1862.
But the city of Memphis was not destined
to receive the honor of this contemplated
visit of Sir Knights from all parts OF the
| Union. The civil war acted as barrier
to the carrying out of this project. and
consequently the Grand Master called
SPECIAL CoNoLAvR
In New York City, September l, 1862,
and counseled with the brethren
as to what should be done. There
were present the representatives Of
thirteen Northern Grand Communicates
and Maryland, No. /; Washington, No.
l, and Invisible Friends, No. /, of New
| Orleans. The former resolution, selecting
Memphis as the place of meeting, was re-
yoked, and the conclave promptly called
to be held the next day in New York city.
One of the most important pieces OF busi-
ness was the adoption of new uniform
the same that is worn at the present day.
The 9TH of September, 1865, saw the
~, 81 Ga,o1oxra ,,,c Of
Columbus, Ohio. Eighteen Grand Com
manderies were represented, and also sub
ordinate Communicates from Arkansas,
District of Columbia, Wisconsin, Mary
Land and Minnesota. A change of Grand
Masters was made, NJ. E. Sir II. L. Palmer
of Milwaukee, Wis, being elected to that
exalted position.
For the first time in the history of the
Order, st. Louis, Mo-, was made the seat
of triennial concave September Is, 1868.
This gathering was
NOTABLE IN EVERY RESPECT,
There being present Sir Knights from all
sections of the reunited Union, North
and South, and the manifestation of
brotherly feeling was a sublime spectacle.
There was great deal of legislation neces-
sary to meet the exigencies of the occa-
sion. At this gathering NJ. E. Sir William
S. Gardner, of Massachusetts,, was elected
Grand Master. The Eighteenth Triennial
Conclave was held in Baltimore, Md, Sep
TENDER IS, 1871. Here werS gathered to.
gether the Grand Communicates of twenty
eight States, six of whom were from the
South while, besides these, there were rep
resentatives of subordinate Communicates
from seven additional States, three Terri
tories, the District of Columbia and the
Sandwich Islands. There were some i'm
portant changes made in the constitution
and bylaws Seventy.six Communicates,
with 4, 800 Sir Knights and 700 musicians,
were in line on the occasion of escorting
the Grand Encampment to the asylum.
The Grand Master elected at this conclave
was NJ. E. Sir J. Q. A. Fellows, while R.
E. Sir James H. Hopkins was made Deputy
Grand Master; V. E. Sir Vincent L. Hurl-
bert, Grand Generalissimo V. e. Sir
Benjamin Dean, Grand Captain. General,
and v E. Sir Theodore s. Paryin, Grand
Recorder. New Orleans had the honor OF
welcoming the Sir Knights on the occasion
THE NINETEENTH TRiENRlAL
Conclave, December /, 1874. There were
thirty Grand Communicates and eleven
Communicates represented.
NJ. E. Sir James Il. Hopkins was advanced
to the position of Grand Master, and R.
E. Sir Vincent Hubbard Hurlbut became
Deputy Grand Master.
4Yla,,alorI n fba ,,rrya e ba
Twentieth Triennial, August IS, 1877.
There we're thirty-one State Grand Com
represented, and eleven subordi-
mates. The legislation enacted was i'm
portant.
This brief but reliable history of preyi-
ous Grand Encampment supplies pleasant
and better knowledge of the |
Twenty first Triennial Conclave, to be held |
in this city August 10th, and to which the
eyes of the country are turning with deep
I win close my letter with reference to
The delegation OF Sir Knights from Cali
'ornia, who will receive distinguished con.
alteration at the hands of the fraters of
chicago. Besides having been given the
of the encampments and grounds
or one day during the Conclave, the
Grand Commander of the Grand Com
nandery of California and his officers have
,een assigned one of the seven tents of
lonor, which flank the arch and entrance
@ the Grand Encampment Asylum. The
treet arch, of magnificent proportions,
to the States of California,
Kansas Nebraska, Colorado and Wyoming,
will bear in its center splendid standard
f the Grand Commandery of California,
lone in oil IN the highest style of art.
his costly mark Of esteem is extended
y the brethren here in recognition Of the
dasonic strength and enthusiasm Of the
'acifc eoast. TEfIPLAE SCRIBE.