The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-04-30
THE COMING TEMPLARs.
The LONG. Existing Friendship Betwoen Bos.
ton, Providence, and Richmond knights
The Visit Of DE Molay and ~. John 10 Rich
mond In 1s59-Arrangements for their Visit
Here Next Month.

TeiatiOns WDlcn nave existed between thesi
communicates and our Richmond Knights
and the occasions which have augmented
aud established lasting ties OF fraternal al
lection beyond the mere relation OF knight
hood, will be Of especial interest al thi.
iuncture.
On the 23j day Of June, 1858. Richmond
Commandery, No. 2, in response To a cor
dial invitation from De MoIay Commandery
visited Boston. and, together with st. Johns
Commadery, OF Providence, II. l., partici.
pated In the celebration Of ST. Johns day.
The reception OF the Richmond Knights on
this occasion was a perfect ovation, and
was the beginning of that mutual inter.
change OF hospitality and friendship which
has existed between them ever since.
Upon the return home OF the Richmond
knights they passed resolutions expressive
OF their gratitude and appreciation OF the
handsome treatment they bad received at
the hands OF their Boston hosts. and inyi.
ting them 10 return their visit on The l3lh OF
May following. The invitation was accepted,
and lhe occasion OF this visit OF these two
commau derios TO Richmond was an event
long TO be remembered.
The De Molay Commandery, OF Boston,
whom we will soon have the honor TO wei.
come again as our guests, derives IFS name
from jacques De Molay. one OF the grand
masters OF the order OF Knights Templar
This order bad its origin in the Crusades,
and derived lis name from the location OF
the temple in Jerusalem, which King Bald.
win the Second gave them for an abode.
| De Molay was admitted into the order about
the year 1865, and, on the death of William
de Beaujeauf, was unanimously elected 10
the Office OF grand master. The wealth and
| A.. 4 i. ~
a multitude Of enemies. In 1907 an order
was issued for the general arrest of the
Knights throughout France; they were
accused OF various revolving crimes and
MOay, the grand master, persisted in the
flames at Paris March Is, 1914. declaring to
his final breath his innocence II the crimes
y it'll which he was charged.
ST. Johns COmmsndeTv get their name
from 81. John, the almOner, and it is the
oldest cOmmandery in the jurisdiction OF
Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
On the 10th OF May, 1859. the De Moay
COmmandery. Of Boston, and ST. Johns, Of
Providence, Rhode Island, came upon their
pilgrimage TO Richmond, in response 10 the
Invitation from Richmond Commandery,
No. ., as above stated, 10 pay them return
visit. the Richmond COmmandery having
visited Boston the preceding year and par
tcpaled in the celebration of st. Johns
day. The two communicates, at the
time OF their visit TO Richmond. were
differed as follows: Sir Knights Winslow
Lewis, VI. D., grand master; John Flint,
NJ. d., past grand master Of the Grand En-
campment OF Massachusetts and Rhode Is.
land The following were the officers OF De
Molay Encampment, OF Boston: William
Parkman. eminent commander; Charles
Robbins, gcnerallssimO; John :. Ter, cap
l.. l.. Tarbell, prelate; Z.
Adams Ames, senior warden; Benjamin |
Dean, junior warden; John A. Cummings,
treasurer; 5. II. Gregory, recorder; Isaac |
Cary, swOrd-bearer; j. j. Whiting and S. |
W. Nichols, stand ird dbelrers; William b. |
Foue, Jr., warder; William F. Davis, third |
guard; Cabell Eaton, second guard; Marl- |
borough Williams, first guard; John |
BigeIow, sentinel; Eben F. Gay, armorer.
The following were the officers OF ST.
Johns EncImpment William G. Barker,
eminent commander; william b. Bland.
ing. generalIssmO; Oliver Johnson, cap.
J. b. Borden, prelate; A. &.
Eddy, senior warden; George Amsden,
junior warden; Henry Butler, treasurer;
Samuel B. Swan, recorder; G. T. Swarts,
standard. bearer; a. b. Rice, sword-bearer;
JOUn SutIicN, w uitt, scull- |
nei; A. b. Gardner. third guard; Levi l..
Webster, second guard; Diniel Wight
nan, first guard; George jerks, armorer.
nOre's band, Of Boston.
They were met at Aqua creek BY the fol-
owing committee: Sir knights John F.
Reenault. Richard o. Haskins, w. b. Isaacs,
Nv. .Glszebrook, George Whitfield, Thomas
+. Ballard, Andrew Johnston, James A.
scott. John II. Bosher, and &. W. Macmur-
10. The then Governor, Henry A. Wise,
,hanced 10 be on the train bound northward,
md, upon invitation, delivered the speech
II welcome on the wharf. The Governor
by extending a very cordial
nd fraternal greeting 10 the Sir Knights OF
Boston and Providence. He spoke OF the
reedOm with which a Virginian could re- .
ara the old lIlnc0ck House in Boston
nd The same feeling which should prevail ,
n the heart OF Bo,tofiln while contem-
'lating Mount Vernon, the old Raleigh. st. .
Obn's church. and Yorktown. He regret
ed he codld not return with them TO Rich 7
lOnd, but assured them that the latch ,
tring OF the Executive mansion was out. !
nd that there should be no lack OF hos \
itality there in his absence. In closing he
iutoned hi> friends from New Eng
md against the temptations which
hight be>et them there, and which n
e compared TO wheel constantly (
OIling around and making the heads OF Il
hose very giddy who allowed themselves
} be Snbiecs To its revolutions. The Gov r
rnOI's speech was greatly applluded, and /,
Its close the Boston band played Hail I
AZ Fredericksburg they had I
handsome reception by representatives OF n
a \ 81, n A I,I NJ |
So, el0quently welcomed them to the an +
ent town-as he happily expressed 1.-THE n
playground " of Washington. a
Arriving at Richmond, they were re.
lived by the Richmond Commandery and II
cOrted to The Ballard House, meanwhile d
e old Fayette Artillery, under command n
Captain Nimmo, thundered forth hun. n
red and thirty.four guns on the Capitol
iuare by way OF giving loud expression in
The welcome. That night they visited is
e Theatre, which was beautifully deco a,
ted and dense'y packed from pit TO dome. p,
be visiting Knights were loudly cheered
they entered, and the spirit OF gratitica-
IN seemed TO reach the colored gallery, for v
e negroes there assembled gave cheers as ~ -,
nd as those in the lower part Of the house "a,
le play on this occasion was the "Masks m,
Faces" IN
On the 18th the ceremony Of reception gr,
,k place at the Mechanics Hall, and it Be
ls a grand occasion.
Sir Knights J,mes Lyons and Z. ii. Gill
de beautiful speeches OF welcome. Emi-
ut Commander Parkman responded in
bali OF the De Molays, and Eminent Com -
nder William e. Barker for st. Johns "'
4 beautiful poem, written by Mrs. Writ
bnson, was read by Sir knight Lyons. I
,ir NJ 4 Drummnnd Of New Jersey Of