Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-05-07
good clue. Another man w. ed
at Albany who Ia believed TO be o..y Of
the robbers.
VALIANT BRAVES
The Triennial Conclave OF knights
Templar. -Apolio's Pilgrimage.
Special Dispatch 10 THs Bee

San Francisco In August, is exciting
considerable interest among the
Knights of Chicago and surrounding
towns. Among the local command.
cries, st. Bernard Is the only one tha.
has decided definitely to attend the
oonclave as boiy. About two hun
dred members of the Bernard COM
msniery will start August 10, going
over the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy road. Sir kuigh' G. Il.
Moulton has been In correspondence
for some time with the Palace Hotel,
but has received word that they can
not receive 80 many. Application was
next made at tho Windsor, and ar
rangenents are about completed for
thu entertainment of the entire party
at that house. Mr.. Moulton will pre-.
csde the commandery few weeks.
The Chicago commandery has not
taken final action upon the matter,
bu. whether it goes rs body or not
1t will be represented by large num-
Der of members, who will attend as
individuals. Apollo commandery, In.
stead Of attending the encampment,
will make q pilgrimage through Eu.
rope, in pursuance ct which the fol.
lowing documents are made public.
"Grand Commandery of Knights
Templar of Illinois, headquarters of
the grand commander. TO all whom
these preuents come, greetings: Re.
posing full confidence and trust In
our we'll beloved fratres, Apollo Com.
maudery No. Knights Templar,
stationed at Chicago, ILL.,, I grant
permission for them to pass beyond
the jurisdiction of the grand com.
mandery OF Illinois, July IL, 1883,
for the purpose of making q pilgrim.
ege into foreign jurisdictions. I
courteously recommend them to the
members of our order wherever they
may meet a. true and courteous
Knights Templar.
Given under my hand and seal this
first day Ct May, 1883, A. o. 765.
(Signed) HENRY TURNER,
Grand Commander.
Grand Encampment of Knights
Tsmplar of the United Utates of
America, office of the grand master:
Norman Gazette, eminent commander
Of Apollo oommandery, Chicago, III :
DEAR SIR KNIGHT-I am In receipt of
your communication of the 23i inst. /,
by which 1t appears that Apollo com.
mandery desires from me a dlspensa-
ton authorizing said oommandery to
pass through the several grand juris-
dictions equipped for the purpose Of
embarking for Europe. If said com.
msndery shall be SO situated
during Its pilgrimage that
dispensation within my province to
grant Is desirable, such dispensation
Is hereby cheerfully. given. Allow
me, eminent sir, to express my wish
that the pilgrimage of Apollo COM
mandery may be pleasant and profit.
able one; siiat 1t may receive where.
ever 1t goes that regard the estimable
character of Its members entities 1t to,
snd that 1t may return to its inland
homo with Its numbers undimlnished.
am, fraternslly and sincerely
yours,
Signed BENJAMIN DEAN,
Most Eminent Grand Master.
Apollo commandery Issues the fol
lowing card: "In answer te inq uiries
Apollo commandery, No. 6, KuiRhtl
Templsr. extends cordial and fra
tsrnal invitation to any sir knight OF
any commandery or other grand juris
diotion, or Mason in good standing, tt
aocc mpany them upon this pilgrimage
to the full extent of the number o.
berths which have been secured on tht
steamer City of Rome, to VII, 202
upon their application to do so to ST
Samuel Henderson, recorder of tn,
commandery, room 8, Court house
Chicago. All who may desire to g
should decide quickly and $50 be de
posited by Nay 10 or very soon thers
after to secure berth on the steamer
1t being the custom Of all steamsh
companies to require an advance de-
posit, part of which will be returne
should the person paying 1t be un-
avoidaoly prevented from going"