Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-05-21
NASHVILLE.
Grand Commandery of knights Tenn
piar of Tennessee-Interestfn Exer-
cisPS.

cises.
lsrECIAL TO THE APPEAJ.l
NASHVILLE, May 20.-The attendance Of
Knights at the Grand Annual Conclave Of
knights Templar, which convened in this
city to-day, is very large. The weather is
beautiful. All the principal hotels are
filed with visiting Knights. Jackson
Commandery, No. II. arrived last night,
and were escorted to the Maxwell House.
where they were quartered. st. Elmo
Commandery, No. Is, of Memphis, arrived
at o'clock am, and were escorted to the
Maxwell House by Schneider's band. The
officers OF this commandery are: Sir G. v.
Rambaut, L. c.; Sir N. B. Camp, g.; Sir
John d. HUM, G. g.; Sir B. +. Haller,
Prelate; Sir j. G. Barry, s. W.; Sir W. R.
Sims, j. W. Sir Z. A. Keeling, Recorder;
Sir H. w. Halle, So. B.; Sir A. S. Mussor,
s. w. B.; w. S. Jones, Warden. The
members are: p. Z. Sir N. W. Speer,
jr., P. E. Sir @. w. Mosby, p. E. Sir
R. S. Galloway, Sirs P. M. STAN
ley, F. T. Edmondson, J. N. Thompson,
ID. w. Munroe, A. G. McGhee, G. T. Bas
sett, A. J. Harris, r. S. Grove, H. J.
Forsdick, VIM. West, R. D. Rambaut, II.
Il. Getchell, ]. S. Mahaffy and ]. M.
Young. Two ladies accompany them,
Mrs. Bassett and Mrs. Edmondson. Look
out Commandery No. IA, of Chattanooga,
arrived at % o'clock this morning, and
went TO the Maxwell House. De Molay
= 7 ~
morning, and are at the Maxwell
House. A large number of visitors from
Kentucky accompanied this ccmmandery.
Murfreesboro Commandery, the Clarks-
vile delegation, and Baldwin Command
cry, of Lebanon, are here. The procession,
with Sir Charles Thurman, officer of the
day, and his aids, Sir knights P. A.
Smith, Frank Moulton, DR.. w. G. Bibb,
Porter Weakley and James Orr, was
formed, at Summer street, near Church,
shortly after 10 o'clock, in the following
order:
Mounted police.
officer of the day and aids.
Schneider's Band.
Nashville Commandery Mol.
Baldwin Com mmandery No. Z.
Lookout COmmandery NO. IL.
jackson Commandery No. Is.
De MOlay Commandery No. u, of Louisville.
In this order they marched through
Summer to Union street by the Masonic
headquarters, in front of which were car
riages containing the officers of the Ten
nessee and Kentucky Grand Command
cries. These fell into line in the rear of
the Communicates.
The march extended through Union to
Market, Market to the Public Square,
passing around the Public Square to Cedar
street, through Cedar street to Cherry,
along Cherry to Church, Church to Sum-
mer street, southwark along Summer
street to the First Cumberland Presby-
terian church. Along the line of march
many stores were decorated in hand
some manner.
The business session OF the Grand Com
mandery met in annual conclave with the
following officers present: W.P. Robertson,
Grand Commander; G. r. Gwynne, Dep
uty Grand Commander; John B. Nicklin,
Grand Generalissimo; II. @. Hensley,
Grand Captain General; George W. Seay,
Grand Prelate; Chas. w. Mosby, Grand
Senior Warden; L. L. Talbot, Grand
Junior Warden; n. S. Wood ward, Grand
Treasurer; NJ. b. Woodward, Grand Re-
corder; ]. F. Woods, Grand Standard
Bearer: S. Il. Williams, Grand Warden !;
Cevoas Sieferle, Grand Sentinel.
The Grand Commander appointed 7. O.
Morris, James O'Conner and Marcus
Jones Committee on Credentials.
The Grand Commander delivered his
annual address.
The Committee On Credentials reported
representatives present from all the COM
manderies except one. All the grand
officers were present except the Senior
Grand Warden, and large number of
past grand officers and past commanders.
Joseph Smith, Grand Commander of Ala
bama, and Grand Captain General of the
Grand Encampment of the United States,
officially visited the cncampment.
The following committees were ap-
pointed:
On Reports of Grand Oficers-W. T.
Foster, ]. d. Richardson and J.H. Fussell.