Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-25
FINISHED WORK.
The Grand Encampmeut Knights
TempIars at St. Louis InstaIIs
Officers and Adjourns.
At Washington, u. O., 1850, the
knights will Again Convene in
Triennlal Conclaye.
Tho Sovereieh Grand Lodge OF odd vel.
lows Receives Reports. Elects omeerp,
and Adjourns from boston o %.
iunbus, ohio, IA 1887.
CLOSING KxrRcrsKs.


ST. Louis, No., Sept. 24.-So far as
the public business Is concerned the pro
gramme for the twelty-thlrd triennial
conclave Knights Templars was finished
yesterday. The closing receptions were
held last night, the most notable being
that OF Golden Gate of San Francisco,
This morning the various headquarters
tlons, and every departing train
was crowded with departing knights
and their friends Thousands
have already gone but other thousands
still remain. The latter spent the day in
viewing the sights Of the city and enjoy
ing steamboat excursions on the river
Tonight the local communicates and
those remaining OF the visitors will hold
a reception. A few minor street pRrades
viii be given and the city viii be illu.
minated.
GRAND OFFICERS APPOINTED.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Sept, 24.--Graud En-
campment OF Knights Templars were
slow In meeting this morning AT the
beginning OF the essiol the most emf
nent grand master made the following
appointments: Sir Knight Rev. John G..
Webster, Of New York, very eminent
grand prelate,
Sir Knight John T. parson, OF Missouri,
very eminent grand standard bearer.
Sir Knight Nicholas VanSNck, Of
Rhode Island, very eminent grand sword
bearer,
Sir Knight Nicholas p. Ruekle Of lndi.
ana, very eminent grand warden
Sir Knight Edwin r. Warren OF Me-
braska, very eminent grand captain of
the guard.
The installation of officers and report
Of the committee on the time and place
for holding the next Grand Encampment
were postponed,
The report Of the committee on grley-
ances and appeals was discussed, but
definite action was deferred.
The report on ritual was taken up, and
was still under discussion when recess
was taken until o'clock.
The following standing committees
were announcedto codify the laws j.
II. Drummond, Maine; j. II. Hopkins,
Pennsl lvsnia; Emmons Slyck, Massachu-
sets,
On jurisprudaoce--J. n Hopkins OF
Pennsylvania II. l.. Palmer, Wisconsin !
j. @. A. Fellows, Louisiana; Robert II.
witbers, Virginia; John Q. Tyler, Yer
mont.
The afternoon session OF the Grand En-
campment brought the business OF that
body to close. On reassembling after
dinner the discussion OF the ritual which
had consumed most OF the morning ses-
sion was resumed and occupied the at.
tention OF the Encampment large share
OF the afternoon. The celebrated Mich
Igan question was decided, the action
OF the State CommRndery being almost
unanimously sustained. After the ritual
was disposed Of the appointlve officers,
whose reelection was announced to-day
In these dispatches, were Installed, and
the matter OF time aud place for holding
the next triennial conclave was
taken up. Washington, Louisville and
Cincinnati were the leading applicants for
the honor OF entertaining the knights,
and after considerable elaboration
Washington was ilxea upon as the place,
and the )nd week In October, 1889, as
the time. This was the last business be-
fore the EncampmeDt and at It's conclusion
final adjournment was taken.
Tonight the hotels and boarding
houses are being rapidly emptied OF
knights and their friends, and the streets,
except along the routes to the depot and
steamboat landing, are deserted as com.
pared With the last few days. Every
train departing WAS packed TO It's
utmost capacity and special trains were
run In every direction, so that by the
time they had gone fully nine-tenths OF
the visiting Knights were enroute home.
The only public events OF the evening
were the parade OF the Flambeau battalion
and few minor receptions by the local
Communicates.