The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-28
THE KNIGHTS TEMpLARs oONcLAyE.
Proceedings Of the Opening Session Yesterday
members of the Standing Committees.

The thirty sixth annual conclave of the Knights
Templars of Indiana began at o'clock yesterday
afternoon, at Masonic Hail. and will conclude
this morning. About $50 Sir Knights were in
attendance at the opening session.
Grand Commander Adams in his annual ad
dress, which was principally statistical, said;
THE first conclave was held on Dec. 81, 1854,
there being then four communicates, with o to
tai membership of only 148. At the close of 1885
there were in Indiana twenty one Communicates,
with membership of 2,5l5 During the year
there have been 1872 persons created Knights
Templars and Knights of Malta, and
eleven Sir Knights have been reinstated to mem
bership, forty-two have been gained by af6lia-
ton, and thirty-four have been lost by death,
sixty-seven by demit, forty by suspension, and
FIVE by expulsion, leaving net gain of eighty
six. Taxing into consideration the present
financial depression, our condition is matter OF
congratulation, and is good evidence OF the per-
manence and growth of Templar Masonry. and
that the grand principles upon which it is founded
will ever commend themselves to the Christian
world.n
The grand commander recommended ~ that
when commandery is requested to recommend
the granting of letters of dispensation to petit
TONERS to form q new commandery the petition
shall be submitted at q regular monthly conclave.
and shall lay over without action thereon until
the next regular conclave. and due notice shall
be given by mail to each member of the COM
mandery of such proposed action; ~ that rea-
sonable sum be appropriated for the purchase of
banner for the Grand Commandery, and for q
set OF shoulder-straps for the grand officers; ~
that a memorial page be set apart in the pub
lished proceedings wherein the names OF all the
deceased brothers shall appear
The grand treasurer and grand recorder sub
mitted their reports, which were referred, show
ing total balance in the treasury of $780, IL.
The following standing committees were ap-
pointed:
On Credentials-John NJ. Bramwell. Joseph A.
Manning, A. w. Hempleman, W. E. Bates, John E.
On Visiting Sir Knights-John H. Hess Samuel P,
McCrea, Albert N. Bradley, Frank j. Pussy.
On Charters and Dispensations-A. ID. Lynch, Theo-
dore D. Brown, j. B. Kimball G. A. Brink, M. L.
McClelland.
George P. Graf, W. c. Leatherman, n: j. Gaskill, d.
On Unfinished Busness-Theodore A. Mcdonald
Il: g. Darnall, William Frederickson, r. A. Stevens,
William Medicus.
On Pay.roll--Thomas A Pogue. Edward Gilbert.
Albert Gall j. l.. Smith.
On Claims-W. M. Hndman, Ezra T Parker, c. P.
Riley, William E. Leonard, Jacob D. Leighty
On Grievances and Appeals-Samuel B. Sweet,
Simon S. johnson, j. r. Mcmahon, H. A. Madison,
Charles w. Slick.
On Templar Jurisprudence William Hacker Alex
ander Thomas III. E. Thayer, N. R. Ruckle Samuel
B. Sweet, e. B. Bishop, Walter p. Vail.
OpeclaI committees ON Ine grand commanders
address, and on triennial conclave, on communi-
cations, on deceased Sir Knights. on yisitations
and on banner were appointed, and reports will
be presented by them this morning. The follow
ing representatives of sister grand Communicates
submitted their credentials, and wero duly recog-
nized and welcomed: VIM. Fl. Smythe. repre-
sentative of the Grand Commandery of Kansas;
Fl. H. Lancaster, of the Grand Commandery of
Maine; Fl. A. Madison, of the Grand Com
mandery of Dakota Territory, and Alexander
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ka The closing session of the conclave meets
at 8 o'clock this morning.