St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-09-19
MEN WHO NEVER TELL.
Preparations Nearly Completed For the
Triennial Oonclave of Knights
Templar at St. Louis.
The Grand Master Coming From Foreign
Shores to Preside at the
Notable Gathering.
Mondays Opening Proceedings VIII
Be Attended by Great and
GIitterin 1hroDg.
Thousands of Odd Fellows Eau Route
to Attend the Big Council
at Boston.
The knights remp,ar.

ST. LOUIS, Sept, 1S.-All arrangements
for the reception and entertainment of the
Knights Templar. who Will attended the
triennial conclave in this city, have been
completed. Quarters have been prepared
for all visiting Communicates, and the
knights will suffer no inconvenience for
want or room unless many come who have
not notified the committee. To-day the re-
ception committee of fifty from various 10
cal communicates went into camp near the
Union depot, where they will be stationed
until the last of the visitors arrive, giving
the Knights a pleasant reception and fur
nshing each company with band, which
will escort them to their headquarters.
Yesterday there left in a special car del
egatlOn from lvanhOe cOmmandery and in
vlted delegations from Kansas City, where
they will meet Sir Knight Robert E. With
ers, right eminent grand master Of tie
United States and
THE CALIFORNIA DELEGATIONS.
1, 900 strong, and escort them to this city,
arriving here tomorrow morning. The
conclaye opens Monday. At n0un to-day
the ST. James commandery, of Philadelphia,
arrived. There have also arrived the fol-
lowing officers of the grand national en-
campment: Thomas S. Parvin, of Cedar
Rapids, Ia, grand recorder: George c.
Belts, of Louisville. KY, grand prelate;
Hugh McCardy, of Corunna, Mich. grand
captain general. Robert E. WitherS,
THE GRAND MASTER
of the grand encampment, will arrive Mon
day morning at the latest. He may reach
the city to- morrow. A tender of an escort
by the grand commandery of Virginia
awaited him ON his arrival in the United
h.
cepting it. He comes from his post in
China on three months furlough for the
especial purpose of presiding during
the encampment in st. Louis. The
tender of the escort was made
through Past Grand Commander Coles.
now grand representative of the Fourth
district of Templars in the United States,
and William B. Isaacs. past grand COM
mander. both of the Virginia commandery.
These gentlemen are personal friends and
Masonic companions of Grand Master
WitherS, and have been to Kansas City to
receive MIN. Mr.. Withers is unwell and
hence he may be delayed in reaching the
city. Grand Recorder Paryn said to re-
porter this afternoon:
Until l have seen Grand Master Withers
1 cannot tell how the business of the con-
clave will be arranged. We had not known,
| until this week, whether the grand master
was coming. Being in doubt, the deputy
grand master refused to appoint the neces-
sary committees.
ACCORDING TO LAW
these committees should have been appointed
thirty days before the meeting of grand en-
campment. The only committee appointed
| was the committee on jurispru lence, of which
james II. Hopkins, past grand master, is
| chairman. There are yet to be appointed
committees on credentials, grievances, loca-
ton of the next triennial, new command
cries, unfinished business. printing and the
doiugs of grand officers. These will probably
be appointed by the grand master Tues
day. The grand encampment will meet after
the parade Tuesday afternoon. The only
business transacted on that day will be the
delivery of addresses Of welcome by the gov
ernor and mayor and by Grand Commander
Brown. of Missouri. the presentation of re-
ports of grand officers and the appointment
of committees. The first part of the eXer-
cises will be public. The topics for discussion
will be the question of permanent location
for the grand encampment proposed amend
ments to the constitution and proposed
amendments to the ritual. / do not think a
permanent location Will be agreed upon at
this conclave, but the opening wedge may be
entered.