Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-09-11
THE TRIENNlAL CONCLAvE.
Preparations Being Made by che
knights Templar Of this District To
Attend the COmciave In St LOufs.

The trienntal conclave of the Knights Tenn
plar, which will begin In st. Louis Septemb er
21st, Is regarded In this city with considerable
interest, and many OF the mem bers of the tour
communicates of the District, as well as
Masons Of other degrees, are making arrange
ments TO go. The attendance from this
city will not be as large as 1t would have
been II the hotel keepers Of ST Louis did not
seem to look upon this meeting as the means of
acquiring fortunes and retiring from business.
In consequence Of the exorbitant rates de-
manded, only one commandery will go as q
body, namely, Washington coinmandery No
/. They expect TO take 75 members to the con-
ciave. There VIII probably DC 20 members of
Columbia coinmandery, No. =. and II from be
Moray mounted cominandery, NJ. 4, and "A few
from Potomac commaudery, No. 3, VINO will 60
as individuals to st. LOUIS. In case the Knights
going as individuals WISH to take part in the
parade, they will be formed into Independent
DattalIOns. When the matter OF attending the
cOnclave was first brought up in the comu 4 nd.
3, In West Washington, appointed a
committee 10 visit The city st. Louis
Tue following members Of the commiIiae as.
cOrdingl y Went 10 st. Louis in Marcn last: Geo
A. Shenan, K I. Aeision. ana ); W: Wheeler,
OIL No. 4; A. NJ. VuOman, w. II. Olcott and
Joseph Gawier, OF No. L. T.. H. Chamberlain l.
Z. Eiinore, anu Geo. Gibson, OF No. 2. Tue best
arrangement that could he made with the no tel
men Was $50, Tor eacn man, which was So a
manned in session. They were required To nav
the same whether lney remained one day or
five, and wnen the members OF the committee
came back ana reported what the hotel men
expected, the members OF the communicates
naturally concluded that the best plan wa, not
to go at ali. No. l, however subsequently, made
more favorable terms, and they will not ue
expected " deliver up To the rapaciOus hotel
men all their worldly possessions, they have
concluded to go in a body.
There Is. however. in spite OF this draw bac.::
great interest felt by the Knights Templar ia
tnis District In this conclave, for the reason
that il Is expected that this city will be selected
as the place o. meeting three years hence, This
body, which Is the HI nest IN the knights Tenn.
piar, has never convened in tnis city. In 1871
The meeting was held in Baltimore in. 1874 in
Chicago, in 1883 In San Francisco. 1t is usual
at these trienniai conclaves have u grand
street parade with ten fifteen thousand men
in Iiue, aud by the general public it may be
supposed that the street pageant Is the main
feature of the conclaves. 1t is however the
triennial meeting OF the supreme body Of the
tempars composed Ut delegates IRON the grand
COMMUNICATES Of every state. The cominan-
derIes OF thi. District, in the absence Of Grand
COminandery having Jurisdiction over their
affairs, rs IN the case with the communicates
vi the various states, occupy u peculiar posi-
ton. IAey come directly under the jurisdic-
ton OF the Supreme COnmaudery, anu the
wlere only the representatives OF the Grand
Com manderies are admitted The members OF
other communicates who may 60 to ST. Louis
do not attend the meetings. but simply take
part III the parade. There is u sentiment among
great many Knights Templar in favor Of
doing away with the parade entirely, AS having
tendency TO interfere with the business lor
which the conclave comes together. 1t IL pre-
dlcLed that this year will witness the last parade
that will ever he held.