The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-09-25
FINS.
The Knights Templar COI~
clude Their COnclave.
THEIR APPOINTIyE OFFICERS.
Tragedy on the Under
ground Railway Fierce Strug-
g.e Imminent-Other Notice.
The knights Templar are Through.

The knights TempIar are Through.
ST.. LOUIS, September 24.-So far as
the public business is concerned the
programme for the twenty third trien-
NAL conclave of Knights TempIar,
finished yesterday. Closing receptions
were held last night, the most notable
being that of the Golden Gate of San
Francisco. This morning various head
quarters are beirg stripped of their
decorations, and every departing train
is crowded wlth departing Knights and
theIr friends. Thousand have already
gone, but other thousands still remain
These latter spent the day in viewing
the sights OF the city, and enjoying
steamboat excursions on the river. To-
might the local COMMANDERS, and
those remaining of the visitors will
hold a reception aud few minor street
parades will be given and the city be
Illuminated
The Knights Templar grand eD-
campment was slow in meeting this
morning. At the beginning of the ses
sion the most eminent grand master
marie the following appointments: Sir
Knight Rev. John @. Webster, of New
York, Very Eminent Grand Prelate
Sir Knight John r. ParsOn, of Missouri,
Very Eminent Grand Standard Bearer;
Sir knight Nicholas Va Slick, of Rhode
Island, Very Eminent Grand Sword
Bearer: Sir Knight Nicholas P Buckle
of Indiana, Very Eminent Grand
Warden; Sir knight Edwin f. Warren
of Nebraska, Very Eminent Grand
Chaplain If the Guard. The installing
of these officers and the report of the
committee on the time and place for
holding the next grand encampment,
were postponed. The report of the
committee on grievances and appeals
was discussed, but definite action was
deferred. The report on ritual was
taken up, and was under discussion
at 1.30, when a recess was taken until
o'clock. The triennial communication
of the order in the eastern States has
held three sessions, at which formal re-
ports of officers were made and COM
mittees appointed. This morning the
department reports were received and
referred, and adjournment taken till the
afternoon.
Past Grand Sire Stokes offered reso-
luton that a committee of three oe
appointed to act in conjunction with
the elective grand officers to settle all
matters pertaining to the removal of
the headquarters of the Sovereign
Grand Lodge, and the sale of property,
| and that until such matters shall be
settled, the headquarters shall be Ie-
tanned in Baltimore. This was referred
to the committee on removal. The
| Grand Lodge then went into secret SEES
sion, after which it adjourned.
The afternoon session of the Grand
Encampment brought the business of
the body to close. On reassembling,
after dinner, the discussion of the ritual
which hau consumed most of the morn
| ing session. was resumed and occupied
the attention of the Encampment a
large share of the afternoon. The cele-
brated Michigan question" was de-
cided, the action of the State Command.
cry being almost unanimously sus-
tanned. After the ritual was disposed
Of, the appointive officers whose selec-
ton was announced to-day in these
dispatches, were installed and the mat
ter of time and place for holding the
next triennial conclave. Washington,
Louisville and Cincinnati were the lead
ing applicants for the honor of enter
tanning the Knights, and after consider
able deliberation Washington was fixed
upon as the place, and the second week
IN October, 1889, as the time. This was
the last business before the Encamp-
ment. At its conclusion, the final ad
iOurnment was taken,