New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-27
MERRYMAKING 1EMPLARS. 3
PALESTINE COMMANDERt RICE IA N.

A HOST OF NOTABLE MASoNS AND kNIGHrs-MILI
rARY EvoLUTIoNs ANe DA' cING.
The tenth annual reception OF Palestine Command
cry Knights Templar which took place at the Metro
politan Opera House last evening, was as handsome
an affair as hundreds Of snowy uniforms. countless
bright costumes, attractive decorations, good music,
tho interesting evoluons of the Knights manual and
tho hospitable ways Of this most social cOmmanderJ
could make it, The main entrance to the Opera House
empowered In evergreens. against which were Sc
of the banners Of the Knights.
Tho stage was set with woodland scene from
"Scgfrled,, In which men I'm armor who stood
check by jowl with property Venuses. garanded with
green and wreathsall guarding the central das, or
which recned the more prominent Of the Knights
from abroad. Above 1t all hung suspended the design
I'm as-jets Of the commandcry cross and STAR sur
mounted by tho motto: in Hoe slgno Nlnecs.'
Active committeeman under tho Towing white plumes
~ the Knightly chapeaus. duty at every pos
slble point where the wayfartng man needed dlrec'
tlon and no ono could wrong who had the slightest
tdea of what was right and left. The arrangements
perfect
while the Knights were marshang for the opening
evoutons the ladies studied and hiiea ther peo!
orders OF dancing and Csppa's 9TH Regiment Bane
filled the room with programme music al II . civ,
the strains became military ana ire "n'ioln"'
KNIGHTS anneared for review and inspection lhcS
received and were Inspected in turn by Grand Master
Roome and Grand Commander Hasehnrst the uh'io'"o'
guests approaching 20 pay their respects 10 Oo'i'"
err Bowden, of Palestine Commandery' uh'cr Wv,
crossed swords VI the marshalled knights era"'
march effective and well executed. closed the forin@
openng and the hundred pieces OF Meyers ofcho'''
cavo tho signal for the dance. From thar noino"
music in the air till daylight, CapPa anu -'
alternating the llveong night.
Among the notable knights Tempar present "o'e
Charles Roome, Grand Master of Tempiafs' u ., >
H. Wales Lines, Grand Treasurer beo . 9
,,ler Pan l..
Recorder, Penn. II d. NcCUrd, Z. a Bencuc'' v, Is
Eastman, James Morton, J. s Manning Arthur "'
Arthur and NJ ParkJr; Frank a. Lawrence Gfand
Commander Of NdsOus with the following on''0 u
the Grand Lodge: W. f. Conner. f. NJ L. Ehef''
". d. Pownall W. Wallace waller, Levi samuels,
d. DE H. Wheeler and g. ". Lregler; Theodore
uaschurst Grand Commander Of New-fork state,
with the following officers Of the Grand Commandery
A. C. Wood. deputy commander; /. " MaDee'
GencralissImo George McGOwn CapialnHencfal, NV
Rev c. L. living, Prclate; g. f. Loder, aiIen = J..
| y Macy Recorder: !. n bennington, etinltff
bearer: H. \. Noble, Grand Warder, and W. d. Macy
Of military guest, there were the field cflccrS and
stats Of the several NewYork and I' klyn resmehs'
Captain " II. Farquhar Of ne ", ,, ,bea
to his ship. Some Of the pr )mIheni hchge ~ Ia,'
tine Commandcry present %eIe ConnaueLl st
sing Frederick A. Burnham. Alexander ; Mllllams'
Thomas ByrneS. }. Martin Layman Eusene = ELir son
/ W X. Carr. Robert G. LARSON. Joseph H. EdhiNH'
! Frederick g. Gcdney and Thonds j. Rand - -
The boxes were occupied by f. X La% Srl r. r.
WWaSr "f Hea ned n 'fI Hamilton g. Zara5oa
James Manning, \. c. Cheney 5 C. baltieit H. w. d.
MeC9d IL J. E rndo cbam rI coSae ots
/ j. H. Mceker charles RQome. T. {; stanton; ); - u
/ p A. J. Russell. g. L. Lyon, O. ". English v; John'
/ q " Nirar f. f. Barnes. I. b. Und'rhill, I. y.
Winch L p WOodV 9th and J. Halneit