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refurnished and renovated in elegant style at an
expense Of about S3, 900.
The following is q list of those who have been
its eminent commanders: Rev. Robert Punshon,
G. E. Hanselmann, Peg; w. G. Middleton,
William R. Halves. Enoch T. Carson, P.G.C
jaime. Gordon, II. h. Tatem, P.G.C.; e. s. Whit
aker, William G. Otte. j. H. Bromwell, Levi C.
GOodale William P. Wltsee, s. p. Sands, w. H.
Woodward, John A. Slattery, H. L. Stanton. w.
A. Eudaly and Herbert T. Kent. All OF the
above, commencing with Sir Carson, excepting
Sir Gordon, are still living.
Some of the most notable features In the his
tory OF the commandery are its three rendtions
OF the Order OF Malta In 1881, 1852 and 1883, and
its participation in all the grand triennial cele-
brations Of the order. On the occasion Of its
first rendition Of the Order OF Malta It welcomed
visitors from all parts Of the United States, sahd
each subsequent rendition has attracted equal
attention and interest. During 1881 It gayo q
reception to the Grand commandery Of TennAs-
wee. an, account OF which was afterward pre-
pared By Sir George OK Conner, P.G.C. In iSS7
N. Il. Grand Master Sir Ro0me made O. special
visit to Cincinnati to witness itsrendition II the
Malta order. The uniform Is the regular one
prescribed by the Grand encampment, except
that the monogram OF the commandery appears
conspicuously on belt, sword and other equip
ments. The large banner has mounted knight
with o shield on which Is the motto and coat OF
arms OF the c0mmandery. This consists of
plowshare and q sword encircled by an olive
wreath Of peace and displaying the motto "En
avant"
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Pennsylvania on tho east KN.coM.c. n. srNoNDs.
The town has become noted for the zeal Of its
Masonic brethren and the prosperity of its Ma
sonic institutions. Among the former we're five
ley, Sir Samuel Hazeltine, Sir Oliver Phillips
and Sir E. A. Stone, who conceived the idea Of
forming commandery Of Knights Templar.
To their petition they obtained the names Of
Sir A. B. Smith, Sir d. W. Hutchinson, Sir Da-
vid Russell, Sir James Harmon, Sir Edward
Backonstore aud Sir Eli Eley-eleven in all
After meeting all objections, geog aphical, &C.,
dispensation was granted them BY the Grand
commandery Of Ohio at its annual conciaye
held at Columtus, October 9, 1872, and the
cenmsndery organised on the 10th day Of No
vembsr following with Sir W. A. Ward - emi-
nento commander. Cache commandery was
granted . charter. September T. 1873, and con-
stiulted the 18th Of the Seame month, Eminent
Sir b d. Babcoek. then grand junior ward On
and past eminent commander Of Oriental,
No. II, Cleveland, Ohio, ~ proxy Of the right
worthy grand commander presiding.
While under dispensation fine array Of para
phernalia, banners, &C., was procured, the
quality being such that most of them are still in
good condition and in use today. The banner will
30 displayed ct the headquarters Of the Grand
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are: Sirs W. T. Robbins. f. c.; A. :. Houk
generaiissimo: J. ". Nanderwerf. Capt. Gen;
E. X. FELTON,, prelate; A. b. Foster. sen. war
den: II. z. Morrison. Jun. warden; T. A. Morse.
treasurer; J. II. Asplin. recorder; ID. W. johns,
standard bearer; W. A Smith. sword bearer j.
n. Squire, warder; n.
A. Lyon. sentinel: s s. West f. C. Gulliford
II. f. Witt. guards; =. b. Chamberlain. organ
list; W. ID. Folsom, n. y Jenkins. y. W Clam
berlain. Aud. Com; W. J. Akers. trustee
Tie commandery since Its organization has
had - eminent commanders % generassimos
p captains general. Is prclates. IS senior war
dens. % junior wardcns. Z treasurers. Is record
ers 10 standard bearers, % sword bearers and
% warders.
The past eminent commanders are: A. D. Bice-
low, w. III. Beaumont, T.. Il Griswold. r. Crelgh-
ton. A. Z. McNairy. Heman Ely. +. A. HopkiHs,
c. A. Woodward. F. T. Ellsworth. b. ID. Ba5cock,
q. II. Adams J. VI. Booth. c. +. STANLEY, C. n
Burt. j. W. Gibbons. +. ID. Page G.. II. Robin
son and W. 7. Robbins.
The past eminent commanders Heman Ely.
Benton ID. Babcock and Chas F. Stanley have
also been elected to the Office of Grand command
er OF the state. Eminent Sir J. Burton Parsons
Is the grand treasure md En-. Sir Gibson II. Rob
lnson is the Grand sword bearer. En-. Sir
Chas. A. Woodward is a past grand genenalissi-
no. -Four OF Its members. viz, Vim. G. Rose,
stephen Buhrer. Frederick W. Pelton and Bren-
ton ID. Babcock. have been elected mayor OF
Cleveland, and two others. Rufus =. Spalding
and Amos Townsend, have represented their
district In the Congress OF the L. s, showing
that its members stand well in the community.
Oriental commandery has from its organization
occupied an envlable position. not In the state
alone but throughout the United States. Sew
era times in its history has II suffered heavy
drains on its membership, notably in the forma-
ton Of two other COMMUNICATES. NOtwithstand-
ing this IL still maintains Its supremacy and is
today the largest commandery in the state OF
Ohio. IL has taken prominent part Ia many
Important occasions. among which IL composed
part OF the escort OF the remains of President
Lincoln. in 1866. when his body lay in state on
It's way TO Its final resting place IN Springfield,
ILL.,, receiving and escorting the body OF Presi-
dent Garfield and being a special guard of honor
while the body lay In state. and finally esccrting
the remains to Lake View cemetery. At the
tnennal conclave held in CleveIaxd In 1877
Oriental commandery was the host. How well
II did It's part Is matter Of history. IL was re-
marked that that conclave and the part that
Oriental commandery took in IL did more to ad-
vertise Cleveland than any one thing that ever
happened in it. At the tricanial conclave held
In Chicago it was assigned the post OF honor as
escort to the most eminent grand master.
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uel Moore. junior warden; Ethan A. Pray,
treasurer; Henry s. Mitchell, recorder; A. L.
Osborn, standard bearer; NJ. b. Peck, sword
bearer; Lewis johnson, warder; ]. D. Wilt,
sentinel
Norwalk commandery has not taken part in
any very important events except attending the
triennial sessions Of the Grand encampment of
the United States 1T Cleveland. Ohio; Chicago,
ILL.,; st. Louis. Mo-; also number Of the an
nual conclaves Of the Ohio Grand commandery;
the laying of the corner stone Of the Interme-
date penitentiary at Mansfield. Ohio.
The commandery was organized February 8,
1869. under a dispensation issued by Right EN-
inent Sir Herman Ely, grand commander Of
Ohio, under the name OF Benedict commandery,
I'D. On November 10, 1859, the commandery
was regularly constituted by Right Eminent
Herman Ely, grand commander, under charter
granted at the annual conclave Of the Grand
commandery of Ohio under the name of Nor
walk commandery, No. Is. KIT. The Office Of
eminent commander has been held in this COM
mandery by the following sir knights: j. s.
FELTON,, W. A. Mack, Henry S. Mitchell, C. L.
Merry. G. w. Finn. George Lamkin, G. L. Ken
man, II. o. Wadlls, VIM. Suhr, o. W. Williams,
L. G. Laylin, W. Howard Peters and s. f.
Nelson.
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who took the trip Occu-
pied a train of hotel cars
and had everything SO
well fixed for their COM
fort that they a~rived
here in good shape.
While here they will oc-
cupy the cars, taking
most of their meals at
the hotels.
The present officers of
the commandery are:
Cortland L. KEENAN,.
eminent com m a nder;
Henry l.. KEENAN,. gen.
eralissimo; W. Howard
Peters. captain genera. !,
Oliver W. Williams. pre-
late; Henry L. Smith.
,a,,. ...l g.
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'TEMPLARS FROM OHIO.
Big Ohio COmmanderies-The Grand
Commandery Arrives Today.


Ohio will proudly cast her banner to the
Perkins at the head, expects to attract no little
attention by the display Of her number.
Grand commandery, knights Templar Of Ohio,
organized October "a, 1S43 at the city of Lam
caster, Ohio. The uniform worn by Ohio Knights
Templar is that adopted by the Grand encamp-
ment, KIT, of Che United States In 1862. All
the grand officers will be in the city tomorrow
and also seven past grand commanders certainly,
and probably nine. The greater portion arrived
Saturday and Sunday. The subordinate COM
manderes will get here today. The Grand COM
mandery of11cers and suite will be CHARTERED at
hotel Chamberlin. There are now In exist
ence forty-ssven chartered Communicates OF
knights Tempar In Ohio. One Cyprus No 10
formerly stationed at Zanesville) being ex-
tinct-charter revoked. The number OF af1ated
Knights Templar in OHIO ID g. l33. August l.
1859. was the date Of the last annual returns.
The following have held the Office of grand
commander of Ohio: Michael T. Krelder. Bella
Latham, John l.. Waiter, VIM. B. Thrall. C. F.
Hansemann, John H. Achey. Kent Jarvis
Heman Ely, Enoch T. Carson, Charles C. Kiefer
BrentOn d. Ba6cock. j. Kelly O'Neall. Henry H.
Tatem. Alex. +. Vance, jr.. Eli Fasold, Charles
+. Stanley, La Faystte Lyttls, Fir. II. RehwInkel,
WIN. T. Walker and H. Perkins.
The present officers are Sirs Henry Perkins.
Akron, right eminent grand commander; VIM
b. Melish, Cincinnati, right eminent deputy
grand commander; Huntington Brown, Mans
field. grand generalissimO; Martin j. Houck,
Dayton, grand captain general; La Fayette Van
C.eve. Cincinnati, grand prelate; Henry
p. Mcintosh, Cleveland, grand senior warden;
VIM. NJ. Meek. Hillsboro, grand junior warden;
j. Burton Parsons, Cleveland, grand treasurer;
John n. Bell, Dayton, grand recorder; John A.
Warner, Portsmouth, grand standard bearer;
WIN. s. Hufford. South Lebanon, grand sword
warder, and Jacob Randall, Waynesville, grand
captain of the grand.
Henry Perkins, right eminent grand COM
mander. Knights Templar, of Ohio, was born in
Akron, Ohio, April s, 1912. the fifth child Of the
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NORTH CAROLINA.
Grand Commander Porter VIII Lead a
Fine Body.

The Grand commandery of North Carolina
was organized in the year 1881.
Wilmington commandery, No. 1; Charlotte
commandery, No. 2, and Dushane commandery,
No. 8, working under dispensation from the
Grand orcampment of the United States, met
(under warrant granted by BENJAMIN Dean,
grand MASTERY, in the city of Wilmington
Maly 0, 1881, and organized the. Grand COM
mandery of North Carolina by the election of
Horace Fl. Munson grand commander, together
with the necessary officers, according to law
At that time the subordinate comman leries
numbered SO members. Its:system of grand
conclaves is migratory. being held in vario1s
cities in the state each succeeding year. The
style of uniform is that adopted by the Grand
encampment of the United States.
Its present officers are: John A. Porter, r. E..
grand commander; William A. Allen V T.
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r. CUNNINGHAM. 1859. there were present
the following sir knights: j. Kelley O'Neal
Albert H. Kelsey, s. b. Moaris. Martin Brown.
John Bone, William +. Frost. Richard I.ackey
James 5. Totten. William Young and West
Glenny By the terms of the dispensation the
following officers were appointed By the grand
commander: S!r j. Kelley O'Neall to be the first
eminent commander; Sir James s. Totten, to be
the frst generalissimo. and Sir Albert H. Kel-
sey. TO De the first captain general. This dis
pensation was to continue in fun force until the
next annual conciave OF the grand commandery
to be held in Cleveland Ohio, October IA. 1859
Accordingly the comm andery continued until
| that time when a charter was granted, and
thereby Miami cOmmandery was recognized as
being regularly constituted and established
under the jurisdiction of the grand commandery
| OF the state OF Ohio. with full and adequate
power TO confer the several orders of Knights of
the Red Cross Knights Templar and knights of
Malta. This chatter having been accepted the
right eminent grand commander then ordered
| an election of officers for the ensuing year.
which resulted as follows: Sirs J. Kelley O'Neall
eminent commander; James S. Totten, general
lsSinio; Albert II. Kelsey, captain general; VIM.
Young. prelate; James Frank Benham. senior
! warden; William Il. Frost. junior warden; West
Glcrny. treasurer; Sylvan B. Morris, recorder:
john Bone. standard bearer; John milford,
sword bearer; Abi,ah p. O'Neall warden
Since the organization of Miami commandery
the following sir knights have held the Office of
eminent commander: Sirs J. Kelley O'Neall
IHoH!dS HaTUy. JONI Ii. Drake. Joseph W.
Shawhan. Joseph W. O'Neall, Vim. H. McKin-
ney. William S. Hufford and F. NJ Cunningham
The most important pilgrimage made by this
! colninandery was i'm attending the trienlal
meeting Of the grand encampment at Chicago
ILL.,, in the year 1880. The style of uniform Is
the same as that worn by all regular command
cries in the state of Ohio. and consists OF black
coat aud trousers black chapeau with white
ostrich plume sword, belt and baIdrick. The
banner is composed OF white silk with a blood
red passion cross in the center and the Latin
phrase In hoe signo vinces' in half circle at the
| top.
The present officers are: Sir Knights F. NJ.
Cunningham, eminent commander; John ID.
Steddom, ge1erassmo; John X. milford. cap
tain general; John r. Drake. prelate; l.. s. Dun
ham, senior warden: W. Il. Kemper. junior war;
den; e. II. Eulass. treasurer; Thomas Hardy,
recorder: George W. Shook. standard bearer;
Albert Anderson. sword bearer; Robert G. HUFF
ford. warder: William r. Brown. third guard; A.
Ii. KELSEY. second guard; w. S. Hufrord. first
guard; A. H. Youse. sentinel The number fmem-
bers in good standing are about 100. and forty of
these are ready to do honor to their city in the
parade tomorrow.
NOrwalk, Ohio, No. 10.
The membership of Norwalk commandery,
No. IS. of Norwalk, Ohio, is 80, but less than
half that number, came to the conclave. Those
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CIR. CON. PERKINS. Cleveland, Ohio. Their
only child aud daughter, Lillian W., was born
January 8. 1873. He has for years been a con-
sistent member and oficer Of the COngrega-
tional church and Sunday school of Akron, and
Is at present president Of the Akron Young Mem
Christian association.
His Masonic record is as follows He became
member by invitation Of Akron lodge, F. and
A. NJ, No. 50, In 1871, and the following year
by invitation of Washington chapter, r. A. NJ In
1873 was an active participant as charter men,
Der in the establishment of Adonisam lodge, No.
517, +. and A. N, in his own city, serving for
several years Is Its master. In 1876 was created
knight Templar by Akron commandery. No.
Is, KIT, stationed at Akron, Ohio, serving the
cOmmandery in subordinate capacity until
1857, when he was duly elected as Its eminent
commander, which office he held for two years,
afterward becoming Its prelate, which position
he has held until the present year, when he was
obliged to decline further service. In 1884 he
was duly elected and installed as grand warden;
In 1885 as grand sword bearer; In 1886 as grand
standard bearer in 1887 as grand captain gen
eral; In 1888 as deputy grand commander, and
In 1889 as grand commander of the Grand COM
mandery. Knights Tempar Of Ohio.
In February, 1878, he was made Q member Of
Ohio cOnsstory, A. and A. 8. rite, and Is at this
time minister Of state Of the Northern Ohio
consistory. A. and A. 8. rite. Mr.. Perkins, is a
courteous Christian gentleman, and honors
Masonry a. Masonry has honored him.
Massillon, No. 4.
Massillon commandery, No. 4, II one Of the
oldest in Ohio. It was organized July 3, 1s43,
and from il original territory seven other CON-
manderies have sprung up. ~
The following have been emflsns eommand-
sS: Sir Knights George D. Hine,J. L. Reynoids,
Kent Jarvis, Al Clark, G. D. Smith, J.w Urder-
hill, william H. Burk, 8. g. Bowman, David
Atwater, c. n. Garfigues,, B. y Hanipsah, Jas.
Peacock, F. A. Brown and George W. Barrett
It's officers are: Sir Kts. Q. T. Baltzly, eminent
commander; ]. D. Dunn, generslissimo; Frank
Shellenberger, captain general; E. l. Kump,
prelate; T. A. Brown, senior warden; John Bell,
Junior warden; H. @. Dielham, treasurer; 8. G.
bowman, recorder; J. A. Hacket, standard
bearer; s. L. Nave, sword bearer; G. L. Ryder,
warder; G. w. Hathaway, sentinel
The uniform is Of the regulation pattern. The
eommandsry u rspressntsd By sixty knights
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ITS was done under lts autnority. announcer
Or ii eIcampment was formed IN 1914 and
e insisted of encampments meeting in Phila-
delphia. New York city and Baltimore. In lsl6
a convention met in PhiiadelphIa for the
purpose of forming q governing body IN
the United States, but owing to the great
difference in the working OF FreemRsoEry in
Pennsylvania and the other states the proposed
movement fell through and later the present
Grand encampment of the United States Was
formed Another Grand encampment was
formed in Philadelphia in 1873. This body
languished through the Gnti-Masonlc excite
ment and meetings were seldom held until II
was revived in 1854, its subordinates working
under Blue lodge warrants.
In April. 1854. a Grand commandery was
formed in the western part of Pennsylvania by
the Grand encampment OF the United States
With this Grand commandery the Grand en-
campment OF Pennsylvania united in 1857. from
which time its progress has been marked by
harmony and success. AT the time OF the union
there were but few Communicates and very
small membership. AT present the Grand COM
mandery of Pennsylvania has the largest num-
Der of subordinate Communicates and the
greatest number of members OF any Grand
commandery IN the world
1t has always been noted for its unwavering
loyalty to the Grand encampment A strict
disciplinarian within its borders, IL demands OF
others the same measure OF obedience. IL has
been fortunate in its choice OF officers TO pre-
side over it's affairs. OF the 30 sir knights who
have served as grand commander, % are living
and % of these will be present at the coming
triennial Its senior past grand master is DIR.
Anthony E. Stricken, whose reputation in the
medical department during the rebellion is Of
the highest. E. II. Turner is mayor OF Altoona.
H. Stanley Goodwin is Superintendent of the
Lehigh Valley railroad. Hon. James H. Hop
kins has served his state in Congress, and has
served for three years grand master of the
Grand encampment Of the United States. Hon.
Samuel B. Dick has also served his state in
Congress. and has been for two years grand
master Of Masons of Pennsylvania. Gen. ]. p.
l. Goblin is state Senator and general of the
third brigade, n. @. Of Pennsylvania He has
a splendid war record and is at present deputy
grand master of knights Templar of the United
States. Geo. W. Kentrick, jr., has been grand
high priest of the Grand chapter Of Pennsyl-
vania DIR. Edwin u. Martin has been mayor
Of Allentown and 10 one Of its leading citlzeLs-
Geo. s. Graham il at present the district at
torney OF Philadelphia DIR. VIM II. Egle ID
state librarian Of Pennsylvania. p. wanger
is district attorney for Montgomery county,
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Templar uniform is required OF all members
without exception. The present officers are
eminent commander, l.. W. Day; generailssimo.
Frank Wright; captain general, E. ]. Cutler:
prelate, J. c. Cannon: senior warden, A. b.
Hambleton; junior warden, George Presley, jr /;
treasurer, c. T. Hasbrook: recorder, v. A. Z.
Dustin; standard bearer, Edm. Htchins; sword
bearer, C. H. Elchhorn; warder. G. II. Presley.
Salem Commandery, No. AZ.
Salem commandery, No. ~, of Salem. Ohio,
numbers 80. The officers are: Sirs R.V. Hamp-
son. eminent commander; j. L. Truesdale, gen.
eralissimo; Thos. ]. Walton, captain general;
Chas. C. Snyder, prelate; W. G. Bently, senior
warden; II. L. Snyder, junior warden; James
Davis, treasurer; James Boyle, recorder; Benz.
Havnar, standard bearer; L. T. Pow, sword
bearer: Will. N: Crumrine, warder.
The comnandery was organized in 1886, and
participated in the annual state conclaves at
Columbus in 1887 and at Cleveland in 1888. The
uniform is the regular Knights Templar regalia
as adopted by the Ohio Communicates. About
fifty knights and ladies have made the pilgrim
age to the triennial conclave. arriving Monday
morning They have secured quarters at the
Buckingham.
Athens Commandery, No. Is,
stationed at Athens, Ohio, was chartered Octo-
Der 6, 1857. Its past commanders are sirs
Samuel Pruden, Norman Root, VIM. II. Young,
C. L. Wilson, J. O. Mitchell, Jos Jewett, N. II.
Van Worries, Jos. M. Goodspeed, @. h. Gros-
venor, John P. Dana and John Boten. Its
present officers are: Sirs Joseph L. Pickering,
eminent commander; George Falcon, general
issimo; G. B. Henderson, captain general; Jas.
A. Palmer, prelste; Peter Kern, senior warden;
8. N. Hobson, junior warden; A. J. Frame,
treasurer; G. Mclean, recorder; ID. N. Burch-
field, standard bearer; AL Bethel, sword bearer;
f. G. Steadman, warder; Will j. Hastings, sem
tinel. II has membership of 101.
Hanselman Of Cincinnati.
Hanselman commandery, No. l6, Of Cincinnati,
more than one hundred strong came over the
Pennsylvania railroad in . special vestibule
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| Among Its members Il numbers Sirs J. B. For
| axer present governor, anu George Headly. for
mer governor OF Ohio. IL Ia curious fact that
| at the ti,ue Sir Foraker received his orders he
was political competitor with Sir Hoadly for
the highest ONCE In the state. so that as was
remarked at the Red Cross banquet on the occa-
sion, Cincinnati commandsry was sure to have
the governor OF Ohio on its roster, whichever
party succeeded. Assistant Postmaster General
Smith A. Whitfield is also on the roster OF the
commandery, as Is also Congressman John A.
Caldwell and ex-Lleutenant Governor Hickeu-
looper. ex-Unlted States Marshal Sir Urner the
! mayor Of Cincinnati. prosecuting attorney OF the
county and one Of its judges. II numbers two
| bishops of the Methodist church. Sirs Walden
| and Joyce; two past grand commanders Of Ohio,
Sirs Carson and Tatem; the present deputy
grand master, grand treasurer and grand secre-
tary OF the Grand lodge Of Ohio and the NJ. E.
grand high priest Of Ohio. the deputy for the A.
and A. rite in Ohio and the past supreme chan
cellor of the world In the h. of p Among the
newspaper fraternity 1t has Sir NJ A. McRae.
manager Of the Eoening Post, and Montgomery
Phister. OF the Commercial Gazette. The MEN,
bers Of the commandery are scattered through
out the United States, and there is hardly CITY
OF any Importance where may not be found o
resident member Of this commandery.
The officers Of the commandery are as follows:
Eminent Sir H. I. Kent. eminent commander;
Sirs ). u. Sullivan, generalissimo; James Petit
bone. captain general; G. b. johnson. prelate;
Charles E. Brown. senior warden; Richard Fritz,
junior warden; John c. Davis. treasurer; p En-
Sir j. H. Cromwell. recorder; Sirs c. J. Mar
shall, standard bearer; c. NJ. Walters. sword
bearer; j. c. Tarrant warder; VIM. G. Williams,
sentinel; trustees Sirs l.. Autenheimer, S. p.
Sands PEG, and II. II. Tatem. P.G.C.. stew
ards. Sirs w. l. Prescott and II. w. Stephenson
j.; committee on petitions. Sirs W. s. Forshee
]. I. Knox and L. b. Foiger; finance committee,
Sirs E. s. Runnells, PEG, William Lonney,
jr, and c. E. Logan; guards. Sirs D. ID. Martin,
M. HOlcroft and Marion Long
Mansfield Commandery, No. 81,
stationed at Mansfield, Ohio, was chartered
October Is, 1869, and has membership of 147.
1t attended the conclave in Chicago with rs
swords. Its present officers are: Sirs II. N.
Alvord, eminent commander, VIM. Alderman,
generalissimo; J. Z. Brown. captain general;
j. c. Fenner. prelate; Z. F. Seymour, senior
warden: c. E. Mcbride, junior warden; Rich
mond Smith, treasures, Geo. W. Cole. recorder;
l.. G.. Hayes, standard bearer; J. A. Rigss,
sword bearer; G. H. Voegele, warder; John s.
Artz, steward and sentinel