Evening journal., 1889-10-09
MAS0NS AT WASHING TON
The Grand Encampment Of the
Knights Templar. 4
THE IOWA TROUBLE CONES UP.


Tho Annual Address Of Grand Master
Roome-He Reviews the Alleged Re-
beIiion Of the Grand Commandery Of
Iowa-other Work Of the Day.
WASHINGTON, Oct. .. The grand encamp-
ment Of Knights Templar began it's session
Immediately upon arriving at Masonic
temple at the close OF the parade Mr.. My
ron M. Parker delivered an address OF well
come on the part Of the local committee and
introduced District Commissioner Douglas,
who welcomed the knights in behalf Of the
city To both addresses Grand Master
koome responded and this closed the public
exercises. The encampment then began it's
business in secret conclaye The Iowa
trouble Immediately loomed up and a reso-
luton was offered excluding the members
from that state from the session. This reso-
luton was carried and the Iowa members
somewhat Indignantly Withdrew Gen.
Rooma, who, as grand master Of the order,
had declared the Iowa commandery and its
members IN rebellion had nothing to do
with Offering this resolution but simply
placed it before the convention II is au-
thoritatively stated that he tcok no side in
the matter during the discussion Of the reso-
luton.
Grand Master Roome's Address.
The annual address Of Grand Master
Roome, who presided over the session, was
then read His address opened with refer
enco 70 the knightly dead during the past
three years. He recommended selecting As
cension day as day Of especial oommemora-
non and religious services by the order
throughout the country He then devoted a
great deal OF space 70 the Iowa trouble re-
viewing the whole matter from beginning to
end. He said the grand commandery Of
that state had attempted 10 nullify the de-
liberate will of the grand encampment, and,
though still protesting loyalty to the grand
encampment aud the constitution its deeds
had belied It's empty words. He admitted
that the ritual adopted by the San Francisco
conclave in 1888 had not commended itself to-
all state communicates but insisted that
while il was in force it was the bounden duty
Of knights to obey it.
DisioyaI and RebelIious.
Town did not rest with criticism; did not
submit such alterations as It deemed advisa-
BILE, but attempted 10 do away with the law
Of the grand encampment and questioned the
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grand encampment.
lie maintains that the adoption 81 a ritual
in 1886 was in aid OF the prerogaAva of the
grand master, and that the duty then inn
mediately deyolyed ON him Of saeing that it
should be used everywhere, and when the
/ grand commander Of the state of Iowa ques-
toned his authority TO order the use ST the
now ritual ia the Iowa command RI be felt
| Justified ia issuing an ediet declaring the
grand commandery of Iowa and al Sir
knights IA lis obedience To be iu a state OF
disloyalty aud rebeilion 70 the constitution
and grand encampment Of the United States.
| He declared that he had no in feeling for his
erring Iowa brethren, and what he had done
had been intended solely TO promote the
dignity Of the order Further than this ho
wished 70 be distinctly understood as IN
no way taking up the cause of the rituals as
adopted,
Forhearance Recommended.