Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-09
TENIPLAR TOPICS.
Facts and Incidents CONCERNING the
Great Conclave.

It was "open house" at the Department Of
Agriculture today. The doors of the reception
room and the door leading from it into the
Secretary's Office were kept open, and Secretary
Rusk had q continual stream of callers. The
Secretary welcomed the visiting knights as they
filed through his room. He had gracefully
acknowledged their presence bv decorating the
mantel in his room with two flags with ap-
propriate design, while on table at one side
of his room was q magnificent floral design
combining the Maltese cross, with the Latin
inscription, "In hoo signo vinces,"
one word on each of its four
arms. On the face Of the Cross we're the
crown and cross Of the order, and the whole
was surmounted by the helmet and visor. Up
to II o'clock the Secretary haze received about
one thousand callers. The Secretary has
engagements for tomorrow for different COM
manderies who are to call In a body, among
them the commandery from Minnesota and
that from Wisconsin.
"THE TRIkSNIAL REJECTION"
as the dinner given by the chairmen Of the
committees on foreign correspondence
Of the various communicates is called,
will be held this evening. These
gentlemen review the proceedings
Grand encampmeut meets they eat dinner TO-
gether. Those invited to participate are: W.
]. Babb, Iowa; Chas. Bechtel, New Jersey; W.
r. Bowen, Nebraska; j. H. Brown, Kansas; j. C.
Baird, Wyoming; q. q. Conner, Tennessee; j. NJ.
Drummond, Maine; Rev. F. s. Fisher, Vermont;
Geo. F. Moore, Alabama; Wilbur F. Foster,
Tennessee; John FrizzelI, Tennessee; Edward
A. Guilbert Iowa; F. j. s. Gorgas. Maryland;
8. P. Hamilton, Georgia; Jas. H. Hopkins,
Pennsylvania; Joseph p. Horner, Pennsylvania;
NJ. B. Howell, Tennessee; Vim. P. Innes, Michi-
gan; VIM. B. Isaacs. Virginia; VIM. J. Kelly,
Do pcy1v Z Mt
Orahood. Colorado; N. R. Ruckle, Indiana; J.
K. Wheeler, Connecticut, and Chas. r. Wood
ruff, Kentucky.
THE cHARLEsroN coxMANDERY
South Carolina commandery, No. /, Of
Charleston, s. c.. was assigned to the right of
the line Of the 10th division yesterday, recog-
milton of their claim to be the Oldest command
cry in the United States. Twenty-Five sir
knights in full Templar uniform paraded with
their handsome banner under command of
Eminent Commander Theo Melchers Their
commandery was conplimented by the selec-
ton OF Past Eminent Commander Robert NJ,
Wallace as one OF the aids to the grand marshal
Of the 10th division.
DISTINGUISHED NEW WORKERS.
Maj. Gen. John C. Robinson, who was in
command of Fort McHenry at the breaking out
Of the rebellion and threatened the destruction
of Baltimore il the fort was attacked, and who
left leg on the field at Charlottesville, and
Gen Edward +. Jones, who was colonel OF the
famous sixth Massachusetts regiment, which
was fired upon in the streets of Baltimore now
lieutenant governor of the state OF New York,
both members Of Malta commandary, No. 81,
KIT, of Binghamton, New York, accompany
their commandery on its pilgrimage to this
city.
A musical reception will be given to the visit
ing sir knights and their ladies at the Bradbury
Palace Of Music. No. 1925 Pennsylvania avenue.
Thursday afternoon at 8 o'clock. special fss-
tnre will be the singing Of Master Blatchford
Kavanaugh, the phenomenal boy soprano of
Chicago, assisted by Mr.. Warren Nichols of
Baltimore, pianist the Misses Leland of WASH
| ington, and other talent.
Surety In the Case Of Mary Chase.
George ]. Beans, the surety for Ellen alias
Mary Chase, the colored woman charged with
manslaughter in causing the death Of woman
named Wheeler by an operation upon her, sur
rendered her to the marshal yes
terday. This morning the prisoner
was brought into the Criminal Court. Judge
Bradley, and General E. G. Darlington called the
attention OF the court to the case, making the
point that the surety money having become such
under a contract (having received S34 therefor),
he could not be relieved from responsibility
| without showing some good reason therefor.
Judge Bradley called mp the surety aud on
| questioning HIM learned that he had heard that
! she intended 10 leave the District. The court
did not deem this sufficient ground fog violat-
| ing his contract.
Gen. Darlington moved that the prisoner be
! released.
The court said that unless the surety refunded
IL. money (ss4) be would discharge the
prisoner and hold the surety 10 the obligation
| of the bond.
Beans, the surety, returned the ga subss.
] Guensly and the defendant furnished new bail