Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-07

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WSS%SXG Grand Recorder Isascs
T opened an Office this
morning. IL iss small room on the second hoor
on the right Of the main entrance TO the hall.
It 10 comfortably furnished with lounges and
chairs and table drawn out in the center OF
the room indicates the business character OF
the place. Mr.. 1saacs opened his ONCE at
an early hour this morning and began the work
OF recording the names Of members Of the
Grand encampment as they came in Those
entitled to seats in the Grand encampment are
the officers of Grand communicates, past on
GERS and others, and the membership Ii quite
large.
1t is not known how many will be in attend
ance until the delegates arrive, a. they make
no report to the grand recorder.
Mr.. Isaacs has pleasant, genial manner and
seems to be very popular among the knights
Templar. who come to see him a matter of
course and not as a matter Of duty.
ALARaE ATTENDANCE REJECTED.
Mr.. Isaacs said to Q STAR reporter this morn
ing that he thought there would be . larger
number of members Of the encampment present
at this session than ever before. Three years ago
tDere were ZUU members In &tteuuhnce anu
year Mr.. Isaacs thinks that 500 members will
be present He attributes this to the ceRffal
location OF Washington and the desire OF nearly
every one TO come here. He expressed
himself as being gratiied with the arrange
ments that had been made, and thought that
the local committee had acquitted themselves
with great credit.
THE GRAND COMMANDER.
Gen. Roome, who arrived Saturday evening,
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greater part of the day. His health is such
that he becomes easily fatigued and 20 he is
obliged to be very: careful. He,
however. receives all visitors who wish to see
him if he is able to do So Today he was occu-
pied in consulting with the various com
mittees relative to the business that
will come before the encampment He
also had conference with Past Grand Com
mander Hopkins, who is recognized a. an au-
thority on Templar law. 1t u supposed that
the Iowa case was discussed.
THE IOWA CASE.
The officers of the Grand encampment do not
talk about the Iowa case very freely and Grand
Recorder Isaacs, when asked about il
this morning. said with Q good-humored
smile that he did not know anything about it.
After the opening address, when the Grand
encampment convenes tomorrow afternoon,
the reports of the grand master, treasurer and
will be appointed: Credentials, Jurisprudence
doings Of grand Offices fnancers, dispensations,
grievances and place of meeting. The Grand
encampment win then adjourn until Wednes-
day morning
THE APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEES.
The deputy grand commander v. E. Sir J. 8.
s. Goblin, We. Sir Hugh McCurdy, the grand
generalissimo, and Grand Recorder Isaacs held
a meeting at Masonic temple and arranged for
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tails for the meeting tomorrow. Gen. Roome
was unable to be present.
A lunch will be served each day in the small
hall adjoining the hall where the Grand en-
campment meets. This lunch will be provided
by the committee and is for the members of
the Grand encampment.
THE OPENING SESSION.
The Grand encampment will begin its SEES
sion Immediately upon arriving at the
Masonic temple a. the close of the procession.
The program as announced is as follows:
Music by Marine band. Invocation by Rev.
A. Floridus Steele. Address of welcome to
visiting Knights Templsr by Eminent Sir
Myron N. Parker, on behalf Of local COM
manderIes Knights Templar, after which Sir
knight Parker will introduce the Hon. John W.
Douglass, president Of the Board of Commits.
sioners, DC, who will welcome the sir knights
to the city, extending them the hospitality and
freedom of the same; response to which will be
made by the Most Eminent Grand Master Gen.
Charles Roome.
will be brief, the hall will be cleared of all but
the members of the Grand encampment. which
will at once proceed in executive session to
business connected with the conclave.
PRAISE FOB THE LOCAL COMMITTEE.
The deputy grand marshal, Gen. Goblin, said
to STAR reporter today that he thought the
Washington committee deserved q great deal
of credit for the arrangements which they had
made. He said that they had evidently
worked very hard, and the pro.
good one. Gen. Roome also expresses his sat.
lsfaction with the arrangements that have been
made for the reception and entertainment OF
the knights The opinion is general that if the
weather is favorable that the conclave will be
one Of the most successful and enjoyable ever
held.
LOUISVILLE IN THE FIELD.
Later today it was said the Kentucky com.
manderies are going to make an effort to have
Louisville selected as the place for holding the
next triennial conclave. Ohio is already in the
field backing the claim of Cleveland, while the
Colorado knights and their friends favor the
selection OF Denver. The chances are said tc
be in favor Of the latter place.
GEN. RooME AND THE PROCESSION.
Acting under the advice of his physicians
Grand Master Roome will not ride in the pro.
cession tomorrow. 1t is his intention, however,
to be at the reviewing stand and review the
communicates as they march by. In
case the weather is unfayorable
or he is not feeling well he will not GO to the
reviewing stand but will be at Masonic Temple
to open the session of the Grand encampment.
1t is his intention to preside over
all the sessions OF that body, but
his friends are afraid that the
strain will be too grea:. His two sons are with
him and they have explicit instructions from
their fathers physician which they intend to
carry out. One of them said this morning that
the general had a will of his own and would not
allow himself to be controlled in all respects By
the advice of even such an authority as his ply
stefan.
DIED AT ST.. ELIZABETH HosPIrAL-James s.
Wilson, formerly a resident of Georgetown and
latterly a clerk in the Quartermaster generals
office, died yesterday at St Elizabeth hospital