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

issimo; Graham Dukehart captain general; VIM.
Rogers. prelate; James W. Bowers recorder;
James A. Whiting. treasurer l.. w. Moody,
! senior warden; Josiah Cliff, jr., junior warden.
The headquarters of the commandery while
In this city Will be at No. 612 Pennsylvania ave-
nue.. where Maryland hospitality will be dis
pensed, with place Of rendezvous at the Globe
building, on Pennsylvania avenue near AZ
street. This commandery will leave Baltimore
tomorrow morning via the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad at = O'Clock aud upon arrival here will
report to Walter H. Sanborn. marshal Of the
eleventh division. to which it has been as
signed.
Maryland cOmmandery has irregular organized
drill corps numbering some sixty members,
which is under the special command of Granam
Dukehart, the captain general Of the COM
mandery. Maryland cOmmandery. or as origin
ally termed, encampment No. l. was ins!i-
tuted in the year 1890. and it is claimed by it's
members that it Is the oldest existing body of
Templars on the American continent.
Ia the recently published history of Free
masonry in Maryland by Edward 7. schultz a
member and past commander of this COM
mandery and past grand commander of the
Grand cOmmandery of the state of Maryland
and also very prominent Mason in the various
communicates, each of which has claimed to be
the oldest. viz. Boston, No. l, of Boston,
Mass; Charleston. No. /. Of Charleston, S. c.;
Washington, No. l, Of Hartford, Conn.,; St.
JOEus. NJ. L, VI TTOfHeUce, IL. l., OUT lie
stoutly maintains that Maryland commandery
was organized in the year 1870, aud that it has
had a continuous existence, with the exception
of brief periods OF dOrmancy, to the present.
He admits that several Of the Jurisdictions
named are entitled to priority for
Tempar degrees of ORDERS but he
denies that proofs have been produced by
any of them TO show as early a formation az
Maryland commandery, No. l.
In view OF the fact that this commandery is
nearing the close of a centurys existence a
committee of thirteen of Its most active MEM
bers was appointed some months since to make
arrangements to celebrate in May next ITS CEN
tennial anniversary with appropriate ceremo-
MES. The celebration viii occupy three DAYS
and it is proposed to make 1t an interesting and
imposing one.
This commandery has participated In many
notable celebrations during its existence Of
nearly century. the earliest Of which mention
is made by Mr.. Schultz was the celebration of
the laying or the first or foundation stone OF the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad company. The
civic military aud Masonic parade ON the occa-
sion was perhaps the most memorable one held
In this country to that period. At the cOnc!u-
sion Of the parade the coinmandery with num-
Der OF Invited guests marched to the court yard
of the Old Globe inn. then standing on Balti.
more street one door west of Hanover street
where they dned in 4 handsome pavilion or tent
erected for the purpose. August g. 1899. this
cOmmandery participated with its invited guests
Washington commaldery, No. /, of this city
Chen also termed eacaHpmen). in the ceiebra-
ton of the one hundredth anniversary of the
founding of the city OF Baltimore and the LAYING
of the first or foundation stone OF the Baltimore
and Susquehanua. now the Northern Central
railroad company, by the Masonic fraternity Of
Maryland.
In more recent years it has participated I'm
numerous piIgrimages with Washington COM
mandery, No. l. and her eldest daughter, Column
bia, No. 2, Of this city, among the most notable
Of which was as escort to President johnson to
Boston in 1867. upon the occasion OF the dedica-
ton Of the Masonic temple in that city. The
Grand encampment Of the United States held its
cOnclave In the city Of Baltimore In 1871 on
which occasion Maryland commandery had man.
uiactured In Berlin Germany, an oxid zed medal
1000 to 5000 of which were distributed to the
visiting fraters, by whom they are still highly
priced. Since the year 1928. Maryland COM
nandery has had thirty two eminent command
ers, and of sixteen grand commanders of the
Grand commandery of the state of MARYLAND ten
were either knighted in Maryland commandery.
No. l, or were members at the time of their
elections as grand commanders.
Antioch of Cumberland, Md,
Antioch commandery of Cumberland Md.
brought about 80 members. They came here
over the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. This COM