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

sentative, has steadily increased. until &c nov
numbers fourteen active commandeffes, having
total membership OF about 600. It's represeutr
atives were present AZ the meeting Of the Grand
encampment held st st. Louis In 1858 and sub
seQueutly at the meetings held Of Baltimore,
New 0rieans Cleveland. Chicago. San Francisco
membership Of it, constituent comm anderies and
on few occasions commsadsriss ~ organiza-
unions
Among those who have snsd the once Of
Grand commander will be found the names n
not Few who have attained eminsnoe In the
Masonic world. and many who ore prominent In
their respective professions throughout the state
and the south
We append the names OF those who have ,illed
the ONCE Of grand commander torsthsr with
the year OF the service OF each sines 1865: sirs
John AcClelland Of Nsshvius, 1866; John FRY
zeil OF Nashville. 1857; Joseph NJ. Tower Of Co
,umes, lsos. AZ thus meeting the tiTae Cor
holding It's annual coRclsvs ~as changed frorn
October TO May. sirs Achilles n. Sears OF ClsrLs-
vile. 1870; George =. Biscke OF Naahville 1871:
Joseph 3. Palmer Of burfreesbOro, 1872: George
Mellersh OF Memphis. 1875; Morton B. Howell OF
Nashville. 1874; II. n. Aikens OF Knoxville ISIS
William Il. Butler OF kurffee.boro 1870: Edward
L. l. Worshsm OF Memphis, ISL; Wilbur y,
Foster Of Nashville, 1873; George c. Connor az
Chattanooga. 1872; Joseph n. Fussell OF Column
bia. 1880; Benjamin +. Halter OF Memphis. 1851;
William n. Robson OF Murfreeshoro. lSS2 VIM
z. Robertson Of jackson. 1855; C. r. Gwynne Of
Lebanon. 1884: J. B. Nicklin OF Chattanooga
1855; Henry c. Hensley OF Nashville, ISS6; Chas.
". Mostly OF Memphis. 1887. G. 3. Wilson Of
Clarksyilie, 1883, and William c. Smith OF Nash
vile. the present grand commander
Since lS6S the following past grand COM
manders have flled the office Of grand recorder.
sirs Charles A. Fuller, from 1865 TO 1865, inclu-
siye; John Frizzell from 1868 10 1874. inclusive;
Morton Il. Howell. from 1874 10 1884, inclusive;
welbur F. Foster. from 1854 To 1856. inclusive,
and Geo. c. Connor, the present grand recorder
who was elected 10 that Office in 1887. The EN-
cheney and nne ability OF those who have filed
the once OF grand recorder and correspondent
In this Grand commandery has given 20 Tennes-
SEE through its reports on correspondence" q
high rank among Knights Templar.
IL has had twenty-seyen grand commanders.
Of these seventeen are now living, and OF this
number there will be twelve In attendance at
this meeting Of the Grand encampment, in addl.
ton TO the immediate representatives, or the
first four Officers Of the Grand commandery for
the current year.
Tennessee will have three Communicates
present al this triennai reunion as destructive
organizations, TO Wit: Cisrksvile. No. s. sta
toned at GAINESVILLE; Ceur de Lion. No. 3,
stationed at Knoxville, and La Valette No. Il.
stationed at Nashville.
Delegations viii be present also from Nash
yille No. I. DeMolay. No. 8: Memphis, No. 4;
Baldwin. No. :; Murfreesboro. No. 10; DePayens,
No. II; Jackson, Ne. IS; Lookout, No. IA, and
81. Elmo, No. Is; in all. about $50 knights
The headquarters of the Grand commandery
of Tennessee will be at 1910 II street. from
Monday evening. October Z, % the close Of the
meeting OF the Grand encampment.
William Crawford Smith WAS bcSn Of Scotch
parentage November 26. 1887. at 7. .ersburg,
Va. where he was reared and educated In
November. 1853. he removed to Nashville Tenn,
and was engaged in business until the outbreak
Of the WIT. Returning al once 10 his old home
in Virginia. he entered the southern army
May 10, 1861. and continued constantly I'm active
service as a member Of Mahone's brigade until
the surrender at AppomattoN in April. 1855.
His home was then in Richmond. Va until De-
cember, 1866. when he again removed 10 Nash
vile. Tenn. which has been his residence con-
tinuOuSly up to the present time Sir Knight
Smith was made a master Mason in Petersburg
lodge. No. Is, Petersburg. Va. October IL 1866
a Royal Arch aud Council Mason in Petersburg
Onion Royal Arch chapter. February. 1865. and
received the orders Of kHighthood In Nashville
commandery, No. l. Nashville. Tenn. IN 1879.
tie has also received the fourteenth degree u
Tennessee he has been made the presiding
officer In all the subordinate Masonic bodies Of
which he was member. and has advanced by
regular promotion until he now holds the posi-
ton Of grand commander OF the knights
Templar OF Tennessee. Sir Knight Smith Is an
architect by profession, is a fellow OF the Ameri-
can institute Of architects also a fellow Of the
Western association Of architects and was vice
president at the latter organization for the term
OF 1SS7-SS.
La Nalette of Nashville.
This evening La Yalette commandory Of
Nashville, Tenn, will arrive and occupy quar-
tiers at the Alpine house. Thirty knights and