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

praying for Q charter for Q commandery NJ
Americas, Ga. which petition was granted and
DeMolay commandery, No. 5, placed on the
roll.
Right Eminent Sir william Tracy Gould was
reelected grand commander every year con-
secutively until 1s6S, when be insisted on being
Relieved from further active duty, and has becn
succeeded by the following: Thomas W. Chand-
Ter. George 3. Obear, Allen 8. Cutts, William H.
fuller. Samuel P. Hamilton, George I. Ander-
sen, Thon1s Harde;nan. Jr., William j. Pollard.
Charles r. Armstrong. William d. Luckie, VIM.
8. Rockwell, William B. Young, Thomas Bal
lantyne. Charles T. Watson, James l. Fleming
and A. @. Howard
at the grand conclave held IN 1876 charter
was granted for a commandcry to be stationed
at the city OF Forsyth, Ca, under the name and
style OF William Tracy Gould commandery. No.
9, which Was duly constituted and its officers
Installed on February % 1857. L. Sir Robert Ia
Koddy being the first eminent commander, SIR
Elbrldge G. Cabiness the first generalissimo. and
Sir Jason Burr the 1rst captain general.
AT the Grand conclaye hela A. d. 1857. q
charter was granted for q commandery to be
stationed at the city OF Savannah. Ca. under
the name ana style OF Palestine commandery,
NO. z, +. Sir W. 5. Rockwell being the first emf
nent commander. who was installed as such by
the right eminent grand commander. with power
10 constitute said commandery and Install Its
officers.
At the Grand conclave held ID. 1870. char
u
TONED at the city Of Albany Ca, under the
name and style OF Tancred commandery. No. s.
+. Sir Gilbert ]. Wright being the first emf nent
commander, Sir James NJ. Mercer the first gen
era!issimo. and Sir Caleb H. Camfield the first
captain general. This commandery continued
Its work until 1886, when. In consequence of the
removal from that city Of many of its members
and the death OF Others. it was compelled to sur
render its charter, and was erased from the roll
OF subordinate communicates in this juris-
diction.
At the Grand conclave held A. d. 1888. a char
ter was granted for q commandery TO be sta
toned at tie city Of Rome, Ca. under the name
and style Of Rome commandery, No. 8 (thus I'LL
Ing up the number vacated by Tancred COM
maRdery). which was constituted In ample form
and its officers installed on December Is, 1885,
by Grand Com. J. l.. Fleming in person. At the
same time fine exemplifcation of the work OF
the orders was given at the request of the grand
commander by the officers OF Ceur de Lion
commandery, No. A, OF Atlanta.
The present roll of Communicates under the
Jurisdiction of the Grand commandery, X. T.. OF
Georgia, is as follows: Georgia commandery,
No. l. Augusta, IS members. St. Omer COM
mandery, No. 2, Macon. IS members. ST. Aide
mar commandery, No. 3. Columbus, 81 men,
bers. C9ur de Lion commandery. No. 4,
Atlanta, ia members. DeMolay commandery,
Gould commandery, No. 8, Forsyth and
GAINESVILLE, % memoirs. Palestine CON-
mandery, No. z, Savannah. az members
Rome commandery, No. s, Rome. Ga, % men,
0ers, making q total Of eight Communicates,
with As members.
The present grand officers OF the Grand CON-
mandery Of Georgia are as follows: Sirs Azariah
Graves Howard, grand commander; Richard
Joseph Num-, deputy grand commander; George
w. McElheney. grand generalissimo: Alexan-
dr1an N. Lambdin, grand captain general: James
X. winchester, grand prelate; William p. II.
Baldwin grand senior warden; Joseph X. Orr,
Junior warden; VIM. B. Daniel, grand treasurer;
samuel p. Hamilton, P.G.C., grand recorder;
VIM. n. Fleming, grand standard bearer; A..
Park woodward, grand sword bearer; A. W.
Walton, grand warder.
The uniform is the regular uniform of the
Grand encampment, but using gilt buttons,
variously grouped according to rank. The
banner Is the regular banner Of the order, with
the cross and notices on the front and the
| name Of the Grand commandery, Knights
Templar, Of Georgia on the reverse.