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

possession OF its original records intact, IN tile
handwriting of its several recorders. printed
copy OF the bylaws says: 1T was the first en-
campment ever chartered in this country un-
mistakably proven in our present charter.
issued from the Grand encanpment of the
United States, over the signature of Thos.
Smith Webb. then deputy greneral grand master,
which recognizes and establishes the date of the
London charter, September 5. 1903. 1t was the
first and only encampment in the United States
that ever received q charter from the Grand en-
campment OF England, and, without doubt, was
issued and confirmed by Walter ROdwell Wright,
grand master of Knights Templar at that time"
Following ia the long list OF eminent COM
manders from 1901 to 1889. many having been
honored with more than one term: Eliphaler
Buckley. James BOxter John +. Wortrous. E.
Goodrich, jr., Andrew Harris. Amherst d.
Sc0ville George Gddings. Horace Goodwin,
Allyn Goodwin, Cyrus Goodell. David Clark.
James H. Ashmead, Heman H. Barbour. Samuel
Trip, stiles d. Sperry. E. Thomas LobdelI,
Willis J. Goodsell Thomas H. Seymour. Henry
Gardner, John G. Root. Joel R. Holcomb. John
W. Johnson. Seth Z. Marsh, Joseph X. Wheeler,
johnson G.. GriswOld. Samuel NJ. Bronson. Wat
son h. Bliss. Charles E. Billings and Isaiah
Baker, jr.
The officers Of the cOrnmaudery for 1889 are:
Isaiah Baker, jr.. eminent commander: Rial 8.
Peck, geEeralissimo; Charles > Davidson, cap
tain general; Rev. James Stoddard. prelate; II.
b. Pnllbrick, senior warden; II. Leroy Wood
urer; Joseph X. Wheeler recorder; Adams c..
Allen, standard bearer; j. Edgar Godbec, sword
bearer; William b. Davidson. warder; George
H. Foster. first guard; William IL. Coles, second
guard; Henry S. Strong. third guard. Ransom
N. Fitzgerald. cOmmissary; William F. Whit
t1lsey. armUrer; S. Tuder BiSsell, musical
director; Edward T. MAN, sentinel.
The cOmmandery took part in the triennial
conclave at Chicago in 1850. They wear the
regulation black uniform. with chapeau. bal
drick and the triangular apron with skull and
cross bones. They expect to bring to Washing
ton 10 to 100 members, arriving here this
evening.
New Haven Commandery, No. 2,
stationed at New Haven. Conn, was instituted
in 1925. 1t is Differed at present as follows:
Lyman II. johnson, eminent commander; Allen
d. Baldwin, generaliss!mo; Isaac W. Bishop,
captain general; Eli s. Quintard, prelate; Fred.
II. Waldron, assistant prelate; Atherton L..
Barnes, senior warden; George W. Wier, junior
warden; Charles Il. Root, treasurer; Francis q.
Anthony, recorder; Il. Parsons Dickerman,
assistant recorder; David Il. Alling, standard
bearer; Joseph b. Cunningham, sword bearer;
Frank +. Stoddard, warder; Felix Chilling
worth, first guards Charles W. Weir, second
guard; George Z. Maltby, third guard; William
E. Morgan, commissary; Charles Vishno,
organist; Edward Burtrick, sentinel.
Its past commanders are: Eli s. Quintard,
Horace Bowman, Charles G. Denison, Charles
w. Skiff, Edward L. Butrick. Frederick H.
Waldron, Frank d. Sloat. Lyman H. Johnson
1t has membership of 225. This commandery
arrived In the city today with IS sir knights
uniformed in black, with black feathers in
chapeau black apron with skull and cross
bones, silver fringe on apron and baldric and
buff gloves. About IS ladies accompany this
commandery. Its headquarters are at the
Randall house.
Columbian of Norwich, Conn.
Columbian cOmmandery, No. 4, of Norwich,
New London county, Connecticut, was or.
ganized in 1858. The list of eminent com.
manders since that time up to date is az
follows Vim. H. Copp, VIM. L. Brewer VIM
H. Tingley, B. B. Whittemore, p st. NJ
Andrews. John w. Stedman, Charles W.
Carter, Henry L. Parker. J. B. Mershon,
Joseph j. Walt. Allen Tenny, Robert A.
France, N. D. SEWN, Costello Lippitt, s. A,
Gilbert and John T. Crazy. Of these Past
Commanders Brewer, Andrews and Carter
have also held the office of grand commander,
| and Carter has held Office in the Grand encamp-
ment. Past Commander Lpptt Is the present
grand generalissimO.
The present officers are: John T. Crary. emf
nent commander; d. N. Lester generalissimo;
A. d. Smith. captain general; Costello Lippitt,
prelate Charles w. Gale, senior warden: A. s.
ComstOck, junior warden; Charles e. DYER.
treasurer; B. w. HYDE recorder w. H. HoYey,
standard bearer; J. c. Averill, sword bearer: J.
H. George, warder; c. l.. Harwood third guard:
r. s. Bartlett, second guard; II. f. Fisher, first
guard; Owen Gardner, sentinel
The comtnandery has about 240 members, and
OF these about so came to Washington. bringing
with them band Of twenty-five pieces. They
arrived last evening and are quartered five DAYS
| at the National hotel. They wear what is known
as the black uniform-nOthing white but the sill.
| yer trimmings and la triangular apron with skull
and cross bones