, 1889-10-10

Tho annual address of Grand Master
Roomo, who presided over the session,
was then read. His address opened
with reference to knights who
had had died during the past three
years. He recommended selecting
| ascension day as II day of special COM
mclnoration and religious services by
the order throughout the country. lie
then devoted IL great deal of space to tho
Iowa trouble, rviewing the whole mat
ter from beginning to end. Ho said the
grand oommandery of that state had
attempted tonullify deliberately the will
of the grand oncampmcnt, and though
still protesting loyalty to tho grand en-
cam pment and constitution It's deeds
had belied its empty words, lie admit
ted chat the ritual adopted by the san
francisco conclave In 1856 had not COM
mcndcd itself to all of the state com
mandories but insisted while 1t was in
! force it was the boundcn duty of knights
to obey II. Iowa did not rest with criti-
cism, did not submit such alterations us
ii deemed advisable, hut attempted To- do
away with the law of the grand encamp-
mcnt and question the cOnstitutionality
of the legislation of the grand cncimp-
mcnt.
When the grand commander of the
state of Iowa questioned his authority
to order the use OF the new ritual in
Iowa, he felt justified I'm issuing IN odici
declaring the grand commaudcry and all
Sir knights to be in a state OF disloyalty
and rebellion to the constitution and
grand cnCampinent of the United
states. He declared he had no i'll feeling
Tor the crring Iowa brethren and what
he had done had been solely to promote
the dignity of the order. Further than
| this he wished to be distinctly under.
stool as IN no way taking up the cause
OF the ritual as adopted.
In conclusion he recommended great
gcntleness in dealing with this unior-
tunaic state of utlnirs. The whole mat.
ter. of ritual, lac trusted, would bo
definitely disposed of at this conClnve,
and In final decision iic hoped all would
| agree, and If Iowa was satisfied all oc-
casioh for disagreement would be rc.
moved. Soon after the reading of Gen
cral Roome's address the COnClaye ad.
journcd until To. morrow
| Thus evening has been given up to SER
enades and receptions. Golden Gate
commandcry of SAN Francisco has hecn
the recipient of unusual and marked at.
tentiun. This afternoon the command.
cry rendered Mrs. John "A. Logan AN cle-
| giant reception at their quarters. The
rooms were deliberately decorated. Mrs.
Logan, accompanied by her son,
| was received by Eminent Commander
| y. q, Booth, Gencralissimo Young
and other officers, Thursday afternoon
Mrs. Logan, VINO Is u warm friend of
Golden Gate commandery, will gtve its
| Knights and ladies' II special reception ut
Calumet place. Tonight public re-
cepton WAS given by Golden Gate COM
mandcry to the ladies and knights. All
| appeared in FULL dress and the reception
rooms were throngcd for several lfours
and the great number present enjoyed
the liberal opeii- handed hospitality Of
the Californiaps. California Com
inandcry, No. ~ of san Francisco, also
attracted much notice
| WAsHGNGToN, oct. S.--Onc of the in
citleuts at the white house this morning
was tile presentation to the president OF
tho Boy Knights Templar from Louis.
vile. They wore iuli-Gress uniforms of
| the comnandery-p plumcd chapeau,
caldric sword, ctc., ana were accom- panied
by Justice Harlan, who formally pre-
scntci tiem. The president addressed a
lew words of encouragement aud compli-
ment to the boys aud shook each one by
| the hand.
| WAsIiINGroN, Oct. 0.-Thc feature of
the second day of the tricnuial conclave
was the exhibition drill, tempered as it
WAS by the rays of the warm autumn
sun. There were numerous spectators,
/ a majority of whom were hands sOmcly
uttired ladies. In the evening II rocep-
tion was held ut the white house. The
president was assisted by all the mem.
! bcrs of the cabinet except Secretaries
Blaine and Proctor, and by Mrs. liarri.
| son, Mrs. Miller, Mrs Window, Mrs.
Rusk and Mrs. Noble. Presentations
| were made by Sir Knight Myrou NJ.
Parker of this city, The knights, gen.
erollN accompanied by ladies, passed
| quickly through the blue room. After
| ingc ring here short time, they dc.
scended to the green room and into the
garden below. At the close of the rcccp-
tion the guests walked about the
NIL. Il ~.
nll display of fireworks from the white
| house.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
| At the session of the grand encamp-
| mcnt this afternoon the Iowa case came
! up. Past CrtlI Master James IL. Hop
| kins OF Iowa, chairman of the commit
| tee on rlsprudCncC, brought in re
port which recommended the adoption
OF the resolution, and which began by
! reciting q passage Of the resolution of
three years ago that caused trouble 1t
! then pointed out that 1t was the duty of
/ the most eminent grand master to en-
| force tine terms set out in the resou--
] ton, and that the grand COM
| mandcries of the state OF Iowa had
been digloyal in not obcying the cdict
| of the most eminent grand master and
were Censurable for this action but the
committees were of tho opinion that the
grand cOmmandery and subordinate
/ COMMUNICATES Ol IOWA ma bttn pun
ished sufficiently in being suspended
| from Tenplar Intercourse with the com
mandories of other states, and orders
| generally throughout the country, and
/ recon mendcd an order intcrdicting all
FIemDlur Intercourse with the grand
conmandory of Iowa and other knights
Tcmplur of the United States, which lie
no longer considered i'll force. The
recommendations OF the committee
found favor with the members OF the
grand encampment. Speeches We're
made explanatory, and love
and amid considerable enthusiasm
tho resolution of the committee was
adopted, and the grand commandcry OF
Iowa was cordially welcomed back into
full fellowship.
The committee on the next place of
meeting of the triennial conclave re-
ported In favor of Louisville, Ky. The
report will be acted upon tomorrow af-
tcrnoon.
To-day's spectacular feature of the
grandacncampmont OF the knights Tenn
plar was the parade of the Mobiles of the
Mystic Shrine. The procession formed
near the treasury building and marched
thence by Fifteenth and Nineteenth
streets and Pennsylvania avenue to the
capitol, countermarching thcnCe to the
place Of starting. Esmnn Temple of st.
Paul caused much amusement among
the spectators by carrying the
blanket" strong canvas sheet
with convenient handles upon it.
WAsnINoToN, Oct. 9,--The people
found much To admire aud crafty their
sense of the bpnutiftil and 1irturcsfIue in