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

dates OF the national Templar body when law
fully ensctsd and proclaimed The Grand
comnandery in this had no thought Of opposi-
ton to the Grand encampment. or intention to
negative lts constitutional e1actments;' and
only such is the grand master empowered to
see duly and promptly observed In violation
o. his vow Of office to support and maintain the
constitution. he srrogated to himself and
usurped the power vested alone in the Grand
eneanpment 70 review and consider the Official
proceedings OF the Grand Communicates and
without arS warning notice to the grand
commander or any sir knight in Iowa issued
his order of March 81, 1855
on THE oTEER HAND
it is held that the ritual was in a condition Of
unfinished business, the appointment Of
committee at the triennisl in 1888 to report at
the next triennial complying with all necessary
laws. The Grand encampment never had q
ritual, so that IL Is claimed there could be no
amennment 10 propose, and the usual four
months notice became unnecessary. II Is
further urged that quorum of the Grand en-
eampment Is nine and a constitutional majority
OF that number Is seven. The clause IN the
constitution. IL is asserted. vas not intended to
oil tiIree-fourths of 272, that being the number
entitled to vote. 1t is further claimed that the
grand commander in his action in the Iowa
case exercised the rights of his Office under
ceedings of Grand Communicates has the fol-
lowing to say Of the Iowa case
1.-The complaints against the ritual are large
ly Of q selfish character; SO many Jurisdictions
have such beautiful ones that they hate to give
them mp; il would be so nice IL the Grand en-
campment would only adopt one Of their
illusions, forgetting that there would be an
other big row for the succeeding three years.
We read Of Webb work, Potter work, Hubbard
work, Eastern work, Bower (of Iowa. work,
II,
work, Illinois work, and, lastly. Tennessee work;
and each thinks his own the original simon
Pure.
With the exception of Iowa, Tennessee, and
possibly another jurisdiction, the observance
of the new ritual has been courteousiy
obeyed; but complaints are numerous, of
course. and relief is expected at the next
trienDial; but with such multitude of sug
gestons, amendments, and supposed errors.
we fear the entertainments at Washington will
prove a powerful rival to the Grand encamp-
ment, and that. under the Iowa construction
of law, very little legitimate business will be
accomplished; there will be no give or take in
amending the ritual. and we fear that it will
be hard to get full meeting present to act
upon any amendments"
THE IOWA GRAND coMMANpERY.
The Grand commandry of Iowa was estab-
lished in the year 1862 The grand commanders
who have presided SINCE the organization of
the cOmulaDQery are as 1OllONS: 1DeO. -. HaT-
win. VIM. Letfngweu, James II. Hartsock. Robert
+ Bower. Pitkin c. Wright. Buren, X. Sherman,
Edward A. Guilbert, Ozias p. Waters. John e.
Parish. George B. Van Saun, Frank Nicely,
Horace 5 WInslow, ]. Scott Jenkins. E. L.
Ainsworth. Henry ". Rothert, Abel w. Daugh-
erty, James Morton, Vim. A. McGrew, Almon
H. Dewey and Clark varnum.
There are ffty-one Communicates in the state
and the membership is 3. 720.
The presen; officers OF the Grand command
cry are as follows: Clark Varnum of Newton,
E. grand commander: Cyrus W. Eaton OF
Cedar rapids. We. deputy grand commander;
A b. Cox OF Mar.halltoyD, E. grand generals
slmo; +. U. Soule of Iowa Fails, L. grand cap
tain general; A.C. Stilson OF Otturawa. Z. grand
prelate; L. L. Webster of OsceOla, Z. grand
senior warden; ". Z. Cleveland of Harlan. L.
grand junior warden; T. Z. Smith OF Month
cello. L. grand treasurer; Aft. Wingate of Des
MONIES, L. grand recorder; John &. Parish of
Des MoInes. emeritus grand recorder; James
AtchisOn OF OskalOosa, l.. grand standard
bearer; s. Van Der Yaart of Cedar Fails, L.
grand sword bearer; George Il. Owen of
Marion. f. grand warder; Theodore Schreiner
Of Mt Pleasant, L. grand sentinel.
GRAND COMMANDER vARNUM.
The grand commander, Clark Yarnum, was
born in Vermont. When a young man he re-
moved 20 Illinois and then to Iowa, where he
located near Malcolm. He studied law and was
admitted to the bar in 1870. In 1884 he re-
moved to Newton, where he now resides. He
became Mason in l569, and after serving
through the various grades he became master
OF his lodge. which Office he held for six terms.
lie joined the chapter in 1874 and served seven
years as high priest. In 1878 he was placed at
the head of the grand chapter of Iowa. He
joined the eOmmandery and in 1885 was elected
eminent commander. In 1856 he was elected
from the floor to the position of grand COM
n!Snder of the grand commandery OF mis- state,
and has twice been reelected to that ONCE.