St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-12
ORDER OF CHIvALRY.
1t Was Conferred Last Night in
Minneapolis for First Time in

1t Was Conferred Last Night in
Minneapolis for First Time in
Minnesota.
The 1000 electric lights in the spacious
Masonic Temple drill hall shone down
last night upon stalwart forms arrayed
in all the gold lace and sparkling metal
known to the uniformed secret orders.
The members of three cantons of the
military rank of Odd Fellowship
marched and countermarched around
the big hall, and slipped on the polished
floor. They looked their brightest and
bravest. What were they there for :?
To assist at ceremony the like of
which had never been seen in Mime
sofa since the first lodge of Odd Fellows
was instituted in the state. The Order
of Chivalrv. the highest known to the
members of that order, was conferred
upon sixteen candidates. Around the
hall were ranged the friends of the
order and the members of the order
who do not wear uniforms. The whole
made beautiful picture. The cere-
monies were marred somewhat by the
unfamlliarlty of some of those who took
part in the exercises with the ritual. but
as it was the first time that most of
them had ever even witnessed a cere-
mony of the kind, the hesitation was
pardOnable.
On the platform at the rear of the
drill hall were two tents, wherein re
clined the chief officer of the state and
the members of his immediate staff, to-
gether with the ladies who were to as
sist at the comforting of the degrees.
The cantons did a good deal of pre-
liminary marching around the hall, then
formed in two lines directly in front of
the tents of the chief officer, Brig. Gen.
F. A. Woodward. The general was
| notified that the candidates for the de-
gree were ready. He and his staff, ac-
| companied by four ladies in white, with
black capes, marched out to the
| center of the parade ground" The
| uniformed cantons were formed into a
hollow square around them. The candi-
| date was placed upon his knees, all the
other members of his canton kneeling
with him and given the Obligation of
the degree, his hand resting upon a
bible that was placed upon drum, sig
nifying the military character of the
ceremony. All this is supposed to
take place on battle field. and the de-
gree of chivalry is conferred as a re-
ward for distinguished services. After
the administration of the oath one of the
ladies advanced and fastened to the heel
| OIL The Candidate spur. Another gave
him sword with the admonition to
never draw it but in good cause and in
defense of the weak. In like manner
the other appurtenances of knighthood
were given to him and he was told tC
rise. Then little girl pinned upon his
breast the jewel of the degree of chiy
airy. This ceremony was gone through
with each of the sixteen candidates, il
being varied slightly in the case of the
ladies. When all had taken the degree
they were treated to lecture on the
duties of the wearer of that jewel b.
the commander. The following received
this degree, conferred last night for tn,
first time In Minnesota:
Maj. Carl Armandinger, Fort Smell
ing canton; Maj. George W. Bertram
Canton Advance, Minneapolis; Capt. A
A. Hoyt, Canton Advance, Minneapolis
Capt. Frank l.. Gowan, Canton Ad
vance, Minneapolis; Lieut.. F. M
Hemon. Canton Minneapolis; Maj
L. &. Fisher, Maj. d. A. Studebaker
Capt. B. 3. Chute, Canton Minnesota
Ensign w. K. johnson, Mai. Henri,
Smith, Col. Max E. Kost, Canton Apol
10, st. Paul; Sister j. E. Bertram, Min
nehah Daughters of Rebecca; Siste
Maud Z. Hemon, Crescent lodge, D. O
R.; Sister Emma Rushford, lola lodge
d. of R.; Sister Cora E. Chance, Myrtl
lodge. ID. of r.; Sisters Nora Tilbur
and Eliza Harnish, Bethesda lodge, Z
of r.