The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-05-08

Ancient and Iiiusirious order knight
Of Malta.

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At yesterday mornings session OF
fhe Supreme Commandery, Ancient
and iilnstrious Order Knights of Malta
3. O. Sir o. r. Wilt presented his an
nual report. In which he made the fol.
lowing recommendations
That at tho institution of comman-
deries, after the application for war.
rant has been signed and the petition
to organize commandery has been
granted the petitioners hold preliml-
nary meeting, olest oiflcers and that
said officers under the direction Of
the supreme commander or deputy
supreme commander deposit in the
treasury OF the nearest commandery a
sum not less than So said money to
be refunded to the new commandery
Immediately after its institution, that
the commandery which receives this
sum confer the knights of Malta and
Black degrees ON the petitioners and
obligate them in the remaining 10 de-
grees that on the night of institution
all the charter members received the
Malta and Black degrees and that af-
ter the institution of the commandery
and installation of officers the remain
ing 10 degrees be exempliiied to the
Officers and they in turn advance the
remaining charter members TO the or
der OF Red Cross and Sepulchre within
q reasonable time after institution, say
three months that the order be made
more of a military organization than
heretofore,
Tho order, he said, had increased
rapidly during the term. He urged
the employment of thoroughly com
petent and reliable man daily at head
quarters. The supreme charter grant
ed by the imperial body of Scotland
about seven months ago, with the re-
port from the supreme convocation of
parent Black oncampment of Scotland
he added, has banished from the minds
OF the skeptlcs every trace Of doubt as
to the legitimacy OF the Supreme Com
mandery In America.
Fourteen Communicates were insti :
tuted during the term, three were re-
inStated and 80 are ready for institu-
ton. The new Communicates are
located In Pennsylvania. New Jersey,
Maryland, Massachusetts,, Ohio and
Illinois. He made further recon-
mendations us follows: That provi-
sion be made for the benefit OF com-
panions who formerly belonged to the
order, but whose Communicates had
been dissolved, and who by reason OF
age or otherwise could not be readmit-
ted to the order ut reorganization OF
communicates lie recognized as COM
panions and privileged to visit COM
manderies and advance in mys-
tertes of the order, that a law be en-
acted that will embrace and maintain
in the fraternity every good, honest
and loyal Knight OF Malta, that there
be added to the applications for men,
bership the date and place OF birth of
the applicant, SO as to aid the grand
register in his work, that no person be
permitted to connect himself with
any commandery outside of jurisdic-
ton where he resides unless he obtains
permission from the commandery in
his jurisdiction or from the one in the
nearest Jurisdiction. The address was
listened to with earnest attention by
the large assemblage and enthusiast.
cally received.
At noon an adjournment was taken
until two O'Clock, and when the grand
body Te-aSsembled, the committee on
credentials made their report, after
which the following Sir Knights, who
had passed through the official chains
OF subordinate Communicates receiv-
ed the past commanders degree:
No. 90; w. NJ; Clark and $. Y; Norris: Rob
ert Bruce Commandery, No. IL; W. E..
Baucher Mount Zion. No 81: Gustave
Stups Damon. No. 81; g. A. speer
| ntauuS hIue NO. oif j. =. wilson, CruSil-
der, No, 20i II. c, Maggie St James, No Is;
| James Tosh, Palestine No IA; Charles
Scholey and John II. Irwin, Eastern Star
No. Ia Evan Bivan, Mary, No. 81; David
Downs, ka1osh. No IS; Harry Broadbent,
Cross and Crown. No is; q. w. Whidden,
st. John, No, 2; 8. A. Geasey, Gethsemane,
No. 40; A. Clover and John Hilhiver. st.
John, No. 2; William Petty, NJ d. Prince
OF Peace, No. GO; Robert Edgar Brandy
wine, No 81; A. W. Shaw, Kadosh, No. IS /;
q. +. Sehlicker, Covenant, No. 4S; Thomas
l.nucr Susquehanna No. Is; G. X. Mack
nall susquehanna No. ~; Frank NJ. Will
liams, Olive Branch, No. rs; j, W. H.
Kerr, Pilgrim, No. AZ:
l.. L. shedd, Clcrmont. No. c.; w. II.
Brooks DeinolRy, No ssh. X. Morton, st.
Alban. No. IS; U. A. Walton St BERNARD.
No. 49, John !, Millikin, Brandywine, No.
5l; y. and Il. |. Heiser, Rcd Cross, No. II;
J. NJ. John. Mt. Carmel No. e2; Alfred NJ.
Trumbull Washington, No. So; II. A.
Kline, John Knox, No, i2; Is. Il. Robinson,
Keystone, No. 20; William Mckay, kadosh,
No: %; I. A. shannon. Iyanh0e, No, %;
Il. II. Shannon. Ivanhoe. No. 70; Alexan.
der TronteT. Joppa, No. 80; c. T. Morgan,
Salem, No. ~; q. NJ. Keller, Alpine. No.
20; Z, H. Cross; llospitaller, No. ~; George
W. Dlytnney, Holy Gross, No. 81 james
Hamilton, Victory No.4
j. \, Gross, st. Timothy No. 60; C. II.
Windt Knight Errant, No. 81; II. W. Col
Inns, McClintock, No So; A. W. Bayer, II
Piuns, No. 49, J: h. llouck, GiraTd, No
50; Il. &. Skinner, ST. AlhNns No. 46; G. s
Messenger st. Pctcr's No. 80; ]. Lelbens
; berger, st. Marks No. z; g. Il. May, Mt
olivet No. II; j. G. Hare, Holy Gross, No
; 81; $. X. Abrahams. Excelsior, No. 20; Il
4, Martin, Liberty No. 10; NJ, IL. Kemerer
Damascus. No. so.
A session was held last evening, al
which considerable miscellaneous bust
ness was transacted. 1t was decided
to enlarge this Ancient Knight. the of
tlcial orgun of the order, and also Il
employ large corps OF editors.
During the evening, about twenty
five Sir Knights from Pennsylvanl,
and New Jersey visited this city, and
were admitted to the floor OF the hall
Speech making was kept up until afte
10 O'Clock, when adjournment was haC
until 1880 o'clock this morning.