The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-14
MAsONS IN SESSION.
Grand Commandery, Knights
Templar, Meets.
ROYAL ARCH MAsons ADJOURN
The New ofIicers Elected - Northern
Supreme Council to Meet-Thirty-
Third Degree Masons.

The fourth annual conclave of the Gfano
Commandcry, Knights Templar, OF this s.a'e'
wes assembled IN Freeds hall at o e.oeA
Yesterday morning by Grand Commander Dla-
lock, who delivered brief address appropriate
TO the occasion. The sir knights were "a sess'o
for only an hour, when they "called ON un !. !,
10 O'Clock on Monday morning Sir knlgnts En-
r. Hare, of Tacoma; T. w. Agate, OF Eliensnurg,
and w. v. Rinehart, OF Seattle, were appoin y
o committee on credentials, and reporleo the
following grand officers present.
RE. grand commander Sir Yancy e. Bia
lock, WaIla walla; V. Z. deputy grand com,
generaiissiuo. Sir Edward X. Hare, Tacoma: E.
grand cantaif, general, Sir Eugene I. wilson,
Ellensburg E. grand prelate,. sir Harrison W.
sir George n. Alexander, seattle; f. grand
Junior warden, Sir Daniel \: Mcpherson,
fprague; X. grand treasurer. Sir Thomas n.
Reed, Olympia; E. grand recorder, ST Horace w ".
William w. Poole, Seattle; E.. grand sword
bearer, Sir George =. Dickson, Ellensburg; E.
grand warder. Sir William 6. Rowland, Tacoma,
and E. grand captain of guard, Sir Carmi Dib-
bic, sehome. K. L. past grand commanders, Sir
Alfred s. Palmer, Seattle, and Sir Elijah NJ.
Beatty, Tacoma.
The nine Communicates of the state, four of
which are under dispensation, were represented
a. follows:
Washington Commandery, No. I, WaIla Walla
Sir Harrison W. Eagan and Sir J. l.. Jones.
Seattle Commandery, No. 2, Seattle-Sir Cor
neius Driseol, eminent commander; Sir VIII
liam w. Poole, generalissimo; Sir Irusten T.
Dyer, captain general; past commanders: Emf
nent Sirs Edward s. Ingraham, George n. Alex
snder and w. V. Rinchart.
Cataract commandery, No. 8, spokane-Sir II.
w. Tyler, eminent commander; Sir L. l.. Lang,
geueralissimo.
Ivanhoe Commandery, No. 4, Taeoma-Sir
George T. Deiprat, eminent commander: Sir
Richard A. Ketner, generalissimo; Sir Linus Z.
Post, captain general: Eminent Sir Charles n.
Daniels, past commander.
Temple Commandery, No 5. Ellensburg-Sir
W. X. Abrahams, eminent commander Sir
Agatz, captain general; Eminent Sir John Z.
Peters, past commander
Vancouver Commandery. q. D.-Sir Louis
Sobus.
=, Aberdeen commandery, U. D-sir Jacob
Weatherwax, eminent commander.
Olympia Commandery, U. D.-sir Thomas NJ.
Reed. eminent commander
Hesperus Commandery, U. d., Feirhaven-Sir
f. b. West, generalissimo.
There are about 800 Knights Templar in this
state The first annual grand conclGve was held
in this city in 1887. The Templars constitute an
order of Masonry farther progressed than the
Royal Arch, and Is the highest rank of the York
rite BY ''the profane' it is usually regarded as
the military branch of Masonry, owing to its
military work aud aecoutrements. 1t Celebrates
upon the crusades, and it is at the commandery
where Christian Masonry, so called, really be-
gins; that is. it is the Christian landmark Of re-
ligious history.
On Monday the new officers will be chosen for
oificcrs-sir Knights Blalock. Rush, Hare and
Wilson. or their proxies-will represent this
state at the grand encampment, Knights Tenn
plar, to be assembled n Denver ncxt ypar