Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-25
IN BLACK AND GOLD.
Pennsylvania Knights Templar Dazzle
All Philadelphia Eyes.
THE COMMANDERY IN CONCLAVE.
Plttsburg's No. 1 Leads in the Great Pageant
of Four Divisions.
AMENITIES OF THE DAY EXCHANGED

| PHILADELPHIA, May 24.-The average
Philadelphia never witnessed such ,
pageant as that which occupied Broat
street this morning. Eleven o'clock wa
the hour set for the great parade of the
Grand Commandery Knights Templar Of
Pennsylvania to move, but long before that
hour the streets were crowded with people.
The order of parade was as follows, Right
Eminent Sir Joseph s. Wright and staf
leading the line:
First Division-Marshal, R. E. Sir George
| W kendrick, Jr. P. G. Commander; aids,
I: Sir Ellsworth, H. Potts and E. Sir Louis
NJ. Chasteau. Pittsburg Commandery No. !;
philadelphia Commandery No. 2; St: Johns
Gommandery No. 4, Philadelphia; St.
Molay Commandery No. 9, Reading; Pilgrim
Commandery No. II, Harrisburg; Lancaster
Commandery No. 1a; Jerusalem Com
mandery No Is, Pnenixville; Northern Com
Second Division-Marshal, E. Sir Arthur
q. Woodward, Grand Sword Bearer; aids,
p. Sir W. H. Senderling and E. Sir Charles Il.
BreIsford st. Johns Commandery. No. J.,
Wilmington, Del; Crusade Commandery No.
5, Baltimore; Helena Commandery No. J.
Bordentown, N. j.; Cyrene Commandery
No. 7, Camden, N. j.; Ivanhoe Commandery
Third Division-Marshal, Sir John V. Dem
ney: aids, Sir William W. Stevens and E. Sir
William A. Dey Foster, C9ur de Leon Com
Commandery No. 10, Easton; Allen Com
mandery No. 20, Allentown; Baldwin Com
mandery No. %, Williamsport; Kadosh Com
mandery No. 29, Philadelphia; Hutchinson
Commandery No. 80, Norristown; Constans
Commandery No. SO, Bellefonte; Mary Com
mandery No. 36, Philadelphia.
Fourth division - Marshal E. Sir e. T.
Davis; aids, Sir Joseph Bird and Sir Robert
E: Lynch; Reading Commandery No; AZ;
Dieu le Veut Commandery No. 40, Wilkes
barre; Hospitaller Commandery No: 46, Lock
delphia; Kensington Commandery No. "a,
Philadelphia, Huntingdon Commandery No.
S. Huntingdon; Chester Commandery No
66 Chester; Pennsylvania Commandery No.
mandery No. %, Philadelphia.
The visiting Communicates made an ex-
cellent showing and were the recipients OF
much prolonged cheering.
The Grand Commandery, knights Temp
lar, began its session at 8 o'clock. As
preliminary to actual business, although
part of the proceedings, the Knights were
received by Mayor Stuart in the hall of the
meeting. The Mayor Is Mason, trustee
of Philadelphia Commandery No. q of the
Knights Templar, and the occasion had
double interest for him George w. Ken
drick, Jr., introduced the Mayor, and the
remarks of the executive received neat re-
ply from Sir Joseph S. Wright, the R. E.
Grand Commander in the United States.
Sir James H. Codding, the next Grand
Commander and present R. E Deputy
Grand Commander, also extended welcome,
to which Sir James 81. Hopkins, Past
Grand Master, Knights Templar, of the
United States, made suitable reply. The
amenities of the hour were continued in the
extension of greeting to the grand officers
of the Grand Commandery of Maryland.
There were present at the conclaye about
300 members, representing 65 of the 6S
Communicates in this jurisdiction. A re-
view of his duties for the year was read by
Commander Wright, and reports were
made by Grand Treasurer SIR Mark
Richards Muckle and Grand Recorder Sir
Charles E. Meyer. The committee, to
make arrangements for the Philadelphia
Commandery, who propose going to the
Grand Conclave of the United States in
Denver, reported, and the:petitions of the
four new Communicates Nativity No. 1, of
Pottsvllle; Duquesne No. 72, of Pittsburg;
No. "a, of Phillipsburg and
Duquesne No. 70, of Hazelton were re-
ceiyed and referred to committee.