Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-08-18
KNIGHTS OF THE TEMPLE.

the Next COnc!aye-FesultO OF the Efec-
tion OF Ofacers-Hon. Hugh lIcCurdy o.
CorunEa. Mich, Chosen Grand Master
Other Officers Moved Up Notca-A
Day of Social Intercourse Between the
Visiting knights-The Firemen's Parade.
DENVER, Aug. 13.-Boston viii enter
| tain ezle triennial knights templar con-
(; clave in 1895. This was settled yester-
day afternoon, when Boston got 81
votes and Cincinnati IS. The fight has
been an interesting one from the start,
but as these dispatches have indicated
the Hub city has been in the lead all
along. While Louisville promised for
awhile to play an important part
and possibly knock the persimmons,
her claims were gracefully withdrawn
! to allow the fight to be waged between
the two cities which came early and
/ had earnestly pressed their claims.
This with the election of grand en-
campment officers were the important
features Of the meeting yesterday.
The grand encampment went into
session promptly at $40 and at once
proceeded to the election of officers for
: the next three years Hon. Hugh Nc
; Curdy, of Corunna, Mich, was, as an
! ticipated, elected grand master of the
Knights Templar of the United States,
and acknowledged the honor in a neat
speech.
Mr.. McCurdy was deputy grand
master, and according to the customary
rule the other three highest officers of
the grand encamp1nent were moved up.
| w. l.. Thomas, of Danville, Ky, was
elected deputy grand master: Reuben
H. Lloyd, of San Francisco. grand gen
eralissimo, and II. B. Stoddard, of
Bryan, Tex, the grand captain gen.
era1.
Outside of the grand commandery SEES
sion the day was given up to social af-
fairs. Social circles of the knights wi
dened and multiplied all day, and
emerged, extending in waves of festiv-
ity all over the city, flowing through
the thoroughfares in the form of march
ing delegations OF knights and ladies,
and breaking with roar Of
music and applause at the wide.
open portals Of the various commandery
headquarters. The city was given up
to holiday pageant and gatherings, and
sightseeing and social intercourse.
The knights of all the states of the
union met in Denver and fraternized as
the representatives of the separate
parties of one grand institution of our
great nation. Groups of knights stood
on the corners, at the different head.
quar- tiers and in the hotal corridors
making new acquaintance, renewing
old and becoming through the talk OF
mutual friends very intimate.
Groups of elegantly dressed ladies
loaded with harS cards and ma
were to be seen on every hand, talk
ing and holding social conversation
without regard to time. place or cir.
cumstances Conventional social linn
its were torn away, and the ladies as
well as their knightly escorts accepted
the whole of Denver as grand receo-
ton room.
In front of the headquarters of the
most prominent Communicates the
scene was most bewildering. as the long
line OF delegations came and went on
the heels of one another.
About the five points on Broadway.
at the Brown Palace hotel the scene was
most confusing. Here were grouped
some of the biggest delegations, com.
manderies from St Louis, Chicago, the
Dalzotas, Nebraska, Kansas City. De
troit, the grand Communicates of Ken
lucky, Mississippi. Louisiana, Missouri,
and in fact half the states of the union,
within a block or two of each other.
The visiting parties came so thick and
fast about the Brown hotel, that they
stood in long rows waiting to be ad.
mitted to the quarters of their pros
pective hosts, and the bands waited fo1
fhai,. furr RI como TO Sarana6a
All the communicates are keeping
open house, entertaining royalty
Kentucky, Missouri. Indiana, Nebraska
and California, all had immense crowds.
Bands were paradlng the streets con.
tinually and all were enjoying the day
to the utmost. Many of the outside
delegations made trips to the noun
tains, but there was big throng OF
visitors left.
Thousands of expectant people
thronged the streets along the line OF
march to witness the grand parade OF
the gallant fremen of Denver. They
were well rewarded, because the exhi-
bition was most creditable one. The
boys all looked their best. Their uni
forms were of neat blue with silver but
tons, showing world of hard work in
the polishing line. The different ap-
paratus also shone respondent. and
the harness on the horses was black as
ebony. The steeds themselves had been
polished up until their silken skins
wore a gloss not equaled by anything
hlrsute in the city.
illuminating Companies Consolidated.
ToRoNTo, Ont. Aug. 13.-The con-
vention of the Edison illuminating
companies concluded its session here
yesterday. The Edison and Thompson
Houston companies, hitherto rivals,
have been consolidated, and arrange
ments made that the consolida ton
shall be applied to all cities in which
the companies are working.
The following were chosen officers
for the ensuing year: President, j. j.
Boggs, of New York; vice-president,
Frederick Nichols, of Toronto: secre-
tarv, w. jerks, of New York: treas
urer, Wilson Howell, of Orange. n. j.;
executive commlttee-C. w. Gilbert,
Detroit; c. l.. Edgar, of Boston; E. r.