St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-12

a while this morning to play an i'm
portant part. and to possibly knock the
persimmon, 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withdrawn TO allow the fight to be waged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
encampment officers, was the I'M
portant feature of the meeting today.
The knights spent a quiet day Many
left the city for short trip to the
mountains, while others visited the
smeltei les and other points of interest
in and about the city. There were
many receptions, and calls were ex-
changed between several of the COM
manderies. The loan art exhibition
was crowded all day. A large number
of receptions have been in progress.
The grand encampment went into seS-
sion this morning at 9:30, and at once
proceeded to the election Of officers for
the next three years.
Hon. Hugh McCurdy
of Corunna, Mich. was. as anticipated,
elected grand master of the sKnights
TemDlar of the United States, and he
acknowledged the honor, saying in part:
In accepting this proud position to
which my fraterS have called me, nv
first thought is that while l must WELD
to many of my fraterS in power to dis
charge its important duties, yet TO none
Go yield in the measure of my appre-
citation of the high honor so generously
conferred. Not to my fitness and worth
mess. but to the high regard in which
DO l confidently trust in some
degree TO prove the worthy Suo-
cessor to the brilliant coterie of
noble names who have with unsul-
he'd honor and increasing devotion full
hlIed the hopes of their fraters who had
raised them 10 this lofty station. Ineed
not here call the roll of distinguished
names. They need no eulogy from the
lips of man. Their eloquent words and
faithful services are written in the
hearts of grateful brotherhood. In
whatever cause Knight Templarism
had its origin, its only reason for exist
ence today is its power to help men.
Men are not asking today how far back
into the past does your history extend.
but how far-reaching is your present
everyday life. What of your own are
you adding to the age in which you
live? We cannot afford to live
For Our Own Qualification,
nor for display of cross, plume, sword,
star. By larger growth in ourselves
and a wider influence upon our fellow
men we must emphasize the meaning
of our name and the signiication OF our
symbols. Find out this meaning. this
signifcatiOn, and the Specification of
sour symbols. Find out this meaning,
this signification. This especially de-
OF our order. Men need that deeper
sense of sacredness of human life which
comes only from belief in the father
hood of God and the brotherhood of
man. By this sense alone may be dissi-
pated all the spirit of discomfort, the
difference separating men and threat
ening our peace. To bis boatman, over
come by fear in violent storm, the
great Cesar said: why do fear? You
carry Cesar Thus my own fears as
your grand master in the future will all
answered question: why do you fear?
These mob e Caesars carry you.'"
At the al -ernOOn session OF the grand
encampment other grand officers were
appointed as follows:
Deputy grand master, ". Larue Thomas.
of Danville. Ky: grand generalissimo,
Reuben H. Lloyd. San Francisco; grand cap
Tex; grand senior warden, George NJ. Moul- |
ton, Chicago; grand junior warden, Rev. II.
w. Rugg. Providence. R. l.; grand treasurer, |
ID. Wales Lines, Meriden. Conn. (re-electedD; |
grand recorder, ". b. Isaacs, Richmond. Va |
(re.elected).
The remaining grand officers will be |
appointed by the grand master at the |
installation in the morning.
Veteran Association.
The National Veteran association, |
which proposes to regain Palestine, at |
Its meeting today chose Brother Edwin |
a. Sherman. of California, president.
The other officers are ten vice presi-
dents. being:
Brothers Theodore s. Parvin, Mark r.
Muckle, Robert G. Jordan, Stacker Will |
Jams. John G. Smith. Joseph kellogg, Richard
/ Lambert. William Abram Love, Lawrence
n. Greenleaf, and George r. Metcalf, secre-
tary: William r. Bowen, Nebraska. treasurer: !.
George @. McCohan, treasurer chaplain;
j. Melish, Ohio standard bearer;
George Ii. Kimball, Colorado.
Membership in this national organi-
eaton consistS0f those who are members
OF lodges and are also members OF some