Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1892-08-26
II Is HUGH M'CURDY.
THE NAME OF THE NEW MA
SONIC GRAND MASTER,
Has Been n Mason Since 1850 and Uas
Kisen to Prominence on Ills MerIts-
The Encampmcnt Winds Up with
Many Gaietics.

| DENVER, Aug. 13-IIugh McCurdy Of
Corunna, Mich, was yesterday
elected Grand Master of the knights
Templar of the United States.
Hugh McCurdy was made Mason in
birmingham lodge, No A, in 1850; re-
ceived the chapter degrees in
Washington chapter, No. Is, at
Flint, on February 5, 1864; the
council degrees in st. Johns council,
st. Johns, on Dec. IS, 1885; the orders
of knighthood in Fenton commandery,
No. II, on March 10, 1866. He is like
wise noble of the Mystic Order Of
Shriners and holds membership in
Moslcm temple, Detroit, and the
'neifable grades of A. and A. rite in
Michigan Sovereign consistory.
The grand cncampment went into
session at the usual hour and the MEM
bers of this body are the only ones who
are doing any hard work, if it is not
considered hard work to attend and
give receptions and hurry about seeing
The sights. The principal event of this
morning was the frcmen's parade,
given by the local department in
honor OF the visitors. Every
engine and apparatus in the
department was out, and
they presented dazzling appearance
| with their brass and nickel work glist-
ching in the sun. The parade started
at 1890 O'Clock, and was reviewed at
Fourteenth and Laramie streets, in
front of the City hall, by various COM
inanderies and by the mayor and com
| mon council Then an exhibition of
the Highlander trucks and the climb
ing corps was given, much to the sat
| isfaction of all who saw it.
After the parade the knights marched
through the streets, paying social calls
| and serenading the clubs and head
quarters and newspaper offices. 1t was
Il gay scene and not one to be soon
forgotten. Over 1900 tickets
were sold yesterday to the LOOP"
and other nearby resorts, and
this morning the jam at the
| Union depot was awful. Yesterday
eighty ears were sent over three routes.
To-day nearly 100 cars were filled as
fast as they could be run into the depot,
and the sale of tickets was stopped,
but there were hundreds who could
not get inside the gates, and a scene of
wild confusion ensued. The guards
tried in vain to keep the crowd back.
They managed to close the gates but
the people swarmed over the twelve
foot railing. Women were dropped
over bodily and children were lifted to
the top and dropped into waiting arms.
This continued all the morning. Peo-
pie who purchased tickets for Pixies
Peak to-day will probably not be able
to get there until Sunday, so great is
rush.
AT the afternoon session of the en-
campment other grand officers were
appointed as follows:
! Deputy Grand Master, w. Larue
Thomas, Danville, Ky; Grand General
issimo, Ruben II. Lloyd, San Fran
cisco; Grand aptain-Gencral, Hy
j. Stoddard, Bryan, Texas; Grand
Senior Warden, George NJ. Moul-
ton, Chicago; Grand Junior
Warden, the Rev. II. w. Rugg, Provi-
dcncc, Il. l.; Grand Treasurer, II.
Wales Lines, Meriden, Conn, IRE
elected; Grand Recorder, w. B. Isaacs,
Richmond, Va, (re-clccted).
The remaining grand officers will be
appointed by the Grand Master at the
installation this morning. 1t was de-
cided to hold the twenty sixth tricnnial
conclavc at Boston. Ninety-six votes
were cast for Boston and seventy eight
for Cincinnati.