Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-06-22

day 10 near, when
THAT some bird Of peace from tho sunny
South
VIII bYild its nest in our critics mouth, and
cease his awful roar
DECISIONS.
During tue past year | have not been
called on to render any decisions upon ques
tons arising in the subordinate command
cries not alieady fully provided for in the
constitution and code of statutes OF the
grand encampment. will, however, her,
mention one question on which my opinion
was sought. Question Has a commupdery
any right to remit the whole or any por-
ton OF the fees prescribed to be paid, to @
clergyman applying for and receiving the
orders
Auswar.-No Such action Ly a COM
mandory would be direct violation Of tenn
plar law The constitution and code of
statutes of the grand encampment express
ly provide that tho orders cannot be con-
ferred upon anyone, without he payment
of the prescribed fees, and further that such
foes Cannot be RENTED directly or indi-
rectly by vote of monsy to tho candidate. "
The words "Any one" must be he'd to iu-
clude cergynon well as Iaymen.
JEWELS.
The iewels authorized to be procured for
tho grand commandery were manufactured
by Messrs. II. NJ Richards a Co., OF Bos-
ton. and wore Observation-Disclosures in num-
ber-for the appropriation made at the last
annual conclavo. They are of beautiful de-
sign and workmanship. and just what the
grand commendery mas long ucsded. They
were received in season to be worn at the
triennial in Denver last August
THE TRfnN&IAL or 1892.
The trienninl conclave OF tho grand en-
campment, held last August, in tAat enter
prising ard beautiful 'QuPeu City OF the
Plains will never 30 forgotten by those
whose good fortune it wa7 to be present
The many Thousands of visitors wsre cor
daily We coined aud nOJpitaOly ontertlihed
by the courteous ana chivarous Sr knights
of Colorado. The mystery was, how they
could muupge to care for 30 many. 1t was
estimated that more than 200, 900 spectators
| witnessed the grand parade of the first day,
when 10000 Knights Tenlpiur and more
than 40 bands of music were in line. Tho
weat her was fine, the buildings along the
line of march were beautifully decorated,
and ono may well doubt whether the
pageant formed by those marching thous-
auds of uniformed knights with their beau
tiful banners aud glstening swords and the
multitude of spectators who lined every ROT
of the route marched over, was ever sur
passed. The street Examinations in the
evening were magnificent beyond descrip-
ton. Go wherever we may in the future,
! we shall never receive Il more cordial well
come or have a more enjoyable t.me-aud
| in this | include every momont FROM the
time began our journey to our return.
! That Vermont t1ore, with It's
beautiful banner, and in the line o!
parade, ! make the folio wing quotation from
the Denver Sun of the next day: "Tht
| grand cotnmanGery Of Vermont made {
small body, being only !, in number, but Il
attracted much more than its share OF alton
ton as it mar cbed steadily and with pre-
cision in the form of passion cross. As i
| sed rrcminent points applause was give'
with extra enthusinsm.N We estnbIishe
Headquarters at The Hotel Imperial, an
during the week receive ard entertained
large number OF visitors co ming from nearl.
every State in the I Mon.
Vermont was fully represented in tn
greut encampment, and its representative
were in constant Attendance upon the ses
| sions.
THE TRIENNIAL or 1895.