Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-01
THE KNIGHTS WILL NEE
ANNUAL coNcLAvE OF THE NOBLE
KNIGHTS rEMPLAR.
Austin Preparing to Entertain the
Visitors In Royal aianner-Ihe
ProBram--The shrinera Also to
Meet at the Capital city.
Special Dispatch.

| Speclal Dispatch.
AustIn, Tex, March si.--Thc Grand
commandery, Knights Templar Of
Texas, which meets in annual conclave
in this city on Wednesday. April 4,
was first organized January IS. 1855.
with only a few small communicates.
and grew slowly until after the war.
Since that time Templar Masonry has
steadily increased. until at the present
time there are thirty subordinate COM
manderies located In the principal cit
les OF the state. This annual meeting
is always looked forward to with great
interest and pleasure by the Knights
! Templar all over the state. and there
Is often a great deal OF rivalry as TO
what city shall have the honor of en-
tertalning them. The grand comman-
derry is composed of past comman-
OF the different communicates, as wen
as the principal officers Of each COM
mandery. The grand officers, all Of
whom are expected to be here. are;
Sir Knight r. J. Beal OF lei Paso
Right Eminent Grand Commander Sir
Knight Il. j. Fry OF Marshall Vice
Eminent Deputy-Grand Commander
Sir Knight Jno. Mcdonald OF AUSTIN
Eminent Grand Generalisimo Sir
Knight ]. f. Brinkerhoff of Waco.
Eminent Grand Captaln-General Sir
Knight j. c. Carpenter OF Sherman
Eminent Grand Prelate Sir Knight l..
n. Noyes Of Houston, Eminent Grand
Senior Warden Sir Knight a. A. John
ston OF Dallas. Eminent Grand Junior
Warden Sir Knight H. schermus of
Houston, Eminent Grand Treasurer Sir
Knight Il. Brewster OF Houston. Emf
nent Grand Recorder Sir Knight. p. II.
Mory OF Belton Eminent Grand Stand
ard Bearer Sir Knight A. n. Howard
Of Palestine, Eminent Grand Sword
Bearer Sir knight s. r. Moss of Gle
burne, Eminent Grand Warden Sir
Knight F. NJ. Gilbough Of Galveston.
In addition the following past grand
officers are usually present to take
part In the proceedings: Sir knight II.
Il stoddard OF Bryan. very eminent
grand captain general, grand encamp-
ment Of the United States: Past Grand
Commanders Sirs Jas. Sorley, r. NJ.
Elgln, It. b. Sexton, T.. G. Bower. L.
NJ. Openhelmer. j. Il. Miller, It. u
Lubbock. John Martini l.. NJ. Knepny
james Clarity and d. G. Proctor.
A very large attendance Of sir
knights and ladies from the different
Communicates is expected, The local
commandery here has been at work
preparing for the reception and enter
tainment OF the grand commandery
and visitors and hope to make their
stay agreeable and one long to be re-
membered, q
The opening ceremonies, as already
announced. take place in the representa-
tlves' hall, to which the public are
cordially invited. In fact, It is hoped
the ladies' and citizens generally will
turn out in such force as TO entirely
an the hall.
Wednesday night at Q o'clock Color
ado commandery tenders reception
to the grand commandery and visitors
at which only sir knights in full dress,
with their ladies, will be admitted
Thursday at p. m. the visitors will
have an excursion on Lake Mcdonald
on the steamer Ben Hur; Thursday
night. general Interchange Of visits
between the communicates.
The United States band win be in
attendance during the entire conclave
and will furnish music for the occa-
sion, playing at the opening ceremon-
les, reception and excursion. as well
as at different points in the city.
Irnon tho combination Of the grand
commandery celebrations the Noble
Ben Hur shriners will come to the
front and have a grand pow-wow.