The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-01-19
The Commauderies Have a
Good Time.
AN EXCELLENT BANQUET
The Members Of shenandoah Commandery
No. Il, sons of America, Entertain Their
Fri nds and Visiting Members In Royal
Style state Omcers Present.

The installation ceremonies Of Shenandoah
Commandery, No. IA, Sons of America, and
the subsequent banquet in Robbins opera
house, last evening, was a brilliant success.
The members Of this organization never do
things by halves, aud last evenings affair ad.
ded much to that snccess. The installation
was held in Refowichs hall after which the
local and visiting Communicates marched to
Robbins opera house amid blaze of fire.
works and headed by the Grant band. The
display was very creditable.
Tho feast was prepared under the skilful
hand of Mrs. tonnick and enjoyed by all
who hnd the pleasure Of being present, The
band discoursed several sci ctious in the hsll
while the guests were supplying the inner
man. An excellent literary program had
been prepared, with r. H. Morgan as toast.
master, but owing to the visitors having ia
leave az an early hour only a small portion Of
10 wa carried ont. State Commander O. b.
Wetherhold, Of Reading spoke upon the
"Commendery General 80 Recorder General
| F.. r. Stees of philadelphia, showed the
earion of the Commaudery to the
p. o. $, Of A., and Senior Vic,
| Commander J. II. Hughes, of Philadelphia,
! responded 10 the y otto of the order, "Gud
| Our Country and Our Order Treasurer
| General, Or. A. G.. Shsser, of Shsmolyiu, wa.
also present Communicates No. So Of por
| Carbon No. 2l, of Mah8noy City; No 3. o.
| Ashland, and 50, of Catawissa were repre-
| sented in gOOdly members, wearing the full
uniform OF the order. The newspape
! fraternity was represented by VIM. J. Morgan
| OF the Pottsville Republican u. II. Hess, o
! the NeiDs RUdget, and @. +. Straughn, of thD
| EVENING HERALD.
The officers installed last evening and VIII,
will preside during the next term, are AZ fol
lows: Com. William Zimmerman; Sr.
Com. Henry Aregood Jr. V. Com, Georg
Krick; Recorder, l. Brown; Treasurer, J
H. Babb; Rector r FL. Norgan Inspector
O. II. Sampsl; Guard, George seibert
Picket, William A. Miller.
Shenandoah Commandery, No a, was ia
stiiuted IN FergusOn's hall, september %
1874. by the late James K Helms, then Pas
National fr sideut The charter member.
were NJ. L. shoemaker John g. Glover, JOIN
G.. Thomas, Frank Temple y. Nj Click VIM
r FOrsythe, b j. NOst ID. . O. Thomas. J I'll
BaLb, John W. Merit Nathan FurtiP O. J
Lerbey, John j Reed, y. GerhaTt Charlie
Fehr, Andrew Comrey, f. f. Hoffman, JOIN
K. Miller, A. A. Greenawald, j K. p. ScheiGy
and n. c Boyer The officers selected at th,
organization were as follow: Com, T. +
| Hoffman, Lieut. John r. Nil Scribe, A. A
GreeuaWald; Purser, j. II. Babb, Rector j
VI Click Inspector, Charles Fehri Guard, III
c. Boyer.
The Commandery was very prosperous un
iii the big couhagration of November 10Th
1883, burned all the paraphernalia, the charte
being the only thing saved. shortly afte
the fire the location was changed 10 Girard
vile, and after meeting there for severa
months they again took up their quarters in
the Refowich building where they still hol,
thoir meetings on the first and third Thurs
days Of each month. j. II. Bubb, John r
Miller, John G.. Thomas, IT, O. Boyer j. K
p. Schiehy, j. NJ. Click and @ II. Baruhar
are the only ones among the charter memner
who are at present connected with the or
gauilation.
The Commaudery is non beneficial
fraterual organization. They nay no weekl
benefits but at the death of % member hi
heirs receive the sum of S75 co. The Com
uandery is the military rank of the T.. o. S
OF A., and it is necessary to be conuscte,
with the latter organization 10 be admitte
into the Commaudery, Ii has presen
membership Of ninety and among tha
number may be found the most active mem
bers OF the Z. o. S Of A. as well as some q
our most prominent citizens.
The members are to be congratulated upo
the success OF the banquet,