The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-30
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR coNcLAvE.
ELECTION FOR GRAND MASTER RE-
SUITS IN CHOICE OF WIN. L.
THOMAS.

Pittsburg Selected as the Place for
the Next Meeting-Sir knight
Thomas, when Presented 10 the
Office, Makes quite a Neat Speech,
Expressing His Deep sensfbiIity OF
the Honor Conferred on Him.
Boston, Aug. 29.-The third session Of
the twenty-sixth triennial conclave Of
the knights Templar opened at the Ma
sonic Temple this morning.
1t was voted to suspend the reading of
the records Of yesterdays proceedings and
on suggestion of Very Eminent Sir Henry
w. Rugg, it was decided to vote for
grand master by roll call, first calling the
grand encampment and then the states in
alphabetical order
The counting tellers appointed by Grand
Master Sir Hugh McCurdy were Sir
Knights Carter of Connecticut, Spring
of Illinois, and Rosenbaum of Arkansas;
the receiving tellers were Sir Knights
Hindman Of Indiana, Wheeler of Nebras-
ka, and Hamilton of Georgia.
The first ballot was as follows: Whole
number, 301; necessary for choice. 151.
Eminent Sir William LaRue Thomas of
Maysville. KY. 2s7; Eminent Sir Samuel
c. Lawrence of Boston, /; Most Eminent
Sir Hugh McCurdy, 2; Eminent Sir r. II.
Lloyd of San Francisco.
Sir Hugh McCurdy in a complimentary
address announced his successor amid
great demonstrations of enthusiasm.
Sir Knight Thomas replied in speech
expressing his deep sensibility of the
honor conferred upon him. Il accept the
honorable position" he said, with the
utmost faith in God, the father, that
he will invest me with the zeal, judg-
ment and ability to faithfully perform
the duties devolving upon me through
my election. To preside over the DELHI
erations of this body now grown to
one hundred odd thousand sir knights,
who represent the culture and refine
ment and moral worth of every COM
munity in this great land, and to follow
! down the line of grand masters who for
| eighty years have controlled this body,
| to the present grand master. is a COM
| pliment to even the most cultivated and
refined in the land. l cannot hope to
/ bring to the Office the energy and ability
/ of my predecessors, but none could have
| been more jealous to carry to the sum-
init the banner of our great order than
the man you have elected to be your
| grand master. At the end of three years,
when my service is completed. If l can
| have as my reward well done, thou
| good and faithful servant then, and not
! till then, will the hight of my ambition
i be reached then, and not until then,
will my cup of joy overflow. 1 bespeak
1 your earnest efforts, sir knights, and /
thank you for the unanimity of your
election.
While the ballots for the deputy grand
master were being collected the COM
mittee on time and place for the next
meeting reported in favor of Pittsburg
/ as the place, and recommended the Sec
| ond Tuesday in October, 1898, as the time
| The recommendations were unanimously
| adopted.
The voting for deputy grand master
resulted in the election of o. EN- Sir
Knight Reuben II. Lloyd, now grand
| generalissimo. Sir Knight Lloyd re-
| sponded in brief but earnest speech.
other officers elected before adjourn
ment were: Grand generalissimo, Emil
| nent Sir Henry 3. Stoddard of Texas;
/ grand captain general, Very Eminent Sir
| George NJ. Moulton of Illinois; grand
| senior warden, Very Eminent Sir Henry
| w. Rugg of Massachusetts and Rhode Is
land; grand junior warden. Very Eminent
! Sir William B. Melish of Ohio.
During the progress of the balloting sew
| eral resolutions were adopted all relat-
| ing to Templar matters, except the follow
| ing:
! Whereas, We are informed that John s.
Goblin is i'll at his hotel, and has been for
! therefore, be it
Resolved, That the sympathy of the
members of this grand encampment be
| and is hereby extended to the disting-
| uished brother in his affliction, and we in
woke the blessing of a Divine Providence
| upon him, and our prayers for his speedy
and fun recovery.
Similar resolutions were adopted for
Most Eminent Sir Knight Vincent L. Hull
burt of Illinois, and Most Eminent Sir
knight R. e. Withers of Virginia. All
three are past grand commanders of the
grand encampment
Adjournment was announced after the
vote for grand junior warden.
The anticipated contest in the election
of a grand recorder this afternoon did not
develop into the long struggle that many
/ expected. BY the fourth ballot Sir w. Fl.
Mayo Of ST. Louis, NO., was chosen.
There were two other candidates in the
field.
When the election of grand treasurer
came up, by unanimous vote, Sir II.
Wales Lines of Meriden, Conn.,, was
reelected.
Other business was the reading of the
reports of the committee on Jurisprudence
and the committee on revision of the con-
stitution. The former committee, which
consisted of Sir James II. Hopkins of
Pennsylvania, Sir J. Q. A. Fellows of
Louisiana, Sir Josia Drummond of
Maine; Sir Joseph w. Fellows OF New
Hampshire; Sir Corson Smith of Illinois;
Sir Samuel c. Lawrence of Massachu-
setts and Rhode Island and Sir F. J. s.
Gorgas of Indiana had been hard at work
since last Friday preparing it's report. IL
related to Templar matters and the es-
tablishment of a number of laws and reg
ulations.
The report of the committee on revis-
ion of the constitution was read by Sir
James II. Hopkins Of Pennsylvania, on
whose suggestion consideration of its
provisions was deferred until tomorrow
morning, to which time an adjournment
was made.
ARREsTEp FoR FoRGERY.