The morning times., 1895-10-09

Thekngbts of the Golden Eagle yesterday
opened their annual conclaye in this city by
a parade In which many hundred knights
participated and made a fines howing intheir
bright, handsome uniforms
The order numbers between 10000 and
10000 members, and perhaps as many as
10000 of that number have taken advan-
tage of the opportunity offered to visit
Washington. The Ebbitt House is the
headquarters of the concIave, and the
Supreme Castle held its first session there
yesterday at 10 O'Clock.
The Supreme Castle is composed of one
representative from every State in the
gether with the past grand chief OF each
lodge.
Jacob II. AUll, of Baltimore, supreme
chief OF the order, presided at the meet
ing, and filed his report for the last year.
Most of the morning was taken up with
the appointment OF various standing COM
mittees, which were as follows:
COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
Committee on iaw-P. s. C. j. d. Barnes,
of Pennsylvania, chairman; P. s. C. Ed
ward S. Rowand. of Pennsylvania. and P.
G. C. Paul E. McLelland, of Maryland.
Committee on finance and mileagc-P. G.
man; P. G. C. Harry P. Reinicke, of Penn
sylvania; T. 6. C. John Is. Treibler, jr., of
Delaware; Z. G. c. George j. Robertson,
of New Jersey, and P. G. C. Robert j. Nc
Cuen, of Maryland.
Committee on appeals and grievances
p. s. G. c. W. Mitchell, of Ohio, chairman;
p. q. C. J. c. Gooding, OF District OF Co
lumbia; p. G.. C. William P. Collins, of
West Virginia; 2. G. C. Isaac Jewell, of
Maryland, and P. G. C. George R Cross, of
Maryland.
Committee on printing!. 9. c. Ernst
Koch, of Connecticut, chairman; T. s. G.
George H. Sumner, of Massachusetts, and
P. G. C. Fred l. Trowbridge, of ConnectI-
cut.
The committee on credentials reported
that the following delegates were entitled
to admission to the meetings Of the su-
preme castle: Maryland, Samuel r. Jack
son; Pennsylvania, F. A. Harris; Massachu-
sets. Edwin B. Dow; Delaware, W. F.
Taylor; New York, A. S. McKnabb: West
Virginia, s. N. Hurst: District Of Colum-
bia, E. T. Tolson: Ohio, j. NJ. Wilson; Con-
nectic.ut W. H. whroden; Kansas, William
H. Murphay; California, Samuel McCauIl:
Michigan, C. II. Gale; Maryland, W. W.
Camden; New Jersey, Robert n. Faust, and
Kentucky. E. W. Lefeber.
QUESTIONS OF POLICY.
Among the questions to come before the
Supreme Castle at the session VIII be
amendments to the constitution in regard
to taxation and readiustmeDt of the assess
ments. Under the present law juris-
diction that has 1000 members is only
required to pay tax of $500 annually
to the Supreme Castle. This has worked a
great hardship on some OF the smaller
castles, and 1t Is the intention of the
present convention, IL the necessary vote
can be mustered, to change the law to a
uniform assessment of cents per member
annually without regard to size or juris-
diction.
Nominations for the various offices to
be filled during the session have been
made, and the discussion likely to grow
from them Is expected to make the session
lively.
The report of the supreme chief recon-
mends that q national castle be instituted
for such members who live in places under
the Jurisdiction of the supreme castle,
where castles have ceased to exist, and
per capita paid to the supreme castle.
SUPREME CASTLE OFFICERS.
The officers of the supreme castle are
Messrs Jacob H. Aull, A. C. Lyttle, Lyman
P. Lewis, Timothy Mccarthy, william
Culberson, William o. Brown, p. B. Otter
back, John H. Hatton, DR.. James E. Whit
ford, and E. L, Tolson.
They will continue to hold sessions at the
parlors in the Ebbitt House until all of
ne official business pertaining to the or
ganiZation is disposed of.
prize drill will be held at National Park
during the week, in which all of the uni
formed companies in attendance upon the
session will participate. A prize of 500
in cash will be given to the best drilled
company and $50 to the second best.
The grand parade of the order took
place yesterday afternoon. Several
thousand men were i'll line, and the snowy
informs of the Knights made brilliant
spectacle All of the streets over which
the procession passed were crowded with
people, and many of the buildings along
the line of march were profusely decorated
with flags and bunting. Pennsylvania
perhaps made the finest showing in the
parade. and the marching of the Knights
from this State was one of the features.
SOME CRACK COMP ANIEs.
The Blue Cross and Lancaster Command
cries, from Lancaster, Pa, made a par
ticularly fine showing. Following the
PENNSYLVANIA delegation came the castles
of the District of Columbia, Maryland, Del
aware, Ohio, New Jersey. Massachusetts.
Maine, Connecticut. Virginia, Rhode ISL
land, New York, California and West
Virginia.
Supreme Chief Aull reviewed the parade
at the corner of Ninth street and Penn
sylvania avenue. The visiting members
will be cared for by reception committee,
consisting OF the ladies of the washington
commentaries, and suitable series or
entertainments has been formulated by
visitors