The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-08-30
WAS NO SIGN OF A CONTEST
". M, MAYO ELECTED GRAND RE- CORDER OF KNIGHTS TEMPLAR.

CORDER OF KNIGHTS TBAPLAR. H. Wales Lines of Meriden Was Unani-
 mousIy Oh hasen as the Grand Trea surer- ] A Great Banquet Was Held at the yen-
 dom Hotel.
 Boston, Aug. 29,-Perhaps the most important session of the triennial con clave of the Knights Templar took place this morning, when the grand encamp- ment assembled in the Masonic temple at l o'clock for the purpose of electing officers
 Two officers were elected this morn ing. Right Eminent Sir Warren Le Rue Thomas of Kentucky, formerly deputy grand master. was elected grand mas ter to succeed Grand Master Hugh Me- ! Curdy. Very Eminent Sir Reuben H. Lloyd of San Francisco, Cal, was chos- en deputy grand master. | Pittsburg Pa, was fixed upon as the place for the next triennial conclave, and it will open on the second Tuesday in october 1898.
 The anticipated contest over the election of grand record CT of the Knights Templar this afternoon did not develope into the long struggle that many expected. By the fourth ballot Sir w. M. Mayo of l St. Louis was chosen. There were two other candidates in the field, When the election of grand treasurer came by unanimous vote Sir H. Wales Lines of Meriden, Conn, was reelected. | Other business was the reading of the report on Jurisprudence and the com mittee on revision. The former con- mittee, which consisted of Sir James H. Hopkins of Pennsylvania, Sir J. | 0. A. Fellows of Louisiana, Sir Josiah Drummond of Maine, Sir Joseph w.. Fellows of New Hampshire, Sir Cor son Smith of Illinois, Sir Samuel c. Lawrence of Massachusetts and Sir F.. J. $. Gorgas of Indiana, had been hard at work since last Friday preparing its report. It related to Templar matters and the establishment of a number of laws and regulations. The report of the committee on revision was read | by Sir James H. Hopkins of Penn eylvania, on whose suggestion consid- eration of its provisions was deferred | till tomorrow morning. l Other business still to come before the conclave will be the installation of the new grand master, Sir w. LaRue Thomas.
 Grand Master Thomas during the late afternoon received the following congratulatory telegram from Dan- viIle, Conn:
 Ryan commandery congratulates Ter distinguished son. Templar is in safe hands. A long life and a peaceful reign.''
 The one great banquet of the tri- ennial conclave was held this evening at the Vendome. It was given by the l triennial committee in honor of the grand encampm eat officers and nearly all the prominent templars of the Unit ed States were among the $50 present. | General S. c. Lawrence, chairman of the triennial committee, presiding. The banquet hall was most beautifully dec orated and all the Templar emblems were represented in cut flowers. Two orchestras played during the dinner, which began at o'clock, a reception preceding. Following are the toasts and those who responded:
 "The Grand Encampment," Most Eminent Sir Hugh McCurdy.
 'The Commonwealth of Massachu- setts,' Governor Greenhalge.
 Fidelity, the Eminent Characteris- tic of Templarism," V. F. Sir Warren LaRue Thomas.
 "The Mission of the Knight Templar" M, E. Sir J. Q. A. Fellows, 1 '"The Knights of the Nineteenth Gen. tury"-V. F. Sir William B. Mely. "Templarism and Craft Masonry"-V. E. Sir Joshua Drummond
 ''The Development of Law as Viewed from a Templar Standpoint k. Sir Joseph W. Fellow.
 'The Knights Hospitalers'-R. F. Sir John Corson Smith.
 Our Hosts"-R. E. Sir J. w. Bowden, M. D.
 Sunlight of Masonry and Templar- lfsm''-R. E. Sir Thomas R. Morrow. The session of the general grand chap ter of the Order of the Eastern Star opened to-day. Mrs. Carrie $. Fair bairn, grand matron, welcomed the or der Mrs. Mary E. Partridge, right wor- thy assistant grand matron, responded The right worthy grand treasurer re- ports total receipts $1S,S52 and total ex- penditures 11,926. Total assets $10,241 The afternoon session was taken up in i the discussion of certain proposed l changes in the rituals and reports of committees. Invitations from Washing ton and Dallas to hold the next session were received and filed.