Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1895-09-05

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thirteenth and last division reached
the reviewing stand.
Grand Commanders Address.
The grand commandery met in the
afternoon at the Masonic temple, and
Grand Commander McCurdy delivered
his annual address, which was in part
as follows:
cestry bid you welcome to the twenty-sixth
triennial conclave of our magnificent order.
bring you glad tidings OF peace and prosperity
from all parts Of the templar kingdom-tid-
ings of a largely increased membership. more
devotion to masonic life, greater enthusiasm
in our work, an ever-deepening loyalty to the
sublime principles of templar freemasonry.
1--WE have, sir knights, noble order OF his
toric names. We have o record OF growth
Of which we may be justly proud In
1916, when this grand body was formed,
there were only eight command cries
or encampments. Us they were then called
only 500 knights templar in the United
States. Now we have membership OF
llOOC0-forty grand Communicates, and under
the immediate jurisdiction OF this grand body
thirty subordinate communicates Our asy-
lums are erected in every state and territory
save Alaska And this grand encampment has
also established an asylum and erected . tenn
pie and shrine in Honolulu. Sandwich islands.
..Surely our order has not yet reached the
fullness Of its glory and helpfulness, and its
course must continue upward and onward in
fellowship and harmony with the age and.the
lofty principles OF Him whom we oil acknowl-
edge as our Lord and Master, Immanuel-God
with US We are called to be knights-not OF
the old, but of the new chivalry The es-
Sence Of this chivalry Is to care for the little
ones. The widows and orphans, the aged
and the inarm, the poor, the tired man In the
shop, the overworked woman in the kitchen
these are our little ones, these all challenge
our chivalrY 10 rescue manhood and woman
hood from their graves: honor. virtue and
chivalry from their sepulche--this the duty
call OF the modern knight work tar nobler
this than that which summoned our ancient
fraters to battlefelds or toilsome journeys"
Grand Recorders Report.
The report of the grand recorder,
William 3. Isaacs. Jr, shows that
there are 981 regular Communicates,
and 80 under the jurisdiction of the
grand body. The membership of the
former is 1O3, SAL and of the latter 3. 1l9.
The increase since 1892 is: Command.
cries, 81; membership, 1919. Since the
last conclave there have been knighted
20, 74s; admitted, 3,57l; restored, 37S;
deceased, 1925; dimited, 5,957; sus-
pended, 4,5O9; expelled, 1O3.
The report of Grand Treasurer d.
Wales Lines shows receipts of $l9,447
and disbursements of SIS, 459. The net
cash resources are $3O.3O2.
Work and Pleasure.
BosToN, Aug. 3O.-The business Of
the twenty-sixth triennial conclave OF
knights Templar was begun in
earnest Wednesday by the grand en-
campment, while the round of pleasure
was resumed by the great body Of
the knights with lively enthusiasm.
Sessions of the. grand encampment
were held both morning and afternoon
at Masonic TEMPLE; the grand competi
tive drill of the crack Communicates
of the United States, Columbia -o1
Washington, D. c.; Apollo comman
derry drill corps of Troy, n. Y.
the Little commandery" from the
Masonic widows and orphans
home Of Louisville, KY; st. Der
nard, of Chicago; Minneapolis Knight.
of Templar drum corps. anG
Detroit. of Detroit, Mich, wa.
held at the South end base bal
grounds.
Eminent Sir Thomas Elected.
BosToN, Aug. 31.-The third session
Of the twenty sixth triennial conclavt
of the Knights Templar opened at the
Masonic temple Thursday morning.
1t was voted to suspend the reading
of the records of Wednesday'ssp proceed
ings, and on suggestionsof Very Emf
nent Sir Henry w. Rugg It was de
cided to vote for grand master by rol
call, first calling the grand encamp
ment and then the states in alpha bet
ical order.
The first ballot was as follows
Whole number, 3O1; necessary FOL
choice, ISL; Eminent Sir La Rue Thorn
as, Of Marysvillc, KY, received 297
Eminent Sir Samuel G.. Lawrence, 81
Boston, i; Eminent Sir Hugh McCur
dy, 2; Eminent Sir R, II. Lloyd, of Sar
Francisco, /.
Sir Hugh McCurdy, in compliment
ary address. announced his successor
amid great demonstrations OF enthu
siasm.
Sir knight Thomas replied in :
speech expressing his deep sensibilitJ
Of the honor conferred upon him.
Pittsburgh In October, '8S.
While the ballots for the deputy
grand master were being collected, The
committee on time and place for the
next meeting reported in favor Of Pitts
burgh as the place, and recommended
the second Tuesday in October, 1898, as
the time. The recommendations Wers
unanimously adopted.
The voting for deputy grand mastel