The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-07-26
KNIGHTS .TEMPLARS TO MEET
THE TWENTY-SIxTH ANNUAL con-
CLAYE IN BOSTON NEXT MONTH.

Accommodation Has Been Made for Twenty
thousand Vlsitors-Focty thousand EN-
pected in the Parade-Five Hundred
Sleeping Cars-Design FOR a Most Beauh-
full Badge-Between One aud Two Hum
bred to Go From This City
The twenty-sixth conelave of the
grand encampment of the Knights Tenn
plars of the United States will open in
Boston on August 81, The last con-
elave held in Boston was held In 1850
Accommodation has been secured for
10000 visitors, and it is expected that
there will be 10000 there altogether
In the grand parade 1t is expected
there will be $4,000 Templars. Five
hundred sleeping cars will give accom-
mediation for over 10000 visitors. Room
has been engaged in various hotels and
halls. Senator Lyman H. Johnson Of
this city is in Boston, where he will
make additional arrangements for the
care and comfort of New Haven COM
mandery, Knights Templar, who will
attend the triennial conelave The To-
cal knights will stop in Boston at the
American hotel in Hanover street.
They have had rooms engaged there
for eighteen months. They will be ac-
companied to Boston by the Second
Regiment band.
The design of badge is one of the
most beautiful yet provided at any tri-
ennial. 1t consists of the device pc
culiar to the grand encampment of the
United States, the cross of Salem,
which is a cross with three bars, the
middle one being the longest enamelled
| In purple, that being the color worn by
members of the Grand encampment.
| upon this is placed the eight pointed
| cross, sometimes Incorrectly called
| the Maltese cross, enamelled in red,
ana bearing the seal of the grand COM
mandery of Massachusetts and Rhode
Island, which is st. George and the
Dragon In circle, with the name of thu.
commandery in the margin. Surround
ing the whole is a guilt circle, with tx.
y" In ovals at the side, and surmount
ed by scroll On the scroll and cir
Gle are enamelled in black "26th trien-
NAL Conclave of the Grand Encamn-
ment of the U. s." Thfssis suspended
from gilt hanger, which bears the
arms OF the two states which compose
the jurisdiction, and the words Boston.
1879 in gilt letters ON black enamel.
me hanger also displays two swords
IN satire, points upward, and is sur
mounted by knights helmet.
There will be between 100 and 200
tnat VIII go from this city, it is ex-
| pected.
FOR the general attendance Boston
Is making extensive preparations and
the Masonic order of that CITY and the
cltizens generally feel that thear rep
utation for hospitality is at stake.
for their reception and entertain
ment committee, composed of some
OF the most prominent and active
Iemplars in the jurisdiction, under
the workmanship of r. En-. Sir
oamuel G. Lawrence, grand com
mander, has been at work almost
from the very hour the grand en-
campment accepted by vote the invi-
tatlon so courteously extended and ably
presented at Detroit by the representa-
| yves OF the Grand Commandery of
| Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. The
members Of this committe have been
nobly sustained by the subordinate
communicates of the Jurisdiction, a
generous support testifying to the en-
thuslastlc interest taken by every sir
knight in the approaching triennial.
forty-hVe years have rolled around
since the last grand encampment con-
clave was held in Boston. Many of the
kn1ghtly men who then held aloft
the glorious banner of Templar Mas
onry have been gathered into the en-
campment above, but in their places are
others whose pride 1t Is to carry
forward the work committed to them.
Il OF the thirty-nine grand comman-
} deries under the jurisdiction of the
Grand Encampment Of the United
states, that of Massachusetts and
Rhode Island is by far the Oldest
having been organized in 1874, and
; that of Connecticut in 1927. The anti
Masonic excitement prevented further
extension until 1S43, when the grand
} commandery Of Ohio was organized.
There are now thirty-nine grand
/ Communicates in the United States
having under their jurisdiction at the
last report seventy-two subordinate
communicates and 103,3O3 members
Pennsylvania has the largest mem.
bership, 1884; New York, 10,O1S; II.
linots, 1928; Ohio 1866; Maine, 2,756
| ANCW ii1AiPohiic, l,ooos vermont, ,ZSo
! Connecticut, 1909. 1t will be seer
from the above that 40 per cent. Of
the total membership is within thirty
miles of Boston, which insures the
largest attendance at the triennial.
4 Great enthusiasm prevails among
the Templars throughout the country
over the conclave. From the north
from the south and from the wes
: many thousands of sir knights will
come to testify to their loyalty to thu
tenets and principles of the order they
love so well.
The procession on Tuesday, Angus
a 27, when R. En-. Sir Hugh McCurdy
grand master, and the officers of tn,
| Grand Encampment of the United
States, will be escorted to their plac,
! of meeting, will be one of the grand
est Templar displays which has eve
taken place at triennial conclave
The four Communicates located il
, Washington, D. c., one a mounted
commandery, will attend, and grea
< interest is attached to their coming
= as strong friendship exists between
the New England and Washington 81
: knights. Washington commander,
. will be quartered at the Adams house
: Columbia commandery at the Castl
Square hotel, Potomac commandery a
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