Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-08-29


snrough . nuEhss OF different military
svolutions, whioh delighted ths audience
ana for which tho boys were warmly sp-
While the reception ~ grand master was
proceeding at Mechanics' hall, there was
no end OF entertslinm offered at tho
headquarters ~ tho various command
cries about the dty. Tho grand com.
mandery OF Ohio received and was AS
sisted by various Ohio oommandcries.
At Tho brunswick the grand command
cry OF Virginia and tho MaysyiIle com.
mandery Of kentucky received.
| Az tho Victoria the Portland (Me) com
mandery entertained
| washington commandery, 1, of Wash
ington, held "a reception ut Younas hotel
! Boston oommandery gave IA big recep-
tion In horticultural Hall
| do Molay comnandcry OF Louisville
gave reception at the United States hotel
All the afternoon and evening up TO
| midnight, Dc Molay commandery OF Wash
| ington received ut tho Copley Square
| hotel
The grand commandery OF Tennessee
was 'at home" at f9l Massachusetts, ave
| nue..
General reception and "at home" Of
Texas grand commandcry was at 32S Com.
monwealth avenue.
st. Bernard commandery Of Chicago
gave reception at the Copley Square
hotel
The grand conmandery Of Wisconsin
was "at home" and gave u musicale M
the New England Conservatory OF Music.
A complimentary banquet was given In
Faneuil hall by tho general grand chapter,
Order Of the Eastern Star.
Trinity commandery of Manchester, N.
H.. received at tho American House.
The Indiana grand commandery held a
formal reception at Cotillion hall and will
Keep open house all the week
st. Louis commandsry received at Hotel
Bellevue.
Columbia commandery Of Washington
received at the Castle Square hotel.
Nebraska grand commandery received
at 99l Boylston street.
Dwight hall was the scene of tho recep-
tion given by Mt. Horeb commandery OF
New Hampshire.
Enough For AL
California commandery, Of which so
much has been heard and said since they
started on their pilgrimage from the Pa
cific coast, will not belle their reputation
for hospitality while In Boston.
1t has been reported that they have
brought with them fully 10000 bottles OF
wine, as samples Of the products of the
Golden state. But the half has scarcely
been told. They have brought not only
$4,000, but $1,000 bottles OF the product Of
California vintage, and they DO not In
tend to take any Of u back with them
Fruit, also, has been brought by them In
such quantities as would not be safe bo at
temptto measure.
for this affair for long ume. Many o
long month ago they sent an order to
Japan for 1000 dainty little round w1okes
basketa Each Of thess were packed With
the prettiest little bottle of wine imagina-
BILE, bearing tho special label In red, black
and gold Of the California oommaudery.
Around and about this, ooncealing all bot
the gold foil that covers the cork, lie an
array of fruit, such as California only can
produce. Luscious peachea aprioots,
grapes, prunes and piums stsavo TO hide
the pretty little bottle that contains the
heaYb Of the California sunshine.
Every lady who attended their reception
last night, accompanying brave Knight,
received one Of these souvenirs, together
with the hearty goodwill Of Commander
Hurlburt and his brother Knights-
Here, too, was Zerubbabel Nv. From
his cage he received visitors with tact and
courtesy, II not GOODNESS, for the little bear
was anything but cool.
He should make haste 30 become accli-
mated, however, for he Is destined not to
return to his far-away home with the
knights.
His diminutive majesty, pride Of the
oommandery, and playfellow of their
youth, is to be presented to the Bay State
commandery Of Brockton.
1t has always been the custom Of this
commandery to give the bear which they
take with them to the different conclaves
to one Of the local Communicates, and
this custom will be followed In this case.
The Conclave.
The meeting Of the gand encampment
In Masonic Temple was largely attended,
over 200 members being present After
the rollcall, devotional exercises were con-
Quoted by Grand Prelate Very Eminent
Sir Joseph M. MoGrath, and then Grand
Master Most Eminent Sir Hugh McCurdy
delivered his triennial address
Acting Grand Recorder Sir William b.
Isaacs, Jr., Of Richmond submitted his
report, as follows: There were 8l8 subor-
CoHAihoHucrioS al 1907 unuek Une
grand cOmmandery, 30 subordinate COM
mandories under tho grand encampment,
8,877 knlghted In grand communicates, 964
knighted In subordinate communicates;
total membership Of communicates, 81, ,TS4.
In 1892 the number Of subordinate com
manderies under the grand oommandery
WAS $50, and 30 under the grand encamp-
ment; 1884 knighted In grand command
cries; 800 knightod In subordinate CON-
manderies; ~, 7Sl total membership
There were 06l subordinate command
cries under the grand commandery IN
1895, and 10 under tho grand encamp-
mont; 2i.58l knighted In grand command
cries; 7S3 knighted In subordinate COM
manderies; total membership, l0d770
Tho total receipts for dues from grand
communicates for 1893, 1894 and 1895 were
$1i,930.90 and from subordinate com