Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-05-06
KNIGHTS ARE READY.
PREPARATIONS CoMPLETEDF FOR THE
ANNUAL CONVOCATION.

Representatives of the knights of MALTA
of Pennsylvania Will Assemble Here In
Large Numbers Tomorrow-The Town
Decorated in Honor of the Event.
The third annual cOnvocation of the
state commandery of the Ancient and
Ilustrious Order Knights of Malta will
begin in Yannes' hall tomorrow morn
ing at 10 o'clock. About 200 delegates,
representing over 1900 members, are
expected to be present when Grand Com
mander DR.. e. w. Samuel will deliver
his annual address. The session will
open in the past commanders degree,
after which the general commandery
will be transferred to the black degree,
and visiting black knights will be allow
ed to enter. Reports of the committee
ON credentials and other preliminary
details will occupy the delegates atten-
tion until noon.
AT 1.30 p. IN. the afternoon session
will be opened and the past commanders
degree will be conferred upon those en-
titled to that honor.
At 4 o'clock the parade will form at
Front and Washington streets and
march over the principal throroughfares
of town in the following order:
Chief Marshal-D. f. Shelhamer
Aids-A. l.. Sonnemacher, Jacob Wolf.
Mayberry Band.
College OF the Ancients.
Battalion Of Past Commanders,
Commanded by
CaptainGeneral F. M. Williams.
Friars of Peter the Hermit
Visiting Communicates in Numerical
Order.
Garfield Commandery, No. 6.
The pnblic reception In the opera
house at 8 O'Clock promises to be one OF
the important features of the convention.
Burgess Mclaughlin will deliver the
address of welcome, which will be res
ponded to by Grand Commander Samuel.
An entertaining musical programme will
follow, and during the evening the
history OF the order will be reviewed
and explained to the audience by Su-
preme Commander DIR. W. j. Rugh, of
Pittsburg; Supreme Recorder Frank
Gray, of Philadelphia, and Grand Re-
corder George III. Pierce, of Philadelphia.
The reception will be followed by
banquet, which will be rendered the
delegates by Garfield Commandery.
On Wednesday two sessions will be
held, the morning from to 12 o'clock,
and the afternoon from 1. 30 to O'Clock.
The revised constitutions of the grand
and subordinate Communicates will be
submitted for action at these sessions.
In the evening the delegates will take
trip over the trolley road to Hazleton,
where they will be the guests of the two
Communicates Of that city. Another
public reception in the Hazleton opera
house will be held.
On Thursday the convocation will be
called to order at o o'clock, again at l. 80
o'clock and at 73O o'clock, and will
remain in session until all business
before the body is finished.
The place of holding the convocation
I'm 1896 will be selected and successors
to the present state officers will be elect
ell. The officers now are.
Commander--Dr. E. w. Samuel, Mt
Carmel.
Treasurer. Martin Hickman, Ian
caster.
Gcnoralissimo-C. w. Bassler Sun
bury.
Captain-general-Frank NJ. Williams,
Pittsburg.
Prelate-F. L. Fatzinger, Bath.
Senior warden-C. S. Messenger, Tat
tamy.
RecOrder-George ii. Pierce, Phila-
delphia.
Sentinel-Wesley Miller Philadelphia.
Warden-H. II. Fulmer, Williamsport.
Trustee-George X. Black, Pttsburg.