Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1895-09-04

the dials of the clock on the Quincy
tower, marking 5:33, as the end of the
| 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:
I'm the name of noble and chivalrous an
| 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-tid7
| 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.
I'VE 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, as they were then called
only 500 knights templar in the United
States. Now we have a membership of
| 110,000-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
also established an asylum and erected a 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 all 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 infrm, the poor, the tired man in the
shop, the overworked woman in the kitchen
these are our little ones, these all challenge
our chivalrV TO rescue manhood and woman
hood from their graves: honor, virtue and
chivalry from their sepulcher-this the duty
call of the modern knight-a work far nobler
this than that which summoned our ancient
fraters to battlefields or toilsome journeys"
Grand Recorders Report.
The report of the grand recorder,
William B. Isaacs. Jr., shows that
there are 961 regular Communicates,
and SO under the Jurisdiction of the
grand body. The membership of the
former is 103, 541 and of the latter 8, 119.
The increase since 1892 is: Command
cries, 81; membership, 1870 Since the
last conclave there have been knighted
0,74s; admitted, 3,571; restored, 37s;
deceased, 4,22s; dimited, 5,957; sus-
pended, 4,509; expelled, 1O3.
The report of Grand Treasurer Ell.
Wales Lines shows receipts of S19,447
and disbursements of $15,459 The net
cash resources are $30.3O2.
@E 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 of
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. Ber-
nard, of Chicago; Minneapolis Knights
of Templar drum corps, and |
Detroit, of Detroit, Mich, was
held at the South end base ball !
grounds.
Eminent Sir Thomas Elected.
BOSTON, Aug. 31.-The third session
of the twenty-sixth triennial conclave
of the Knights Templar opened at the
Masonic temple Thursday morning. |