Evening star., 1895-08-29
THOMAS WAS CHOSEN
Grand Master Elected by the
Knights Templar.
NEXT CONCLAVE MEETS at PIprSBURG
Out-of- Town Excursions Being
Taken Today.
SOME SOCIAL OCCASIONS
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star,

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
BOSTON, August 29.-There has been
nothing to mar the enjoyment of the WASH
ington Knights Templar. No accidents or
cases Of sickness are reported among them.
The reception at headquarters of Colum-
hia Commandery Tuesday night was a
great success from every standpoint, and
last night Washington Commandery was
equally fortunate IN the entertainment CT
its friends. The parlors at its headquarters
were beautifully decorated with flowers
and handsome banners. The ladies of the
commandery were constituted a committee
to assist the officers in receiving the guests.
who came in large numbers. Each one as
he was presented seemed to have kind
word to say of his treatment in Washing
ton during the conclave of 1889. Refresh
ments were served by the entertainment
committee in the adjoining parlors, ably
assisted by that invincible pair, ':Dick
Green and Jimmy JONES'"
De Molay Comm4ndery Of WASHINGTON
will hold reception this evening at Cop
ley Square Hotel.
This morning Washington and Columbia
Commanderses marched to the Boston and
Revere railroad station, where they took
the train for Lynn, to become the guests OF
Olivet Commandery. short parade there
Is on the program. All were looking for
a royal time they departed, and from
the preparations by their Lynn fraters they
seemed not doomed to disappointment
The committee on charters of the grand
encampment has agreed to report tavorably
on petition to organize Orient Commandery,
No. ., on Capitol Hill.
By Associated Press.
Next Conclnve at Pittsburg.
BOSTON, August 29.-The Grand En-
campment of the Knights Templar has de-
cided Ipon Pittsburg as the next conclave
city.
The Grand Encampment elected Right
Eminent Sir Warren Larue Thomas Of Ken
lucky grsnd master to succeed Most Emil
nent Sir Hugh McCurdy; 3O1 votes were
cast, Of which the successful candidate re-
csived 295.
The knights elected Very Eminent Sir
Reuben H. Lloyd of San Francisco deputy
grand commander.
A dull gray sky and rain-soaked earth
rather discouraged the Knights Templar
when they turned out for the day.
Black and white plumes and tightly-ft-
ting uniform coats are giving way rapidly
to fatigue caps and business suits, and the
sir knights seem to have settled down to
systematic sightseeing.
The session of the Grand Encampment
was reopened at Masonic Temple at 10 a. M,
" hen the election OF officers was taken up.
The conclave of the women'S Masonic Or
ganization, the Order of the Eastern Star,
was also formally opened at Union Hall.
Out-of-Town Excursions.
Out-of-town excursions have been as
numerous and attractive as on yesterday.
Golden Gate Commandery Of San Francisco
visited Brockton, where the members were
entertained by Bay State Commandery.
The program consisted of a parade. a visit
to historic Plymouth and a banquet.
Forest City of Cleveland, Ohio, and Kill
lington of Rutland. VT, were entertained
on the South Shore There was a parade
at Quincy, luncheon at the old Adams
mansion, barge run to Downer Landing
and ciap bake at Melville Garden. The
party retdrned to Boston by steamer.
Cambridge Commandery took its guests,
Washington of Atehison. Kan, on a trip
to Silver Springs R. l., for fish dinner.
The sir knights of Arkansas and Texas,
with their ladies, were welcomed today
at Lowell by the directors Of the South
western Telegraph and Telephone Com
pany. Luncheon YVES served at Lake
View and the party was escorted down
which place the members returned to Bos-
ton.
Some of the Arkansas communicates and
those from Toronto, Canada, visited Wor-
cester as the guests of the Worcester
County Commandery.
Tonight the exodus Of knights will he
gin, several communicates leaving for
home. Large numbers will go tomorrow,
but many of the delegations, especially
those from western states, will disband
here at the close Of the conclave as great
many of these knights intend to remain
in New England for some weeks.