The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-29
THEIR FEATHERS WET.
knights Templar Have a Wet
Day at Boston.
Discard Their Plumes for Or
binary Citizens Dress.
OFFICERS ELECTED
Warren L. Thomas of Kentucky
Grand Master.
Next Conclaye Will be in Pitts
burg in 1898.

Boston, Aug. 90 Dull gray sky and
rnin-soaked earth rather discouraged
the Knights Templar when they turned
out for the day.
Black and white plumes and tightly
fitting uniform coats are giving way rap
idly to fatigue caps and business suits,
and the sir knights have settled down to
systematic sightseeing.
The session of the grand encampment
was reopened at Masonic temple at 10
a m, when the election of officers was
taken up. The concIave of the Women's
Masonic organization, the order of the
Eastern Star, was also formally opened
at Union hall.
Out of town excursions have been as
numerous and attractive on
yesterday. Golden Gate com-
mandery of San Francisco visited
Brockton, where the mem bers were en-
tertained by Bay State commandery.
The programme consisted of parade, a
visit TO historic Plymouth and banquet.
Cambridge commandery took its guests
of Atchison, Kan, on a trip to Silver
Springs, R l., for n fine dinner.
The sir knights of Arkansas and
Texas with their ladies, were welcomed
today at Lowell by the directors of the
Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone
company. Luncheon was served at
Lakeview and the party was escorted
down the Alerrinac valley to Lawrence,
from which place the members returned
to Boston.
Some Of the Arkansas communicates
and those from Toronto, Canada, visited
Worcester as the guests Of the Worcester
county commandery.
Tonight the exodus of knights will
begin, several Communicates leaving for
| 7 how tow
| but many of the delegations, especially
those from western states, will disband
here at the close of the conclave, as a
| great many of these knights intend to re-
main in New England for some weeks.
The grand encampment of Knights
! TempIar elected Right Eminent Sir
Warren Larue Thomas, of Kentucky,
! grand master to succeed Most Emin emit
| Sir Hugh McCurdy. Three hundred and
one votes were cast of which the success
full candidate received 259 Very Emil
nent Sir Reuben H. Lloyd of San Fran
cisco, was elected deputy grand com
mauder.
Pitts burg was chosen as the next con-
clave city.
A bomb was exploded yesterday in the
ranks of the grand encampment by the
publication of story to the effect that
an active campaign was being carried
| on against the Mystic Shrine within the
encampment, with the object of bring
ing about a distinct disavowal of con
nection between the Templars and the
Shrine, and a complete detachment of
| the two organizations.
Grand Master Hugh McCurdy said to
an Associated Press representative: " on
may say for me that I, as the grand mas
ter of the grand encampment know of no
such campaign, and know 40 reason
why there should be one. No such mat
ter will be brought before the grand en-
campment, for Templar Masonry is on
too high a plane to entertain any such
proceeding"
Other officers elected were: Grand
generalissiIno, Very Eminent Sir Henry
D. Stoddard of Texas: grand captain
general, Very Eminent Sir George NJ
Moulton of Illinois; grand senior war
den, Very Eminent Sir Henry W. Rugg OF
Rhode Island grand junior warden
Very Eminent Sir w. B. Melish of Gin
cinnati Very Eminent Sir H. Wales
Lines of Meriden, Conn, was reelected
grand treasurer.
The time agreed upon for the mex
conclave is the End Tuesday in October
1898