Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-28
BUSINESS AND PLEASURE.

They Occupy the Attention Of the
knights Templar.
BOSTON, Mass, August 2S.-The bust
ness of the twenty-sixth triennial conclave
of knights Templar was begun in earnest
today by the Grand Encampment, while
the round of pleasure was resumed by the
great body of the knights with lively en-
thusiasm.
Sessions of the Grand Encampment were
held both morning and afternoon at Ma
sonic Temple.
The exhibition drill of the crack COM
manderies of the United States, Columbia
of Washington, D. c.; Apollo Commandery
Drill Corps of Troy, N. Y; the Little Com
mandery from the Masonic Widows and
Orphans Home of Louisville. KY; st. Ber-
nard of Chicago; Minneapolis X. T.. Drill
Corps and Detroit of Detroit, Mich. was
held at the South End base ball grounds
Many of the grand and subordinate COM
manderies kept open house all day, while
excursions almost without number to the
various harbor resorts and historic points
nearby attracted thousands
At 10 o'clock the steamer Cygnus started
down the harbor with q merry party OF
200 sir knights and ladies. The boat pass
ed most of the seashore resorts and went
out far as the lightship. The Cygnus
returned about 1 o'clock and at O'Clock
started out again on the same course with
another party.
DeMolay Commandery of Boston charter
ed boat and took several visiting COM
manderies out for a sail Parkman Com
mandery of East Boston provided a similar
entertainment for York Commandery OF
New York city, their special guest for the
day.
Several communicates held all-day re-
ceptions. Hugh De Payens Commandery
of Melrose had Hugh De Payens of Little
Rock, Ark, and the Grand Commandery
Of Arkansas as guests. The Grand Com
rnandery of West Virginia had hundreds
of visitors at Hotel Brunswick, while the
California Communicates at the Parker
House and Grand Army Hail. Boston Com
mandery at Horticultural Hall and Apollo
Commandery of Chicago at the Parker
House continued their reception of yester-
day and last night.
In the table of comparison in his report
Grand Recorder 1saacs submitted the fol-
lowing concerning the growth Of the
knights Templar:
There were S13 subordinate communicates
in 1889 under the Grand Commandery; %
subordinate communicates under the Grand
Encampment; 1857 knights in Grand Com
marderies; 964 knighted in subordinate
communicates; total membership OF COM
manderies, S7,I24.
In 1892 the number of subordinate COM
manderieS under the Grand Commandery
were $50 and 30 under the Grand Encamp-
ment; 1864 knghted in Grand Command
cries; $50 knighted in subordinate COM
mander1es; 92,ISl total membership.
There were 961 subordinate communicates
under the Grand Commandery in 1895 and
Sc under the Grand Encampment; Il, 53l
knighted in Grand Communicates. rs,
knighted in subordinate communicates;
total membership, JOG, TO.
The financial report gives a comparative
statement eight years back. In 1887, So,
40 was received from the Grand Com
manderies. which sum supplemented
each year, until 1t reached S., 12S 90 in 1896
There were 1896 received from subordinate
Communicates in 1887, which increased
year by year. reaching $52S in 1885,
Grand Treasurer II. Wales Lines reported
balance at last settlement, 5000; receipts,
$l7.S4S; expenditures. $15,459; balance,
s. 9SS; net cash resources, $3O,3O