The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-09-05
PITTSBURG GETS 1T.
Knights Templar Will Meet
There In 1893.
THE ORDER IN GOOD CONDITION.
Grand Recorder Isaacs Report Shows
Rapid Growth-The Finances In First
Glass shape Knights Kept Busy by
Business and Numerous Receptions.

Boston, Aug. 29.-Business and pleas
ure have combined to take up the time
of every Knight Templar. and the con.
clave and its attendant ceremonies are
in full blast. Everywhere receptions
are being held, and the Sir Knight who
was venturesome enough to attend
them all would find himself heavily
laden with souvenirs The members OF
the grand encampment are all busy
preparing for the election of officers to.
day, and private meetings for consulta.
tion are frequent.
The principal business so far has been
the discussion of the matter of time and
place. Invitations have been received
from Minneapolis and Pittsburg, and
your representative has learned from
an authoritative source that a canvass
OF the grand encampment shows that
the next triennial conclave will be held
in Pittsburg. Committees have been
appointed on credentials. charters and
grievances.
In the table of comparison in his re-
port Grand Recorder 1saacs submitted
to the national encampment the follow
ing concerning the growth of the
Knights Templar:
cries in 1889, under the grand com
mandery; s2 subordinate communicates
under the grand encampments; ,S77
knighted In grand Communicates; g04
knighted in subordinate Communicates.
Total membership OF Communicates,
S7,724.
In 1892 the number of subordinate
communicates under the grand COM
mandery were $50, and 30 under the
grand encampment; 1884 knighted in
grand Communicates; 900 knighted in
subordinate communicates; 90, 7Sl total
membership. There were 96l subordi.
nate communicates under the grand
commandery in 1895 and 36 under the
grand encampment; 2l, ,63l knighted in
grand Communicates; 7S3 knighted in
subordinate; total membership l06, no.
The financial report gives compare
tive statement eight years back. In
1887 %, ,636. 40 was received from the
grand Communicates, which sum was
supplemented each year until il reached
s., l2S 60 in 1895. There were 1896 re-
ceived from subordinate Communicates
in 1887, which increased year by year,
reaching 1928 in 1895.
Grand Treasurer r. Wales Lines re-
ported balances at last settlement $2,-
099; receipts, $17, S4S; expenditures, $l5,-
459; balance, 2,9S8. Net cash resour-
ces, $50, BOB.
The grand competitive drill of the
crack Communicates of the United
States-Columbia of Washington, D. c.;
Apollo oommandery drill corps of Troy
N. Y; 'The Little Commandery" from
the Masonic Widows and Orphans
Home of Louisville, Ky. st. Bernard
of Chicago, Minneapolis K. T. drill
corps and Detroit of Detroit, Mich
was held at the South End baseball
grounds, Excursions almost without
number to the various harbor resorts
and historic points near by have at
tracted thousands.
Addresses of welcome were made by
Mayor Curtis of Boston, Governor
Greenhalge Of Massachusetts and Grand
Master Lawrence of Massachusetts, and
Rhode Island These were answered
by Grand Master McCurdy, who then
read his annual report
The Masonic Veterans association at
its triennial convocation elected the
following officers: President, S. I.
Williams, Newark, O.; vice presidents,
w. w. Lee of Connecticut and James
Slater of Kentucky; orator, John NJ
Carter, Baltimore marshal, Edwin A.
Sherman, San Francisco; standard
bearer, A. G. Oliver, Arizona steward,
w. s. Morse, San Francisco; second
steward, w. b. Wheeler, Omaha. w.
r. Bowen and George L. McCann
were reelected to the Offices of secre-
t6ry and treasurer respectively.