The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-29
THE HAPPY KNIGHTS.
Some Are at Work, But Most Of
Them Are Making Merry.


Boston. Aug M.-Rusiness and pleasure
have combined TO take I'D the hnte y
every knight. ard tonight the coheies .,s
and it's attendant ceremonies are y. tasl
blast Everywhere receptions are of9s
held, and those knights who were sehtnfs
sofae enough 70 attend them all woniA
find themselves heavily laden VITA SOU
yenira The members OF the gfaha ~
eanpmenf are all busy ionlglt pFsiaas ... 80
for tomorrow's election OF omnefs- -.
weather Is clear and warm, ana Hss 49, 80
especially enjoyed by those VINO nave -
flcsuated ia the many excursions fhe
streets are still thronged, ana. conslnerihe
the fact that Boston returned 10 ousahess
today this shows the enormous nhfhDeR u
visitors that have come 20 the coileitFe ne-
ssIs the knights and their taIniils'. 1he
crowds are 30 great as 80 interfere serious
~ tv.fn the traffic Of the city proper. one
can make rnueh better progress ~ JOIN
sr.. the multitude and letting u propel
I'm along the streets than ~ patroaizsns
the street csrs.
sesriou~ of the grand encamprnent were
held both afternoon and evening. the at
tendance being more than - In the
morning after tho roll call devotional eA-
erclses we're conducted by the grand pre-
late Very Eminent Sir John AcGrath.
and then Grand Master Hugh Mecurdy
delivered his trienBial address
Acting Recorder William b. Isaacs. 3r..
~
contained these statistics: There were 81
subordinate communicates In lsS9 under
the Grand CoImandery. twenty-five SUD
ordinate Communicates under the grand
ercampnee3t. total membership or COM
rnander4es. s7,734 In iS2 the number OF
subordinafa Communicates under the
Grand conlman6ery was $50. and under
ths Grand encanipme1it thirty: total MEM
bershlp, q III. There were sSi subordinate
Communicates under the Grand Command
cry in Isls. and thirty-six under the Grand
encampmen.. total membership f0s.Tso.
The report OF Grand Treasurer n. Wales
Lines. Of Meridcn. Conn. was submitted.
III gives comparative statement eight
years back. IN fsA $3.50 WAS received
from the orS5d Communicates. which sum
was supplemented each year Gntil II reach
ed IS. izs % IN 1895. There was $s9s received
froBi subordinate coEsmauderic3 In 1881,
which WAS increased year by year. reach
irg Sszs I'm 1896. The balance at the last
settlement was s2.0s9; receipts. sfT, ssS. ex-
pen6itgres, 81. 45s, balance. s2.9SS; net cash
resources. So 3a2.
The af.efn on zexsion was called TO or
der at o'clock. The matter of time and
place for the next trienniai eonclave was
referred 10 coramittea composed OF the
following members: ID. ". Il. Carroll,
Pennsylvania: III. III. Montgomery, I'LL
no.s. II. T. Whitney. Minnesota; III. II.
Holt. Washington City: NJ. j. Hougn.
tHiJs 4. y.
Dent, idaho. anG II. II. Thompson. Ken
lucky. Invitations have been received
from Minneapolis and Pitisburg, and the
Associated Press representative learned
this afternoon from an authoritative
source that canvass OF the grand en-
campment showed that the next concisve
would he held In Pittsburg. During the
day committees were appointed on Gre
den'iass and grievances At tomorrow's
sessioI. the election of officers will be held
and IL the balioting Is finished I'm time the
place Tor the next conclave viii be de-
Cided epon.
a grand competitive drill Of the crack
communicates OF the United States-Co-
lumbus. o.; Washington City. Apollo COM
nandery, the drill corps OF Troy. y. Y,
1.-THE little commandery." from the Ma
sonic Widows and Orphans Home. OF
Louisville, Ky: 81. Rernards. OF Chicago:
the Minneapolis X. 7. drill corps. and the
Detroit commandments held at the
South End baseball grounds.
Many grand and subordinate command
cries kept open house all day. while ex-
cursions without nunbe- 70 harhor re-
sorts and historic points near BY attract
I'd thousands. Several communicates held
sll-day receptions.
AT Mechanics hall this evening there
was a grand reception rendered Grand
Master Hugh McCurdy by the grand com
manders OF Massachusetts and Rhode ISL
aDG FUZZY t.bN couples were present.
The Masonic Veterans Association held
!fs triennial convoeation today In Masonic
Temple and elected the following officers
President. =. r williams of Newark o.
vice presidents, w. w Lee. OF Connect
cut. and James Slater, or Kentucky: ora
TOR. John Macarthur. OF Baltimore: mar
shall, Edwin Assermar, or San Francisco;
standard bearer. \. e. Oliver. OF Arizona:
steward. W. s. Mores. Of San Francisco:
second steward. ". u Wheeler OF Orna-
hs. w T.. Bowen aud T. l.. Mccain were
reelected 20 the offices OF secretary and
reSpnesfvsay