The Washington bee., 1895-08-31

Boston, Aug. 2S.-The business session
of the twenty-sixth triennia1 conclave
OF knights Templar was begun in earn.
est by the Grand Encampment while
the round Of pleasure was resumed by
the great body of the Knights with
lively enthusiasm. Sessions Of the
Grand Encampment were held both
morning and afternoon at Masonic
Temple; the grand competitive drill Of
the crack Communicates Of the United
States, Columbia, Of Washings on;
Apollo Comandery Drill Corps, Of
Troy; the Little Commandery from the
Masonic Widows and Orphans home,
of Louisville; st. Bernard, of Chicago;
Minneapolis knights Templar Drill
Corps, of Minneapolis, and Detroit, Of
Detroit, was held at the South End
base ball grounds. Many of the
grand and subordinate Communicates
kept open house all day, while excur-
sions almost without number to the
various harbor resorts and historic
points near by attracted thousands Of
knights and their ladies and guests.
The weather continues perfect, and
the day was almost an ideal one for
harbor trips and suburban visits.
Hardly a cloud fiecked the sky and in
the city, where there was but little air
stirring, a warm sun made light
weight clothing comfort. The streets
were blocked with heavily laden street
cars and we'll dressed strangers be-
fore s o'clock, and the crush in the
city's narrow thoroughfares continues
all day. At the depots the scenes of
yesterday were repeated Knights in
them displaying a bewildering array Of
the badges and souvenir ribons OF COM
manderies from all parts of the country
made bewildering show.
At 10 o'clock the steamer Cygnus
started down the harbor with a merry
party Of 200 Sir knights and women.
The boat passed most Of the seashore re-
sorts and went out as far as the light
ship. The boat returned about l
O'Clock, and at 3 o'clock started out
again on the same course with another
party.
De Molay Commandery, of Boston,
chartered boat this morning and took
several visiting Communicates for q
sail. The Parkman Commandery, Of
East Boston, provided a similar enter
tainment for York Commandery, OF New
ork city, its special guest for the day.
Bunker Hill monument was stormed
by an overwhelming force and was sur
rendered with good grace by Occur de
Leon Commandery, of Boston, whose
knights were on guard at the historic
shaft, and pleasantly greeted the Army
OF strangers.
Several communicates held all-day re-
ceptions at the American House.
in the table of comparison in his report,
Grand Recording Issacs submitted the fol-
lowing concerning the growth of the
Knights Templar:
There were S13 subordinate Commander
les in 1889 under the Grand Communicates.
= subordinate Communicates under the
Grand Encampment 1857 Knights in
Grand Communicates 964 knighted in sub
ordinate Communicates. The total mem
bershlp of Communicates is S,144. In 1895
the number of subordinate Commanderies
30 under the Grand Encampment, 1885
knighted in Grand Communicates. 81
knighted in subordinate Communicates
Total membership, 90, Isl.
There are 961 subordinate Communicates
under the Grand Commandery this year
and 3i under the Grand Encampment: 21.,
81 knighted in Grand COMMANDMENTS: IS
!in:ghted in subordinates Total member,
sll p. 1861
The financial report gives a comparative
statement eight years hack. In 1857. So
rs 20 was received from the Grand Con-
manderies, which sum was supplemental
Zach year until it reached s., 20 in 1So5
There were 1896 received from subordinate
Communicates in 1887, which increased
year by year, reaching s52S in 1895.