The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-27

Sir Charles c. Baer. and was elected
grand commander the latter part of
May 1894.
General ]. p. s. Goblin, Of Lebanon.
Pa, Is a state senator. He il past
grand commander and a past grand
master Of the United States encamp-
ment. General Goblin became a Free
Mason at Sunbury in 1859 as a member
of Sunbury lodge, No. %, and was made
Royal Arch Mason at the same place
while home on a furlough In 1865. He
Joined the Knights Templar in 1866
with Crusade commandery, No. r. at
Bloomsbury. Columbia county. After
taking up his residence in Lebanon he
helped institute Hermit commandery.
No. "a, Of that place, as a charter mem
ber Subsequently he passed the
bodies to which he belongs. and In 1874
he was elected Junior warden of the
grand commandery of this state at the
Bellefonte conclave. He has served In
all the various grades Of Knights
Templarism, and In 1879 ne was chosen
grand commander Of Pennsylvania.
In 1880 he was elected grand captain
general Of the grand encampment OF
the United States at the Chicago con-
clave; then grand generalissimo at San
Francisco in 1888; deputy grand COM
mander at st. Louis in 1886, and grand
master of the United States at the
Washington conclave in 1889, which
very exalted position he held for three
years. becoming past grand master
at the conclave at Denver. Colo. In
1892
MIR. KNAPP OF BLOOMSBURY.
One of the Oldest of Pennsylvania
Sir knights is Christian Frederick
Knapp, OF Bloomsbury. He was born
| Oct. ~, 1922, in the city Of Besigheim.
| Kingdom OF Wurtunburg. Germany.
| Emigrated to America and landed in
Philadelphia at the age of 8 years. On
Sept. 90. 1851. he was approved and re-
ceived the first degree In Free Masonry
cepted Masons. In December. 1854, he
was elected as secretary Of Washing
ton lodge, No. 265, and served as such
| to date 1890. Appointed by the r. w.
| G. NJ. as ID. d. G. NJ. for the counties
Of Union, Snyder. Northumberland.
Montour, Columbia and Wyoming and
served as such for eight years and then
resigned the Office. He was in 1860 elect
ed grand right eminent grand COM
mander of the grand commandery Of
Pennsylvania. and in May. 1864, was
elected grand division commander Of
the state Of Pennsylvania and served
as such in 1864 and 1866 In the coun-
ell of r. and S. masters in Nov. u,
1856, he took the council degrees in
Palestine council. No 2, at Pottstown.
Pa, and was In May. 1868. elected as
M. P. G.. Master of Pennsylvania and
reelected In 1869 to 1875 inclusive. Re
tired from office in 1876 In the Knights
of the Red Cross of Rome and Constan-
tine on Dec. Z, 1870. he received the Or
ders of Knights Of the Red Cross and
Constantine, Knights st. John, Vice
roy Eusebeus, Prince Mason and Holy
Sepulchre at the hands Of Sid Alfred
Creigh, LIZ D., in the city of Phila-
delphia. In 1879. at a grand chapter
Of Grand Crosses, he was elected as
grand master Of the United States. In
1880 he retired from the Office.
James H. Hopkins. Of Pittsburg and
Washington, D. c., was knighted in
Pittsburg commandery, April q. 1862.
He was elected eminent commander Of
Pittsburg commandery in 1866; grand
commander Of Pennsylvania 1S69-70;
grand master Of United States 1S74-T.
Mr. Hopkins organized Tancred COM
mandery at Pittsburg and was It's emf
nent commander from 1s71-72. He was
chairman Of committee on foreign COR
respondence of Pennsylvania for ten
years, and chairman of committee on
jurisprudence of the grand encamp-
ment Of the United States for twenty
lyears.