New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-26
PALESTINE COMMANDERY no. IS.

THE rEMPrAR AND PUBLIC RECEPTION.
Tina r.e,,lar conclave OF Palestine Commandery
M IL p Sir Frank W. Goodwin, held last MONDAY
evening at their asylum will be long reihemDeieu
aa a red-letter night in the history OF mat pooy'
This was the evening preceding their eighteenth
annual reception, and II also was selected by r.
Cir Charles E. Ide Grand Senior Warden. as the
evening on which make his official visit inc IL
&erest of the occasion was greatly enhanced Dy 'he
nresence of the Most Eminent Grand Master. war
rem La Rue Thomas. There was no WORK. the even
ing being given up TO social intercourse The dis-
t,neuished guests received under the Arch OF
Steel and welcomed by the Eminent Commander In
the following order:
Grand Master Thomas and his suite OF officers;
Horace A. Noble. K. f. Grand Commander OF the
State Of New-York. accompanied BY large oelega-
ton of his officers; Eugene H. Richards X. r.
Grand Commander Of Massachusetts and Rhode
Island with several Of his officers; e. Sir Albert H.
White and Z. Sir Charles f. Pierce. OF Boston,
both of whom are honorary members of Palestine
There were also delegations OF Grand Ofhcers from
New-Jersey Pennsylvania, District OF Columbia ana
Washington.
The official guest Of the evening. E. Sir Charles T..
Ide was received with due honors and escorted into
the Commandery by t sonorsry memhef u
These several delegations We're very pleasantly
after an hour of social intercourse the entire com.
pany. numbering some 80 sat down 10 a banquet
duet music was given by an orchestra, and after,
ard speeches MADE Dy L. Dir lts, Oldilu
Master Thomas. X. Z. Sir Noble, X r. sir ftich-
ards and others. who all enth isiastcally re-
ceived The Templar Quartet rendered some me
selections and notably, after the remarks OF NJ H.
Sir Thomas, "Old Kentucky Home.
one OF the peasantest, and perhaps the most ar
feeling incidents OF the evening was the welcome
extended in the concave 10 T. Sir A. Colo Neioni.
who was presented 10 the Commandery by T.: SIR
Iohn + baldwin and welcomed by the Eminent
Commander and introduced as TIE hrst COMMANDER
OF Pa.estine CO;nmandery, and as expressed by the
Eminent Commander, the Sir knights had the priv
ijege OF meeting the first and last Commander OF
Palestine The venerable gentleman was most
warmly received. and responded most feeIlhgy,
There was very large attendance from SISTER
Communicates and sister Jurisdictions, lhcuiLhg d
large number OF past and present Commanders. we
uanders who paid their compliments 70 H. sir Hood-
WIN and mis- fraters, by their attendance; l., pts
Heyzer. Of Columbia, Kretschmar OF Occur de Icon
Wilson Of York; Wiidey, Of Manhattan Namens'ness
OF ST. Elmo: Palmer, o. DAMASCUS anu -h'"ei' Vi
WestChcster ,. 800,
Taken all together, II a very pleasant ana
memorable cOncave, ana one that VIII De .oi.s "a
membered by those present. r. sr UoOdWln anu
his officers be congratu,a ted upon us iui ana
the reception which followed this on Tuesday
evening at he Metropolitan opera Rouse eAceereu
any thing given By Palestine ComhiahuelE; ne
AMIR has been 50 infinitely described IN ali the
daily papers That Is supcrfuous 10 repeat the same
here From Masonic point also IL was eminent!
great success. the grand officers OF the tnrec
governing bodies Grand COmmantery, Grand CHAP
lines" The Grand Lodge was much appeuded'
Much credit l. due 10 the trclcss EFFORTS OF the en-
tire committee. ana In Palestine Coninannery every
member is u committee on such an OCCASION