New-York tribune., 1896-09-02

DRESS W WELCOME HIS PLACE SUPPLIED
RY GRAND ALMoNER KELLEY
COMMITTEES NAMED
The first session OF the annual convocat'on OF W"
Chap;er General Of America Of the knghtS o. o.
John and Malta was held in tho Atheneum '""'o"9'
and Atlantir-avc yesterday morning al l'" ''''"'
In The afternoon at o'clock the delegates -" W..
Hotel Arlington in body and boarded tho steam.
Starin at tho Bridge pier. 4 trip up the HUDSON wa
made and the parry did not retlrn'to the cry u'''
= late hour This morning there Will be parade o.
all tho uniformed members. marching from i''",'''
and DeKalb ayes \, % O'Clock the representatives.
will meet in the second session. The most i''p'' . M
business is the adoption OF a now consutu"o'" ,,
princpal change to be made in the constitution WIN
bc the subject Of representation, ana inc 'i'u'
regarding the medical department ar" 10 p' ,'''r ~
l. is still in doubt to which of the TWO 'edo"S -
candidates for the Office of grand commander WI"
L .t,. covotod nace Tho friends Of William
Buckcti and Thomas {. Mexican odc" S"' '" W
man has the most votes.
Tho convention delayed IN oPch"H '''
morning for almost an hour, as some u ' .,
,i,ls had not arrived The Ahenenm was ueco''
win flags and bunting. The different chapters "a
49,, 80 No., .,,riod banners and the Sir Knights were
rr,v,d IN tasteful uniforms OF black with SoId "i-
ming The programme provided for speech Oh We
come from Mavor Wurstcr commi'Fe wa
,,,,a ~ bis office 10 escort him 10 the han, pu',
much ., their surprise. ne told the'h '''' Nv
,o ,.o busv % keep his appointment with t"em' ne
,, ,t,, rho arrangement Of the details OF the re-
.,,,,,n tor Il Hung Chang had occupied All NJ
tim. AMI thnt i. would be Impossible ior MN ~
leave his Office when the committee 'ePo.'"
,,, ,.eombly expressions Of disappointment "'Ie
hoard an every hand No city official was se"' III
,,l,co n the Mayor ard 80 Grand Ninohef i""'
"a lrclc, NJ Valiant Encampment welcomed ''e
1T. .nI ronresontatives OF the order 70 b'oOhlE"
Mo-, Eminent Commander Reed responu''''
,a1Iouinr committees have charge OF the details o'
he convOcation ,,,. II
-, corrmi,,oo-. . Wheeler chairman; ~.
W Ioncs yce-chairman. Charles Ewald' treasurer
William j Namely. secretary Nscapnos
~Imp,,,'' 'rpban y Z Hardns. NJ + smith. r. Kim
Lau Joseph I.af;erty. Jacob DougMu\, "'''""' 90
smith william A. Collins ana T.. n'',r, HERMAN. Al
W, E$,r "' / kirby r. NJ Rooney. pr SylNes-
,.r Roe William Lockctt Samuel POST III "'o'7
~ S,lr.r and T. e. Wanrer . Doc
",,ar,anmen EN-, Of I.adles-Dr sylvester , roc
ch,,irman" + q IIoyt Samuel Post A. II. THUS
Dr. Cor o,onrl Francis lough,aline chairman;
= - Wir!ams. John \ Ryan. J. \ M"S"S"oS anu
d ',dSnf.,is-f " Joncs. % pann,lcss ,nn,n, nnrnmr
IL t,v,ald cf crescent EncdHPn'"t
n'',' r,n ',.b"ftmpn Of Normandy Encampm'n, - t,.
IIar,lcnborgh. of chirnlric i.ncamPnl',, '
ucL.lro, of N,w-York Encampni'h'
-, ,-t.,or ,r ..Th. crusader" the organ OF ti'
,l.r e. chairman of ~" Pres Conm'ti'' ne ~
), I.iuhau and has two asssthnt- lH''' '''
,,,, Nn representatives who ar" en'it," 20 10 s'"r, ~
In ta. couNoc- The most ui ln' a. ~. t;rooLlHn
,,.r, nm. twenty -four cucalnpm'h'S u, ,,,',,;,n
',,.t, .,,n. from Canada, Niagara fa!IS' ltri'o"
<ry york Philadelphia Wilmington I.dH' -, ,t" st
Iiurinlo Shreveport. ID 1na min mn E"l.y in his
,.n.rt SAWS that th"i" r a l"l"h'' oi' ~ mar.
a. compared with $3.50 yyai az" III ~ S,,, s6 La
fund 'hrr III ,,a, arnoun, received during the year
De- $50 go auu lha' paid out was So'''v'