The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-14
ONLY ONE SO GRAND
AS THE CEREMONY TO BE HAD BY
ZION COMMAND
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AT ITS CoNcLAVE MARCH 81
DEGREE OF ST. PAUL AND ORDER
OF MALTA TO BE FULLY CON-
FERRED.
THREE HUNDRED SIR KNIGHTS
Will Take Part in the Rites Which
Thousand More Will
Witness.

A gilt cross, decked with Easter lilies,
ornaments the cover Of the rich, yet
tasteful, invitations which Zion COM
mandery, Knights Templars, has issued
to It's exemplificatiOn of the degree of
st. Paul and the Order Of Malta, which
will take place March 81, and will be
attended by large delegations Of
knights from this and adjoining states.
The ceremonial Of the Order of Malta
will be conferred at p. m. in full.
On account of the number who will
desire to witness the ceremonial, it has
been decided not to admit any knight
without an naturalization card and the
countersign Of the day, even should he
belong to Zion commandery itself, and,
in order to accommodate the members
of the order, there will be an exam
lining committee at the room of the
commander in the temple from noon
on. Knight Templar uniforms will
be worn only by the candidates
The occasion for this unusually elab-
crate ceremonial is that Zion COM
mandery has completed it's third of a
century, and the rites which will be
participated in by 300 knights will be
witnessed, it is expected, by at least
1,00O arrangements having been made
to seat that many. Grand Commander
John III. Randall will in person knight
the candidates, with Commander J. B.
H1ngeley, of Zion. as eminent prior
The grand commandery Will guard the
banner Of the order, and beside Zion
Damascus, Darius, Faribault, Bayard
Palestine, Paladin and Minneapolis
communicates will participate The
ritual, although written fourteen years
ago in its present FORM has never been
given but once in the full form in which
the Minneapolis knights design to pre-
sent 1t. For this reason 1t is expected
that a number of the grand command
ers and other eminent knights from dis
tant states will be present to witness
the rites.
The roster of those who will partici-
pate in the comforting Of the Order Of
Malta is led by eminent prior, ]. B.
Hingeley; lieutenant commander, Hen
~ Staples; captain general, c. E. Oven
shire; chaplain, c. F. Sharpe; military
director, E. L. Hills; marshal, R. r.
McAdams; captain Of the outposts, G.
E. Sanders.
Paladin commandery, of this city,
will be the honorary guard Of the ban
ner of Rhodes, with Commander Isaac
Seldom, w. H. Crary, generalissimo;
G. $. Bunker, captain general, and J.
r. Warner, Wilbur Tibbils, A. A. Doc
little, Henry Orme J. F. Lawless. C. S.
Morgan, H. G. Hope, ID. S. Sperry, f.
A. Bedell, George Herbert, CD Bowlby
and w. n Couch, guards.
Damascus commandery, also Of this
city, will be honorary guard of the
banner of st. John, with A. P. Swan
strom. commander; E. P. Sanborn, gen
eralissimo; Ed S. Bean, captain gen
eral, and S. G. Iverson, w. A. Rudd, ).
G. Nelson, w. L. Perkins Jr., j. C. Bry-
ant, E. s. Baldwin, George F. Dix, J.
H. Knowd, F. w. Zollman. J. d. Car
roll, J. ]. Buckhout and William Puff,
guards.
The music will be appropriate to the
rest of the services, and will include
selections by the Temple quartette Miss
Alberta Fisher, Miss Maud Lambert,
the Masonic quartette and choir.
Miss Tanning Improving.
Miss Isabel Tanning, who 10 seriously Ill