The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-27
CONVENTION OF THE KNIGHTS OF
TILE MACCABEEs IN ST. PAUL
I TUESDAY.
LOCAL KNIGHTS ARE READY.
REUNION HAVE ALL BEEN
COMPLETED.
ONE DAY PLANNED AT HARRIET.
Competition of Degree Teams Il Ex-
pected to Furnish an Interest,"
ing Feature of the Event.

The knights Of the Maccabees have
just about completed plans for fitting
Northwestern celebration Of the six
teenth anniversary Of the founding OF
the order. and the event bids fair to be
thoroughly interesting in its character.
It will be the occasion Of the second
biennial convention Of the 100 or more
tents which go to make up the Mime
sofa state organization and the pro-
gramme of business and pleasure will
hold for two days, beginning Tuesday
next.
The local organization, st. Paul camp
"a, will have a reception committee at
the Metropolitan hotel, which will be
the headquarters Of the order during
the convention, and visitors whether
they are men or members Of the gentler
sex will be received and given a cordial
reception by the local Maccabees.
There are something like 100 tents in
Minnesota, each one of which sends a
delegate and alternate to theh gather
ng, and in addition there will be a host
Of friends and members from Iowa and
the Dakotas. Special trains will come
in from Duluth, West Superior, and
the iron ranges, and 1t is expected that
there will be large number of visitors
here for the two days.
The first day will be given over large
ly to pleasure. During the afternoon
Of Monday, the Minneapolis Mac
cabees will take a hand In the enter
tainment of the guests at Lake Harriet.
In the evening there will be musical
and literary programme in which the
First Regiment band and the Eastern
Star and Masonic quartettes will
take part. w. T. Nolan. the
humorist, will contribute num-
Der or two. while the ad-
dresses will be delivered by number
of prominent Maccabees, including Maj.
N. S. Boynton, of Port Huron. Mich,
the founder Of the order; Supreme
Past Commander D. D. Aitken, Mrs.
Lillian M. Hollister and Miss Bina M.
West, of the Ladies Of the Maccabees.
The business has been reserved for
Wednesday and will be transacted in
Central hall, Sixth and Seventh streets.
At 10 in the morning the session will
begin and there will be the usual re-
ports of officers and election Of new
people to the, different positions. Del
egates to the supreme tent will be
chosen as well as the state commander,
chaplain, sergeant, physician, master
alarms, picket, sentinel, and finance
and record keeper.
At 4 O'Clock in the afternoon the prize
degree work by teams from the various
tents will be held for trophies held up
by the supreme tent. and some inter
esting work is to be expected. All
teams wishing to enter must send word
to- Chairman Tregilgas, the chairman of
the convention committee, not later
than noon Wednesday.
At 7:30 in the evening the Maccabees
will hold general fraternal rally in
the hall which will terminate with a
musical programme and, banquet at
which there will be a number Of ap-
propriate toasts responded to. The
work Of preparing for the coming con-
vention has been attended to largely
by committee of which Mr.. Tregilgas,
who is past commander of st. Paul
Tent No. "a, Is chairman.