The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-10-13


e,.dinrs Of ths Ensampnont-Am'nd-
mon,. Proposoa to tho Con'ti.ntion.
l.ouis.,ll. Likely a Winnor fer the Next
TrIsnnial coBelAvs.
PTrsHuReH, Pa. Oct. 12-The
programme of the conclave to-day was
mainly made up of gaieties, consisting
Of receptions at the dlnerent headquar-
ters Of the Communicates, balls and
social entertainments purporting 70
make the local knights and their Visi-
tors better acquainted. The weather
was all that could be desired and ale
though It looked threatening some
times. the sun managed to break
through the clouds. This evening as
wen as all day the streets have been as
crowded as on the previous days ana
the throng enjoying the electrical illu-
limitations Is as dense as ever A NUM-
ber Of excursions ON rail, street car
lines and by river were INDUCED In pF
number OF the visiting knights and
the large Industrial establishments OF
Carnegie and Westinghouse were in-
spected. .,.
evening the reception Of Tancred com
mandery No. ls. Of Pittsburgh. was q
VERY dazzling AFFAIR and 1t Wed in
splendor with the banquet at the Du-
uuesne Gardens, The headquarters OF
Tancred commanderV are located IN
the court house, where large space,
S0x2O0 feet, had been transformed mo
4 perfect bower Of flowers, garlands,
hags and bunting, among which the
Insignia, the emblems and the flags OF
Knight TemplarlBm predomlnated. The
room was radiantly illuminated with
eolored incandescent lamps and the as
pect OF the hall was one OF magnificent
apiendor. All the evening the guests
kept coming and going. AT 8 O'Clock
dancing commenced and this was con-
tinued until after midnight.
The banquet at Duquesne Gardens,
tendered to Grand Master Warren La
Rue Thomas and members Of the grand
ehcampment, by members OF the exec
utive committee, was another anatr OF
Unusual brilliancy. Covers had been
laid for 1000 guests and the decorations
OF the banquet board as well as those OF
the hall in general were the most spmp-
tuous that could have been designed
with the best aid and resources OF fior-
ist and decorators at their command.
Sir Thomas ]. shryock acted as toast
master on this occasion. The following
toasts were responded to:
"The Grand Encampment," by War
rem Id Rue Thomas; "The Cross" SIT
james ]. Buehanani '.onr Ladies" Sir
William Melisnss Gun IJsene ateEs,
Rt, Eminent Sir II, II. Lloyd: "Tem-
piarism in the Twentieth Century" Rt.
Eminent Sir ]. P. Wanger.
The banquet committee was compos-
ed OF Sir James B. Youngson, Sir n.
Samson and Sir T. s. Wright, Of Pitts
burgh.
Icncampment ProessdInES.
The grand encampment knights Tenn
plar resumed It's meeting at 10 o'clock
this morning in Carnegie hall, schen-
ley Park. Past Grand Master James
H. Hopkins, Of Washington, D. G., pro-
posed two amendments to the constitu-
tlon. In one It was proposed TO amend
section OF article l. so as to read: "a
stated cOnclave shall be held tri.annu-
ally in Washington. d. c., on the sec
Ond Tuesday of October, unless the
grand encampment shall at q stated
conclave, designate some other time and
place"
The other proposed to amend section
/, OF article !, by placing the grand pre-
late next In line after the grand Junior
warden.
An amendment was also offered By
Past Grand Master Of Nebraska, Will
lam R. Bowen, to the code Of statutes,
as follows;
Membership In q commandery is de-
pendent upon and co-existent with
membership in lodge OF Free Masons.
Any companion OF the Red Cross or
Knights Templar, who remains for six
months unaffiliated with lodge OF Free
Masons 10 ipso facto suspended to be
terminated by afiiliation with a lodge"
Tomorrow the designation OF the
place for the next encampment win be
decided upon. While there are several
cities in the field TO get the next en-
campmnt, among them Buffalo, ATTAIN
tic City, Niagara Falls, Milwaukee, Los
Angeles, Detroit and Louisville, It looks
from the way the KentucElans are
working that they win carry OF the
palm. The election Of the next grand
junior warden, another important mat
ter, will then also be decided, and for
this honorary position Sir knight Lee
S Smith, one OF the most prominent
men Of the fraternity IN this city, Is the
only name mentioned 10 far. This po-
sltlon Is the stepping stone to the
highest honor OF the organization, that
OF grand master.
At the business session OF the grand
encarnpnent held this afternoon, Grand
Master Warren La Rue Thomas APP
pointed a committee Of fve TO consider
the question OF the place for the holding
OF the next encampment, In 1901. with
the advice that q report be made to-
morrow morning, when the matter WIN
be definitely decided, This committee
is composed OF Ave western men, with
Past Grand Commander W. W. Allen, OF
Iowa, as chairman. The fact that the
members Of this committee are ail from
the west would indicate that the next
conclaye Will be held In some western
city.