New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-30
TIE TRIrMPH or YORK COMMANDERY.

r,a ,onctaIk,d-of reception and drill OF Apollo
Commandery Of TRY. as the guests OF YORK NO
Is of this city. eventuated Tuesday evening AS
"success' Is the only word In the English language
70 exprcss success, 10 further praise can DC given
than 10 state that the orair was all the enth'lsi-
sstic and hard working comr1ttce could wish Tor.
The hugo Madison Square Garden was cro"o''
from floor 20 roof: AL the boxes were hIled every
seat was occupied and the astonishcd multitude
looked on in amazement. nrst at the vast audience
next at the mass Of Sir Knights. and finally ana
above all at the magnificent drill OF Apollo COM
rardcrv Inouirv was made how these Troians
reach such perfection in their movements. and The
inauisltve reporter found that these Sir knghts
enlist like regular soldiers. and for five years ana
that they must" drill regularly at stated periods
during these five wears: hence they move like clock
work Ike ono En-. Sir James T. i'lo!" -
commandant Of this splendid corps.
To describe the splendid spectacle would require
greater skill and more space than is ut the COM
mand Of the writer. hut It may safely he said tha'
every present pronounced 1t the greatest rem
par well hs the finest driil ever seen III
this city.
The Eminent Commander. Sir George Knipc, was
nrst received under the Arch Of Steel. He then re-
ceived Most Eminent Warren La Rue Thomas,
Grand Master Of knights remplnr OF me nl,eu
states, and the officers OF the Crane S, ~ =
Sir Arthur Macarthur with staff f. r.. Ion tran nj
Rowe. Grand Commander Of New-Jersey t1e h ~
Palmer with his associate Grand chapter Officer :
NJ H. 4. Oppenhcmer. with the Grand ,ouil.n
and then numerous Commanders and fast ' oIh-
manGers Of this and other states. Inc loIlo"l..e
were some OF the communicates which were present
under their banners: . , ,-u,,a-
Apollo Commandery No. IS. Troy. n J.; l ih
Parkman Commandery No 2s, Boston. Mass lug
De Payens Commandery No. l. Jersey, ~ =. -
Damascus Commandery No. ), Newark, ,. q, 81.
Johns Commandery No 9. Elizabeth y j.. M e,
Commandery No. l3. Paterson y. j., rorsoh on, o,n'
mandery No. Is. Asbury Park, ~ j. rllErim IN. "nn
nandery No Is Ioboken, n j.: IInltf ON I'M
mandery No H. Plainfeld. y. j.; De WIZ .l'' st
Commandery No. q. Constantine Comma ndefy 40
IS. Bethlehem Commandery No. 80. 81 Emo OF. 70
mandery No 81 Damascus CofnmandetS, ~: o.
Columbian Commandery No. I. Temple ON
mandery No .. Albany \. y; Morton .ommahuuttE
No 4 Clinton Commandery No Il. Palestine ON
mandery No. Is. and Cpur de Lion 'omHaHuelS
No. % . Ut, -
During the dril the Sir knights OF Apollo re-
ceived much applause and were showerrd WIN
flowers The words Apollo York and goc-i nigh-
were spelled by the swords Of the arm CORPS
and brought out shouts Of applause. Atter me
drill a magnificent loving-cup was presented 10
York Commandery by william ParkmaI COM
The happiest In all the Garden was r. OF
Wilson q. Fox. chairman Of the Executive onitit-
tee 10 whose hercnlean efforts. assisted by b. or
f F. Davis and Robert "A. Clark, his huge sue
cess was made possible. although OF course, they
had the entire membership TO support them IN the
work
The affair marks one Of the greatest social events
in Temparlsm Of this State. and the twcnty-hfth
anniversary Of No * will lice IN its history as an
event 10 be emuated by succeeding generations OF
knights Of No