Evening journal., 1898-10-15

warmly complimented the local com
mandery on its fine appearance and
good drilling.
The reception last night was Dril-
iiant and successful in every respect.
The dark uniforms of the sir knights.
With their many decorations, contrast
ed effectively with the bright dresses
Oh the women The reception was held
on the fourth floor, and the rooms mad
been prettily decorated under the direc-
tion of Sir Knight c. A. Rudolph. The
reception room was scene of splen-
DOR About the sides OF the room we're
draped the commandery colors-white
and black-with long streamers of the
same co,ored bunting reaching from
the centre to each corner of the room.
Around the sides were banks OF palms
and other tropical plants, and on the
walls were hung emblems of the order
In the hall, between the reception room
and banquet hall, an orchestra was
hidden behind screen Of plants, and
during the evening gave a musical pro-
gram. The Temple Male Quartet was
also present and sang several selcc-
tions.
The banquet hall was decorated in
the national colors, while the curtains
at the windows were tied back with
the tri-colons and large streamers
reached from the corners to the cen
tire Of the room. The banquet tables
were also handsomely decorated. Some
of the visitors had expressed a desire
to enjoy Delaware peaches, and the
committee succeeded in securing guam
titles Of the luscious fruit. The centre
piece was a huge basket Of carnations,
roses and ferns. During the evening
the visiting sir knights and ladies
we're presented with handsome souve-
mir badges. They were Of heavy bronze,
hung to a pin by black and white rib
ION. The badge vas in the shape Of
a bursting star. and the catch 70 the
ribbon was n peach. Engraved on, the
badges were the dates October and
l6, 1S9S," and the name of the local
commandery After the visitors had
been greeted by the local sir knights
dancing was indulged in and continued
until late in the evening.
The sir knights from Boston were:
James Acheson. John Acheson, George
II. Appleton, Melker c. Adelof, George
Il. BATHS. Theodore II. Buck, Edwin
G. Brown. Hector Calder, NJ. F. Cork
ary, Charles II. Clark, Charles ]. Car
ney, Colin d. Cameron, Albert b.
Chick. Frederick w. Clark, Daniel l..
Craney, Charles E. Durgin, Charles f.
Drew. ]. William Dicker, Edward
Evans. Charles A. Estey, George Fish.
er. Robert II. Frasier. A. Coleman
Fisher, Augustus "a. Fuller, Frank e
Fisher, Edward G. Graves, John f.
Gunnenson. Nathaniel T. Gorham, Jr
John Z. Hamlin, Charles Hodgkins,
Henry A. Jordan, Alfred e. Jones, W.T.
liam B. Jackson, Clarence KnOwlton,
Thomas Lounder, Charles e. Linder-
green, William II. Leach, w. s. Ltch-
aeld. Edward II. Morse, Walter F. Med
ding, c. w. Matheson, Martin Moore
R. NJ. McLeish, J. Howard Nottage, Al
bert f. Newhouse, Edward Newhouse
william A. Newhouse, Otto Walter
Newhouse, Alien V. Nixon, Herbert G
Packard, Jason n. Pride, Albert T
Pankhurst. Fred. L. Pigeon, Gideon
Rumney. William Russell, Walter J
Staples, Henry d. Stone, Edwin NJ
Stanton, ]. Henry Stevenson, Leo f
Saunders, Henry w. Smith, Charles II
Stowe, James H. Taylor, Charles o
Tukey, a. L. Tallman. NJ. D., Freder.
ick A. Taylor, Charles NJ Wentworth
william P. winn. A. G. Whitcomb
Charles w. York. F. H. Young.
The women from Boston are: Mrs
George H. Appleton, Mrs. George
H. BATHS, Mrs. Theodore H. Buck
Mrs. Edwin G. Brown, Miss Gertrude
Byrne Miss Amantie Be.cher, Mrs
Fred. w. Clark, Mrs. Albert B. Chick
Mrs. Colin d. Cameron, Mrs. ]. Wi;
liam Dicker, Mrs. Charles E
Durgh, Mrs. Frank E. Fisher
Mrs. Mary e. Davis, Mrs. Robert H
Frasier, Mrs. A. Coleman Fisher, Mrs
Augustus A. Fuller, Mrs. Edward G
Graves. Miss Louise A. Hunter, Mis-
Eva Kellough, Mrs. Alonzo Keen, Mrs
Wilma II. Leach, Mrs. Edward Fl
Morse, Mrs. Walter F. Meddling, Mrs
Martin Moore, Miss Jennie Marston
Mrs. J. Howard Nottage, Mrs. William
Powers, Mrs. Albert T. Pankhurst, Mis-
Alice Rumney. Mrs. Edwin M. Stan
ton, Mrs. Leo f, Saunders, Mrs. Char.e
H. Stone, Mrs. Charles C. NJ. Went
H. Stowe. Mrs. Charles o. Turkey, Mrf
A. L. Tallman, Mrs. G. NJ. Wentworth
Mrs. A. C. Whitcomb, Mrs. F.. il
Young.
The officers Of Parkman Command
cry are. Commander, Edward c
Graves; generalissimo, Charles A. Es