Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-01
GRAND CONCLAvE
Of Knights TempIar Called to
Assemble in Richmond.
Thursday, November 1o tho Time
Tho Opening ENercisc.-AnnunI
Election OF omccrs-Tho Next
Grand Comcinve.

dGrNhu &OhCtnrC.
Grand Captain General Louis p. Eek
er, by order of Grand Commander Phil
lip z. Woodfin, of the Soldiers Home,
has issued a general order for the as
sembling of the seventy-seventh grand
annual conclave of knights Templar of
Virginia at the Masonic Temple in
Richmond, at 10 a. M, Thursday, No
y number of Knights will attend
from Norfolk and this section.
THE GRAND OFFICERS.
The grand officers are: Right Emil
nent p. Il. Woodiin, of Soldiers Home.
| Grand Commanders; Very Eminent Is.
| f. Buchanan, of Marion, Deputy Grand
Commander; Eminent j. Il. Alexander,
| OF Alexandria, Grand Gcneralissimo;
Eminent Louis p. Ecker of Richmond,
Grand Captain General; Right Eminent
j. Il. Blanks. of Petersburg, Grand Re-
corder; Eminent George W. Poe, OF
| Richmond. Grand Treasurer; Eminent
]. T.. Townes, Grand Senior Warden,
Eminent j. L. lie Sueur, Grand Junior
Warden; Rev. J. I. McFadden, OF
Lynchburg. Grand Standard Bearer;
Eminent Y. Il. Schwartz Grand Sword
Bearer; Eminent l.. w. Cunningham,
Grand Warden.
OPENING EXERCISES.
The conclave will be opened at 10
O'Clock promptly, and i'll ample form
All Sir Knights will appear in full
dress uniform of Templar on foot.
The first business will be to receive
the report of the Grand Commander,
which will be referred to Il special COM
mittce for action and report The
Grand Commander will also receive
reports from the several inspection OIL
GERS. whose duty it is to annually in
spect and report OH the condition of
the various subordinate communicates
OF the State.
Each Commandcry should be repre-
scented In the Grand Concave by it's
captain General. The deliberations OF
the Grand Commandery refer eN-
clusivciy 10 the welfare of the order
throughout the Jurisdiction. No spc-
ciailv important questions will be up
Tor consideration al this Conclave.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
After the legislative session the an
nua! election OF officers Will take place.
IL is very probable that the usual order
| VIII be observed, the Grand Command
err retiring after one year and the other
officers promoted In the regular order.
just as Grand Commander James II.
| Capers retired last year. Governor
Woodfn will become Past Grand Com
mander this year. All of the officers
are elected except the Grand Standard
hearer, the Grand Sword Bearer and
the Grand Warden. These are appoint-
e e,, by the incoming Grand Commander
ihey usually so on up the line, how
ever. and through the chairs.
Twenty subordinate communicates
owe allegiance ITO the grand body of
Virginia. Two are in Richmond and
| one each in Norfolk. Portsmouth.
Petersburg. Hampton. Newport News
embarrassing. Dnnville Alexandria.
Lui9y, Crcwe. Marion. Bristol and
laHeWell Courthouse All are in flour
lsning condition and they have between
1000 and 1900 members.
NENT GRAND CoNcLAvE.
the next Grand Triennial Conclave
VIII meet In bouisvilla in 1901. and III
ready some of the Virginia conman-
DRIES are preparing FOR the event
~ the Masonic exercises mt the
cemher 9Th. the program will be In
charge of The Blue Lodge. hut the
Grand Communicates of Virginia the
District OF Columbia, Pennsylvania,
Maryland and other jurisdictions will
act as escort 10 the Grand Lodge of
| Nirn-,nia
WHAT THE KNIGHTS ARE.
The knights Templar order. or. as
they are sometimes called Poor Sol
d!ers of the Temple OF Solomon" was
founded in Ills by nine French gentle
men at Jcruselam for the defence of
the Holy Sepulchrc aud of pilgrims.
Ihey had quarters in the palace of the
Latin Kings, known as So.omons Tenn
PIE, whence they derived their name.
VOWS oil poverty. chastity and severe
religious exercises were taken. and
| THEIR liNcS We're 10 be IN incessant CON