Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-11-06
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR.

Grand Captain General Louis P
Ecker, by order of Grard Commander
Philip 7. Wood6n, has issued genera
orders for the assembling of the seven
;y.seventh grand annual conclave o.
Knights Templar of Virginia at the
Masonic Temple in Richmond, at 10 a
m., Thursday, November Is, 1899 A
D ISL a. o.
The grand officers are: Right Emi-
nent P. T. Wood6n, of Soldiers Home,
Grand Commander; Very Eminent B
F. Buchanan, of Marion, Deputy Grsno
Commander; Eminent j. E. Alexar der
of Alexaudris, Grand Generslissimo;
Eminent Louis P. Ecker, of Redmond
Grand Captain General; Right Eminent
j. B Blanks, of Petersburg, Grand Re
corder; Eminent George w. Poe, O.
Richmond, Grand Treasurer; Eminent
j. E. Townes. Grand Senior Warden
Eminent ]. L. LeSueur. Grand Junior
Wardsr; Rsv. ]. T. McFaden, of Lynch
burg, Grand Prelate; Eminent J. w
Bryant, Grand Standard Bearer; Eni.
cent T. E Schwar;z, Grand Sword
Bearer; Eminent F. w. Cunningham,
Grand Warden.
The conclave will be opened at 1C
o'clock promptly, and in ample form
all Sir Knights will appear in full dres;
uniform of Tempiar on foot.
The first business will be to receive
he report of the Grand Commander
which will be referred to special com
G
Grand Commander will also receive re-
ports from the several inspection Off
Gers. whose duty it is to annually In
spect and report on the condition of the
various subordinate commanderies OF
the SAFE
Each commsndery should be repre-
sented in the Grand Conciave by its
captain general. The deliberations oi
the Grand Commandery refer exclu
sively to the welfare of the order
throughoutth the Jurisdiction. No special
ly important questions will be up fol
consideration at this conclave.
After the legislative session the an
nual election of officers will take place
1t is very probable that the usual order
will be observed, the Grand Command
er retiring after one year and the
| other officers promoted in the regular
| order. Just as Grand Commander
James H. Capers retired last year
I! Governor Woodfp will become Past
Grand Commander this year. All o.
the officers are elected except the
| Grand Standard Bearer, the Crane
Sword Bearer and the Grand Warden
These are appointed by the comine
Grand Commander. They usually g.
on up the line, however, and through
the chairs.
Twenty subordinate commanderiei
owe allegiance to the grand BODY O
Vireinia-two in Richmond and ont
| each at Norfolk, Portsmouth, Peters
burg, Hampton, Fredericksburg, Dan
| Vile, Alexandria, Winchester, Roam
oke, Lynchburg, Charlottesville, Staun
ton. arrisonburg. Luray, Crewe, Mar
ion. Bristol and T. Jewell Courthouse
All are in Aourishing condition ant
+, thew have between 1900 and LOU
members.
The next Grand Tr;ennial Ccnclav'
will meet iu Louisville in 1901, and al
ready some of the Virginia command
cries are preparing for the event.
| At the Masouic exercises at the grave
of President Washington on Decemb'
14th the programme will be In chsrg'
of the blue lodge, but the grand CON
manderies of Virginia. he District o
Colum bia, Pennsylvania, Maryland aut
other Jurisdictions will act as escort Il
the Grand Lodge of Virginia.
The knights Tempsr order, or, o.
ihey are sometimes called, the "Poo
Soldiers of the Temple Of Solo
mon.n was founded il Ills by nin'
French gentlemen at jerusalem TO-
the defense of the Holy Sepul
chre and of pilgrims. They b I'd quar-
tors in the palace of the Lstin kings
known also as Solomon's Temple
whence they derived their name. VOW
of poverty, chastity and severe renei
Gus exercises were taken, and tnel
lives were to be en incessant coDtiic
with the enemies of Christianity. Thel
history was almost comnletely ldepti
fed with the Crusades for $50 years
and their valor and piety won then
| laue tuIouSuouo ouioPo' -,
In 1914, in the midst OF terrible perse
cution of Heights Templar, Gran'
Master de Molay was burned alive, un
great many others suffere a simlla
fate. Their property was also conhs
Gated in most countries. In Portuge
the order was never suppressed, but
1917 took the name of the "Order {
Christ" which n me it still bears.
is today essentially Christian ord, order ,'
and its exercises are opened with rellg
Gus services, and conducted hy the pre-
late. who is an ordained minister OF tn
; gospel.
$500 REWARDI
, We will pay the above reward tor any cSs
,, of Liver Com plaint, Dyspepsia Sick Heao
ache, Indigestion, Constipation or CostiVeDes