The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-06
WITH GREAT PARADE
Knights lempIar of Kansas
31St Annual CoHCIave
WILL BE INAUGURAIEO
Next tuesday Morning in
This City.

The Grand C0mmandry Of Knights
Templar Of Kansas viii meet in Wichita
this week, It being the occasion of the
thirty-first annual conclave Of this order
In Kansas The conclave viii last two
Gays, Tuesday and Wednesday. The
meeting will be inauguarted Tuesday
morning by a grand parade of the local
and visiting sir knights. This parade will
move from the Carey hotel promptly at
1880 O'Clock, go west on Douglas avenue
10 Main street, north to the court house,
thence countermarching 70 Third; east
to Market south to First and east 10
the Scottish Rite temple, where the ses-
sions Of the grand commandery viii be
held
The parade viii be divided into three
battaIions, as follows: All drill corps
will form as the first battalion, under
command Of r. Sir E. W Wellington,
grand captain general.
All members Of the grand commaudery
Will form as the second battalion, under
command Of E. Sir T. L. Bond, grand
genior warden.
z. Sir Perry NJ Hoisington Of Newton,
chief Of SAT- to the grand commander,
viii have charge Of the parade.
on arriving at the Scottish Rite temple,
the arst session of the grand command
cry VIII De at once opened, in the grand
auditorium on the second floor OF the
temple An afternoon session will also
be held. and in the evening the visiting
knights will be entertained in the audi
forum Of the temple by the local COM
mandery, with program Of musical
numbers.
Tuesday two sessions. morning and af-
ternoon, VIII be held, the annual election
Of officers being held. and the date and
place Of holding the next annual conclave
being then decided upon
The following officers compose the
grand commandery Of Kansas. towit:
Ed Hayes. Wellington, r. Z. grand
Commander
V E. deputy grand
Sommander.
Perry n HoisIngton. Newton. En-. CIR.
generalissiTno
Edward L. Wellington, Ellsworth, En-.
Or. captain general
Thomas L. Bond, sauna, En-. CIR. sen
Tor warden.
Charles J. Webb. Topeka. En-. CIR
junior warden
Rev. Albert Watkins, Ellsworth. En-.
CIR prelate.
VIM. F. March, Lawrence. En-. CIR
treasurer
Thomas J. Anderson, Topeka, En-. CIR.
recorder
J c. Postlewaite, Jewell City, EN-. CIR.
standard bearer.
Bes,or G. Brown. Topeka, En-. CIR.
sword bearer
Thomas c. Fitch, Wichita, En-. CIR.
warGe-
Edgar R. Fulton. MarysviHe En-. CIR
captain Of the guard.
The following are chairmen of the va
rious committees:
On Credentals-Charles H Lawrence.
Hlawatha
Dolngss of Omoers-Alex. A Sharp.
Larned
Finance-B. S. westfau Ellsworth
COMMANDERS L. DIV R Irwin. En-
poria.
Chartered Communicates. 5. Gait
skill. Girard
Grievance and Appeals-C. c. Coleman,
Clay Center.
Hays City.
Jurisprudeuce-J. G Postlewaite. Jewell
City.
Necrlogy-Wm. NJ Shaver Topeka
Correspo ndence-A ". Callahan. To-
peka.
At the time of his death Charles NJ.
Jones was V. f deputy grand command
ert, and if he had lived would have been
elected grand cgmmaEer this year.
The following is the order issued by
the grand commander in reference 10 this
c4ncIave:
To the Officers and Members Of the
Grand Cmmande~y IF Kansas:
Wellington Kan. April T. 1890
Genera Order M. =
4 In conformity with the law and action
yef the srand comuanery AZ Topeka. May
70. 1s99. the annual conclave f the grand
comnlaudery II Kansas VIII be- held in
the city Of Wichita May 8 1909. at ID
o'clock r. N. All officers cf the grand
comuardcry. all past commanders. emf
merit commanders. Eeneralissimos. and
eaptains- general of subordinate COM
manCeries are expected 10 be present IN
fun uniform
All sir knights of Kansas not members
Of the grand commardery. desiring 70
ATTEND the annual cclaclave of the grand
c0mmandery r Wichita are hereby
granted permission 20 appear in TempIar
uniform on said occasion o ia coming
sad going. If necessary.
Eminent Sir = NJ HolsinE-on grand
of the grand conmanie--
An open rate of che fare Tor the round
trip has been made from an points in
Kansas. Kansas City and St Joseph.
No. and Superior Ne5.. 90 Wichita and
return Tickets on sale May : and s.
sood to return until May Il BY order OF
EDD HAYS. Grand Commander.
Attes-; T J. Anderson Grand Recorder.
ARRANGEMENTS
The headquarters Of the grand com
mandery viii De- at the Carey hotel,
where All sir k.ga-s viii report imme-
dLately eH arrival
The meeting - the grand conmardery
viii b. hait In The Scottish Rite temple.
The VIII be "a parade IN Nay s. az
sso1nf,'afs-c-te=- hl25e3 5y the Grand
eommaEu5erl. Parade viii form on South
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