The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-06
4 KNIGHTS TEMPLARS.
,.,r Bates Stoddard Of Texas
n, nj se the Next Grand Master.
,,,vllr FIXING FOR ENcAaPMENT
.riobth Triennisl conclave Is
r'nv "a 10 Be the Greatest in
~ Masonic History.

y. " June 2.--Texas will fur
fas''". grand master Of the grand
w X, II the knights Templars OF
' l.l,.rs states the highest office With
thN ~ the great York branch OF
le America. At the twenty-cighth
sll s.nclave of the order In Louis
ll 4. ,onrth week Of next August Very
n sir Henry Bates Stoddard OF
reus. will rench the top rung In
~ Tcmplar fame. succeeding
s.,aen, Sir Reuben Hcdlef Lloyd OF
N . h' who attained the height at
XXI Il the last triennlal In lS''s' Ana
' ,.s stsr State is expected to come
~. Rational gathering of the white
M AIMS ID large numbers
~" I Commaudery of the state
D w st tho handsome home of Coo.
vN"fii IA. Young, ON the northeast
belss second aud jacob streets, ar
per ,s having been made for the ac.
seuiit i.,sn Of the grand officers anu
'p,,1s and daughters at this res
one of the pretticst III the Fails
~ rScre lives one OF the city most
"a men. II will be reiheh'pSren 'n s,.
Nau rfonfe,crate reunion at Memphis
wy me commandments at Calves
"a T,~s,on Austin. Dallas and Fort
4 Yam Tellpe de Austin No. j, Ru.n-
Il ~ x. Colorado so. J. Dallns No. q
n ~, wortu No ~, respectively a H.
.,si Nm be especially lepresrntel az
4 IouIsyille cunclave.. Inc TEXAS
i,his will probably mobilize at DAli s
4 st,para form ON specla, trains as grand
a :, ~ Nr Stoddnrd, who, bS the way,
,n,synfrr N the smallest commandery
4 nv State-lyunhoe No. 8 OF BrNaA, WI n
-.aDvu,bershi6 of less than thirty, whirn,
& .sres nrDyes that large Commander les
y sre,' with membership OF i0U0 -are
n nssseI by III the distribution of hon
Il, IA bcen decided that the sessions Of
u s u eneaInpm,ut will he held in the
n hlrh school building, and II Is there
IN M Stodlard win he elevated tlOm
4 mn grand muster The building VIII he
aiifnlly decorated, both on the ex-
!, ,er And interior, while brilliant illunli.
Xson Mil make II one of the most attrac-
ulacts at night IN the city. Mr. Th2o-
4 M stern, who Is chairman of the coln-
<ee Oh general headquarters. which Sc
Via thr building in which the sessions
A M grand encampmcnt will be held. 4
@sd,llt Of the board of conncllmen he c
4 a lqading Knight Tomplar.
"A susylIle expects 10 maze the com. ng
ssuInl the greatest In the history OF
mparism. one thousand prominent
&niels Of the order llvirg In the city and
4 ID the State are giving their time and
Md 10 the preparations for the bis
*nt An ente.t a .uClo fun a. ''li,, ~ II
4, been raised to provide n program oi
acIions never before attemptcl AT Il
n 6aye Mr. T. h. Jefferson Is chairmaI
i The general finance committee. lie :
Hgsdeui Of The Masonic Widows and o.
Xans home of Louisville. the pioneer IN
8uon Of the kind in the United States
IN member OF the board OF nnbic
Il lis for the Falls city. liz Is d caadi
be Tor the uemuCratc nomination iui
&yof Of Louisville Eminent Sir Within
a RYAN is the secretary of the tTieaii!a
/lnmiliee and Of all standing committees
n which be is also eX-ofticlo member.
from present Indications 1t Is believed
~ 5000 Knights and 10000 ladies' nc
5Rmnying them will make the pilgrim
= 70 Louisville TO the tl-ennial The les
tiles viii draw lOO.tuu who ARE not con
ied with the order But Louisville VII
! abundantly able TO care for them all
sp are thirty hoieis here. 80 hopd NJ
uses aud hundreds of old SOuthe I
Hns. like the one Texas Grand e. m
|&snlrr viii Nccppy. which will be ny
81 y for the accommodation of visitor,
sides this all Of the railroads hav,
|8ced to park" sleeping cars so ,hcl
Il ~ be used els quarters and cam
F here may be located 3C10. will hc cstab
"A pea at Fountain Forty park, one Of TN
|4N beautiful breathing spots o the city
n Raled on the banks Of the his oric Oh
|HH. Steamers In tho local bl.hOr WI
IN be used II the occasion demands.
= ne features Of the program FOR conclav
NJ 50 far as outlined include the hi
sle, With 10000 uniformed Templar
IA ~ bands OF music IN line. conipCtl
I'm drll, the FIRST since the San FrancisC
IA atla'e 10 1883, nj which Will he awards
naais1nle sterling silver trophies, 90 81
III over SpO; horse display Mt Churcni
Nns' where the amous kentucky derb
rln and won every spring, at which IN,
s9ulle arlStuclgt! o. luc B!ue Grds
~ viii be on exhibitions vcritnhi
air eGngrpsS Of thorouChhreds, trut
Ana PAGERS; boat eXcurs ons every M
peen aud night up the Ohio: IAN Even
p9rky Song and Dance" under tn
NoAsi direction of Colonel VIII S. Hays
soied song writer. giving every phHs
W NE OF the southern cOlored ma
lhe anie-bcllum Niger to IN
'A,rin century coon AMI his rag tim
,sa 'as entertainment concluding with
800. ", w ~ lou plckHnlnnf voices, III
w pphllc social functions In honor @
spusgulshed CHESTS. among whom wi
~, ssessIdent Mckinley, Rear Admir-
Nv" ss. speaker Henderson OF congress an
assssgn Grand Commander James 1
I,,'vsph OF Tennessee, the highest oil
y ,ae southern Jurisdiction of Scottis
aMasehrS n reception at the Masoni
nYss ana Orphans home. a grand ha
Il ~, ss,o'nl,esaeTate hall which will accom-
Ses n.y. tn'No dancers and spectators, ct'
v wv be display of fireworks 1
Il o Nasaalc home reception.
s,sss''..iiig like S40.0O0 VIII he spent
'S ss..,u.oh and decoration. Among III
s, ,.s1 viii be n floral square. wit
"a N 5 Sesa, arches at the entrances. Thcf
4 In. Nufe 5000 palms and other GROWN
M = guadruple arch will be anoihI
. srS q illumination. II will be Gle
f. 4 s ~, Wy take 1000 incandcscent ligIi
.I NJ pretty feature Of the concla,
NJ .ae sponsors, twenty OF II
u svsse s,nutnl young ladies' Of Kentucl
liin s,s,s the Communicates Of the 81,
I'll Il. r. hughes.