The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-30
OFFICERS | ARE CHOSEN The TemplarS Conclude
 Their Work. ST0DDARD WAS ELECTED He is Now Grand Commander
 of the Order. San Francisco Selected as the Next Place of Meeting and September 1904, is the Time-Magni-
 fcent Ball.

Louisville. Ky. Aug. 29.-After elect. ing officers and selecting San Francis co as the place of meeting the frs Tuesday in September. lsU4. the 2stf tri-ennial concIave of Knights Temp lars which has been in progress here since Tuesday, today adjourned to tht date set. The festivities came to s climax at a magnificent ball held to- night at the horse show building.
 The election of officers occupied the greater part of today's session. In the selection of the grand junior warden and the grand recorder occurred the only contests.
 The grand encampment of Knights Templar today elected Henry Bates Stoddard of Bryan. Tex. Grand Com- mander. to succeed Reuken H. Lloyd of California.
 Colonel George M. Moulton of Chi cago. was elected to succeed MT. Stod- dard as Deputy Grand Master.
 Rev. H. W. Rugg of Rhode Island, was advanced one rank to the office oi Grand Generalissimo. made vacant by the elevation of Colonel Moulton.
 William B. Melish of Cincinnati. was elected to succeed Rugg as Captain General. while Joseph A. Locke of Portland Me-, the Junior Grand War den. was made Senior Grand Warden.
 These officers were elected without opposition.
 A contest came in the election of Ju- nior Grand Warden. There were fif- teen candidates. On the first ballot Frank H. Thomas of Washington. D. C.. received 137 votes.
 The second ballot gave the office to Thomas. he receiving 1S3 out of POS.
 In the contest for Grand Recordership MY IA l~ T A q office for six years. was pittd against John A. Gerow of Detroit. Mr. Mayo led on the first ballot, but lost steadily thereafter and the office went to the Detroiter on the fifth ballot. H. Wales Lines of Connectlcut was elected Grand Treasurer. practically without opposi- ton. When the elections were over the committee on time and place Of next meeting reported. San Francisco was the only bidder, and carried off the honor without a struggle. MinneapoliS put in a bid for the conclave of 1907. The installation of the new officers fol- lowed. Sir Knight Stoddard. the new Grand Master twas given a grand re- ception by the Texas commandery to- night. The break up of the conclave be- gan early today and became marked after the grand ball. By tomorrow most of the Knights and their ladies will have left. either for their homes or flor places of interest contiguous to Louisville, Mammoth Cave being the point of greatest interest.
 The ball tonight was a magnificent show. The crowd was too great to al- low of comfortable dancing, but the Knights and their ladies pronounced the event success. It is estimated that 5000 people were present.
 Receptions and an excursion on the river were other features of the even- ings entertainment.
 Grand Master Stoddard appointed the following officers: Grand Standard Bearer. Arthur c. Macarthur of Troy, N. Y. to succeed Lee s. Smith of Pitts burg; MT. Macarthur was advanced one step from Grand Sword Bearer.
 Grand Sword Bearer, c. c. Vogt of to succeed MT. Macarthur, who was advanced to Grand Standard Bearer. MT. Vogt was advanced two steps from Grand Captain of the Guard.
 Grand Warder. Robert Strong of New Orleans. to succeed Harper M. Ohrood of Denver.
 Grand Captain of the Guard, Chas. E. Rosebrough of Little Rock, to suc- ceed C. c. Vogt, advanced to Grand Sword Bearer.
 Grand Master Stoddard will, at a fu- ture time. appoint a Grand Prelate and new committees. The present Prelate Is Rev. J. c. w. Coxe of Iowa.