The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-10
KNIGHTS AT SOUTH BEND
FOR GRAND COM
MANDERY MEETING NEXT WEEK.
ference at MariOn-Ancient Order
OF United WOrkmen.
Decial to the Indianapolis journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
SOUTH BEND, Ind, April 9.-The city is
making elaborate preparations for the
forty-foUrth annual conclave of the Grand
Commandery of Indiana on Wednesday and
Thursday Of next week. About fOrty-five
communicates will be represented In ad-
dition to the Indiana cities invita- ions have
been extended to the communicates OF
Niles, Benton Harbor. Grand Rapids and
Kalamazoo, Mich. 1t is expected about 1000
knights in uniform will be in attendance.
The headquarters will be at the Oliver
Hotel. The business sessions will be held in
the Masonic Hall and will be opened and
closed with the full ritual. At the opening
session Mayor Schuyler Colfax will deliver
the address of welcome on behalf of the
city and William e. Crabill will respond
for the Knights Templars. Elmer Crockett
will be grand marshal Leonidas p. Newly.
of Knightstown, right eminent grand COM
mander, will preside over the meetings.
On Wednesday afternoon 1900 knights in
uniform will form in line and act as es-
cort to the Grand Commandery. In the
evening from to II O'Clock all visiting
entertained by the South Bend Com
mandery at a reception and ball at the
oliver Hotel. One of the features of Thurs
days session will be the election of Of
ficers and the selection of the meeting place
for 1903. In the evening the knights and
ladies probably will attend a play at the
Auditorium. Governor Durbin and other dis
tinguished visitors with scores of persons
who figure conspicuously in high Masonic
circles will be In attendance. The commit
tees in charge of the convention are as fol-
lows:
Executive-Dr Charles w. Slick. Misha-
waka (chairman), Albert a. Fulk. William
G.. Crabil.
Finance-N. w. Mix, Mishawaka CHAIR
mani Elmer Crockett, Jasper Garst.
INSTRUMENTATION b. HOsfOrd CHAIR
NAM, DR.. John Borough Charles Endlich.
Mishawaka; Arthur S. Irwin, Edward w.
Gingrich.
Decoraton-W William II. Upper, Misha-
waka (chairmam; John Cress Ellsworth,
Dudley NJ. Shvely.
observation-disclosures NJ NJ. Fisher.
MishaWaka (chairman); Frederick A. San
born, Abram w. Byers, Warren G. Ireland.
Alfred A. COble.
Music-wiliam H. Swintz (chairman),
Charles Folsom. this city, DR.. John w.
Hutchinson, Mshawaka.
Souvenir.William B. Hosford Chair
mani. WILDER c. Anderson, Mishwaka;
John Primrose, this city.
Reception-Dr. Charles w. Slick Chair
NAM, William III. Upper, Wilbur G. An
derson, M w. Mix. Tabor Ham, Frederick
j. Sytz, Mishawaka; William G. Crabill.
ward w. Gingrich, Albert A. Fulk, John H.
Foote: Christian S0uders. Oliver IN, M: Gun
nlngham, Abram Nv. ByerS, William H.
Swintz and Louis Pfeiffer.
The officers of the South Bend Com
mandery NJ. w. Mix, eminent COM
mander; William G. Crabil, generalissimo;
William III. Upper, captain general; Tabor
Ham, prelate; Dudley NJ. Shively, senior
warden; William c. Anderson, junior
den; Abram w. Byers, treasurer; Arthur
s. Irwin, recorder; John III. Foote, stand
ard bearer; Frederick J. Sytz sword bear
er; Edward w. Gingrich, warder; Christian
Souder. sentinel; William II. Swintz, first
guard; Oliver NJ. Cunningham, second
guard; Louis Pfeiffer, third guard.
A few communicates have reported the
number they will send to the South Bend
conclave follows: Indianapolis, so
swords; Fort Wayne. so; Warsaw, %; La
porte. 30; Kendallville. 40: Frankfort 45
Logansport. 50; Charlottesville. 40: Plym-
outh, 3d. Michigan City. 80; Anderson. so;
Elkhart, 30: Delphi. %; Benton Harbor,
Mich, 80 and Niles, Mich. 40. Several COM
manderies will be accompanied by bands
Among them are Indianapolis, Fort Wayne,
Elkhart, Kendailville and Logansport.