The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-13

grand officers led by Grand Commander
E. Wellington of Ellsworth, mounted
on q bay horse. The remainder Of the
mounted men were. Grand Treasurer
w Frank March Of Lawrence; Chief Of
Staff Bestor G. Brown of Topeka Dep
uty Grand Comm arder Thomas L.
Bond of Salina; Grand Captain General
John c. Postlethwaite of Jewell City;
Right Eminent Sir s. R. Peters OF
Newton; Grand Junior Warden 4. e.
Fitch of Wichita; Grand Warden Mar
vim L. Trueby of independence; Grand
Chaplain Rev. Albert Watkins of Ellis
worth: Grand Sentinel Josiah v Nor
gan of Concordia~ and Grand sword
Bearer David B. Fuller.
Those in the carriages were Right
Eminent Sir Charles E Rosenbaum OF
Little Rock; T. J. Anderson, grand re-
corder of Topeka; Edgar r. Fulton and
A 0. Wellman Of Topeka.
The grand commandery formed IN
front Of the Throop hotel at 10 O'Clock
this morning as an escort to the RlghL
Eminent Sir Charles z. Rosenbaum OF
the Grand Encampment of the knights
Templar of America, who has Just been
appointed to be inspector for the juris-
diction of the grand comm andery OF the
knights Templar of Kansas.
The formation of the parade to escort
Mr.. Rosenbaum to the Masonic Temple
where the sessions of the conclave are
being held today and which will con-
tinue during Wednesday, was in three
The first battalion was composed Of
mast commanders commanders, gen
eralissirnos and captains general who
were not in charge of a commandefy
of Sir Knights from their respective
communicates, and was under the COM
nand of Thomas L. Bond, OF Sallna.
The second battalion was in charge
of Sir Charles J. Webb, grand general
issimo, and the battalion was composed
OF all the companies Of knights whose
communicates were represented Dy
eighteen or more knights The COM
manderies which were represented IN
this battalion were from the following
cities: Topeka, Lawrence, Great BEND
Salina, Beloit, Newton, Councll Grove
Junction City and Hutchinson.
The third battalion was in charge OF
E. Sir John G. PoStlethWaite, and con-
sisted of the Communicates Whleh We're
not represented by eighteen knlghtS.
The cities represented in this battal-
ion We're Winfield, Marysville, Oswego.
Larned. Hiawatha and Fort Scott.
The parade was one of the most gor-
geous of its kind that has been wit
messed in Topeka in recent years The
streets were crowded with people VINO
wished to see it. The line of march was
from the Throop hotel at Fourth and
Kansas avenues south on Kansas ave-
nue. to Ninth street, thence west on
Ninth and around the state house
grounds by way Of Harrison street ana
Eighth aNEuuG 10 J4CkSDA street, WACAC
the line turned north to reach the Ma
sonic temple
This afternoon the degree team of the
Concordia commandeFy is exempl1fy1ng
the work of the Order Of the Temple
Tonight the visiting knights viii be
entertained at vaudeville entertain
ment at the Auditorium.
Admission is free to the members of
the order and q small admission fee
will be asked from those who are not
members
The parquet of the Auditorium viii
be cleared of chairs tonight and the
competitive drills that are feature of
the conclaye held here two or three
drills We're held on Harrison street at
tn econclave held here two or three
years ago.
The vaudeville tonight will include
| specialties by Jerome and Edwards. and
/ Dorothy Walters of the Orpheum at
Kansas City. music by Marshalfs band.
ana the Ad Astra quartette.
] The review of the grand commandery