The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-03
LODGE NEWS.
knights Templar Of Kansas Are
Coming.
Thirty-third Annual COnclave
Here May Is.
GO TO LOUISVILLE.
National Council knights and
Ladies of Security in June.
Kansas VIII Have Many Dele
gates at Meeting.
GO TO LOUISVILLE.

comTnandery, past grand commanders
generalissimos and captain generals Of
constituent communicates and as many
of the members of the various comman-
deries as may attend.
All members of the grand conman-
derry, the several Communicates in at
tendance and all the Individual Sir
Knights entitled to appear IN the pub
lie ceremonies of the order. will rem
devious at the Hotel Throop, corner Of
Kansas avenue and Fourth street, at
$50 a m, Tuesday, May 3D.
The grand commandery will form as
escort to Right Eminent Sir Charles Z.
Rosenbaum, grand captain of the guard
of the Grand Encampn ent Knights
Templer of America, the inspector who
has been assigned to the jurisdiction of
! the grand commandery, Knights Tenn
pier of Kansas.
| Oficers of the grand comnaandery not
assigned 20 duties, and past grand COM
manders will report to Eminent Sir Bes-
tor 6. Brown, grand senior warden,
chief of staff
The formation for the parade viii be
in three battalions, to the command of
which the following Sir knights are
hereby assigned:
v e Sir Thomas L. Bond, deputy
! grand commander, in command of the
E. Sir Charles ]. Webb. grand gen
eralissino, in command of the Second
| battalion.
E. Sir John c. Postlethwaite. grand
/ captain general in command Of the
Third battalion.
Each battalion commander will desig-
nate some past commander to act as his
adjutant.
All past commanders, commanders,
/ generalissimos and captains general
4 not in charge of eighteen or more Sir
Knights of their respective command
eries-will constitute the First battalion,
and viii report to E. Sir Thomas l..
/ Bond, battalion commander.
J All communicates represented by eigh-
I teen or more members viii preserve
4 their individual organization under their
respective officers, and constitute the
Second battalion. All such command
cries viii report to E. Sir Charles ].
J Webb, battalion commander.
All Sir knights whose Communicates
are not represented by eighteen mem
/ bers, win constitute the third battalion,
and will report to E. Sir John c. Postle-
I thwaite, battalion commander
The command will form as follows:
First battalion-On Fourth street,
west of Kansas avenue, right resting
/ on Kansas avenue.
Second battalion-On the east side Of
Kansas avenue, right resting on Fourth
street
Third battalion-On the north side of
| Fourth street, east OF Kansas avenue,
right resting on Kansas avenue
J Marshalls band of Topeka, the official
band of this grand commandery, viii
| lead the men who form the three bat
talions.
The command viii move south on
! Kansas avenue to Ninth, thence west
/ on Ninth to Jackson, thence south on
! jackson to Tenth avenue, thence west
on Tenth avenue to Harrison street.
/ thence north on Harrison street TO
! Sixth avenue, thence east on Sixth ave-
nue. to Jackson street, thence south on
| Jackson street to the Masonic building,
where the entire command viii proceed
-, ~f44r4n Of n
I No. for the purpose of opening the
thirty-third annual conclave of the
grand commandery, Knights Templar.
! of Kansas
The command will be reviewed by the
grand commander and staff at Seventh
and Harrison streets.
In the formation and conduct of the
! foregoing ceremonies, commanding OIL
GERS will apply the principles of the
| United States infantry drill regulations.
All Knights Templar in good stand
ing are invited to be present and par
ticipate in the escort to the inspecting
officer of the grand encampment and
partal1e of the hospitality Of the fraters
| of Topeka commandery No. 5
! Permission is granted to the several
subordinate Communicates of this juris-
diction to appear in Templar uniform
in travelling to and returning from the
annual conclave.
! The national council of the Knights
and Ladies OF Security win be held in
June beginning the 10th at Louisville.
/ Kentucky. and the election of the "a
delegates from the various parts of the
/ country have been held and the dele
gates certified at the national offices Of
the order here.
The election of delegates at Topeka
for the lodges in the first congressional
district Of Kansas was held last We'd
nesday.
The district here is composed of the
eight counties Of the First congressional
/ district and is entitled to five delegates.
Shawnee county presented six candi-
dates for the five places. As a result
there was pooling of the country pre-
cincts against the city of Topeka and all
five Of the delegates We're elected from
outside Shawnee county. Those who
were elected were:
J. w. Pate. Leavenworth.
Capt. MacLennan, Sabetha.
J. w White. Hiawatha.
Capt. H. c. Burrows, Atehison.
A NJ. Eatherton, Dunovant
The elections in Kansas were held at
First congressional district. Topeka.
Second congressional district, Kansas
( City Kansas.
Third congressional district. Erie.
Fourth congressional district. EN-
Fifth congressional district. NIarys-
Vile
Sixth congressional district, Mani.ato.
Seventh congressional district, Hutch
inson.
OF the 81 delegates to the national
council 20 are from Kansas. as elected
according to membership one delegate to
each SEQ members
The delegates to this convention will
probably select St. Louis as the place
at which to hol5 the convention two
years hence as the Worlds fair will b.
in progress at that time. The delegates
from St Louis are making an effort to
secure the convention there.
The eastern delegates to the national
councils OF the order are determined to
keep the meeting of the grand council
in the east in the future notwithstand-