The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-05-27

within the city's gates In at
tendance upon the forty-ninth
annual conclave of the grand COM
mandery. knights Templar Of Penn
sylvania. They came yesterday and
will remain with us until Wednesday
evening.
They are from all parts Of the state
End among their numbers are many of
the commemorative most representa-
tive citizens. With them are many
ladies'. A large number of the conf
manderies brought along bands Of
music.
They began arriving at 10 o'clock
yesterday morning, when the Mt. Oil
vet commandery, of Erie, reached here
in a special car over the Lackawanna.
Every train from that time until late
in the night brought its quota of visi-
tors. The local sir knights, COM
1nanded by z. Sir Reuben A. zimmer-
man. chairman of the reception conf
mittee, and headed by Bauer's band.
met each train and escorted the in
coming Templars to their places Of en-
tertainment. With the central city
fairly aglow with color, the bands
playing incessantly, knights marching
to and fro and the sidewalks jammed
with sightseers, most animated
scene was presented.
At night there were receptions and
band concerts galore, nearly every
hotel being the scene of one or the
other. The crush about the Jermyn,
st. Luke's parish house, the Westmin-
ster and Guernsey hall, where the
principal receptions took place, was
something unparalleled in the social
history Of Scranton. From to 10
o'clock it was impossible, at times, to
pass these places on the sidewalk.
The communicates that had reported
at headquarters at 10 o'clock last night
were: Philadelphia, No. 2, of Philadel-
yphia; De Molay, No. Q, of Reading;
Mountain, No. 10. of Altoona; Pilgrim,
No. II, OF Harrisburg; Lancaster, No.
Is, Of Lancaster; Palestine, No. IA, of
Carbondale; Hugh de Payen No.. 10,
OF Easton; Allen, No 20, of Allentown;
Baldwin II, No. 90, of Williamsport;
Packer, No. 90, of Mauch Chunk; Her.
init, No. "a. Of Lebanon; Lewistown, No.
26 Of Lewistown; Kadosh, No. 80, of
Philadelphia: Mt. Olivet, No. 80, OF
Erie; Ivanhoe. No. 81, Of Mahanoy
City: Hutchinson, No. SO. of Norris
town; Cyrene. No. "a, OF Columbia;
Mary, No. 36. of Philadelphia; Reading,
No AZ, Of Reading; Dieu lie Veut, No.
45. of Wilkes-Barre: Hospitaller, No. 46,
of Lock Haven; st. Alban, No. Al, of
Philadelphia; Corinthian, No. SO, of
Philadelphia; Kensington, No. 81, Of
Philadelphia: Wyoming, No. ST. of
Pittston; Temple. No. 60. of Tunkhan-
mock: Chester, No. sc, of Chester: Mt.
Vernon, No. 73. of Hazleton: Gethse-
mane. No. IS, of York; st. Andrew, No. |
rs, of Susquehanna; York, No 81, OF |
York; Pittsburg, No. 1, of Pittsburg;
Constantine. No. Al, of Pottsville, and |
st. Johns, No. 4. of Philadelphia.
These are the communicates repre-
sented by large numbers and bearing
banners. Besides, there We're small dele
cations from nearly all of the seventy
SIX communicates of the state. All told
there are about 1000 sir knights in the
city, ready to participate in this morn
tng's parade.
= All of the grand commandery officers
are present with the exception OF
Grand Treasurer John Jay Gilroy, who
was unable to come. There are also in
attendance the following past grand
commanders: r.. l.. Sirs John Valler-
champ, 1s6S-6s. of Harrisburg; John p
3. Goblin, 1890, of Lebanon; Dewitt
c. Carroll, 1SS0-S1, of Pittsburg; George
w. Kendrick, jr.. 1SSl-S2, of Philadel-
phia; Joseph Alexander, jr 1886 of
Scranton; Lee S. Smith, 1SS7-SS, Of
William w. Allen, 1sSS-S9. OF
Edward B. Spencer. 1884,
s6; Samuel S. Yohe. 1S96-97, of Easton:
Harry M. Van Zandt, 1S97-9S, of Har.
risburg; James C. Youngson. $4,000, of
Pittsburg; Adam H. Schmehl, 1900 -O1,
Of Reading.
r. r. Sir Erastus c. Delevan, of
grand commander of the
grand commandery of New York, came
at $40 last night, to pay a fraternal
visit to the Pennsylvania grand com
He was accompanied by r.
r. Sir Arthur Macarthur of Troy. N.
y, grand standard -bearer of the grand
encampment of the United States; past
grand commander and present grand
recorder OF the grand commandery of
New York. and official visitor from the
grand encampment of the United States
10 the grand commandery Of Pennsyl-
pania-
On Grand Commander Deleyan,s
'tan are Past Commander Austin S.
stump, OF Malta commandery, Bing-
lamton, acting as deputy grand COM
nander; Sir Joseph B. Craig, M. D., of
Albany, as grand generalissimo; Sir
'ohn Little, of New York city, grand
'aptain general; Sir Guy Shoemaker, of
1lmira, as grand senior warden; Past
srand Commander Josiah s. Davidson,
y the grand encampment of New Jer-
ey is also In Grand Commander Dele
ans party.
fast Grand Master James II. Hop
Inns, now Of Washington. formerly OF {
'ittsburg, who with General j. p. s.
iooin comprises the only living Penn |
yYanians who have been at the head I
y Templars In the United States, will F.!
ONE today. He was at the last con- {
lave In Scranton, six years ago, and
Gas then grand master.
This morning at 10 o'clock will occur
ne Grand parade. This afternoon, at
ne Lyceum the first session of the
RAND commandery will take place. To-
iEht at the new arnnorv the hall ond