Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-20
ECHOES OF THE ANTE ROOM

The grand commandery Of the knights
Templar Of the state Of Nebraska will be
in session at Omaha next Thursday with
about 125 delegates present from about
thirty Communicates Of the state. The or
der is in a most prosperous condition and
will meet under pleasant conditions. The
local commandery will provide entertain
meDt, but will not present any especial
features as were presented last year. The
principal business to come before the
grand ~commandery is the matter Of the
triennial c~onclave which meets at San
Francisco next year. 1t is the intention OF
the committee having charge Of this mat
ter to report a plan having for its object
a large attendance from Nebraska.
The spring ceremonial session Of the
Tangier Temple, Mobiles Of the Mystic
Shrine, will be held Wednesday evening,
and 1t is expected that the attendance will
be larger than usual because Of the meeting
Of the grand commandery Of the state which
will be held the following day. The official
notice of the ceremonial session says:
The Mobiles Of Tangier Temple, A. A.. o.
N. NJ. s., will assemble in regular session
in memory Of Khatoon Saudah. daughter of
zama'ah, widow of As-sakran, a oooraysh
TN ~ VI u companions VI
the prophet, second wife of Mohammed
whole name be praised) on the twenty
fourth day Of Moharrum, A. II. 1921, or in
the language Of the unregenerates, April
%, 1903, at 3 o'clock for business and bal
loting on petitions, and at Z o'clock for
the ceremony at Masonic hall, Omaha. and
to enjoy the feast of Laylatoo'n-Nooqtah, or
Night Of the Drop. Special dispensation
permits reception of petitions. balloting
and limitations upon the same day. And
remember that-"Fo Card, no Can-do."
The imperial conclave Of the Ecclesiasti-
cal and Military Order of the Knights Of
Rome and Constantine will be held at
Peoria, ILL.,, May 8. This body is the SUI
pTeme gathering Of the order Of the western
hemisphere, or empire Of the west, as 1t Is
known to the illuminate. The order has
been instituted in Omaha but a few months
and gives promise of being one Of the most
successful of the several orders which find
root in Masonry.
The knights Of Constantine" as 1t is
called in familiar conversation, is one Of the
Christian orders Of Masonry, tracing its
foundation to Emperor Constantine, whose
Christian faith has been the subject of
more controversy, probably, than that Of
any other mortal. 1t was in the fourth
century that the order was founded, accord
ing to the annals OF the society. 1t was not
connected with Masonry at that time, prob
ably, as 1t was then limited to the fight
ing men Of the empire, but 1t soon came
into close connection with the Masonic
lodges and in a comparatively few years it
was impossible to Join the Knights Of Con-
stantine unless the candidate were first a
master Mason. Later the rule was changed
by the English knights to make the pre-
requisite membership In the chapter. In
this country the order was introduced In
1870 regularly and a few years later the
imperial c~onclave was organized, consist
ing of not more than fifty persons hold
ing the highest degree. Separation was
made on friendly terms with the sovereign
conclave Of England, and since then the
American order has governed itself. In
some Of the state jurisdictions membership
in the Knights Templar is held to be pre-
requisite to membership in the order, while
in others the English rule is observed. No
petitions for membership are received, hut
members are selected by those In the order
and notified OF election.
At the coming meeting of the imperial
conclave Of the knights Of Constantine,
Gustave Anderson, intendant general of the
order, will be present and respond to a
toast. g."
The Ancient Order of United workmen Of
this city has elected delegates to the grand
lodge session, which will convene next
month in Grand Island. The following
members have been selected by the various
lodges:
Union Pacific No. IF. H.. Broadheld,
p. L. Brooks, A. l., Hildinger, Henry Nc
Coy, John Mcmillan, R. c. Rowley, A. D.
Small, Ed Swan, f. N. Simpson, J. H, Thorn,
C.. A. Wagner, H. A. Worley. A~lternates:
F. Anthony, A. F. Clark, W. H. Cowger, E.
L. Dodder, T. s. Granville, Carl Helmer, H.
d. Miller, Alexander Miller. d. c. Middle
ton, William Turner, c. A.. Winslow, H. w.
Yingling.
Omaha No. 1s-s. A. searle, Lyman Scarf,
H. Hampen. 1r., G. e. Reynolds, c. H.. T.
Riepen, D. NJ. Haverly, H. Lancaster, M. J,
Curran. Alternates: l.. P. Hicks, f.. Bar
rowclough, s. NJ. Brooks. J. B. Ralph, w,
A. Wyatt, l. A.. Merriam, G. H. Collier, G.
w. Lower.
Herman No. So. H. Bauer.
Gate City No. sc. W. Anderson. Elem
ius Jensen, Charles A. Hedburg. Alter
mates: G. G. Norlen, George S. Smell. Christ
Sorenson.
North Omana NO. loO-Jonn .. Times, j.
G. Dauble, S. s. Watt, s. L. Cunningham
r. B. Carter, A. NJ. Richard. w. A. Tegt-
myer, F. M. Mccullough. Alternates: L. H
sroufe, w. B. Gordon, S. L. Peterson, G. A
Magney, Daniel Kenney, c. Farrell, G. w
Walker, John Liddell.
Patten No. 173-J. NJ. Baldwin, H. M
Bright, A. G. Gibson. G. w. Newman. c. C
Rosewater. William Wenham Alternates:
w. M. Knapp. p. Melchiors, H. Rasmussen
@. Palmer, ]. ]. Myers, j. @. Mclean.
America No. 299-Nel Turnquist, ALFRED
Johnson. AlteTnates; Robert E.. Victor, G
A.. Lind.
Bohemia No. 314-F. ". Bandhauer. Al
t~ernate: J. v. Vacek.
Ak.sar-Ben No. S22-s. L. Jacobson, L
d.. Pickard, NJ. P. shanahan. Alternates
]. H. Fleming, J. B. Wittig.
omaha tent No. rs, Knights of the Mac
cabees, met in weekly session THURSDAY
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