The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-30
LODGE NEWS.
Grand COmmandeFy knight
Templars to Meet.
Biennial Session at Wichita on
May 10 and IL.
EXPECT LARGE CROWD
Grand Commander Webb Issues
Orders of instruction.
Items of Interest to Secret So
cfety Workers.
EXPECT LARGE CROWD

The Grand Commandery Knights
Templar of Kansas will meet at Wichi-
ia on Tuesday and Wednesday, May 10
and IL. This will be one of the greatest
Templar gatherings ever held in the
state. An immense attendance is prom
ised, judging from the reports which
have been received by Grand Comman-
der Webb, and Assistant Adjutant Gen
eral William f. March. Topeka will
have a big representation and the
members of the order here are making
big plans for the affair. Marshall's
band will accompany the local delega-
ton.
1t was originally intended to have
the conclave at independence. st. Ber-
nard commandery No. 10, of that place.
which had the matter in charge, re-
ported a lack of hotel accommodations.
owing to the active business conditions.
That commandery recommended that
the place of the meeting be changed.
and after consideration it was given to
Wichita.
Grand Commander Webb has issued
the following orders to the Templars
over the state. They follow:
The grand commander will establish
headquarters at the Hotel Carey, on
Monday, May 9. Grand officers will re-
port at said headquarters at Z o'clock
in the evening of that day.
All members of the Grand Comman-
derry, the several communicates in 2 L
tendance and all individual Sir knights
entitled to appear in the public cere-
monies of the order will rendezvous at
the Hotel Carey at o'clock on the
morning of Tuesday, May 10, subject to
the provisions hereinafter set forth;
The entire command will appear in
full uniform, as prescribed by the
statutes and regulations of the grand
cOmmandery, and will go from the
n
provided by Mt. Olivet commandery
No. u, in a column of three bat
talions.
The following grand officers are as
signed to the command of the several
battaliOns: V. E. Sir John G. POstle-
thwaite, first battalion; E. Sir Bestor
G. Brown, second battalion; z. Sir
Edgar r. Fulton, third battalion.
Each battalion commander will ap-
point a past commander as adjutant
of his battalion.
All past commanders, commanders,
generaIisSimoS and captains general
not in charge of eighteen or more sir
knights of their respective command
cries, Will constitute the first battalioni
and will report to the commander Of
said battalion.
All communicates represented by
eighteen or more members will pre-
serve their individual organizations
under their respective officers and Will
constitute the second battalion and re-
port to the commander of said bat
talon.
All sir knights whose Communicates
are not represented by eighteen or
more members will constitute the
third battalion and will report to the
commander of said battalion, who will
form them in an independent COM
mand, assigning such officers as may
be necessary for handling said indie
pendent command.
MarshaH's band, Of Topeka, the Off
ciaI band of the grand commandery,
will report to e. Sir William F.
March, assistant adjutant general.
This week has been active one in
Masonic circles. Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday were given over to the
twenty-second semi-annual reunion of
the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite
Bodies of the Valley of Topeka, Orient
of Kansas. A great many degrees were
conferred by the different lodges, which
were: The Oriental Lodge of Perfec-
ton No. 3; Unity Chapter Rose Croix
No. 1; Godfrey De st. Omar Council
Knights Kadosh No. 2, and Topeka
Consistory No. l. A big attendance has
been here from all over the state, and
unusual interest was shown.
Friday was given over to the Ancient
and Accepted Order of the ToItec Rite.
the new Topeka organization, which
had its second semi-annual reunion.
Degrees were preferred by it's three
chapters. This organization, though
only started few months ago has
heard at the meeting, it will be only a
matter OF a short time until chapters
will be established in a good many
other cities of the United States.
Oriental Lodge of Perfection No.
(AIasonic) has conferred the Ineffable
degrees on a class of sixteen postu-
lants since the first of January.
Unity chapter Rose Croix No. 1 is
taking a class of fourteen aspirants
through the traditional and doctrinaI
degrees.
The Orient of Kansas and the Val
ley of Topeka, the official Masonic
paper. announces that it will be pub
Iished semi-annually by the Scottish