Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-19
NEARING THE CLOSE
KNIGHTS OF MALTA RAPIDLY
CONCLUDING BUSINESS.
Number of Reports Received and Acted
Upon-Annual Election to
Be Held Tomorrow.

The election of officers of the Supreme
Grand Commandery of the Knight of
Malta and the selection of the next meet
Ing place will take place tomorrow morn
ing. This decision was reached this morn
ing at the regular session of the COM
mandery at Malta Temple, 91O Pennsyl-
vania avenue northwest. The election will
be held as soon as possible tomorrow
morning, and every effort will be made
to clear up the business of the annual
meeting. so that a final adjournment can
be taken by noon
The grand commandery met this morn
ing at the usual hour and proceeded to
take up the reports Of the officers present.
ed yesteday. The report Of the supreme
treasurer came first on the list and was
approved. The annual statement of the
committee on finance was discussed at
length and each item was carefully con-
sfdered. The estimated receipts of the
order for the ensuing year. as made up in
this report. are 1850, and the expendi-
lures are estimated at $1O.4SO. The assets
of the organization are placed at $5,3S6.67
and the liabilities at $500, showing a high
ly satisfactory condition of affairs in the
estimation of the officers. The report Of
the supreme trustees was approved. and
similar action was taken in connection
with the report Of the committee on laws.
Petitions Received.
UnOer the neaQ OF new business num-
Der of petitions were presented from vari-
Gus Communicates throughout the country.
The most important of these came from
the Grand Commandery Of Rhode Island,
requesting that the Communicates in that
state be transferred to the Jurisdiction Of
the Grand Commandery Of Massachusetts,
This petition was referred to the commit
tee on good of the order for investigation.
1t is regarded as an unusual request to
10 md uyao f&rad vyif
The question of the selection of a time and
place for the next meeting OF the Supreme
Comma ndery and the election of officers
for the ensuing year was then brought up,
and it was decided to hold the election for
both purposes tomorrow morning, as stated.
The business program for the day having
been completed an adjournment was taken
until tomorrow morning. The members OF
the committee appointed to call at the
White House and pay their respects to the
President then left the hall to fulfill their
mission.
Sightseeing Tour.
This afternoon a sightseeing tour will be
taken by the visiting sir knights and ladies
under the espionage of the members of the
local Communicates. Various points of in
terest will be visited and return to the
hotels and stopping places of the visitors
made in time for them to get some rest
efore the social session tonight. TOmOr-
row is the last day of the convention, and
it is expected that the business of the or
EdniZat ton can be finished by noon, al
though it may be later before a final ad-
jcurnment is taken. The convention will
end tomorrow night with supper.
Yesterday Afternoons Session.
After The Stars report closed yesterday
the following committee to visit President
Rec sevelt was selected: Supreme Command
er David H. Melville, Supreme Generalissi-
mo William Higgins, Supreme Captain Gen.
eral A, T. Hamilton, and Supreme Prelate
Frank Hayden. The following committee
was selected to visit the Brotherhood Of
the Union. now in convention in Washing
ton: Louis E. Stiles, Charles H. Edmunds,
Rev. c. W. WEIGH, William NJ Clarke and
Frank M. Flagg. A verbal report was
made by the committee on appeals, which
stated that such perfect harmony had exist
ed in the order during the year that no ap-
peals had been made.
The Princes of Bagdad H. an order which
bears a similar relation to the Knights OF
Malta as the Mystic Shrine does to Free
masonry conducted, what is known as a
siesta behind locked and closely guarded
doors last night at Malta Hall 1t Is SAID
several noyices were made princes, and that
the oriental rites attending their Initiation
were OF a mysterious and thrilling charac-
ter. . So,
While the knights were working" the
siesta their wives, mothers, sisters ana
daughters, known by the association name
Danes of Malta, held a feceptioH at tho
National Hotel. -. -
Retween sessions the visiting knights, IN
charge of members of the local command,
cries have devoted their time to seeing
Washington. Quite number of the visitors
also made pilgrimages to Mount Vernon.