Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-28
KNIGHTS AS GUESTS
Mary Commandery Of Phila-
delphia Here.
COLUMBIA THE HOST
TEMPLARS VISIT MANY POINTS
OF INTEREST TODAY.
Ladies in the Party-Local Committee
Met Party in Baltimore
The Plans.
COLUMBIA THE HOST

One of the largest parties of visiting
knights Templar and their ladies which has
been in Washington since the triennial con-
clave, held here number of years ago, is
now being entertained by Columbia Com
mandery. No. 2, of this city.
They are the sir knights and ladies Of
Mary Commandery of Philadelphia, be-
tween which body and Columbia there have
been many exchanges of fraternal courteses
during period of several years.
A committee of Columbia Commandery
went to Baltimore yesterday afternoon and
greeted the visitors, who came on the Bal
timore and Ohio train due to reach here
at $50 pm. yesterday At the depot here
there was another committee of Columbia,
which took care of all the arrangements
for getting the guests to their headquarters
at the Ebbitt House. The weather was
threatening at the time of the arrival of
the party but soon improved, and all of its
members put in an enjoyable evening. Last
nights program included a visit to the Con-
gressional Library, followed by a reception
at the Ebbitt House, where the sir knights
and their ladies renewed old and made new
acquaintance. The long and familiar rela-
lions subsisting between the communicates
have led to the establishment of many
strong and enduring friendships. The pres
ent visit by Mary is return of one paid
by Columbia to Mary two years ago, on
which occasion the latter outdld It's pre-
vious records of hospitality. and the Wash
ington sir knights are trying to repay the
kindness in kind.
Down the Potomac.
This afternoon the party of visitors. ac-
corapanied by a committee of fifty members
of Columbia, are enjoying visit to the his
tcric points on the Potomac. They took
cars this morning to Mount Vernon, where
they looked over the famous estate of the
father of his country, and listened to a
brief and appropriate address by ex-Rep-
resentative w. E. Andrews of Nebraska,
who is member of Columbia Command
cry Crossing the Potomac to Marshall
Hall, the visitors enjoyed a typical shad
dinner, furnished by committee headed
by Townley A. Mckee. On their return to
the city arrangements will be completed
for the really and truly big event for the
visitors, being the public installation of the
officers of Columbia Commandery in the
ball room of the New Willard Hotel. which
has been handsomely arranged and decorat-
ed for this occasion under the direction OF
Grand Captain General Frank H. Thomas.
The installing officer will be Warren Larue
Thomas of Pittsburg, past grand master of
Templars.
Many to Attend.
There have been $50 acceptances of invi-
tations to the installation ceremony, all
from members of Columbia Commandery
excepting those extended to visitors from
Philadelphia and other cities, officers of
the District Grand Commandery, K. T.,
and the eminent commanders of the four
other Communicates of the city.
One hundred members of Columbia Com
mandrey have been detailed In full uniform
to form the arch of STEEL under which
distinguished Templars will be presented,
including the following: Eminent Com
mander j. Harry Cunningham of Columbia
| ironman lprV I,nrtin r CHM nd master
of Masons; Henry X. Simpson, grand high
priest of Royal Arch Masons: eminent COM
manders of sister communicates of the
District; Eminent Commander Harry l..
Dixon of Pittsburg Commandery, the larg
est in the world; Eminent Commander Will
liam Brehm and the officers and past COM
manders of Mary Commandery of Philadel-
phia (the special guests of honor; Grand
Commandery officers of the District Of Co
lumbia; William La Rue Thomas of Pitts
burg past grand master of Templars, &C
companied by Senior Grand Warden VIII
liam j. Millgan of the Grand Commandery
of Pennsylvania, and Past Commanders
Alexander McCune H. II. Huist and Jacob
r. Barron, all honorary members of Column
bia Commandery.
Prominent Maryland Templars.
A party of prominent Maryland Templars.
with their ladies, will arrive from Baltimore
tonight to participate in the celebration.
Among them are Grand Commander s. B.
Medary and Grand Captain General G. c.
Green, Past Grand Commander Thomas J.
Shyrock. L. II. Uhrig and E. G. Register
and Grand Junior Warden George K.
French.
The master of the installation services
will be Past Grand Commander w. T. Gal
leher of this city. section of the Marine
Band and an octet under the leadership or
Perry B. Turpin will render music. Dane
ing will follow
The retiring eminent commander, J. H;
Cunningham, will be presented with sword
by J. H. Small, jr. Grand Captain General
Frank H. Thomas will present Eminent
Commander Barron of Columbia Comman-
derry of South Carolina with honorary men,
bershiD.
Tomorrow the party will visit Fort Myer,
where the members will enjoy a drive and
witness a special cavalry and artillery drill,
and go to Arlington. In the afternoon they
will take a sightseeing trip and at
O. clock will leave on their special train over
the Baltimore and Ohio for home.
The general executive committee In
charge of the entertainment Of the visitors
is David II. Fenton Of Columbia, eminent
commander elect.
Accompanied by Ladies.
The following sir knights of the Phiadel-
phia party are accompanied by their wives:
S. w. Bergstresser, John B. Mayer. Chas.
T. Gilden, Chas. Matthew. 8. A. Clement.
l. D. Garman. R. L. Buehler, George Lot
ter, ]. n. Knipe. w. H. Janney. M. II.
Brooks. A. X. Gregory. e. L.: Lloyd. w
Henderson. s. Disston, w. Williams. S. w.
Williams, ]. Sawyer. j. d. Phillips, t. ].
Sinclair. H. S. Bastian, c. j. Zahn, e. A.
Parker, Henry Shetzline, J. w. Baird, J. F.
Cristie. ]. H. Simon, j. M. Hazlett, j. T.
Stone. l.. d. Eisenhower. II. L. Ogle, Miller
Mccullough. C. S. Baer. p F. Wells. H. j..
Rife. w. /. Ray. G. p. Reese, III. D. Reese,