The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1906-04-04
ORDER OF MALTA.
The Occasion of a Big Gathering in
Minneapolis March 23d.

mandery NO. {, knights 1enlplaf,
on Friday evening, March 23d, in
which Redwood Falls commandery
No. Is, Knights Templar, took an
important part, was probably the
most splendid event that has ever
occurred within the history of secret
societies in the great Northwest, and
there are those who even omit the
limit.
Over 1,500 Knights Templar were
present, practically all of them fully
equipped for the occasion. The
gold of the grand commandery Off
GERS and of the commanders of the
various Communicates thruout the
state, mingled with the silver of
the rank and file, and the gay plum
age that surmounted the chapeaus
covering the 1900 or more heads
present. offered spectacle that was
indeed dazzling to the human eye.
/ The degree of St. Paul, or the
Mediterranean Pass, and the Order
of Malta, had been worked but once
before in the Northwest. That oc-
casion was nearly ten years ago.
They are part of Templarism, the
first degree of that order the 18th,
18th and 18th degrees of the York
Rite of Freemasonry being that of
a Red Cross Knight. Then comes
the degree of St. Paul and the Or
der of Malta, followed by the Black
or Templar degree In all COM
manderies the degree of St. Paul
and the Order Of Malta is generally
communicated, owing to but very
few Of them having men enough to
perform the work as it should be
done About once every so often
Malta festival is given, at which
the degree is given in full This is
made the occasion of a great Temp
lar gathering.
Eminent Sir Knight Joseph B.
Hingeley of Minneapolis, father Of
Sir Knight Myron W. Hingeley of
this city, was the eminent prior on
this occasion of the comforting of
the Order of Malta, or Knights
Hospitaler of St. John of Jerusalem,
Palestine, Rhodes and Malta, as he
was on a similar occasion in 1897,
and as he was when the Pensyl-
vania Communicates gave a festival
some time ago. The creating of
his son by Redwood commandery as
a Knight Templar some time ago
was the cause of DR.. Hingeley ask
ing his son to be the novice for the
occasion of the evening of March
23d, and for the invitation of Red
wood commandery to act as the
escort of the principal candidate.
The invitation was accepted.
A special car was chartered by
the local commandery and hitched
to the regular east-bound St. Louis
train early Friday morning. Nearly
35 members of the local commandery
were present, together with about
q ladies, who were guests of the
ladies of the Minneapolis command
cries after the train reached Min
neapolis. y The party was lively
one, light refreshments being con-
tinually served on the car. Huge
banners Redwood Falls command
cry No. Is, K T." were placed on
either side of the car. Arriving at
Minneapolis it was announced that
the entire party consisted of M. E.
Powell, past eminent grand com
mander of Minnesota, eminent COM
mander O. L. Dornberg and lady,
generallissimo G. E. Mckay, cap
tain-general Otto C. Goethe and
lady, prelate Howard N. Bell and
lady, senior warden George Drake
and lady. junior warden Julius A.
Schmahl and lady, treasurer Myron
w. Hingeley and lady and Miss
Hingeley, recorder N. V. R. Hunter
and lady, warder A. C. Schmahl and
lady, sword bearer E. A. Lyman,
standard bearer Jay w. Ferris and
lady, sentinel Frank M. Isham and
lady, Sir Knight H. M. Ball and
lady, G. w. Ellison and lady, D. R.
McCorquodale and lady, Frank A.
Japs and lady, George M. Browne
and lady, the four latter gentlemen
being members of the Malta class
Sir Knights A. V. Rieke and lady,
G. H. lehman, E. D. French and
lady, VIM. P. burlington and lady.