Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-01
TEMPLARS TO GATHER
DEMONSTRATION OF CoLoRED
GRAND coMMANDERY HERE.

The program of the demonstration of the
Colored Grand Commandery, Knights Tenn
plar. Of the District, which will take place
In this city September 3-5. has been issued.
Announcement is made that the subordinate
Communicates win also take part during
the event.
The communicates will assemble Monday
on Maryland avenue between list and I'd
streets southwest at 1890 o'clock, when
the line Of parade will be formed.
The procession will be headed by the Ma
tional Cornet Band and will march over the
following route: Through LIST street north
to Pennsylvania avenue, along the avenue
to 18th street, to Jackson place: thence
north to Connecticut avenue, to 18th street,
to Rhode Island avenue; thence east along
Rhode Island avenue to Vermont avenue;
thence north to street: thence east to
7th street. to the American League Base
Ball Park.
At the park Commissioner mcfarland
will make an address of welcome, after
which there will be an inspection and re-
view of all OF the Communicates by Sir
w. II. Judd Malvin. right eminent grand
commander OF the local jurisdiction. as
sisted by right eminent grand commanders
OF other jurisdictions.
After the review has been concluded
competitive drill will be participated in by
all of the visiting communicates. A hand
some trophy will be awarded to the COM
mandery which displays the greatest eff
cheney In Templar tactics. The judges OF
the drill will be Sir Frank E. Gibson OF
Columbia Commandery, No. 2; Maj. Ar
thur Brooks of the National Guard of the
District of Columbia and Sir Charles Mat
thews of Columbia Commandery. No. 2
In the evening a public reception will be
held In the armory of the Washington
Light Infantry. 18th street northwest be-
tween Pennsylvania avenue and streets.
which will be attended by many of the
visiting Terunlara their families a nd friends
and also by members Of the home COM
manderies. with the members of their fami
lies and friends.
Prepare for Big Event.
1t is stated that the committees having
charge Of this reception are using all avail
able means to make the affair a great sue
cess. The Templars, with their families
and friends. win board the steamer Jane
Moseley Tuesday for a trip down the PO-
tomac.
1t Is expected that Communicates from
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Massachu
sets. Maryland Ohio. New York. Michigan,
Delaware. Virginia, New Jersey and Louis
lana will be In attendance.
The officers of the jurisdiction of the Dis
trict of Columbia are follows: w. H.
Judd Malvin, right eminent grand COM
mander: w. H. Hutchinson. deputy grand
commander; Horace NJ. Bailey. grand gen
erallssmO; John D. Howard, grand captain
general; John F. N. wilkinson grand prel-
ate; William G. Smith, senior grand ward
en-. Charles d. Freeman, junior grand
warden; Joseph d. Jones, grand treasurer;
James o. Bampfield, grand recorder; C. C.
johnson, d. u. g. commander: John n.
Dorster, grand Inspector general: Andrew
w. Sears, grand sword bearer; Nelson E.
Weatherless, grand standard bearer Henry
c. Irving. grand warder, and David Chase,
grand guard.
The committees are as follows:
Committee on arrangements-Past Right
Eminent Sir John y. Dorster, chairman;
Sir Charles ID. Freeman, first vice chair
man. Sir W. G. Smith, second vice chair
man; Sir Robert l.. Pendleton. recording
secretary: Sir VIM. III. Severson, CORE
spending secretary: Sir Joseph D. Jones,
treasurer.
Committee on entertainment-Sir Charles
d. Freeman. chairman.
Committee on comfOrt-Sir Joseph ID.
Jones, chairman; Sir Aaron j. Gaskins. Sir
j. n. Lawson. Sir Samuel L. Craig. Sir Nor
ris Honesty, Sir A F. Clark and Sir ]. Thos.
Tascoe.
Reception committee-Past Right Eminent
Sir John w. Freeman, chairman: Past
Right Eminent Sirs VIM. III. Myers Lewis
III. Wayne, John l.. Hickman. H. c. Harris,
s. Roger Watts, p. II. Carson, 7. A. jack
son, George s. Newman, John A Gray and
Nathaniel Robinson.