The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-21
HOST TO KNIGHTS
EMINENT COMMANDER HAS
800 GUESTS.
uniformed Battalion Gives Drill-Well-
known Masons Acknowledgements
and Dsncing.

knights Templar IN Newark were ten
aered a reception last night by Sir
Thomas =. Bulliva mt, eminent com
mander of Damascus Commandery No D.
The families and frie nds of the knights
were there to the nlu nber Of nearly SW'
The affair was of n sual brilliancy trolu
soc,al standpoint. The hall was hand
somely decorated with palms, flowers ana
emblems of the ord er. Many COM
mandery banners were placed at various
points about the room, and It lookeo as
If each delegation had an especially Sc
1ected station. Those fortunate enough
IN he present left at the close OF the re-
.en.ion con yinced as never BEFORE th4t
the Knight Templars Of Newark deserve
the high title not only of knights pu'
princes of good fellows.
In addition to local members OF the or
der The entertainment was attended by
the Uniform Battalion of New YORK. Whicu
added q touch OF the spectacular py sNAne
an exhibition drill, in which the mover anu
dihicult of the intricate manual
we're gone through with remarkable pre-
cision.
Eminent Commander Bulllvant' as,
s,stad hv tbe council officers and
H1AtEti DN liz
nast commanders of Damascus Com
,nanderv and their wives, well
eon,ed the guests. Beside the eminent
commander stood Mrs. II. Il. ms
mother. and Miss Emily j. BulllVant, MS
sister and II. E. Bullivant, his rather
Others in the receiving line We're
George Foreman, generalissimo OF .ne
commandery. and Mrs. orman Jonn H.
wilkins, captain-general, ana Mrs. WIZ
,-...-da. ond Mrs James A.
rort wright. Past Commander and MIS-
Wilson q. Ely, Past Commando and MRS
Henry Hoffman, Past Commander and MIS-
frank Tanner. Past Commander and MIS-
I Grove Porter, Past Commander ana MIS-.
Andrew q. yogt, Past Commander ana
Mrs. S. w Gordon and Past Commander
ana Mrs. Samuel Smith and Past Grand
Commander John j. Henry.
Al 9.35 first call" announced the pres
ence of all the guests and the beginning Oh
the exercises. Assembly was grVen nVe
minutes later by the bugler, when Iieuten-
ant Dayton w. Jones m the urn
corps of Damascus Commandery. Then the
New York visitors and other ll-kno
tra ternaI men were formally welcomed.
I'M drill corps formed a sword canopy
IN front of the eminent commander, VINO
ace,1pied the rostrum with other ofi1cers.
Each of the individual guests passed unoer
the crossed swords in being welcomed.
George Forman presented Past Grand
Commander Daniel Demorest, of Mont
clair. who represented the present grand
commander. Mr.. Demorest IS one
of the oldest Masons. as well
as Knights Templar, in the state,
having been In the parent order for more
than half a century. He was welcomed
nv MIR. Bullivant in pleasing words ana
responded ~feelingly, thanking him on be-
half of the grand commander.
John II. wilkins presented william
u Rutan. secretary of the Grand
Lodge of Master Masons. He was intro
duced as representing the mother of all
the degrees of Masonry, to which al
should feel deep allegiance.
I'm the master body ! naturally always
feel at home,e said Mr.. Rutan, but when
the guest of Damascus lodge / feel no
less so. although / am not one OF them.
One of the most impressive experiences
OF my life was in connection with the
knights Templar. The occasion was at
Philadelphia, shortly after the civil war.
They held a grand reunion there, ana 1
shall never forget seeing the commandery
from Richmond, Va, pass in the parade
They showed the marks Of war, because
not one of their uniforms were new, and
all showed the signs of much service.
But the walked proudly, and received
a great ovation from the crowds that
bordered the line of the parade"
]. Edward Blackmore, who is thrice
lliustrions grand master of the Grand
Council Of the Cryptic Rite. made an ad-
dress. He was presented by Past Com
mander J. Grove Porter.
Palmer II. Charlock. p%otentate of Sa-
laRm Temple. order of the Mystic Shrine,
was welcomed by the eminent commander
as representing an order without which
no Masonic gathering would be complete.
He was presented by Past Commander
Wilson c. Ely.
An exhibition drill by the uniformed
battalion from New York, forty-ffve
strong. commanded by Captain John ].
Cowdery, assisted by Leslie v. Case, first
lieutenant; Charles Elmer Trip, second
lieutenant; Louis F.. Diehl, first sergeant
and secretary, aud John w Ferris, treas
lrer. went through all the complex move
ments OF the manual.
At 10 o'clock dancing began. and
lasted until after midnight. A. ]. p. Pion-
nie served as director OF this feature. The
dancing consisted of six waltzes and the
same number of two-steps. Light refresh
ments were served throughout the even
ing.
Newarkers present were Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Mudd, Mr.. and Mrs
IltiIA W. VIZ MI wv NAAR
George A. Morrison. Mr.. and Mrs. Johr
Watering, Mr.. and Mrs. g. G. Ward, Mr.
and Mrs. f. A. Dey, Mrs. Albert Gould
Mr.. and Mrs. James w. Howard, Mr.. ant
Mrs. A.. J. P. Pionnie, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Jam FL. Sponger, Mr. and Mrs. Charles G
Hahn, Mr.. and Mrs George j. Bush, Mr.
and Mrs. j. M. Whitsidt. Mr.. and Mrs
James r. Winans. Mr.. and Mrs. F. L
Bolles, MIR. and Mrs. A. A. Stivers, Mr.
and Mrs. r. w. Baldwin, Mr.. and Mrs
Lewis e. Bronson, Mrs. Edward Mckee
Mr.. and Mrs. r. N. Brundage, Mr.. anC
Mrs. J. T. c. Vicat, Mr.. and Mrs. Theo
dore G. Gibson, Mr.. and Mrs. William N
Hooking. MIR. and Mrs. Dayton w. Jones
Miss Louise Watering, Miss Hazel Deyo
Miss Mabel r.. Gibson, Miss Fanny Brun
dage, Miss Hildegarde Howard, Miss Kath
crime Forman, Miss Eva Forman, Mis-
Edna Wilkins and Miss Mollie Butts.
Miss Wilma wilkins, Miss May Kelvie
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Boilers, Mr.. and Mrs
j. Edward Blackmore. Mrs. Burdette, Mr.
and Mrs. w. r. Davidson, DR.. Fulle
Ireiner and the Misses F'einer, Miss A
Gordon. Mr.. and Mrs. John c. Groel, Mi
and Mrs. Jacob Gulick and Miss Gulick
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry ]. Yatman Mr.. an,
Mrs. Edward Issler and Miss Issler, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Kasefang. Mr.. and Mrs
William NJ. Mckay Fred Mock, tr, an
the Misses Mock; Mr.. and Mrs. e. w
Pierson, Mr.. and Mrs, w. H.. Roberts
Fred Schaeffer and Miss Schaeffer, Al
,41 NEre II w Cabrlt1 Mr. aud Mrs