The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-21
TSBURG KNIGHTS
HAVE A GREAT Time
Membersof Visiting Commandery
See the City and Enjoy
Luncheon at Lakeside.
FINE BANQUET AT TEMPLE
Will Take Carriage Drive To
Day, and Leave Tonight.
Thank Local Commandery.

One continuous round of pleasure
was the portion yesterday OF the mem
bers OF Pittsburg Commandery. No. !,
knights Templars. now the guests OF
st. andrews Commandery, No. IL, of
Richmond.
The climax came with great ban
ouet at the Masonic Temple last night.
The occasion proved the crownlng
featnre for the local and visiting
knights, and 1t was far into the morn
| ing when the guests Departed tor
the their homes. At 10 O'clock in the
! morning the local committee called at
a trolley ride around the city. winding
\ up at Lakeside about noon. Here a
Light luncheon was served. after which
4 Polk Miller. with his famous quartet,
General La Rue Thomas. of Pitts
burg, former grand commander
Knights Templars in the United States,
4 happy speec,l. He Is a native of Ken
lucky. but mas long resided in Pitts
burg. He declared that the planta--
tion songs of the Miller Quartet
said that now all sectional feeling had
1 vanish ed, and there was no North and
i no South, SO far as sentiment one to-
i ward the otner is concerned.
4 80. Trophies Presented.
Colonel II. NJ. Boykin, past COM
mander Of St. Andrews, on behalf Of
\ Captain Jack English, ano ther past
i commander, presented to Eminent Com
4 mander John II. Neibaum, of the visit
I ing commandery. cane out from the
4 woods of SpOtsylvania, where many
\ of the latter's relatives fought during
Herman Junker. chairman of the ways
!, and means committee Of the Pittsburg
. Commandery. an old iron key, which
he said originally unlocked Richmond.
n Mr.. Junker then invited the Virginia
Z ladies' into ono of the rooms Of the
!, club and presented to each one OF
the famous Pittsburg Commandery
souvenir plates, which have been dis
, tributed all over the country, when
3 the commandery has taken It's annual
4 trips to various cities.
| The party then returned to the JEFF
) ferson and at s o'clock the visiting
I ladies' Went to the residence Of Mrs.
!. Sol cutchins. wife Of the eminent cons
) Imander Of st. Andrews where q re-
t ception was given from6 to P. NJ
! The banquet commenced at 9;SC
|.o'clock at the temple. and 1t was Q
q -lbriliant. affair. Covers were laid for
!, about 200., $08
! Grand Commander Sol Cutchins pre-.
! sented Colonel 10 Lane Stern as toast
!, master. and the latter was at ms best
: (which is saying a good deal. Gov.
~. crnOcF swanson res pOllutt ol1 "
= Virginia and Mayor Mccarthy for the
city, and they both created much On;
thusiasln. Cher local speakers were
Deputy Grand Commander9 Of the Vlr,
rinia Grand CommandersF,T 4. NcFadel
and Lieutenant g overnor J. Iaylo
From tho visiting commandery tn
. spea kers we're Eminent Commands
= Nilbaum, General Thomas and Dr. Le
: : Smith, another past officer Of hlgl
r rank M, az.
Z The following lette Of thanks wa
given out last might at the direction
q Of the Visiting commandery:
8 Fittsburs Commanders
,f| Headquarters,
n Jefferson Hotel.
l. TO the NIen,b rM of st. Andrews
% Comunndery3snn and the Citizens
It az RlchnDIstlt /, &
It mower yyhelmed BIZ the sincerity
AZ and lavishneHk Of Its reception In
Il lIichmOnd, Pittsburg g&Comnnn,lery,
No. 4, Knights Templnrs, .dcsires,
stl through the medium Of TIT IilneA-a
y DIspa tch, to extend It's thanks to
(, you Of the glorious Old Dominion
"a cnpitnl. You have written the last
A. word In cntertninn,entg 81 f
4 II 8F When the lnrgest body o lSniRhtA
re Il tie nlplNra In the yyOrl d,ssf fNnlllfnrly
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