, 1908-04-02

ADJOURN
FINAL SESSIONS OF GRAND COM
MANDERY FOLLOWED BY BAN
QUIET BY EASTERN STAR.
Rawlins Selected As Next Place of
Meeting and officers for Coming
Year SeIected-Banquet and
Toasts Mark End Of Very Pleasant
Session of Grand Body.

The grand commandery of Wyoming
Knights Templar, completed its an
nual meeting yesterday afternoon,
when Rawlins was chosen as the
place and April 7, 1909, as the time,
for the next meeting. The commar-
derry vas quite well attended, the COM
manderies at Laramie, Cheyenne,
Rawlins, Green River and Evanston
being represented, those at Sheridan
Casper and Lander not have repre-
sentatives here. They sent kindly
greetings to the brothers of the other
communicates and to the grand OF
ficers. There were about forty repre-
sentatives of the different comman-
deries in attendance, the average age
of the forty being a little more than
fifty years.
The State Honored.
The commandery direceed that d tele-
gram be sent to the grand commander
of the grand commandery of the Un1t.
ed States, which had so signally hon
ored DR.. George C. Rafter, a member
of this grand commandery, in his cleo.
tion as prelate of that august body y,
its ~triennial conclave at Saratoga. N. Y.
The state was highly honored and DR.
Rafter was the recipient of marked
hearty congratulations from his Wyo.
ming ~fraters.
Telegram to Frater.
The grand recorder was directed to
send d telegram from the grand conf
mandery to T. B. Hicks, a past grand
cander, who is now sojourning at
Los Angeles for the benefit Of his
health. He was given to understand
that the commandery had not forgot
ten him and that the sincere and un-
animous wish was expressed that his
health would be entirely restored.
The New OFFICERS.
The routine business of the session
consisted in the reports Of the officers,
the appointment of the standing com.
mittees and the reference of the re-
ports to the several committees for
action. The following officers for
190S-09 were elected and installed, the
ing his appointments forthwith:
Grand Commander-Frank A. Luck
field of Rawilns.
Deputy Grand Communicates :
Converse of Laramie.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Corson of
Cheyenne.
CAPTAIN General. H. King of Lar
annie.
Senior Warden-W. w. Daley OF
Rawlins.
Junior Warden-R. H. Repath of
Cheyenne.
Prelate-Dr. George C.. Rafter OF
Cheyenne.
Treasurer-Willis F. Hoad1ey of
Green River.
Recorder-A. ]. Parshall of Chey,
enne.
Standard Bearer-Fred A. Miller Of
Laramie.
Sword Bearer-Karl Spinner OF
Green River.
Warder-J. A. Rendle of Rawlins.
Captain of Guard-Jacob F. Hoop OF
Sheridan. ,
Banquet BY Eastern Star.
The closing feature of the Laramie
visiting members of the grand com
mandery and the members from this
city by the ladies of Alpha chapter,
Order Of Eastern Star. The table was
spread in the lodge o in the form
of a cross, potted plants and red carna.
tons furnishing the floral designs. A
regular course dinner was dainty ser.
we'd and discussed by the guests. The
eminent grand commander was seated
at one end of the table, with Past
Grand Commander Otto Gramm at the
head as POSTMASTER. Ranged on
either side of these were the visitors
and local members, alternating, SO
that each visitor was next a Laramie
friend.
Some Excellent Addresses.
A short address was delivered by
Mr.. Gramm following the banquet, and
addresses were made by Grand Com
mander Luckfield, Deputy Grand Com
mander Jesse Converse and a numbe:
of gentlemen, the affair giving chance
for several of the best speakers of the
state to display their eloquence ir
Fluctuations. The members of 1mma
nuel ~commandery were congratulate;
and the officers of the grand comman
derry were invited to make this city
their permanent home if they 81
pleased.
Ladies Complimented.
The Ladies of Alpha chapter wer'
quite highly congratulated, the ban
quet being one of the finest and tn,
service without flaw. There was
long and tempting menu, and that tn
remain would not fill twelve basket
attests to the powers of the guests 1,
proving what a jolly lot of good eater
they really are.
Many of the delegates to the NEE:
ing left for home during the nigh
others remaining until today and visit
ing among their Laramie friends. TIL
meeting was a great success, the loca
| commandery having fulfilled its prom