The Washington times., 1908-01-12
''9TS TEAPLAR
I'D CELEBRATIONS
Anniversary Exercises Fri
day Evening in Music
Hall of Temple.
Special Committee ArrangeS
Attractive Program for
the Occasion.

Columbia Commandery, No. >, knights
Templar, viii celebrate its forty-hfth
anniversary with special ceremonies
next Friday evening. A musical and
literary entertainment has been ar
ranged and Will take place in the music
han of .he temple.
The affair will be under the direction
OF Eminent Commander Charles L
Baldwin and the following committee
OF knights: Charles p. SWEET, Francis
"A. Sebring. George Gibson. Walter H
klOpfer, Alexander Grant, John A
Meyer Sir Charles a. Stewart, Sir Fa-
bel. Stevenson, Sir Harry c. c. Stiles.
Sir Charles 3. Matthews, and Sir Frank
II. Gibson.
Past Commander Myron NJ Parker
will deliver the principal address. in
addition 10 which there will be musical
TRnd other interesting features. among
them a chalk talk by c. X. Bergman,
FShe noted cartoonist. Following this
ipOTtion of the program refreshments
Twill be provided and the floor cleared
sfor dancing
Founded in 1868.
Columbia Commandory was founded
FJanuary 13 1853. & dispensation having
been granted by Most Eminent Grand
master Benjamin b French to twenty
lone sir knights to form Columbia Com
fmandery, No. . his action being ratified
tby the grand encanrment on Septem-
her Il. 1856, when a charter was granted.
Says eminent Sir A. ". Johnston in
writing Of Columbia Commandery:
Born in an atmosphere Of strife. CO.
-lumbia COmmandery has ever been inn
bued with an ARGENT military spirit
In the spirit OF NaPOIeon's celebrated
saying, There shall be no Alps" the
commaudery has planned and carried
out many large enterprises in the face
Of seemingly unsurmountable. difficult
ties. Foremost in every undertaking
that enlists the energies OF Christian
-knighthOOd, its pluck, ambition, and
progressiYeness has won for il a COM
handing position among the TempIar
bodies Of the world. Its record of trf-
cnnial pilgTimages is unbrOken from St
Lons in 1858 to Saratoga in 1907. A. the
Saratoga cOnclave its drill team won
second place in competition with the
communicates from all over the United
States and the trophy which was cap
SuTed on this occasion is a magnificent
grandfather's clock, the case being of
solid mahogany and equipped with
cathedral chimes which now regularly
toll out the hours in the cOmmandery
asylum.
Special Escort.
AT Pittsburg it had the honor Of be.
ing the special escort of Grand Master
Warren LaRUe Thomas. and at the
louisville concIave it performed the
same duty for it's distinguished frater.
Grand Commander George Gibson. Two
OF its past commanders have been
chosen as officers of the grand en-
campment, Sir Myr0n NJ Parker as
grand sword bearer in 1889, and Sir
Frank H. Thomas as grand captain of
the guard in 1895. Many distinguished
names are borne on the roster Of Co
lumbia commandery, among whom may
he mentioned President James A. Gar
field, who was knighted by the com
mandery in 1855, and whose remains
were escorted by his fTaters from
Washington 10 Cleveland: Ben: Berley
Poore, the eminent journalist, who was
the first commander under dispense
ton; Gen. II. Q. COrbin. adiutant gen
eral. I. s. A; and Rear Admiral Win
Held Scott Schley, the hero Of Santiago
Bay
The membership Of the commanderv
IS about Go, and the officers are as fol-
lows E Sir Charles Z. Baldwin, com
mander; Sir Charles 2. SWEET general
1ssimo; Sir Francis A. Sebring, captain
general; Sir Charles a. Stewart, senior
warden; Sir William McAleer iunIor
warden: Sir James H Mcintosh, pre-
late; Sir William e Andrews, associate
lprelate; r. +. Sir George Gibson treas
urer; Sir F,aber Stevenson. recorder: Sir
]. Frank Trazzarre. standard bearer;
Sir Frank r. Underwood. sword bearer;
Sir Harry c. c. Stiles, warder: Sir A
Howard Duckett third guard: Sir Will
IAN w; Jermane, second guard; Sir E
Richard Gasch, first guard.