Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-19
KNIGHTS OF MALTA CONVENE
THREE-DAY SESSION OF SU
PREME GRAND COMMANDERY.
Harmony Throughout the Order In
Saskatchewan in the Past
Year Reported.

The annual session of the Supreme
Grand Commandery of the Knights of
Malta opened at 10 o'clock this mornin ,
in Pythian Temple. 1912 9th street north
west. Daily meetings will be held tomor-
row and Thursday. This mornings SEES
sion was behind closed doors, and was
presided over by Benjamin NJ. Bartilson
Of Braddock, Pa, the supreme command
er of the order.
knights of Malta from over all the
country are in attendance upon the ses-
sions and are being entertained during
their leisure hours by the District com
manderies committee on arrange
ments was appointed by the Washington
knights to see that the visitors lack moth
ing Headquarters have been established
at the Riggs House.
All the officers of the Supreme Com
mandery were in attendance this morning
except Past Supreme Commander John
W. Hicks and George w. Devinny, who
are kept away by illness.
The report of the supreme commander
showed that harmony prevails through
out the order Evidence Of progress was
shown by the fact that seven new com
manderies were installed in the past year
one in Massachusetts.
Three members of the supreme body
died during the year They We're r. W.
Young. Slas A. Dent and Newhail w.
Edison. The following. having served
complete terms as grand commanders,
were initiated into the supreme degree:
Harry H. Stoner. Pennsylvania; William
Rolleston New Jersey. and Ernest Brown,
Maine and New Hampshire.
1t was decided that the hours for bust
poSS SbOul6 no from q a M 1 DIN.
daily. This afternoon the members of the
council will have group photograph
taken on the steps of the Treasury.
Grand Commandery Officers.
The officers of the Supreme Grand Com
mandery are: Supreme commander. Ben
jamin NJ Bartilson. Braddock. Pa; SUI
preme generalissimo. Wilman NJ. Macon
Der. Boston, Mass: supreme captain gen
eraI. Charles S. Messenger, Tatamy. Pa.
supreme prelate, David l. Robinson. Glou-
cester, Mass; supreme recorder, Frank
Gray. p. S. c., Philadelphia, Pa; supreme
treasurer, w. ]. Rugh, P. s. c.. Pittsburs
Pa; supreme senior warden, irwin Z.
Bleam, Trenton, n. j.: supreme junior
warden, George F. McCord, Wilkesbarre
Pa: supreme warder. Jonathan Liebens-
berger, Hazleton, Pa; supreme sentinel
John ]. Be1sel. Wilkesbarre. Pa; supreme
standard bearer, Albert G. Hutchins
Nashua. N. H., supreme SWoIu w
S. Beard. Rochester. n. Y; supreme first
guard A. B. Jones. Philadelphia. Pa; SUI
preme second guard, Willard A. kuder
Allentown, Pa; supreme trustees, George
w. Devinny. Philadelphia. Pa: c. w
Bassler. Sunbury. Pa; John w Hicks. r
S. c., Worcester. Mass.
Representatives to the Imperial Parent
Grand Black Encampment of the Uni
verse-Robert keenan,. Wilmington. Del.
George f. Alden, Fred Oldfield.
Personnel of Committees.
The committees are as follows:
Credentials-A S. Vanartsdalen. Am
bier, Pa: Frank Fatzinger. Bath, Pa.
Ashur E. Wilson. Washington, d. c.
State of the order-Louis E. Stilz, Phil
adelphia, Pa; f. w. Samuels, Mount
Carmel. Pa: Charles Fl. Edmunds. Phila-
delpha Pa: Henry |. Redfield, Clare
mount. n. H.: George w. Welsh OF
Pennsylvania.
Finance-John Gowland. Phillipsburg
Pa; f. s. Fornwald, Danville, Pa. James
Il Bell Trenton n. ].
Lava. T. Hamilton, Lewistown, Pa.
w. f. Higgins. Worcester. Mass; Johr
Ii. Hoffman, Philadelphia, Pa.
Appeals-David r. Melville, Braddock
Pa Charles f. Spease. NJ. S. Grim. Beth
lehem. Pa: Henry Wright. Philip German
Harrisburg. Pa.
Secret work-W J. Duff New York
Daniel Baker. Philadelphia, Pa; Robert
Stewart. Mornindale. Boylston. Mass.
Louis f. Stilz. Philadelphia Pa: Frank
Gray, Philadelphia, Pa.
Press-Daniel Baker. w. ]. Duff, PHILIP
German. :.