The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-03-31

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brunswick knights Templar are
booking forward to- two important
even in the near future The off
/ cial visit OF inspection to 81 Elmo
Colnmandery No, u viii be paid on
! ThUs day night when Most Eminent
i Grana Commander Luther p Steph.
ems, mead OF the order in Georgia, will
be present and will review the COM
I lnandery at drill The review viii
take place al the lodge room in the
Masonic building on Newcastle street
ana every member of the order will
\ be present in full uniform,
Tne second event of interest viii be
/ The meeting OF the Grand Comman-
derry of Georgia on May Il, 13 and II
when ully $50 to $50 knights Tenn
plar and their ladies will attend the
, conclage as an escort to the delegates
/ from each OF the twenty-five comman-
I deries in the state. As each visitor
J will wear the full uniform in the sew
eral parades and the fatigue uniform
! at other times, Brunswick is promised
/ a hal week of military occupation, the
! difference being, however, that these
sold rs bear The emblem of the cross
! and are the sworn defenders of the
Chri. tan faith
Guest of Honor.
i .tJ Comm, t,dar will
arl3I IN brunswick over the South
( ern on Thursday morning and will be
met by an escort from ST Elmo com ?
! mandery After a rest at the Ogle-
/ thorpe, DR.. Stephens will be shown
! over the city and given an automobile
] ride to various points of interest.
! While all details have not been COM
pleted it is probable that a private
! launch will be placed at the disposal
of the committee and the guest OF
honor given an opportunity to see st.
Simons. Frederick and Jekyl
Might Lose Meeting.
While it has been practically settled
/ that the grand eommandery will meet
here, yet it is possible that should the
head of the order find that accommo-
( dations are not sufficient the. conyen-
ton would be sent elsewhere. For
] this reason the meeting Thursday
night and the review Of the local com.
mandery is of special importance.
In roand numbers there will be be
tween 400 and 500 visitors for the
oil a,,ic al
the state. To entertain this num-
Der means that scores of citizens must
aid the committee in providing ac-
commodations since the Oglethorpe
and other hotels are not prepared tc
house these visitors who will moi
come unless they can secure comfort
able quarters. With an attendance
of 90 the convention means fully
$500 to $4,000 per day spent in the
city in which all lines of business par
ticipate.
Could Land $4,000.
Those members of the order whc
are posted say that an attendance oI
anywhere from 800 to 800 could be
secured if the business men of the
city or the council should take an
active interest in the meeting by put
ting out the proper kind of advertis-
ing and more especially by making il
certain that all who come will be
cared for in the way of rooms and
meals. AS the members of the order
are usually representative men in
Iai, nit inc he fci y
which Brunswick would receive would
be considerable.
As there is ample time to reach ev-
cry members of the order in the state
with cordial invitation to come and
10 bring his family there is no rea-
son. it is claimed, why Brunswick
should fail to secure the largest con-
clave of recent years. This would
mean $500 to $4,000 in cost turned
loose in the city in just three days
! for accommodations and pleasure
trips.
Work for Committee.
Because of the policy of the order tc
nav its own way, little has thus fal
been given out to the public. The
twenty five communicates send three
| officers as representatives while the
{ hundreds of members of the order who
come as an escort to the grand con.
claves bear their own expenses. Tht
entertaining or home commandery il
assisted by the grand commandery II
providing for the one or more enter
, fainn,pnts for the visitors
| There is considerable work, how