The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-04-02
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
COMMANDER
IN CITY
ST. ELMO coMMANoERY WAS IN
sPEcTED BY OFFICERS LAST
NleHT-coMMANDER HERE To-
DAY ARRANGING FOR THE COM
ING STATE MEETING.

ING STATE MEETING.
Grand Commander Luther P. Ste
! phens, head OF the order of knights
Templar Of Georgia, accompanied by
Grand Treasurer Ware of Macon. anu
/ Eminent Commander Gee. e. Ai.sysirsi;
OF Atlanta Commandery, No. 9, arrived
in Brunswick yesterday morning and
last night formally inspected st. Elmo
Commandery, No. 2l, at the Masonic
hall over so per cent. Of the strength
OF the local commandery attended tae
inspection in full uniform The ses-
sion lasted until II o'clock and was
most interesting to all present since
the plans for the coming conclave ai
the Grand Commandery. Knights TEN.
plar, 10 be held here May u and l3
We're discussed The evening was
spent in instruction in drill and proved
valuable to the Brunswick branch OF
the order
Or. Stephens and Professor Ware
4 will spend Friday in the city. COM
] pleting details for the coming session
of the Grand Commandery. George
E. Argard returned to Atlanta last
night called home by an important
business telegram The visitors will
be the guests of various members Of
the order during the day AMI viii be
given rides over the city.
A delightful trip was enjoyed 3y the
party yesterday when under the guid-
ance Of Recorder E. H. Houseman, of
I ST, Elmo. and accompanied by several
members of the order they visitcf
Jelyl island. spending pleasant hour
viewing the grounds and palatial
1 homes of the members The trip was
made on Bon Temps, the swift yacht
/ belonging to S. X Brown
Talks of the Order.
/ There are twenty three comman-
( deries in the state said Grand Com.
mander Stephens last night and all re-
1 ports thus far made show that a very
steady growth has been made. Pales-
tine, of Savannah, made indeed fine
showing Wednesday night, but con-
sidering that St Elmo is but two Yeas
the attendance at the inspection was
fine. find the equipment equal if not
superior to that found in the larger
cities
Ordinarily | would say Brunswick
may expect between $50 and $50 at the
coming conelave. This number can
be easily increased by 80 per cent.
and even doubled if it is shown pos
itiyely to the members of the order
throughout the state that you can
comfortably care for 500 to 500 visi-
tors. | see no reason why there
+ should be less than $50 to 400 here"
Interesting Program.
The program for the two days as
! discussed last night calls for pub
lie meeting on the morning of MAY
II, at which an address of welcome
will be made by Colonel Brantley, em-
| inent commander of st. Elmo, 10
which Grand Commander Stephens
will reply on the part of the visitors.
A second welcome will be extended
by speaker for the city.
Marching from the Masonic hall to
the Oglethorpe, which will be the Of
fetal headquarters. St Elmo Com
mandery will escort the Grand Com
mahdery to the court house and later
! to the Masonic hail. where the ses-
sions of the grand body will be held.
/ All of the business sessions Will. OF
course be open only to members d
the order
On the first night, the public church
services will be held. These will prob
ably be held in the First Baptist
church There will be parade, the
start being made at the Oglethorpe
hotel
At Fish Fry.
On the second morning the Atlantic
will carry the visitors and local mem
bers, together with number of Bruins
wick ladies, to Frederica, where a
fish fry will be enjoyed. The second
night will be given up to the social or
, ceremonial session of Alec Temple.
A. A. o. N. M. S. or as they are ordi-
narily known, the "Shriners" The
session will probably be held in the
armory
Committees at Work.
St Elmo has put several commit
! tees to work Chairman N. H. Bal
lard has charge of the fish dinner and
/ steamer trip. Chairman George Cook
/ is planning a great musical program
for the church service and for other