The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1910-12-16

OBS
By TEMPT
Letters Sent Out by the Grand
Commander to All
the Lodges.

The Grand Commandery knights
Templars, of West Virginia. will OBJ
serve Christmas in the usual way
with special ceremonies held by ev-
cry lodge at noon, according to q
custom Of the past yeaa. The Cru
lsade commandery will abide by the
instructions given ont by fhe Grand
commandery.
Letters are being sent out an
Inouncing the Christmas observance,
which will be held on Monday. De-
cember 90. for the reason that
Christmas falls on Sunday this year.
The letters read:
To the officers and members Of the
Grand Commandery and the Sub
ordinate Communicates of the
State of West Virginia, Greetings:
The committee on Christmas OBJ
servance has prepared the following
for the coming Christmas:
To our Most Eminent Grand Master,
William BromkelI MeHsh:
May his administration be fortu-
nate, and may our brotherhood fully
realize our mission: To feed the
hungry, cloth the. naked and bind up
the wounds of the afflicted in the
name of our Lord and Master, I'M
manuel, whose birth we celebrate.
The grand master sends the fol-
lowing response:
The sentiment proposed is uncon-
sciously in line with what has been
in my mind for weeks. While it is
true, that, with most OF us, the Spirit
of Christmas bfoods4 and sings. of
happy. hopeful, helpiAgs, all for yof
and me; it is also that there are
thousands who are needy and whose
necessities appeal to us, and some Of
these are undoubtedly those near
and dear to ur departed fraters.
can upon each Grand Command
cry to ask each Commandery in his
Jurisdiction to make notable the
1910 Celebration of the birth of Him
who Is our Great Exemplar by the
giving, as a Commandery, or by vol
untary contributions collected by
each Commandery of its individual
Knight, OF a special Offering OF
thaakfulness and love, in the Spirit
or the Master to the destitute Wild
ows and helpless orphans of depart
ed fraters, or to Masonic homes,
chiidren's homes. or to any charita-
bic organization that reaches the
helpless homes at Christmas time.
If my beloved fraters will but do
this, will appreciate their compli-
ment with the spirit of the toast pro-
posed to me as grand master much
more than any personal compliment
shown me by letter, message or tele-
gram.
our thoughts will so out at the
happy Christmas time to each Tenn
piar in the land. wishing him Joy
in all his deeds and days, wishing
him time for the task, wisdom for
the work, peace for the pathway,
and love to the last.
1t is earnestly recommended that
the Sir knights of the jurisdiction
assemble in their respective asylums
on Monday, December &c Cthe 25ta
falling on Sunday, at IL noon.
and join In. these sentiments. a
courteous invitation is extended to
all valiant .Templars within our
borders to participate.
should any of our Communicates
prefer to attend divine worship at
church or to visit some charitable in
stltutIon- on Christmas day. in full
ITemplar uniform, dispensation Is
hereby granted for same
Eminent commanders will see
that their recorders make prompt
report to the grand commander aud
to the grand recorder of the kind OF
service held and the number of s'r
Knights in attendance.
May the choicest blessings attend