The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-12
Denver WINS OUT
over NEW.0R[EANS.
Western City Will Entertain
Next Conclave Of Knights
Templar.
OFFICERS
IRE u; ELECTED. Ell
Scores Of Receptions Make Last
Day in Chicago
Memorable.

Especial to The Times Dispatch.l
Chicago. Ill, August 11.-Denverw was
selected for the next encampment Of
the Knights Templar to-day. winning
out over New Orleans by 100 votes
In as-total OF 3, 800. B.
The ofticers OF the Grand Encamp-
ment were elected. and the great con-
.clave was officially brought to q close
The officers were installed tonight by
Most Eminent Grand d5Commande CIVIL
liam B. Mellsh. the new head of
Templars Of North America.
4 The officers Of the Grand Encamp-a
iment elected We're:
Most Eminent Grand Master. VIII
liam Bromwen Melish, Cincinnati.
Right Eminent Deputy Grand Mas
ter. Arthur Macarthur. New. York.
Very Eminent Grand Generalissimo,
w. Frank Pierce, San Francisco.
Very Eminent Grand Captain Gem.
$eral. Lee S. Smith. Plttsburg.
Very Eminent Grand Senior Warden.
Joseph Kyle Orr, Atlanta.
Very Eminent Grand Junior Warden
ehiel Weston Chamberlin, st. Paul. !,
Very Eminent Grand Treasurer;
William Henry Norris. Manchester, Ia.
Very Eminent Grand Recorder. 10 In
"A. Gerow, Detroit.
The Grand Commandery of Maryland
tonight rendered its reception in the
gold room Of the Congressi Hotel. The
!, a
Of Virginia, North and South Carolina.}
Alabama, Georgia, kentucky, Tennes-s
see, Ohio, Illinois. The scene at the
hotel was magnificent. and true South
ern hospitality pervaded the atmos-3
phere.
There were scores OF receptions dur
ling the day, and at night many
Knights took the Lake Michigan trip
to witness the pyrotechnic display.
Fireworks costing $4,000 helped to
make the display one Of the features Of
THE week. The big steamers Theodore
Roosevelt and United States, carried
5000 knights to a point OF vantage
where view OF the display was
| gained. Over 100000 Chicagoans lined
the lake front to witness the show.
The southern Communicates will,
leave Chicago Tomorrow for their re-
spective States. Colonel ]. W. Blanks.
| Of Virginia. said that the encampment
and the reception rendered theSvlsttors
| had been the greatest in the history
i Of American Templarism. Opens house
at tho Palmer House has been kept
sby the Virginiuns for the past three
|3days.s
@ Andrew Gleason. of Vanwert, O.. a.
! Knight Templar dropped deao at Lake Q
4 and Clark Streets at 1880 a. & M.g$to-
/ day He was on the way to board one
4 OF the lake boats chartered for the
knights Templar. Mr. Gleason was
4 visiting his daughter, Mrs. George
i |Bevington, 4333 West Van Buren,
Street He was seventy-three years
4 of age. DIR. Liston H. Montgomery,
who was called, pronounced his death
4 due to heart failure
Among the appointments announced
by Grand Master Melish to-nlght was
j that OF H. NJ. Boykin, OF Richmond, as
|Ncaptain OF the guard.
Il burned by Acid.
Il Chicago, Ill, August i'll. G, Lewis
4 eminent commander Of the Minneapolis
ISnightp Templar. Commandery, was
y s|severely burned, and several other 90
Il Icupants OF tho AUTOMOBILES in which
ithe party was riding We're less Sc,
iverely injured when a bottle Of sul
I phurio acid and phosphorus was tossed
into the car An Michigan Avenue to
might, n sg nv is, s
Resides Mr. Lewis, the car contained
Mrs. Lewis. Mrs, u S, n. Boeke,5 wife o
La Minneapol lis meat de al lerSS and lbe'
Nathan, spresi dent of ~ he II linois casinl
" Comp or Ch icago. q The olothing Q
A the four Was ru inet a Lowls's hand
land left knee were severely y1g burned
q M Mrs, SBo oek q ast a,0n "a bout the knee: