The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-18
KNIGHTS 1EMPLAR TO
PARTICIPATE IN
SERVICE
Annual Toasts to Most Emf
nent and Grand Comman-
ders Christmas Day

Knights Tcmplar Of st. Aldcmar
c~ommandcrN. Grand Forks, will meet
In the asylum of that organization on
Christmas morning at II o'clock to
participate In the toasts to the Most
Eminent Grand Commander William
Cromwell Melish and t. Grand Com
mander William. Spriggs of this city.
The toast to the eminent grand com
mandcr follows:
ter. William Cromwell Melish. and to
II Brotherhood across the sea,
whose friendship he has helped to &C.
ment. Il Merry Christmas inc IL Hap
py New Year"
The grand master sends the follow
ing response:
I'VE send Christmas and knightly
salutatlons to our fratres across the
sea, II across the border to Canada.
MAY Teinplar reciprocity eve exist be-
tween us. To our w loyal and low
ed and Templar host 200, 900 strong,
we Christmas greetings. May
unhrcken friendships. great accumu-
lation of cheerful ~recollections, great
err affection each to the other. bring
fight for the ideals and the sacred
things Of the order, both alone and
with many. May we transmit Masonic
Christian k%nighthood not only not less,
but greater, better and more beauti-
full than 1t was transmitted to us. May
We renew our VOWS to Him, our Inn
manuel, Whose l am and whom
serve. May our battle cry for the
coming year be:
'True-hearted. whole hearted,
faithful and loyal;
King of II lives, by thy grace we
will be:
Under the standard. exalted and
royal,
Strong in thy strength we will bat
tie for Thee
DO not, pray YOU. forget as indi-
viduals n communicates, to do. In
His name.' the splendid charitable
deeds that characterized your cele-
bration of the Christmas season of
last year"
Toast to Grand Commander
Tho toast to the grand comman-
der. William Spriggs of Grand Forks,
will be particularly interesting to the
members of the knights Templar in
view of the fact that he is a member
grand commander and his response,
follow:
ITO Right Eminent Grand Com
mander William S%priggs: Greetings to
You on this Christmas morning. That
peace and prosperity, joy and glad
ness be your portion is the wish of
your fraters in North Dakota. May
we. under your leadership, not for
get the JOY of service and the peace
which comes fro mthe knowledge OF
having made others happy"
The grand commander sends the fol-
lowing response:
Your greetings are greatly appre-
ciated and cordially refrigerated. AS
the Sir knights of this grand juris-
diction gather in their asNlums on this
glad Christmas day. l hope they will
come with the consciousness of having
done some little act that has brought
Joy to an otherwise checrless life. We
realize there is much that we can
do: let us resolve that so far as in
us lies. tho cry of the widow or
phan shall not go unheeded. Your
grand commander will, indeed. he hap
ply today. in the thought that some
thing accomplished, something done.
has been the thought uppermost in
the knights Templar Of North Dako-
la. To you all. q Merry Christmas
and a Happy New Year.
The service. which will be held by
st. Aldemar commandery is similar To
that which is held over the entire
world among the knights Templar and
1t is an annual custom.