Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-25
RENEWAL Of PLEDGE
Knights TempIar Assemble for
Christmas Ceremonial.
OBSERVE ANNUAL CUSTOM
Clasp Hands in Token of Ties Of
Brotherly Love.
TOAST EMINENT COMMANDER
Program Followed by Each of the
Five District of Columbia
Communicates.
OBSERVE ANNUAL CUSTOM
TOAST EMINENT COMMANDER

Obedient to the call of Right Eminent
Grand Commander Alex. Grant of the
Grand Commandery of knights Templar
of the District of Columbia. supplement-
ing the call of Grand Master William B.
Mellish of the Grand Encampment of
knights Templar. the five Washington
communicates of knights Templar in the
District assembled today at noon ito
the Great Captain of our salvation: to
erly love that bind our hearts together:
to bend the knee in grateful and loving
obeisance to the Child of Sorrow who
has become the Light of the World. the
Elder Brother of all poor and distressed,
and the Hope of Immortality
1t is the annual Christmas observance
of the Templars. and the ceremonies are
always impressive.
Washington Commandery.
Washington Commandery. No. /. as
sembled for the purpose in the banquet
room of Masonic Temple at II 80 O'Clock
this morning, Eminent Commander Joseph
P. Stephenson presiding. Following prayer
by the prelate. the sentiment prepared for
the occasion by the Christmas observance
committee of the Grand Encampment was
read. as follows:
Greetings to our most eminent grand
master
by f. SIR JOHN DOLPH
''To our grand master. Most Eminent
Sir William Bromwell Melish, a worthy
successor TO those gallant knights who
have SO ably led the Templar host. May
his future be long and prosperous
The grand masters was
The Christmas toast of 1912 is the last
TO which l shall make response as grand
master of Knights Templar in the United
States. | return heartfelt thanks to the
loyal knights who have done and are
doing so much to help in carrying out the
mission of our order, to follow the new
commandment given unto us by our Inn
manuel, tina: We love one another
The most satisfactory thing in all
this earthly life is to be able to serve
our OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, those who are
bound TO us by ties of fraternal love;
then the wider circle of our fellOw-men.
To be of service is the solid foundation
for contentment in this world. Let 'Serv-
ice in His Name be the thought and
purpose of our Christmas observance of
1872. Let our deeds of charity-whch is
love-of this ChriStmaStide make our lives
like songs. brave, CHEEKY. tender and true
that shall sing themselves into other
lives and so help and tighten burdens
and cares. Be an elder brother to
some one or more who need the counsel
and help of d brother. Give your brother
the grip the hearty hand clasp. look of
faith ont OF the eye, that touch Of soul
you know so well. Stand true, stand for
Selfhood and an uplft for the brother
hood. May the coming year he the best
of all that have preceded ii for the orders
of Christian Masonic knighthood so that
We of the Order of Knights Tomplar may.
in all changes OF fortune and down to the
gates of death, be loyal to our order and
its principles. loving one another. This
is the present-day call of the cross'-'On-
ward Christian Soldiers =