The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-15
WILL HONOR THE
DEAD IEMPlARS.
Tomorrow Is Ascension Day and pa
mascus commandery, Of keokuk,
VIII Hold Fitting
Exercises.
SERVICES AT CHURCH
Appropriate Services VIII be Held
/ at the Episcopal Church and
Decoration Of Graves
Will Follow.
SERVICES AT CHURCH

Il is the day held In reverence for the |
Templar dead and Is fttingly honored |
in all parts of the country where the
order is known.
Ascension Day will be ftting1y OBJ |
served by Keokuk knights Templar.
An extensive program has been pre-
pared by Damascus Commandery NO.
5, when proper tribute will be paid to
departed Sir Knights. Tomorrow af-
ternoon at 2 o'clock the order will as
semble ID the asylum at Fifth and
Blondeau streets, and at 2:45 O'Clock
will march to st. Johns Episcopal
church, where the special Ascension
Day service will be conducted by Rev.
John C. Sage. pastor of the church.
There will be a celebration Of the
Holy Communion, with an address by
the Rev. John C. Sage, at 10 a. m. A
request is made that all members OF
st. Johns attend this service.
In the afternoon at 8 o'clock, on in
vitation OF the rector. Damascus Com
mandery. Knights Templar. will at
tend the church in body, together
with their guests from the Command
cries.
Inglevere, Carthage.
Delta. FIT Madison.
Star Of Bethlehem. Canton.
Memphis, Memphis.
FL Chanan, Keosauqua.
st. Johns. Centerville.
Other clergy taking part in this SER
/ vice will be the Rev. R. c. Mcllwaine,
D. D., prelate of the Damascus Com
mandery, and the Rev. Edward n.
Rudd. D. D.. prelate of Delta Com
mandery, Fort Madison. The Rev
Mr.. Sage will deliver the address, his
subject being THE Worth of Man.
The public Is invited to this service.
| After the conclusion of the church
service the march to Oakland Gem
etery will be started, and when the
cemetery is reached, the decoration o.
the graves of the deceased Sir knights
will take place. The grave decorations
will consist OF crosses OF evergreens
and beausants. After the services al
the cemetery are completed the Sii
knights will return to the Asylum al
Fifth and Blondeau, where a supper
will be served to the visiting Sill
knights and their wives.
Recorder e. F. Renaud, of Damas
Gus Commandery, has received sever
al communications from out of towr
/ Sir Knights. assuring him, that with
proper weather conditions, delega
lions from those towns will be here
to attend the Keokuk ceremonies Ac
cording to these communications
twenty will be here from Carthage
between six and ten from Keosauaua
| between twelve and fifteen from For
| Madison. and between eight and ter
from Canton, Mo.
List Of the Dead.
The Damascus Commandery ST
Knights who have departed this life
ARE:
Sir Amos v. Leopold. knighted ii
1875: died May IS, 1881.
Sir Frank C. Brown. knighted II
liSEI, u1Su Sept. ~, 1901,
! Sir Campbell K. Peck, knighted Il
1856: died Dec. 2, 1897.
| Sir William Harry Jones, knighte'
in 1892; died Dec. 2, 1897
\ Sir Joseph W. Simpson, kntghte'
in 1866: died June 16. 1866.
Sir Thomas N. Pond, knighted il
i1S72: died April 5, 1878.
i Sir Samuel r. Curtis, knighted II
j1S66: died Dec. 2e, 1856.
Sir Robert Worster, knighted Il
1s66: died June rs, 1866.
Sir Pierce r. Sutton. knighted II
1856: died March 8, 1898.
i, Sir John NJ. Hiatt, knighted in 1865
died Feb. 1s. 1888.
i Sir Rufus II. Wyman, knighted Il
1855: died Feb. II, 1881.
Sir William A. Stripe, knighted Il
1872; died Dec. 81, 1884.
Sir William H. Copa,in, knighted II
!, 1878: died Aug. IL, 1877.
Sir Frank McGavic, knighted II
Il1S72: died Nov Is. 1873.
Sir John T. Perkins, knighted Il
1880: died July %, 1889.
I. Sir Robert F. Bower. knighted il
1855. died May 10. 1882.
i Sir Hambden Buel, knighted Il
I1sb6: died March 81. 1890,
Sir William McElroy, knighted il
1855; died April 10, 1894.
Sir Henry c. Cowley, knighted Il
llS79: died Jan. i6, 1855.
Sir James Hagens, knighted II
l1s75; died May IS. 1890.
| Sir Marcus ", Westcctt, knighte'
in 1866: died May %, 1892.
Sir William Lowry, lSnighted ii
1881. died April 4, 1894