The Washington herald., 1912-05-17
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
CELEBRATE FEAST
Five District command.riss Observe
Ascension Day At Services in
Congress n. P. Church.
|rAaADE THaOuaH THE srREErs

The i've communicates Of Knights
Templar Of the District observed ABcen-
sion Day with Appropriate services last
night at Congress Methodist Protestant
Church. Thirty-frst and N Streets
Northwest
i Potomac Commandery. No. 8, Knights
Templar. had charge Of the ceremonies
and. in aecordance with orders issued
by Capt Gen. Ernest c. Burger by or
der Of the Commander. the command
cries assembled a. Masonic Temple.
Thirteenth Street and New York Avenue
Northwest. at us o'clock last night.
The parade formed in two divisions,
each headed by q section OF the Marine
Band. The first division. headed by a
squad OF Mounted Police. was made up
OF Potomac commandery. No. .. z.
Hume Talbert. Commander, and Rev.
Luther Hess WarinE. PreIate; washing
ton Conmandery. No. !. J. p. Stephen
SON. Commander, and Rev. J. Russell
Verbrycke. Prelate; and Columbia Com
mandery. No. . +. r. Underwood. Com
mander, and James H. Mcintosh. Prel-
ate.
The second division was composed Of
De Molay Mounted commandery. No. {
z. E. Thompson, commander. and Rich
ard T. Evans. prelate; orient Com
Il9uOCAIa w. - SOoCpl u. oIGue, COIn-
mander. and Richard T. Evans, prelate.
and the Grand commandery in Carriages,
Alexander Grant. grand commander, and
Rev. J. Russell verbrycke. grand prelate.
Marching In platoons, the eomman-
deries moved through New York Avenue
to Pennsylvania Avenue. Pennsylvania
Avenue to N Street. to Thirty-frst Street,
arriving at the Church at s15 o'clock.
knights Present sword.
After the knights were seated the serv-
Ices was opened with an anthem ''Un-
fold Ye Portals" Cstainer). by the choir.
under direction OF p. L. Zimmerman. and
Mrs. II. c. Grimes. organist. After the
singing Of q hymn. prayer was offered.
and the responding reading was taken
part In by all. Miss Laura Collision then
sang q solo. The Lord Is My Light" :"
following which the Knights Templar
presented swords, hits up. in token Of
their fealty TO Christianity, and Joined
with the clergy and choir in saying the
Apostles Greed, after which they return
ed their swords TO their scabbards and
were seated.
and the singing OF the hymn. Onward
Christian Soldiers" in which all the
Knights Joined. quartet, composed Of
Mrs Ellen NJ ShTeve. soprano; Miss Ada
Arundel. contralto: NJ. Walton Hendry,
tenor, and Charles Engel. bass, gave q
selection from Shepherds "SepuIcher TO
Throne" entitled ''who Are These Ar
rayed In White Robes"
Rev. E. d. Stone. pastor Of the church,
delivered a most impressive sermon,
dealing with the principles OF religion
for which the Knights Templar stand.
and the significance Of their emblem, the
cross, The speaker pictured the apostles
when Christ arose from their midst and
Asceuded into the clouds. He urged all
to remember the lessons Christ taught
while on earth and to always emulate
the principles OF the order in their every
day lffe.
After the sermon. the audience Joined
in singing a hymn. following which the
choir sang an anthem and Mr.. Stone
pronounced the benediction. Owing TO
the rain. which began TO fall just as the
ceremonies were concluded. the Knights
returned to Masonic Temple by automo-
biles and street cars.