The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-08-30
Third International Meet.
ing In Washington.
Meetings Held in Metropolitan A. M.
&. church-Grand Street Parade
Departmental Meetings = $500
in Prizes-Tennessee We'll
Represented = Farewell
5anquet-Tennessee
Delegation.

Washington, D. c., Aug. 23.-The
Interstate Conference of Masonic
Bodies has closed its biennial ses-
sions after holding the most sue.
cessful meeting since its organiza.
ton.
On Monday the 10Th inst, the
united meeting of all departments
was held in the beautiful and commo-
! dious building, the Metropolitan A..
M. g. Church, on NJ street, N. W..
The chairman of the local committee,
Sir N. r. Weathertiss presided and
addresses of welcome were deiverd
by the Chairman of the Commission
controlling the d. c., and the mem
bers of each of the departments of the
local membership of the order. Re-
sponses to the addresses of welcome
were delivered by Ill. ]. o. Bennfeld,
330, for the Supreme Council Scottish
Rite; Ill. r. Philips, Imp. Pot. Mystic
Shrine; Sir w. H. Mayo, President
X. T. Conference; Mrs. L. M. Terrell,
N. G. M. Order Eastern Star; Sir T.
N. Dent, N. II. p. of Royal Arch Ma
sons, and Sir ]. A. Henry, G. NJ.
Masons.
Tuesday. August 20, Department
meetings held by the Consistory at
the Cathedral on Eleventh street
N. W., and by the Conference of
Knights Templar at the Congrega-
tional Church on R. street. The Or
der Eastern Star held forth at the
Auditorium and the Shriners together
with the Daughters of Isis, held forth
at the Odd Fellows Building on M
street, N. w.
Wednesday, August 81, the Shriners
and d. Of Isis had their parade with
ll42 in line. New York and Phila-
delphia Shriners wore their UNIQUE
and picturesque attire of patrol garb
representing the various Oriental
characters, AT night, at Howard
Theatre, $125 600 theatre owned and
controlled by Negroes, these two pa.
trolls gave an exhibition drill before
house of $500 people. Unbounded
enthusiasm was expressed by the
audience.
Thursday August %, the Knights
Templars closed its business sessions
and elected officers. Sir E. S. Dick.
mon, g. M. OF H., was chosen presi-
dent; Sir M. T. Clay, of Kentucky.
vice president; Sir H. A. Spencer. of
New York, financial secretary and
treasurer; Sir w. S. Thompson. of
Tennessee, recording secretary; Sir
Ed Loving, of Texas, treasurer. The
next place of meeting for August,
1914, is Columbus, Ohio. Five hun.
dred dollars prize money is guaran-
teed by the Ohio Fraters as prize
money for competitive drill and $1,000
for entertainment and general ex.
penses of Templars and Shriners at
the place of meeting.
The afternoon of Thursday was
had the X. T. parade and competitive
drill. Two thousand four hundred
knights were in line. Full comman-
deries from Pittsburg, Philadelphia.
Chicago, Cleveland, Cincinnati. Lex
Ington. New York, New Haven,
Richmond Norfolk, Baltimore, Bos-
ton, together with Washington, D. c..
escorting the lines. Full bands of
music from Pittsburg and New York.
with three bands of Washington
made the music for the parade. By
special arrangement the full process
sion passed in review through the
White House grounds and were re-
VeWcC ny E'z,.i y: rv't ap1 hla
aides. Ivanhoe Commandery
Of New York, won the first prize.
Commandery the second
irst prize was $500, S15O was the sec.
md.
Thursday night brought forth
magnificent display of knights and
Visitors in full dress and ladies' in
'ostly gowns of evening dress. Fully
1000 persons attended this reception
Friday, August %, the Imperial
5ouncll Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine
md Daughters of Isis closed their
BUSINESS atd elected officers. No
lie Eugeie Phillips, of New York.
vas elected Imperial Poteitate:
\. Jose H. Sherwood, of st. Paul
linn, Dep. Imp. Pot; ~, w. D. Nor.
is, of New Orleans. La, Imp. Chief
fabian; ~ Geo. w. McKoin, of St
,ouis, Mo. Imp. II. p and Prophet:
j., }. H. Blackburn, of Washington.
}, Co. Imp. Treasurer; N. J. H. Muir
hy, of Washington, d. c., Imp. Re.
order N, ]. A. Henry. of Chatta- +
oOga, Tenn, is the Deputy for the
esert Of Tennessee. The Imperial
ourt Will meet in Jacksonville, Fla. (
ugust, 1913. and in Columbus, OHIO. +
August, 1914. g
The Interstate Conference. Depart
ent OF Order of Eastern Star. elect \
as officers for the biennial year q
'l2-l4: Mrs lnez Aston. of Florida, 4
atron Bro. w, PEBBLES. Michigan
auon Mrs Kitty Terrell, of Mime. 6
'ta, Past Matron; Bro. Frank An. n
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