The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1912-05-31
K. 7. CONCLAvE CLOSES
Grand Commandery Holds Two
Days Session WITCH End
ed Yesterday.
RAIN MARS OPENING DAY
OWenSbOrO Next Year-M. H. H.
Davis Elected to- Grand
Commandery

Paris welcomed the Grand Command
cry of Kentucky Knights Templar,
Wednesday. and the citizens extended
a glad hand to the host of Knights and
ladies who gathered for the sixty fifth
annual conclave.
-Practiclly every commandery in the
State had representatives here to par
ticipate in the ceremonies and enjoy
the attendant festivities. 1t was estl
mated that 1,500 Knights and ladies
were in attendance on the opening day
of the tWo-days' session of the COM
manOery.
Ideal weather conditions prevailed in
the early morning Wednesday, the
threatening elements giving way to
warm sunshine, but only for a few
short hours, when a deluge drove the
masses of humanity that lined the
streets to shelter, and marrcd the
parade. Hundreds of people from sur
rounding towns were here to witness
the parade.
Main street, with the decorations
replaced after the heavy rain and wind
storm Tuesday night, looked more
bes utiful than before.
The Paris Military Band, which had
been augmented to twenty-five pieces,
was engaged by Couer de Lion COM
mandery No. &c, ssof Paris. and met all
incoming delegations of Knights and
ladies, and escorted them to the Re-
cepticn Committee headquarters on
Broadway, where they were provided
with badges and programs and shown
to their headquarters.
The Richmond and Versailles COM
manderies were the first to arrive
Tuesday afternoon at 3 80 o'clock.
The Covington and Louisville COM
manderies came later in the day. The
Ne wport commandery arrived Wednes-
day morning, and on special train the
DeMolay commanoery arrived in the
baggage car well filled with parapher-
MALTA, refreshments. etc., and were
prepared to have royal good time.
Webb commandery, of Lexington,
came over on two special cars on the
interurban line, and by the hour the
church services began Wednesday
morning all the Communicates had
representatives in the city to attend
the ceremonies.
At 8 80 o'clock the communicates
| assembled st their headquarters and
marched to the Christian church,
! where the divine services were held.
| The church was crowded to overflow
| ing, many being compelled to stand on
the outside. The auditorium was re-
served for the Knights, while the Sun,
day school ard lecture rooms were turn
ed over to the spectators.
Miss Betsy Ray presided at the
organ, and rendered a program Of
choice music while the audience wa:
assembling.
! After all were seated, a solemn hush
fell upon the vast assemblage. Will,
Sir Knight William Yoeman, RIgh
Eminent Grand Commander of Ken
lucky, announced the order of tn
exercises.
The invocation was pronounced b,
Sir Knight Rev. DR.. B. M. Shive. pas
tor of the Paris Presbyterian church
nd member IF Couer de Lion com
mandery No. 26.
Sir knight Hon. Claude M. Thoma
then voiced the welcome of the Pari
commandery and the people of Pari
and Bourbon county to the visitors
He said that he should like to delive
the keys of the city to the knights
but that Mayor Hinton. who had neve
united with the Knights Templar an
does not wear the plumes of the order
says he has made diligent search flo
those keys which we're delivered to tn
knights, upon the occasion of their las
visit, and has been unable to fin
them. "This coming together in amt
al conclave to review everything thu
affects the Masters cause, is like til
custom of the knights of old who me
once every year about the famous tab
at the feast of Pentecost to rene
their vows of Knignthood, said MI
Thomas.
"a glorious day is ahead Of us
every Knight will give all his time I
the service of the Blessed Redeeme
and will live up to the oblig ations a
sumed by him."
Bourbon county is highly honore
by the presence of this army of plum
ed Knights, and gracious cordi
welcome is extended you. THE adore!
was followed by a response on b.
half of the Grand Commandery bv S
Knight Rev. Robert ]. Bamber, juno
Warden of Versailles commanders N
3.
The response was courteous al
gracious. the speaker saying that ii
Knights hoped to prove worthy of tt
kindness and hospitality extended
them, and to prove also that Knigh
hood is still in flower. They should
glad to appropriate everything
sight, and to show that they were n
hard to please nor to feed, as compa
ed with horse or an elephant.
MAY the conclave of 1912 go dow
in history. May this be one of Il
strongest links in memory's colo,
.chain." said Mr.. Bamber.
following these addresses Re
Carey E. Morgan, of Nashville, Tenr
delivered the annual sermon.
The n usic for the occasion W
under the direction of Prof. Albert