The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-31
CENTENARY OBSERVED
BY KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
plants and hundreds of yard. of trail


ing vines.
Response to Toasts.
Eminent Commander William Ewing
Cooper Of Winche1ter Commanders.
acted as toastmaster. and the following
toasts were responded to: winchester
Commandery, No. IL, and the Grand
Commandery OF Virginia" by Right
Eminent Grand Commander Alexander
Mantz Baker, of Winchester, OF the
Grand Commandery of Virginia;
knights Templarism." by Eminent Sir
George Craishead Cabell of Norfolk.
grand warden Of the Grand Command
cry of Virginia, and The Ladies'" by
Right Eminent Sir Adrian Collins Ma
denbousch. OF Martinsburg. w. Va.
grand commander of the Grand Com
mandery of West Virginia
Three very eminent knights Tenn
plar--Vice- President Thomas r. Mar
shall. of the United States: Grand Mas
ter William b. Melish, of Cincinnati,
o.. of the Grand Encampment OF the
United States of America, and Sover-
eign Grand Master James ID. Richard
son. of Washington, of the Ancient and
Accepted Scottish Rite OF the southern
toriginaD Jurisdiction OF the United
States-who We're unable to be present
on account of previous engagements.
wrote letters OF greetings. at the same
time expressing sincere regrets at their
inability to attend the centennial cele-
bration.
The grand master. however. desired
to be represented. so he designated and
ordered Grand Eminent Sir Knight
Harry a. Remely. OF Baltimore, as his
personal Representatives The latter
was received to-day with all the pomp
and ceremony that would have been ac-
corded Grand Master Melish. In addi-
ton TO large delegations from various
communicates in Virginia. West Vr-
ginia. Maryland the District of Column
bia and Pennsylvania. there were also
present Right Eminent Grand Com
mander Alexander Mantz Baker, of
Winchester, of the Grand Comma ndery
OF Virginia; Rev. ]. Cleveland Hall. Of
Danville. grand prelate of the Grand
Commandery Of Virginia; Right Emil
nent Grand Commander Charles c. Ho-
ner. OF Baltimore. of the Grand Com
mandcry of Maryland: Grand Recorder
Charles A Nesbitt, of Richmond. of tho
Grand Commandery of Virginia: Right
Eminent Grand Commander Adrian c.
Nadcnbousch. of Martinsburg, OF the
Grand Commandery OF West Virginia:
THOMAS j. Shryock. Of Baltimore. grand
master OF Masons in Maryland. and also
an oihcer of the Grand Commandcry OF
that state heading n party of Tomplar
friends; Past Right Eminent Grand
Commander w. G. Stephenson. OF Roa-
nolke. of the Grand Commanders of Vir-
Einia; Grand Recorder John H. Miller.
VI 'hitiIiloic, OF the Grand COmm0nUerN
of Maryland: Right Eminent Grand
Commander III. X Simpson, of Washing
ton. Of the Grand Commanders Of the
District OF Columbia: Grand Warder
George c. Cabell, OF Norfolk. of the
Grand Commandery Of Virginia: Past
Right Eminent Grand Commander c.
II. Iiarbaugh. OF Philadelphia. of the
Grand Commandery of Pennsylvania;
Grand Inspector l.. Bumgardner
stanton, of the Grand Commanderv Of
Virginia; Henry NJ. Boykin. Of Rich
mond, past grand commander Of Vir-
GINA. and now grand captain OF the
guard of the Grand Encampment of
the United States of America; Grand
sword Bearer d. c. Kennedy. of Rich
mond. OF the Grand Commandery OF
Virginia: Eminent Commander w w.
fieid, OF Commanders No. %. of Gull
peper, Va; Past Eminent Commander
THOMAS c. Bowling. of Potomac Com
mandery No. ., Of Charlestown. w. Va.
now an officer of the Grand Command
cry OF West Virginia: Grand Warder T.
W. van Horn, OF Martinsburc. of the
Hfand Commandery OF West Virginia
!ast Eminent Commander John /. Tor.
uan. of Frederick. Nd and Eminent
commander Il. a. Van Pelt. of Harrison
nurg Commandery. No. TO- Harrison
burg, Va.