The Elbert County tribune., 1913-08-22
MACARTHUR IS
GRAND MASTER
GEO. w. vALLERY OF DENVER
APPOINTED GRAND
WARDER.
MEET IN LOS ANGELES
THIRTY-sEcoNp TRIENNIAL CON.
cLAvE MOST SUCCESSFUL IN
KNIGHTS HISTORY.
western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Denver.-rhe inner machinery of
Templarism whirred short time in
Ell Jebel temple, retired Grand
Master Sir William Melish of Cincin-
natl, pushed Sir Arthur Macarthur of
Troy, New York, into the grand
masters chair, advanced the elective
officers of the grand encampment a
post or two. and selected Los Angeles.
Cal, as the meeting place for the
Thirty-third Triennial conclave of the
order
In a few short hours the grand en-
campment transacted the real busi-
ness of the Thirty-second triennial
conclave ana the most successful
meeting. the most opulent spectacle
in the history of the knights Templar
of the United States. has passed into
history insofar as the records show.
z List of new grand officers. Knights
Templar of the United States:
Grand Master-M. E. Sir Mac
Arthur, Troy, N. Y.
Deputy Grand Master-R. E. Sir Lee
S. Smith, Pittsburg, Pa.
Grand Generalissimo-v. E. Sir
Joseph X Orr, Atlanta. Ga.
Grand Captain General-V. E. Sir
Jehiel W. Chamberlain. st Paul, MINI.
Grand Senior Warden-v. E. Sir
Leonidas P. Newly, Knightstown.
Ind.
Grand Junior Warden-v. E. Sir w.
H. Norris, Manchester, Iowa
Grand Treasurer-V. E. Sir H. Wales
Lines, Meriden, Conn.
Grand Recorder-V E. Sir Frank
Hollingstesd Johnson. Louisville. KY.
Recorder Emeritus for Life-v. E. Sir
John A. Gerow, Birmingham. Mich.
Grand Trustees of ire Permanent
Fund-V. E. Sir William Larue
Thomas of Tucson, Ariz.. and NJ. E.
Sir William Bromwell Melish. Cincin-
natl, Ohio, Past Grand Master. :
Officers appointed by Grand Master
Macarthur:
Grand Prelate-V. E. Sir and Rev.
Henry r. Freeman. Troy. n. Y, pastor
of st. Johns Episcopal church of
lrox/ss
md Standard Bearer-V. Z. Sir
Frederick C. Thayer, waterville. Me.
Grand Sword Bearer-V. E. Sir VIII
liam Leslie Sharp. Chicago, III.
Grand Warder-V f. Sir George w.
vallery. Denver. Colo.
Grand Captain of the Guard-v. E.
Sir A. B. Andrews, Jr., Raleigh. N. C.
Raper Team Wins. Drill Prize.
Amid burst of APPLAUSE from the
throats of $4,000 people who packed
the Auditorium to capacity and IN the
presence of the sixteen drill teams
which took part in the competitive
drills, the Raper Commandcry drill
team of Indianapolis vas declared the
winner of the $4,000 championship sill
yer loving cup. The presentation of
the prize was made by Mrs. E. b.
Field, Jr.
The championship team made an al
most perfect score. the points given it
by the Judges. Capt. John B. Schoef-
fel. Lieut.. A. M. Graham and Lieut.. J..
M. Marks. army officers from Fort
Logan, was 1926.
Englewood No. 50 of Chicago was
declared second prize winner with a
score of 1929; Joliet. ILL.,, No. 4, was
the third prize winner with score
of 97.6S; California No. l. fourth with
95.s3, and Chicago No. 10 fifth with
a score of 95.1S.
Installation Ends TrienniaI ConcIave.
Denver.-With the Installation of
the newly elected officers by the re-
tiring officers of the Grand Encamp-
ment of the Knights Templar. the Of
1icial business of the thirty-second
triennial conclave was ended. The
grand ball and presentation OF tro-
phies to the winning drill teams were
secondary.
Returns $1,000 Gems; Gets 81 Reward