The Alaska citizen., 1913-09-22
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"OlGNITY OF THE coNcLAVE.'

"DlGNlTY OF THE coNcLAVE."
 Or the eve ot the inst tuition of he tommandery ot Knights Tem-
 lar a Fa.raaahs, which event will take place during the present week upoa ,he arri,u of Rex Thomp- son. who is making the trip from Seattle for that express purpose. i, might not bc ont f place To quo.e the H'teraHeos of the editor of the Denver Daily Ners at the time the r7ue.ave WIS il scss on in Denver,
 ad vaizh bore the heading used at ne t,e5natH- rhas article. The 'i'artal follows:
 The oIerlapp.As charm Of the conc.aye Is he quiet dignity of the Euish.s TemF.ar They have a hotosome way of enjoying them. selves, iA gallant army of m ralists aud sensible Gad.fearing and God. serving citizens They march behind thcir band ot music. but there is Houeh' 0. abandon iii .heir demean- CT. They move atmIiuked along the
 iar#alks. hu. theg carry along a splendid courtesy that is never lack iag. They awuse themselves af.. er the=f bent. but | never leads them 10 excess of srl ech or manner. Hhcif gr etinas are good 10 hear; their mutual welcoming a pleasure.
 They would he d credit to any
 reanization on earth. as they indu, bitahly ale to the grea. association they 50 well distinguish. Denver has only had them short time. but she has learned to have a mighty king for them, and for their clean character of manhood that is stamp cd all over them and for the accep- table maanerisms they practice in the home of their hostess. But in all Of i there is nothing to excite even passing surprise Il was just what We expected Ne are not dis app inted, save in so far as our most sansuine antic pations have been exceeded.
 The fundamental character of the Knights Templar has been more than sustained. The experience We have had Of it is inspiring and gratifyinsly educational, l, has caught and held the admiration of the people of this city. We Ike il so well that We would have more and plenty of it. The pity is that we can't enjoy it gain for so long time.
 And this unaffected dignity was evident in every line and division of marchers that went through the streets f the city yesterday. Train ed and disciplined the thousands were, but apart from that. excellent in every detail as if was, the natural bearing of the succeeding ranks told it's own story It was fine lesson in brotherhood, in allegiance 10 cen turies-old principles and 10 doctrines that in their application and practice have leavened the world and lifted it to higher and more ennobling plane'
 At the conclusion If the conclaye and in his farewell message to 1000 members of the order Grand Master William Cromwell Melish prefaced his remarks with the reading of the above editorial, and declared that il expressed sentiment which had brought inexpressible gratitude 10 the hearts oJ all Knights Templar at tending the conclave.
 "lt is more." said the grand mast CT. Tt voices the sentiment of the thousands of Knights assembled in this state It is a splendid tribute to Templarism and expresses the fundamentally underlying our organ izati2n and those which move us in everyday life.
 This editorial is one of the grand est pieces of literary editorial com ment to Knights Templar that has ever appeared in our American newspapers.