Evening journal., 1913-02-14
MOST DISTINGUISHED
KNIGHT TEMPLER IN
WORLD VISITS ST. JOHNS
contInned iroll Flrst Page.

Continued iroil First Page,
Of honor was in the shape of a huge
red-and-white cross. At it's head sat
Eminent Commander Berlin. AT his
right was the distinguished guest Of
honor, and near them were the Past
Eminent Commanders and the officers
OF tho commlndery who, besides
Eminent Commander Berlin, are
Generalissimo. William Mask, Jr,
Captain General j. Bayard Hearn;
senior Warden Walter w. Bacon;
Junior Warden. W. Harry Lewis;
Prelates, II. j. Guthrie and John S
Grche; Treasurer, Charles A.
Rudolph. and Recorder, James H.
Price. The banquet was in charge OF
Edward i. Hanna. A special feature
of the opening Of the banquet was
that grace, instead OF being said, was
sung by the Nadosh Quartette, ac-
companied by Banks orchestra
After the banquet the commandory
reconvened and the Illustrious and
Magnanimous Order of the Temple
was conferred in the presence of
Grand Master Melish. Following
that the Grand Master made an adj
dress TO the Delaware Templars. He
congratulated them upon the splendid
condition of their commandery and
said il was pleasure for him TO visit
and inspect It, He then proceeded 10
tell of the growth of the order and
made the pointed assertion that
Masonry and Knight Templary are
following the American flag wherever
Il is planted.
fiVTho~o tho nor 80 tho TTp;ot, ronu
Free Masonry takes root. and then
as the higher Masonic bodies are
erected, communicates are started"
the Grand Master said
He spoke Of the starting Of COM
manderies in Manila, Hawaii. Alaska
and the Canal Zone. Those In Alaska
and the Canal Zone were erected by
him during his term as Grand Mas
ter. The Grand Master then spoke
Of his visits to the great Priories of
the Knights Templars In England,
Scotland. Ireland and Canada. Those
bodies. with the ones affiliated with
the Grand Encampment Of the United
States, he said are the only grand
bodies Of Knights Templar in the
world.
There are half as many Knights
Templar in st. Johns Commandery
Wilmington. as there are in alt OF Ire.
land the Grand Master continued
"There are one-third as many in this
commandery OF yours as in all o
Scotland; one-sixth as many as In al
of England, and one-tenth as manl
as in all of Canada. The Unitei
States is the grandest jurisdiction il
the whole world. We now have unde
cur Grand Encampment, 22000I
Knights Templar"
This speech was applauded heart
IN IL was almost midnight befor
Ae co\Tnclave ended and the Grant
Master x was escorted to the Hote
DuPontja
cranf-d Master Melish is nearing tn
close Hof his thrcc-years' administra
zion. Krhe triennial conclave viii b
neldF FfR Denver. Col, next August ant
fhA he will retire from the exaltel
&C which he now holds.
MThe Grand Master is an active o
III honorary member of at least 10
Masonic bodies in this country AM
other lands. He enjoys the addei
d&tinction of being the only Gram
Mister Of the Grand Encampment o
the United States who has visited tn
orders Grand Priory in England
During sixteen days he was in Lon
don in 1911 he was a guest OF tn
Grand Priory, the Grand Master o
which is the Duke OF Connaughi
While there he was made a Gran
Cross Templar and no other Maso
in the United States wears that hon
or. Grand Master Melish was a mem
Der Of the board OF trustees that bull
the Sl2000,00O system Of waterwork
for Cincinnati. He. also was an aid
on the stan of Governor Bushnell {
Ohio.