Evening journal., 1914-09-07
CORDIAL welcome
FOR HOSPITALLERS
City Executive Wins Cheers
at Annual Meeting Of
LOdgemen
WILMINGTONIAN MAY
WIN HIGH OFFICE

Members Of the Supreme Encamp-
ment, Order of knights Hospitallers,
are holding their annual convention
in this city today. The order has 500
members, and between rs and 100
delegates from Wilmington, Chester,
Philadelphia and Trenton are in at
tendance. The sessions are being
held in Eden Hall.
Mayor Harrison w. Howell well
coined the delegates when the en-
campment convened at ten o'clock.
The Mayor is a member Of the order.
He said:
Commanders and Hospitallers
II is indeed a pleasure TO welcome
you and your convention TO the city
Of Wilmington. We are rapidly max
ing a reputation as a convention city,
and therefore we look upon you and
your order as one Of the progressive
bodies with whom we are glad to
have the opportunity of getting bet
ter acquainted. We all know the OBJ
ject and desires Of our order and
trust that before this convention
closes the people Of Wilmington will
know of the advantages and high
ideals that bind us together for the
mutual advantage of all.
This city Is a stronghold for orders
and societies of a similar kind to this
one and is therefore a wonderful field
for your future development. So let your
representatives grasp the situation and
when you come here in another year you
can proudly boast of the greatest in
crease in membership the order has ever
had.
every courtesy of the city is extend
ed to you and Il is the desire of our
people that your participate to an n-
limited degree in the pleasures that are
here. An invitation to return is per-
petual and l trust that we may have the
opportunity of entertaining you in an
other year"
Dr. Frederick w. Killian, Supreme
Medical Director of the order. of
Philadelphia, made the response to
the Mayors address of welcome in
which he paid a glowing tribute to
the city of Wilmington and the Mayor.
1--WE have heard of the wonderful
work being done by the city Of Will
mingtOn" he exclaimed, "and we
have heard of your wonderful Mayor,
We are glad to be able to come here
and meet him and see the city"
Following the response the Mayor
left the room. and as ne was leaving
the door some one shouted three
cheers for the Mayor Of Wilmington. u
The big hall echoed with the hearty
cheers of the gathering. and the
Mayor smiled his appreciation.
The morning session of the order
was devoted to reading the reports
of the officers, and the annual cleo
tion OF officers will take place at
o'clock this afternoon
The reports Of Supreme Chancellor
Robert r. Lawley, of Philadelphia
and Supreme Treasurer n. c. Lack
/ land, of Wilmington, show that the
death benefits received during the
past year amounted to S15,056 and the
death benefits paid out we're S12,'
1926. The order now has about S12,.
600 invested in the banks, most OF
which is invested in Wilmington and
In Pennsylvania Railroad bonds.
There are four encampments in the
order, one in Philadelphia, Chester
Trenton and Wilmington, and the to.
tai membership numbers between SOC
and ZOO. The policies are issued in
800 and $500 denominations.
A recess was taken from / to 2.3t
o'clock this afternoon for a reception
at the Hotel DUPONT. II is expected
that William j. Lackey. of this city
will be elected Supreme Commander
of the order.
The present officers are: Supreme
commander. James Tams, Trenton, n
j.; supreme lieutenant commander
| William j. Lackey, Wilmington, Del
supreme captain Of guards: James w
Longbotham, Chester, Pa; suprem
prelate. James A. Mayer, Philadel
phia, Pa. supreme chancelscr, Rob
ert r. Lawley Philadelphia, Pa; su
preme almOner, n. c. Lakeland, VIII
mington, Del: supreme herald a
arms, Robert A. McKelvey, Whining
ton, Del; supreme warder, Rober
Wigley. Trenton, n. j.; supreme sen
tinel, John Sinnex, Chester, Pa; su
preme board Of directors. Charles Z
Lukens. Philadelphia, Pa; Charles
S. Parker, Philadelphia, Pa; f. H
Nicodemus, Philadelphia, Pa; w. J
Rogers, Trenton, ~ j.; F. T. Lamey
Chester, Pa.