The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-15
21ST AnNUjL K. |.
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JEWEL PREsEN1 20 RETIRING
COMMANDER sEAMAN - BOAT
AND MOTOR TRlss AND GREAT
RECEPTION MAI,kEo CLOSE.
The Twenty-1rst Annual Conclave
Of the Grand Conn landery. Knights
Tsmplar OF Florida, which concluded
its sessions in this city Wednesday. is
said 10 have been ths most largely at
tended convention OF that body on
record. more than 10, Sir Knights be-
ing present At every session. and the
business was condl cted with the
greatest harmony an expedition.
A pleasant incidert Of the closing
session was the pre- sentation to the
retiring Right Emin ant Grand Com
mander. Galen b. Seaman. of a past
grand commanders Iewel. The pre-
sentation was made l,y the new ". Il.
Deputy Grand Comm ander Frank b.
stoneman. OF Miami. in a most felic-
iti0us manner Pat Grand Com
mander Seaman responded with
brief but heartfelt ,eech OF accept
ance, evidently deeplr touched by the
encomiums of the DEPUTY grand com
mander and the honrr conferred.
The social enterta Inment provided
for the afternoon consisted of the
stre party. the boat ide to the inlet
and an automobile ride, all Of which
were enjoyed by the 'arious delegates
and visitors. Between 20 and rs cars
took part In the automobile parade
which started from Il q Prince George
hotel shortly after 2:00 o'clock. Ow-
ing to the high It'd, on the ocean
beach the trip to Port Orange on the
beach had to be aba ndoned. but the
cars made the trip to 0rmond over the
peninsula road and CINE back on the
haach to the Clarend IN hotel, thence
south through Seabre sze and Daytona
Beach to this city, when the visitors
saw something of Day ona. This auto
mobile ride was under the auspices
Of Live Oak Chapter, No. /, o. E. s.,
OF this city.
The great social event. however
was the reception tndered the Sir
knights and their lad es at the Prince
George hotel Wednef day evening by
the grand officers Of he Grand Chap
ter o. Z. 8. of Florids. This was one
OF the largest. II not the largest. re
ceptions ever held ir Daytona. more
than 500 persons beir 8 present.
The guests. who in ,luded delegates
and visitors to the o. E. s. convention
as well as Grand Commandery dele
gates and visitors, we're received b.
the grand officers of he Grand Chap
ter o. f. s. of Flori'ia and the pas
grand matrons and pstrons of the OF
der.
The hotel parlors we're beautiful
/ decorated for the oct aston with tn
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and flowers. In which sweet peas an
nasturtiums predomiI ated.
Past Grand Comm ander Galen I
Seaman OF this city made an excellen
address and there we're delightfl
solo selections by Mrs. A. III. Marsha
and Mrs. H. G. Wheeler. of FIT. La,
derdale. and Mrs A. H.. Hercules. {
Jacksonville. while Prof. F. Z. Shel
pard's orchestra. Of this city, provi'
ID music throughout the evening
Fruit punch and wafsrs were serve
during the evening. Mrs. M. l.. Sta
ley presided at the punch bowl an
the serving was In cl arge of Mrs.
r. Bingham. assisted by the Misss
Jennie Messmore. Lie b. Brewer
Winona Lapp. Sarah Williams, Co
stance, Ashley and lick Maley.
Mrs. Jacob Duga. Who had been
her winter home. tie Bellaire, {
Magnolia avenue. during the seaso