Evening star., 1915-05-16

given to the ladies. The three-day
! program is as follows:
Monday. June Reception and ball
to Supreme Council, visiting prophets
Hall. with open house. Hotel Statler
ballroom
Tuesday, June S-visiting delegations
escorted to hotels; $3.50 am. opening of
Supreme Council Buffalo Consistory:
! IL m. complimentary luncheon to Su-
preme Council. Consistcry House,
pm. boat trip on Lake Erie. and
pm. parade of erottoes, ending at car
| niva1 court, where band contests, COM
petitive drills and playing by massed
! bands will he the features
| Wednesday,, June 80 am. automo-
bile sightseeing tour for ladies; els
pm, stag theater party. Gayety The
ater: $ pm. theater party for ladies'
Shea's Theater, and 8 pm. ceremonial
session, Buffalo Consstory.
! A business meeting of the grotto will
be held the latter part of this month
to complete details. At this meeting
last opportunity prior to the convention
VIII be given candidates to obtain ad-
mission by the short form initiation.
Mayor William II. Thompson it is an
nounced. Will be a candidate when
Aryan Grotto. No Is. of Chicago holds
Its ceremonial. May 26.
The Fellowship Club gave an enter
tatnment after its regular meeting last
night. The principal feature WAS
motion picture lecture illustrative of
the construction and operation of the
Panama canal, by Judge b. r. Harrah.
assistant examiner of accounts. 18th
mian canal commission who told of
the magnitude Of the problems solved.
mode of construction and manner OF
operation of this great artificial water
way.
1t was family night with the club
members. and they turned out in eoodiy
numbers with their families and lady
friends to enjoy the lecture and pic
lures, some of which were humorous.
Guests of the club included repre-
sentatives from the Trowel. Lambskin.
| Trestleboard. Compass. Level, Ashlar.
Triangle and Ionic clubs. and the newly
formed Italian Club. Others present.
who are prominent in the fraternity.
were Grand Master Alexander Grant.
| Roe FulkerSon, Judge A B. Hayes, Prof.
Cleveland McNamar of George Wash
| ington University, Rev. Earle Wilf1ey.
Rev. Patrick Murphy of st. Paul's p.
E. Church, Rev. James Shera Mont
gomery. Rev. E. $. Dunlop of ST. Johns
P. E. Church. Mr.. Elliott Woods, super
intendent Of the Capitol and Jackson
II. Ralston. DIR. Abram Simon, Judge
Wilmer J. Latimer and Rev Paul
! Hickok sent regrets. The attendance
was large and the entertainment so
| much appreciated that the club con-
templates repeating it in the fall.
The full list of appointments made by
Leon NJ. Abbott, provincial grand mas
and recently promulgated in this city
by Provincial Grand Secretary William
Oscar Roome. includes, besides the ap-
| pointment of Mr.. Roome, as provincial
| grand secretary. and Stirling Kerr. jr..
as provincial grand chaplain of the
| royal order. the appointment of George
Mayhem Moulton of Chicago. ILL.,, as
provincial grand senior warden; James
Isaac Buchanan Of Pittsburgh. Pa. as
provincial Junior grand warden; Thom
as Robert Morrow of Kansas City, Mo,
as provincial grand sword bearer,
John Lloyd Thomas of New York, n y,
as provincial grand banner bearer Rev.
William Tayloe Snyder. provincial
grand chaplain: George Edgar Corson
of Washington. D. c., as provincial
first grand marischal. Allen Bussius, as
Henry kedglie Simpson. provincial
first grand steward: Horace Parker
Mcintosh. as provincial second grand
| steward: Delmar Duane Darrah of
grand steward: Arthur Armstrong
Paul of Alexandria. Va. as provincial
fourth grand steward; James Hays
Trimble of Washington, D. c., as pro-
vincial grand guarder, and Harold p.
Z. 5. Stewart of Louisville, Ky, as pro-
vincial grand musical director. All the
appointments. with the exception of
Messrs. Roome and Kerr which are
during the pleasure of the provincial
grand master" are made for the term
ending January l, 1916
Grand Commander Charles T. Lind
sey. at the annual conclave of the Grand
J Commandery Of Knights Tempar of the
! District of Columbia, in the course of
his annual address paid a feeling
! tribute to the memory of the late
Grand Commander William n H. Cis-
/ sci. who died December %, 1914 during
| the Templar year, and to the memory
of Past Commander kenton n. Harper
+! of Orient Commandery. No. ), who died
| June II, 1914: Fred W. Behrens of
/ Washington Commandery. No. l, who
died March 9, 1915: Frank NJ. Marshall
Of Columbia Commandery. No. 2. who
died February IS. and Dr. William H.
| Wunder of Orient, No S, who died
| November 2s, 1914
/ Both Past Grand Commander William m
! T. Galliher. as chairman of the general
/! committee. and the drill corps of Co
. lumbia Comnandery, No. >. under Capt
! Frank E Gibson, past comma nder
we're warmly commended in connection
tion OF October last.
/ or the Commanders Association the
| grand commander said 1T has been
my privilege TO attend nearly every
meeting held by the Commanders AS
! sociation during the year and the dis
! cusslona at these meetings have been
OF great profit TO myself, as well as the
/ council officers of the constituent com
manderies. of which the membership of
| the association is composed. This asso-
citation has greatly reduced the duties
OF the grand commander, as all t,ues-
tons affectinG the welfare of tb, sew
tral communicates come up for discus
I sion. and so wisely have they defer
] mined every question that ] have not
been called upon to render anv deci
sions during my official term Each
year adds TO the successful working Of
the association and brings addjtions1
support from the incoming members of
the councils of the constituent com
manderies
In conclusion the grand commander
said: The uninterrupted courtes,, ,nd
encours cement Of the whole fraternity.
| and the cooperation Of the TernnIars
have greatly added to the satisfaction
and pleasure ] have had In serving vou
| as grand commander. To the offlcers
ana past officers Of this Grand Com
| Inandery ] am indebted for faithful CO.
operation, which has enhanced the han
| pincss OF the year. They have heep
! very helpful by discharging evey duty
/ imposed upon them.
| The inspector general Eminent sir
Edward p. HaZleton. has filled his Of
flee to the sattsfa ction Of the entire
Jurisdiction. and through his efforts
with the assistance of the cornmanderv
| adjutants. the military bearing of tbe
sir knights has been improved in
| marked degree.
| The instructor general Eminent Sir
Gratz e. Dunkum. has coinpetentlv dis
charged the duties of the new office
created at the last annual concIaye
and the benefits of his supervision Of
the work of the Communicates have
been manifested by more nnifnrn,
dignified and impressive rendition Of
tho ritual -