The Washington herald., 1915-11-14
Knights Templars.

Columbia Commandery, No 2, Knights
Templar. is making large plans for its
home coming entertainment, which is
! scheduled to take place Friday night
of this week. The program. announced
by the committee in charge, consists Of
addresses by Alexander Grant. grand
master of Masons of the District; Will
lam w. Jermane. deputy grand master;
Z. 81. Clair Thompson and others. on
Templarism, and what 1t stands for. to
be followed by vocal and instrumental
music by the commandery choir and
a local orchestra, under the direction OF
| Charles B. Matthews. chairman OF the
music committee. A moving picture
show, which will include scenes in this
and other countries. Historic buildings Of
the world. scenes incident to the war
in Europe. and comic pictures from the
tpens OF famous cartoonists. will follow
the musical part of the entertainment,
at the conclusion of which a buffet sup
per, arranged. for by Capt. Collin E. E.
Father. chairman of the committee on
refreshments, will be served in the
armory of the asylum. When the inner
man has been satisfied, perfectos and
choice cigarettes will be passed around.
and the Sir Knights present will enjoy
smoking and mingling with their fraters
for an hour or so.
y.
upon motion OF Past Commander Charles
z. Baldwin. voted to hold an anniversary
| celebration sometime near the 18th OF
January next, and q committee, compos-
ed Of all the past commanders, headed
by Past Commander J. Harry Cunning
ham, was appointed TO make the neces-
sary arrangements for the same
Eminent Commander Louis H. Meyers
decided to confer the orders on the
Christmas class. now being formed, at a
special conclsve. to be held two or three
days before Christmas. 1t Is said that
| this event will be one long to be remem-
bered in the Templar history of this
jurisdiction. Past Commander Charles
a. Stewart will be designated to arrange
| the details for the comforting Of the
| Order of the Red Cross. and Past Com
mander Frank E. Gibson will be as
signed to a similar duty in Connection with
the orders of the Temple and Malta.
The ablest Templar ritualists in the Dis
trict will confer the orders. and members
Of the Grand Commandery and others
distinguished in the fraternity will be in
yited to attend on that occasion.
Those in charge of the arrangements
for the Christmas class say that, judging
by the number of petitions already re-
ceived, it will be the largest class Of
Royal Arch Masons ever assembled in
this city to receive the Templar orders.
The chairman of the committee on men,
bership isiauthority for the statement that
an unusual number of Royal Arch Ma
sons seem DESTROYS of emphasizing their
devotion to the Christian religion by ap-
plying for admission to the Order of
Knights Templar, which pledges its
fraters to belief in the divinity of Christ
to defend innocent maidens. destitute
widows and helpless orphans, to war
upon obscenety and profanity, to uphold
the laws OF the country, to stamp out
/! vice and immortality and 10 spread broth
erIy love and fraternalism among men
of every country, sect and opinion.
Arrangements are well under way for a
Templar celebration on Christmas Day
Of the birth Of Christ, under whose ban
ner all TeInplars are enlisted. The cele-
bration. it is said. will consist of the
reading of passage from the New Tes-
lament, short addresses on Templarism
and its relation to the Christian religion,
and vocal and instrumental music ap-
propriate to the occasion.