The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-31
Damascus comn,andery. knis hts
TempIar, With Fort Madison and
Carthage, to Hold ssrv-
Ices Hero.
AFTERNOON AND NIGHT
Program at Cemetery Followed by a
Banquet and Addresses In
Masonic Temple In
Evening.

Damascus commandery No. 5,
knights Templar will observe Ascen.
sion day tomorrow and the commit
tee In charge has arranged for a
special program. Invitations have
been extended to the Fort Madison
and Carthage Communicates, and
they have announced that they Will
join the Keokuk Sir Knights In the
observance of the day, both in the
afternoon and evening. Invitations
have also been extended to all mem
bers of the Masonic fraternity to at
tend the evening program at the
Masonic temple.
The Sir knights will assemble at
the asylum at Seventh and Blondeau
streets at 2:30 o'clock on Thursday
afternoon. The procession will move
at 800 o'clock and the line of march
will be down Blondeau street to
Fourth street; thence to Main street,
! then out Main to Fifteenth street
and south on Fifteenth street to the
cemetery The exercises at the ceme-
| terry will take place as soon as the
| procession arrives there, and will De
as follows:
Program at Cemetery.
Call to order by Imminent Com
mander Sir c. ]. Eckland.
Invocation by Sir H c. Brown.
Address, Sir w. F. Boyd Of Car
! thage, Ill.
! Band selection, F1fMeth Iowa band.
DECORATION of graves of deceased
Sir Knights.
! Following the ceremonies at the
cemetery the Sir knights will return
| to the temple where banquet will
be served by the ladies Of the East
| ern Star, after which the following
program will be rendered:
Solo, selected, Mrs Henry Schout-
Reading, selected, Mrs, W. F..
| Brown
Solo, selected Mrs. o. w. Sand
berg.
Address. Sir J. A. s. Pollard. Fort
Madison.
Address, Sir H. D. Hoover, Car.
thage.
List Of the Dead.
| The Damascus Commandery Sir
knights who have departed this life
are:
Sir Amos ". Leopold, knighted In
1875; died May 10, 1881.
| Sir Frank G. Brown, kndghted IN
1877; died Sept. 26, 1887.
Sir Campbell X. Peck, knighted IN
1866; died Dec. 2, 1897.
| Sir William Harry Jones, kndghted
in 1892; Died Dec. 2, 1897.
Sir Joseph w. Simpson, kn1ghteo
in 1856; died June Is, 1866.
| Sir Thomas N. Pond. knighted IN
/ 1872; died April Is, 1873.
Sir Samuel r. Curtis, knighted IN
1856; died Dec. 26, 1885.
Sir Robert Worster, knighted IN
1866: died June Is, 1865.
Sir Pierce R. Sutton, knighted in
1866; died March 8, 1898.
I Sir John M. Hiatt. knighted in
1866; died Feb. 1, 1888.
Sir Rufus H Wyman, nighted In
1855; died Feb. II, 1881.
Sir William A. Stripe. knighted in
1872: died Dec. 81, 1884.
Sir William H. Copelin, knighted in
1873; died Aug. IL, 1877.
Sir Frank McGavic, knighted IN
1872; died Nov. 10, 1873.
| Sir John T. Perkins, knighted In
1880: died July rs, 1889.
Sir Robert F. Bower, knighted In
| 1855; died May 10, 1882.
Sir Hambden Buel, knighted In
t1S66; died March 81, 1890.
Sir William McElroy, knighted IN
1866; died April 10. 1894.
Sir Henry C. Cowley, knighted In
1879; died Jan. 16. 1885,
Sir James Hagens, knighted in
1875; died May %, 1890.
| Sir Marcus w. Westcott, knighted
| in 1866; died May 90, 1892.
| Sir Abraham H. Hutchinson, knight
| ed in 1871; died Nov. %, 1886.
Sir Henry Polser, knighted in 1855;