The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-05-13
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GIVEN A GLAD
HAND At ROME
C. w. RHlNEHART RETURNS
AFTER SEEING OFFICERS
ELECTED AND PLENTY OF
MERRY-MAklNG.

ApNUl iNiLiShto pisis w NJ
ed the fifty-ffth annual conclave at
Rome yesterday and Thursday found
royal welcome and round after
round of pleasure. Each of the 30
communicates in the state was repre-
sented, there being 500 Knights in
attendance. Elmo commandery of this
city, was represented by c. w. Rhine
hart, who returned yesterday.
Prominent among the visitors were
a hundred or more of Atlantians, mem
bers of Occur de Lion and Atlanta
communicates. Joseph X. Orr, grand
generalissimo of the grand encamp-
ment of the United States, was there
and was received with due honors.
The personal representative of the
grand master of the grand encamp-
ment is Very Eminent Sir William
Bowen of Knoxville, Tenn.
Al IL O'Clock the annual parade was
formed by the Adjutant Perry l..
Blackshear, of Atlanta. Headed by
the officers of the grand commandery,
with Rome commandery as escort, 400
oli hniSHto W lIlt tune Ot
Onward, Christian Soldiers" through
the principal streets and to the First
Methodist church. Here the ritual of
the annual religious ceremonies was
read by the grand prelate, Rev Troy
Beatty. of Athens. The Rev. M. Ashby
Jones, of Augusta, who had been ap-
pointed to deliver the Templar SER
mon, was prevented from going to
Rome by the death of member of
his congregation, and the exercises
were brief.
The address of welcome was de-
liyered at she Masonic temple by
the Rev. s! E. Wasson, and the re-
sponse was made by Grand Command
ier B. b Hardeman, of Athens. A buf.
fet luncheon was then served to the
visitors and their ladies and the after.
noGl was devoted to hearing the re-
ports of officers and committees. The
reports showed that the membership
had increased to nearly 3,700 during
the past year One new commandery
has been established, Bethlehem, No.
30, at Thomasville, and all OF the
older Communicates had enjoyed an
increase in financial and numerical
strength.
The report of the finance committee
showed the investments of the grand
commanGery to be satisfactory A
large attendance from Georgia is in.
dicated for the triennial conclave to
be held in Los Angeles next July. The
party will make the trip on a spe.
cial train, gathering in Atlanta and
proceeding from there across the con
tinent.
Last night the asylum of Rome com
mandery was thronged with knights
who witnessed the impressive exempli.
fication Of the Order of the Temple by
the degree team and officers of Occur
de Lion commandery. At the close
of these exercises the special train Of
the Atlanta sir knights carried a
number back to their homes.
For the visiting ladies there was
program of special entertainment The
Bonita, theatre was chartered for the
day and production of Are You a
Mason?" given. There was an auto.
mobile ride around the city, recep-
tion at the country club and a dance
there tonight.
The next conclave will be in Thom-
asville.
The following officers were elect
ed:
Robert Lee Wylly, Thomasville. r..
e. Grand Commander; John w. Muir
rell, Of Atlanta, ". e. Deputy Grand
Commander; Fred w. Clarke. of Sa-
vannah, General Generalissimo: Ed.
ward X. Farmer, of Fitzgerald e.
Grand Capt. General; Alya G. Atkins.
Of Cordele, h. Grand Senior Warden: ::
Rev. Troy Beatty, of Athens, E. Grand
Prelate; M. A. Weir, of Macon. E.
Grand Treasurer Charles, s. Wood,
OF Savannah, oE. Grand, Recorder:
Charles A. McAllister, of Macon. T..
Grand Standard Bearer n Thomas d.
Ridley, OF Dalton, r.. Grand Sword
Bearer; w. b. Mea:or, OF Gainesville,