The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-11-08
HOTABLEs OF order HERE
Men High in Masonry and Officials Of
wisconsin Commandery Pay High
Compliment to New State Com
mander Frost Patriotic Closeing.

| One of the most notable gatherings
in the history of Kenosha Masonry was
held at the Masonic Temple Friday
evening when Walter j. Frost was in
stalled as the Right Eminent Grand
Commander of the Knights Templars of
Wisconsin. Prominent members of the
order from every part of the state were
present at the installation ceremony
to greet their new chief and bring the
greetings of the Communicates of the
state to the Kenosha order Mr. Frost,
who at the meeting Friday night, be-
came the recipient of the highest honor
to be paid to any Knight Templar by
| the Wisconsin order, was elected to
| this office at the annual conclave of
Knights Templars, held recently in Mil
waukee.
| The installation services, which are
very impressive in keeping with SEES
sion of this nature, were presided over
| by Past Retiring Grand Commander
Of the State David Harlowe with Past
Commander Right Eminent Sir Charles
Lamb of Milwaukee as Marshal. Past
grand commanders assisted in the situal-
istic service as well as the Grand Off
GERS Of the Wisconsin Knights Tenn,
Iplars. At the close of the ritualistie
service Eminent Sir III. G. Hansen, of
| the Kenosha Commandery, suggested
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tliotic fervor, the memorable gathering
was closed.
| In installing Mr.. Frost as the Grand
| Commander for Wisconsin. Past Grand
| in which he and all Wisconsin Knights
lempiars held their new chief and de-
clared that the coming year would be a
success since he knew no such word as
/ fail. He brought also the assurance
| that he and the communicates of the
| state were ready and willing to assist
| their new Grand Commander in any
way that they should be requested.
Grand Commander Walter J. Frost in
his response thanked the retiring Grand
Commander for his words of commenda-
tion and his promise of assistance. IT
have often heard,o said the guest of
honor, "the remark, Words cannot ex-
press my feelings. [ have never felt
the truth of the statement so clearly
as at the present moment. Words can
not express my feeling at this time and
can only thank you for the honor
which has been bestowed upon me.
While one cannot help but feel highly
honored with this high office, feel
that I am representing the Kenosha
Commandery and that it is reward for
the esteem in which this commandery
| is held. -
Remarks were also made by the fol
lowing Past Grand Eminent Sirs, who
brought the greetings of the neighbor.
ing Communicates and the highest
praise for the new Grand Commander:
r. E. Long, Charles Lamb, W. w.
Strong, r. I'll. Hindley and J. III. Hooley.
Following the installation the Com
mandery was closed and the knights re-
tired to the parlors below where the
Kenosha Commandery was host at de-
lightful plate luncheon. A smoker
followed which helped to cement the
goodfellowship which the event had fos-
tered among the Knights Templars of
Wisconsin.
The Importance of the occasion and
the high honor which was paid to Grand
Commander Walter j. Frost is indicated
| by the personnel of the Masons, high
in the honors of the order, who were in
Kenosha to attend the installation.
In these were included the following
Grand Officers: Past Grand Comman-
der Right Eminent Sir David Harlowe,
Grand Captain General Charles Lamb,
Grand Generalissimo R. E. Lang, Grand
Senior Warden E. F. Rowell, Grand
Junior Warden Levi thornton, Grand
Warden George I. Hooley, Grand Pre-
! late r. G. Hindley, Grand Recorder
w. j. Mainland, Grand Sword Bearer
La. w. Griner, Grand Standard Bearer
nj. r. Warren, Grand Treasurer Milton
L., Jones and Grand Marshal W. W.
Strong.
Past Commanders present were Emil
nent sirs R. n. Hindley, W. Il. Hum
phrees, G. V. Kradwell, G. w. Griner,
G. F. Moore, L. D. Redmond and Milton
L. Jones, Racine Commandery No. z;
A. w. Gillespie, Chicago Heights No.
7s, and W. W. Strong, D. o. Head,
w. J. Birmingham, NJ. R. Warren, E. r.
Rowell, W. J. Mainland, H. G. Hansen
and K. j. Austin of Kenosha Com
mandery No. 80. The visiting knights
were profuse in their praise of the
hospitality of the Kenosha Command
| cry in making the event one of the lead