Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-12
MUNCIE MAN
is ADVANCED TO
K. T. COMMANDER
Greenfield, LOganspOrt and
South Bend Communicates
Win Zone Prizes.

With the election of officers for the
ensuing year the sixty-seventh annual
conclave OF the grand commandery of
Knights Templar of Indiana came to q
close TO-DAY. The custom of advancing
officers by seniority was followed and
Eugene Vatst Of Muncie was advanced
from deputy grand commander to grand
commander to succeed Harry c. Moore
Of Marion. Clarence Smoke of South
Bend was chosen for grand warder, the
only new man to be selected for po-
sition among the grand officers.
The three prizes awarded by zones for
the eommandery having the largest per
centage OF members in attendance at the
conclave were announced as follows:
Zone l, Greenfield commandery No. 80 ;
Zone 2, st. John Commandery No. "A Of
Logansport; Zone 5, South Bend com
mandery No. II.
LIST OF NEW
GRAND OFFICERS.
Following is a list of the grand officers
elected Eugene Vatet, Muncie, grand
commander; George A. NewhOuse, New
Albany, deputy grand commander; Gay
lard NJ Leslie, Fit. Wayne. grand gen
eraIissimo: Albert D. OgbOrn, Newcastle.
grand captain general; Direlle Clancy,
Indianapolis, grand senior warden; Ed
ward J. Schoonover. Indianapolis, grand
junior warden; Judge William NJ. Sparks,
RushviIle. grand standard bearer; Clar-
ence Smoke, South Bend, grand warder.
The following officers were reappoint-
ed: John c. PARROT, Hammond. grand
Aprelate; Vestal W. Woodward, Indian
apolis, grand treasurer; william H.
Swintz, indianapolis, grand recorder
Jacob Rubin. indianapolis, grand cap
tain of the guard
PARADE LARGE
AND IMPRESSIVE.
In point Of attendance the con-
clave has been the largest and most sue
cessful in history. The opening business
session was. held yeterday morning with
Grand Commander, Harry c. Moore Of
Marion presiding, but owing to the
parade in the afternoon the greater part
Of business matters were deferred until
today.
Despite a light drilling rain that fell
intermitently ell afternoon. the parade
was by far the largest and most impress
sive ever held in Indiana. More than
5000 uniformed Knights from fifty com
manderfes were in line, the grand climax
coming as the final scene OF the parade
when all the marchers gathered in front
OF the reviewing stand at the north end
Of the Monument and sang America"
The post OF honor at the head Of the
parade was held by Raper COmmandery
No. 1 Of Indianapolis, hosts to the
grand lodge. Including the star drill
team the Commandery had Coz members
In line.
In addition to the Raper commandary
there are communicates here from the
following Indiana cities:
ShelAyville, Fl. Wayne. Terre Haute.
Lafayette, New Albany, Connersville.
Richmond, Knightstown, Warsaw, Green
castle. La Porte, South Bend, Columbus,
Evansville. Auncie, Kendalville, Jeffer-
sonvilie. Plymouth, Valparaiso, Frank
fort. Franklin, Michigan City. Elkhsrt,
Anderson. Washington, Columbia City,
Huntington. Kokomo, Wabash, Button.
Greenfield, Delphi, Hammond, Bedford,
Lebanon, Newcastle. Angola. Princeton,
Clinton, Brazil, Rushville, Mishswaka,
Upton. Winchester, Sullivan, Martins
Vile, Seymour, Gary, East Chicago and
GreensburgI
In the evening q special eonclave was
held by the Raper commandery at the
Masonic Temple for the benefit Of visit
ing Knights Templar. At the same time
a reception to the Officers Of the grand
commanderv trss held This was fol-
lowed by dancing