The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-16
Fifty-Third Annual COnclave
of knights TempIar Begins.
Was One of Most Elaborate
Parades Ever Held Here.
REVIEWED BY GRAND MASTER
Improvement and Progress
Made by All COmmanderles'
Annual Report by Grand Com
mander A. ]. Carruth.

More than five hundred Sir hnlshU
marched in a dress parade on kansas
avenue at IL O'Clock this morning tol
lowing the opening of the fifty-thlr'
annual conclave of the grand com
rnandery of knights Templar of Kan
sas at Grace cathedral. 1t was one oI
the most beautiful dress parades eVei
held in Topeka. Marshalls band leo
the march. Ivanhoe, of Kansas ClIS
was the only commandery entering
hand in the parade. 1t received many
favorable comments from spectators
Policemen cleared Kansas avenue
Of cars at IL O'Clock and the playing
of the bands and the tramp OF 1ee'
were the only noises breaking the ST.
Ience for the next half hour
Hold Divine services
The Rev. Robert NJ. BOttling, oil
Dodge city. conducted divine services
At Grace cathedral previous TO the
The line of march was as follows;
Corner of Ninth and Polk sLreet5'
cast to Harrison street; south 10 AelltIl
avenue on Harrison street; east on
Tenth avenue to jackson sLreeI'
north on Jackson street 10 -l- NlilIll
street: east on Ninth street 10 Kansas
avenue: north on Kansas avenue 10
Frifth street. south on Kansas avenue
TO Ninth street; west on Ninth street
to state house .,-
Tire parade was reviewed at Nlhth
street and Topeka boulevard py
Teonfdas p. Newly of Indianapolis,
grand master of the grand encamp
Tuent of Knights Templar OF the
United States. and the grand COM
mandery Of Kansas
Report of Grand Commander.
The annual report of Grand Com
r1auder Arthur J. Carruth of Topeka,
VIII .ch was presented at the opening
session of the grand cOmmandery at
representative hall. state house, this
morning. shows improvements and
progress in all work of the order as
well as substantial gains in member
ship.
The present membership of the or
der is 12.S75. This is an increase of
cording to the report This is one of
the largest increases in the history of
the order.
Topeka Commandery Is Largest.
Topeka Commandery No. is the
largest subordinate Commandery in
Kansas Its present membership is
1929 The increase in membership
during the last year was ninety or ap-
proXimately 10 per cent. The chapter
is the fifth oldest in Kansas. Chester
a Buell. is commander. It was char
tered October is. 1863.
The membership and date of
chartering of the other large COM
manderies in Kansas are: Ivanhoe
No 21, Kansas City. 511. May 9. 1888;
Emporia No. s. EmpOria. 5O2, Nav ..
1873; MOntjoie No. %. Pittsburg. 493.
May s. 1SSS; AleppO No 81, Hays.
4S3, May Il, 1883; Mt. Olivet No II,
worth No /, Leavenworth. AS. Sep
tember { 1865: Eldoradn No. 10
Ejdorado, AIS, Nav 10 1882
There are but seven grand com
manderies in the United States with a
larger membership than that of KAN
sas.
Exceeds Pre-War Figures.
While this gain is not equal to our
banner year of 192O-'21. vet it is so
1ar IN excess OF our pre-war figures as
to be matter of congratulation.
said Grand Commander Carruth
Corinthian commandery No 40. sta
toned at Marysville. has made the
largest growth, having knighted 127.
and more than doubled their mem
bership- This is a splendid testimonial
OF the efficiency of the officers and
support of their SIR Knights Topeka
commandery No. knighted I12.
Otner notable gains are: Ivanhoe
NO. 21. 1O4; Emporia No. s IO2.
Leavenworth No l, 81; Aleppo No. 81
Hays, co. Montjoie No. %, Pittsburg
so; Eldorado No. 70. So: Mt. Oliver
No. II, Wichita, 81; ADD -El-Kader Nc.
q, Fredonia, 46; Herington NJ "a
~: Sterling No. ~. Il; Newton No Q
80; Dodge City No. IS. 81; Junction
City No 43. 81; Atwood No. 50. al:
Coronado No 20, Clay Center. Al:
Apollo No / S, Larned. 81: LOchfnvar
No. -, COffeyville. so: St. Bernard
No. 10. independence, so. Stafford II
d, has made an excellent beginning
having knighted 81 since June 2I.
Rating OF Communicates.
The ratings Of the Communicates
follow; No Il. great Bend. 94s9;
y. d Stafford, $3.50; No. is. Nc
Pherson. Sass; No 81, PhiIlipSburE.
S2.tS; No. 10, Independence. 9254:
No 5s. Pratt. 91.s1; No. 20, Clay CEN
ter. 91-46; No. 9. Newton. s1.2s; No.
81. Coffeyville. 91.22; No. II. Parsons
81; No II. Wichita, 9O.97: No. 81. An
thony. s0.56; No. 81. Kingman, 9O.25:
No. AZ. Sterling. 9O.OS; No. 35, Dodge
City. s9.19; No. 40, MarysviIle. S9.14:
No. ~, Concordia, SS.9S; No 27, Fre-
donia. SS.93; No. 21. Kansas City.
sS.31: No :. Oswego. SS.17: No. 33.
Ellsworth. $50; No. s, Salina. S7.SS:
No. Is, Larned. S7.S2: No. -. PaoIa.
ST.s1; No Is. Hiawatha, S7.39; No. 4
Lawrence. SS6-s7; No 25. Abilene
Ss.4S; No %, Pittsburg. S6.26: No. so.
Garden City. $3.50. No. 46, Galena
eS.7S; No. So. Herington. s5.sS: No.
&9. lola, S5-33: No. 80. Council Grove
sara; No 80, Olathe, S4.37: No. Al.
Seneca, S4.33; No. s. Emporia, S3.sS:
No ! Leavenworth. 1897: No 3
Atchison. sass; No 8. Topeka SS-S4:
No -. wellington. S3.75; No. 2S.
Beloit, S3.49. No. IS. Manhattan.
Se.S4; No 45 Eureka. S240; No Is,