The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-13
PLAN AK. 7. MEET
Fifty-Third Annual COnclaTe
@ To Be Held Next Week.
Officers OF Grand COmmandery
VIII BE Here Monday.
To ENTERTAIN 1000 KNIGHTS
TrAsxs Mill - ME1eh
Competitive Drills on Wash
burn Field Tuesday.
Communicates of Kansas in
Big Growth During Year.

The fifty-third annual eonelave OF
the grand commandery of knights
Templar OF Kansas viii be held in To-
peka Tuesday and Wednesday One
thousand Sir knights will be in at
tendance This will be the first time
in sixteen years that Topeka has had
the privilege of entertaining this
body.
The headquarters OF the grand COM
mandery will be in the National hotel
The officers Of the grand commandery
viii be in Topeka Monday, They are:
Arthur J. Carruth, Topeka, grand
commander; J. Frederick Laderer,
Mcpherson, deputy grand commander;
Robert Fl. Montgomery, Oswego,
grand generalissin4o; Hugh Means,
Lawrence, grand captain general;
Ezra B. Fuller, Fort Leavenworth,
grand senior warden: Clayton Leh-
man. Newton, grand 1unicr warden;
the Rev. Robert NJ. BOtting. Dodge
City. grand prelate; John McCullagh,
Galena, grand treasurer; Albert x
Wilson, Topeka, grand recorder Phil
ip Eugene Stotler, Kansas City. grand
standard bearer: Charles w. Mile
Jr.. Hays, grand sword bearer; Will
liam Easton Hutchinson. Garden City,
grand warden; Theodore y. Perry,
Coffeyville, grand captain of the
guard.
To Attend Divine Services.
All Communicates will form on Polk
street. SOulu u Eighth avenue ~ dk-
tend Divine services at the Grace
Cathedral by the Rev. Robert NJ. Bot
ting, grand >prelate at $3.50 o'clock
Tuesday morning.
This will be followed by a grand
parade to representative hall, state
house, where the grand cemmandery
will open.
The competitive drills will be held
on Washburn field at ? o'clock Tues
day afternoon The evening parade
will ha RnD6urrnd n he FoT
lowing the prize drills. Marshalls
band will lead all parades.
At O'Clock Tuesday evening the
Order of the Red Cross will be con
ferred by Topeka Commandery No. 5
AZ the Masonic temple. This will be
followed by line party for the ladies.
A dance will be given at 9:s0
o'clock Tuesday evening at Kellam's
han by Topeka COmmandery No 5 for
the grand cOmmandery.
The final session Of the grand COM
mandery will be held at o'clock
Wednesday morning at the Masonic
temple.
The drill teams and knights will
use Moose hall on the second froo-
of the Masonic temple and the fifth
and sixth floors for dressing and
lounging. The ladies will use the
Egyptian room of the temple.
Topeka Commandery No. IS in
charge Of the details of the conclave
The members Of the executive COM
mittee are; Elmer F. Strain, chair
man; Willis Coates and II. W. Bonn
gardner,
The chairman Of the other COM
mittees are: John A SteiRmeyer,
hotel. Nathan B. Thompson. recep
ton: George W. Banter. meeting
places; George W. Porter. parades and
grounds: Chester A. Buell., entertain
ment; william Nelson, commissary,
and oscar X. Swayze. publicity.
on Tuesday and Wednesday meals
will be served in the Masonic temple
TO the visiting knights and their
ladies at the following hours: Tues
day. breakfast, to $3.50 o'clock;
luncheon. 2 TO 1:45 o'clock; dinner, 8
o'clock; Wednesday. lunch only. 1880
70 1880 o'clock Sir Knight William
Bond will he in charge OF thu menus.
The first four Communicates COM
posing the grand commandery were.
stituted September Z 1855: Washing
ton No. 2. Atchisnn, instituted same
date; Hugh De Payne, No. 3, Fort
Scott, and De Molay No. 4, Lawrence.
both instituted September Is. 1868.
Topeka Commandery No. 5, received
its charter October is. 1859.
The communicates of Knights Tenn
plar of Kansas have shown a large
growth during the last year The
present membership in the state is
1880. There has been an increase
of 1900 or IA per cent. There are
n present fifty-seveH commander
The eommandery at Stafford was or
ganized during the last year. It will
probably receive its charter at the
conelave.