Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-04-13
WILLIAM ]. HlCHFlElD
SlCNAllY HONOREO
BY KNIGHTS TEMPlAR
Continued from page I

AVntihoNA i1Ao
The banquet held In tho banquet
hall OF the Masonic Temple prior TO
the installation WAS an impressive af-
fair. With the Commandery Band. of
ffty-flvc pieces. under the leadership
of Charles NJ. Banks. furnishing mu-
sic, the affair was elaborate. The 800
Templars. who filed the banquet hall.
In their dress Templnr uniforms. made
a brilliant spectacle. with flags and
bunting adjoining tho walls OF the
room and plants upon the tables.
Not only did Commandery members
of this State turn out In force. but
there were visitors from other States
The QUITO State visitors Included :
pr. A. Howard Thomas. Past Grand
Commander Of the Grand Commandery
Of PENNSYLVANIA, leader OF the Iu Lu
Temple Band. and representative OF
Grand Master Joseph Kyle Orr, OF
Georgia: w. Freeland Kendrick. PAS
/ Division Commander: John a. Perry
Past Commander and Grand Secre'
/ tary Of the Grand Lodge of Pennsyl'
vania: Charles l.. Martin, Past Com
mandcr: BENJAMIN Foster. Past Com
mander; William II. Ward. Past Com
lmander: Marderoso Gooioyan. Pas
Commander and Albert .Ladencr
Chief Rabhan Lu Lu Temple, all o
Philadelphia.
ST. Johns Commandery left tn,
Masonic Temple shortly after o'clocl
last night, and. headed by the recent,
organized Commandery Band. pro
CT, N
the Pennsylvania railroad. where the,
met the visitors. who were given ;
post ~ honor in the line and tn
march hack to the Temple was start
ed.
Upon their arrival At the Mesoni
Temple, banquet I'm honor OF tn
visitors was held. Tho Commander.
Band furnished music while the diff
rerent courses wcro being served. EN
cellent Prelate John s. Groh
asked the blessing. At the conclu
sion Of the dinner. Eminent Com
mander lIighneld introduced the frs
speaker OF the evening. w. Freelan
Kcudrick. Past Imperial Potential
and Present Ilustrious Potentate {
Lu Lu Temple. In his rresentatio
OF the well known Mason. Commando
Highficld described him as one VIII
had done moro than any other Templa
IN the United states. Three rousin
cheers were given by the members {
ST Johns Commandery. who rose {
their feet. as they called FOR the dis
. tinguished visitor to stand upon
chair
W. Freeland kendrick Praises Delawal
The prominent Philadelphia e.
70 pressed his appreciation OF the III
:, work done by Delaware MaSons. j
: said that IL was an inspiration
know William J. Highfeld, whom
described as one OF the most promi
u ing young MasOns In North Americ
, Much applause greeted this CONNER
: from man who Is known througho'
North America Tor his interest
l. Mas mic affairs. Mr. kCndrlCk, WI
IS Fast Division Commander Of Il
i Grand Conlnandcry ot PvnnsNlNan
1 and a Past Imperial Potentate OF u
Mystic Shrine. said that from Jul
e "a. 1890. he had Travelled moro tina
!, $50 900 miles on Masonic missions.
You have not only honored hin
?. but you have honored yourselves
declared the speaker in referring
o the installation OF the Eminent Cor
. mander OF ST. Johns Commardery
I, Right Eminent Grand warder Of q
Grand Encampment q the Init
u States The speaker then went {
20 tell 81 the great work being do
e in the establishment Of hospitals {
= crippled children throughout q
, United States and Canada lie sa
that in ten years this country will
dotted with these mercy hospiia
y through the benefceuce Of the m
Z the Mystic Shrine.
= The speS ker called FOR a display
n nothing but 1905 Americanism n
\ said that this Is no time for anyo
y wiz. fractional par; 81 Americana
~ ,tneir makeup. The melting pot. :
speaker said. Is full and overdowi
: and NJ expressed himself as being
favor of stopping immigration for
certain length of time. 20 break
- The entry OF Bolshcv!ks and oth'
who SOW the seeds OF government ov'
throw
SIT knight ChaS. W. Banks was C
R graduated upon the excellent show
Of the hand and was called upon
the next speaker. He said that the
ganization wae not afraid 20 go al
where and that they are DOING w
for the fraternity because they w
90 Go H. He said that their serS!
were available FOR any function al a
and al times. In concluding his
marks. Knight Banks extended an