The northwestern bulletin., 1923-06-16
KNIGHTS EMpLAR
HOLD SWAY FOR
One HALF WEEK
st. Paul's Bethel Chapter Is Host
to the National Body of
Arch Masons.

After an existence Of forty years.
Bethel Chapter. Royal Arch Masous
and Pilgrim Commandery, Knights
Templar. win be the hosts to the
Grand Bodies governing them. Next
Wednesday morning, in Pioneer
Lodge Hall, Hawkeye Grand Chapter,
r. A. NJ, will be called to order by
NJ. E. Companion John L. Thompson,
Grand High Priest. On Friday morn
ing Rt. e. Sir e. T. Banks, Grand
Commander. will open Hawkeye
Grand Commandery, Knights Temp
lar. Two of the charter members of
Bethel and Pilgrim will be present,
William H. Stevens and John F..
CoQuire, both of whom have main
tanned continuous membership dur
ing all the years these bodies have
existed.
Capitular and Chivalric Masonry in
Minnesota was established under the
leadership of Missouri, and remained
under that state until last November.
at which time the bodies in st. Paul
joined with Iowa and Nebraska and
Hawkeye Grand Chap
ter and Hawkeye Grand Com
mandery in the city of Des
Moines. The Grand Chapter was in
stituted by NJ. E. Comp. s. Joe
Brown, Past Grand High Priest of
and the Grand Commandery
by r. E. Sir Jose Henry Sherwood,
Past Grand Commander of Missouri.
He is the present President Of the In
ternational Conference OF knights
Templar. During the more than fifty
years OF the Grand Commandery of
Missouri, Sir Sherwood Is the only
person residing outside of the state
of Missouri to be elected Grand Com
mander. He served two years and
refused to consider a nomination for
term.
AssaSO AoA 1<oS<<A SAae&PsSAs
st. Paul is indeed to be congratu-
lated because of having been chosen
to entertain these bodies, for they are
of some of the most dis
tinguished, best known Masons in the
United States and Canada. Men who
are looked upon as worthy to sit in
any council of Prince Hall Masons,
and whose opinions and judgment
are listened to with sincere respect.
The officers of the Grand Chapter
are: NJ. E. John L. Thompson, G. H.
p; Jose H. Sherwood, r. e. Grand
King; G T. Robinson, r. E. Grand
Scribe; Albert Walker, R. E. Grand
Treasurer: s. Joe Brown, r. e. Grand
Secretary; william Bell, r. E. Grand
Lecturer.
officers of the Grand Commandery:
Sir E. T. Banks, Grand Commander;
Sir Nate Hunter, Deputy Grand Com
mander; Sir William S. J. Martin,
Grand Generalissimo; Sir C. F. Top
son, Grand Capt. General; Sir Will
lam Bell, Grand Treasurer; Sir Bran
han. \. Hyde, Grand Recorder.
Sirs E. T. Banks, s. Joe Brown and
joan L. Thompson are Past Grand
Masters of Masons of Iowa, Sir
Thompson having also served as
President of the International Con-
ference of Grand Masters. Sir Hunt
er is Past Grand Master of Nebraska
and Sir Sherwood is Past G. NJ. Of
Minnesota.
Hawkeye Grand Chapter delegates
and Knights Templar delegates will
be royalty entertained by Pilgrim
Commandery No. 5. The joint COM
mittee for Chapter and Commandery
are as follows: w. s. Archer, j. F.
Coquire and David Hall; hall and en-
tertainment committee, j. w. Taylor,
A. z. S.; Williams and r.. w. South
or, housing committee.
Attorney J. L. Thompson, G. H. p,
of Les Moines, Iowa, is stopping at
the residence of Mr.. w. A. BENJAMIN,
756 Iglehart avenue.
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