The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-06
5000 MASONIC
KNIGHTS WILL
MEET IN CITY
State TemplarS to Gather
This Week; Parade to
Feature Program.

Over 1000 knights Templar are
expected to be in indianapolis for
the seventy-fifth annual cOnClave Of
me Grand CommandeTy, Knights
Templar Of Indiana to be held
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
Of this week.
Sixty communicates will be rep
resented in the parade 70 be held
Wednesday afternoon at 4.30, the
feature of the second days program
Of the session Fifteen bands VIII
furnish the music as the parade
moves south Of Meridian street from
the Masonic temple at Illinois and
North streets.
Raper and DeMolay command
cries. the Scottish Rite and Murat
temple. Mobiles Of the Mystic Shrine,
are acting as hosts in arranging a
program to entertain visiting
Templars.
Grand Officers to Attend
Among the officers Of the grand
cncampment to be presented at the
conclave are William L. Sharp,
Grand master. Of Chicago; Perry w.
Wcidner. deputy grand master, OF
Los Angeles: Harry G. Walker, grand
ccneralissimO OF New York, Andrew
ID. AgneW, grand senior warden, oil
Milwaukee. Mark Norris, grand
iunior warden, Of Grand Rapids,
Mich. Louis L. Emmerson, grand
treasurer and Governor Of Illinois OF
Springfield, H.; Adrian HamerSoy,
grand recorder, OF indianapolis, and
Harry q. Pollard grand standard
bearer, of Lowell, Mass
Al , p. m. Wednesday the Grand
CCmmandery will convene at the
Ma Jnlc temple and officers will be
elected OWNS to the death OF
Charles F. Neu, grand junior wal
den. several present officers viii
move up TWO steps in line, instead
Of the customary single Office adj
vance.
Officers TO Rise
William w. Suckow OF Franklin,
present grand commander OF the
state. viii retire ana arthur L.
Funbouser OF Evansville. now
dcpuay grand commander, will sue
ceed to the Office. George L. Davis
Of Kokomo. grand generalissimo,
viii take Funhouser'S Office.
Meade Vestal, grand captaln-gen-
eral. Will succeed Davis, and John
r.. Boyd, grand senior warden, will
take VeStals former Office. Owing
TO the death Of Charles F. Neu OF
Indianapolis. J. Rufus HinShaW OF
Newcastle, grand standard bearer,
will Jump the office of grand Junior
warden and take Boyd'S post OF
grand senior warden.
Roy D. Smiley, grand sword
bearer of Washington. will skip the
office of grand standard bearer and
take the Office made vacant by Mr.,
Neus death, that of grand Junior
warden. Ralph Howard of Green
castle, grand Warder, will take the
cfhce of grand standard bearer and
Jacob Rubin, grand captain OF the
guard, of Indianapolis, will become
rand sword bearer.
This succession Of officers leaves
The office of grand Warder and grand
cautain OF the guard to be filled at
The Wednesday meeting.
Meeting Opens Tuesday
Tuesday morning will be given
over to registration of knights and
their wives at the Masonic temple
and to a reception of distinguished
guests of the convention. At 6 p. m.
dinner and musical program
will be given at the Spink-Arms for
all women attending the conclave.
Competitive drills will be held
from 1870 p. m to 1.30 Wednesday
afternoon Ascension day services
will be held in the auditorium of
The Masonic temple at Thursday
morning under the direction of the
Fey. Lewis Brown grand prelate.
These services are open to the pub
lie.
The final meeting of the conclave
VIII be held at $50 Thursday
morning when the grand COM
mandcry will hold a business ses-
son