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of march brought forth continuous
applause. It was the first time in ten
years that !- Sir George Dickson par
ticipated in the annual parade. The
other past commanders present were
E. Sir Thomas Barrowman. E. Sir P.
J. Amsden. E. Sir W. L. Connell. K. Sir
C. B. Derman. K. Sir P. 8. Barker. E.
Sir John & Ferguson, K. Sir C. IX San
derson, E. Sir. Edward I. Buck, E. Sir
Lock Haven, marched with St swords.
Their eminent commander. Eminent
Sir Philip 8. Kift. captain general Sir
K. D. Batchetor. and generalissimo Sir
William F. Elliot, were In command.
Lock Haven band of 25 members pre
ceded the Hospitallers, and the music
of the band and mach'ng of h Tt"t.
lars of this commandery, were of a high
order.
St. Albans' commandery. No. 47. of
Philadelphia, had 70 swords. They
were led by the Ringgold band of the
South Side. 33 members. In'the first
line were Eminent Sir John D. Carlisle,
eminent commander; Sir Frank H.
Hemrerley, gmeralis-lmo; and Sir A. O.
Criswell, captain general.
Wyoming Valley Commandery, No.
17. ff rittston. hnd 50 swords in cbnrg
of Eminent Sir L. 1. l;enn' tt. eminent
commander. They vv led by L;bery
Cc-rnet land of that city.
"It is unnecessary." he said, "to call
your attention to our Industries, and to
the evidence of industrial qualities to
be found upon every hand; you have
but to pause even now and you can
hear the pulsations of the mighty ma
chinery, the hum of commercial ac
vity. which Is advancing us higher and
higher into the space we are destined
to occupy as one of the great producing
centers of the land." He also mention
ed our magnificent educational facili
ties, as shown by our numerous mod
ern school buildings second to none In
the state. Continuing, he said:
"When in 1868 our city was first hon
ored by the meeting of the State con
clave the occasion was the first upon
which our order felt strong enough to
font. Pa.. Jan. 23. IMS. At this time
Rev. Mr. Stock was pastor of the
Lutheran ' church at Bedford, Pa.,
where he was the secretary of the local
Masonic lodge and chapter. He was
also, and is yet. chaplain of the Fifth
regiment. National Guard of Pennsyl
vania, and his particular friend. Gov
ernor Daniel H. Hastings, being at
that time colonel of the Fifth regi
ment and eminent commander of Con
stans commandery, will explain why
Mr. Stock went the long distance to
Bellefnnte for Templar knighthood.
In 1887 Rev. Mf. Stock accepted a call
to become pastor of the St. Mark's
church. Hanover, York cotfhty, Penn
sylvania. He at once transferred his
Templar membership from Bellefonte
to York commandery. No. 21. Imme
Business Transacted Was Largely of a
Routine Nature Election of Officers
Today Receptions During the Early
Evening Ball at the Frothingham
Theatre Last Night Was Attended
by Over One Thousand Persons.
Business and Pleasure Provided fur
.Today.
1, SIR HENRY H. KUHN.
Of Johnstown, Grand Captain Oenerul,
Who Had Charge of the Purude.
Yesterday was the first and Ms day
of the Grand commandery conclave.
It was the big day as far as the
general public was concerned, because
It Included. In the morning, the mag
nificent narade and review, and in the
evening the grand ball In the Frothing- I
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tures of the annual conclave the enjoy
ment of which is shared by the Sir
Knights with the whole public In the
first case and with their wives, daugh
ters and ladles In the ball event. The
afternoon from 3 to nearly 6 o'clock
.was occupied by the grand commandery
members In the first session at the
Frothingham theater.
Everything conspired to make the
day, the weather and everything else
n Imnpt iiitinl . nntu'lthHtnndiiiir the hard
end oourlng roln which began at 4
o'clock In the morning and continued
until after 6 o'clock. The rain in the
surrounding country Is reported to have
been greater In volume and to have
lasted longer than here, which if such
"was possible;-had something to do with
lessening the" crowds. However, the
throngs on the Rtreets during the par
ade were said to have been the largest
that ever congregated In the city.
' PARAEtek fcOME TOGETHER.
Through Van unfortunate delay In
starting the TCmplar parade It returned
to the business section a half hour be
hind time and ran counter to Barnum's
circus pageant which started on sche
dule time, but. the head of the Templar
procession had not passed the Inter
section of Spruce street and Washing
ton avenue before the Harnum parade
reached there, consequently the hitter
was given the right of way and disap
peared down spruce street ociore uw
Sir Knlchts started on the final four
blocks l:fore passing the reviewing
stand on Wyoming avenue near Lacka
wanna avenue. .-
The afternoon was spent by the fair
Knights and their ladies In viewing
the points of interest about the city,
nlv commanders and past commanders
being members of the Grand body
.Which met nt the Frothingham.
. During the early evening the com-
n anders of many commanderles dis
missed their organizations and n large
number of the Sir Knights returned
home, but a greater number remained
to attend the ball and to witness tne
closing sencs of the conclave. Of
course nil the Grand commsndery mem
bers are still here and will stay to at
tend this morning's election and so-
rret resBlun In the theater and this
fternoon's semi-public Installation.
WAS A GRAND AFFAIR.
he ball, which Is reported In detail
In wnother column, was, by the way.
on of the finest events of It
llmV ever witnessed In the history of
the Apnclaves. This fact Is no less due
to tht active and capable ball eommlt-
the beautiful theater Itself.
Included elaborate decora-
munificent collation, the best
and orchestra music and nil
else that usually conspires to make such
a thing a pronounced success.
A fact overlooked by tne public, owing
of formation on Franklin, Spruce and
Linden streets and in twenty-five min
utes, which twice represents the delay,
everything was in readiness to start
There were twenty-five commander
les In line marching under their own
banners and about fifteen more which
hud delegations as guests of one or the
other of the cummanderles sending full
complements. Altogether there were
fifteen hundred Sir Knights who with
the musicians In the twenty bands
made the processon comprise over 2,000
men.
A GRAND PAUEANT.
It was a grand pageant and one that
will live long In the .memory of the be
holder. The sable black uniforms, re
lieved by white sashes and the wav
ing white plumes, the flashing swords,
the marching manoeuvers. the music,
the decorations and the plaudits of the
people, all conspired to make memor
able the two hours that the event lust
ed. At the sound of the bugle the proces
sion moved out Franklin to Lackawan
na, to Washington, to Spruce, to Jeffer
son, to Pine, to Washington, to Linden,
to Adams, to Spruce, to Washington, to
Linden, to Wyoming, to Lackawanna,
to Penn. to Sriruoe. where it wus dis
missed. The column was reviewed by
the irraml citlicei's from a platform
erected at the east entrance to the.
Wyoming. It. E. Sir E. B. Spencer,
grand communder of the state; R. E. Sir
Warren Larue Thomas, grand mas
ter of the United States and R. E.
Sir James H. Hopkins, past grand
master of the United States, were the
principal reviewing officers.
At the head nnd In charge of the
whole procession was Grand Captain
General Esteemed Sir Henry H. Kuhn.
Next to him rode his chief of stnff.
Eminent Sir Ezra II. Ripple, and his
Hides. Eminent Sir A. B. Stevens, Sir
Joseph Jermyn, Eminent Sir F. H. Piatt
and Eminent Sir E. L. Buck.
Then came the mounted escort to the
Grand commandery, the Corinthian
Chasseur commandery. No. 53, of Phila
delphia, fifty strong, each man well
muitnted and riding in true knightly
rashion. No commandery In the line
received more applause than did thl3.
In a carriage following the mounted
escort rode the three most prominent
Knights in attendance. Right Eminent
Sir Edward B. Spencer, grand com
mander of the state; Right Eminent Sir
Warren Larue Thomas, grand master
of the United States, and Right Emin
ent Sir James II. Hcpklns. past grand
commander of the stt.te and past grand
master of the United StateB.
THE FIRST DIVISION.
The first division was commanded by
Eminent Sir Lester R. Frost, marshal,
and his aides were Eminent Sir George
S. Kimball. Sir George B. Jermyn and
Sir F. H. Jermyn. There were five dis
tinct commanderles in this division,
with delegations from four others, scat
tered among the various bodies.
Philadelphia, No. 2, on account of
seniority, had the post of honor, the ex
treme right of line. Eminent Sir Wal
ter Jones was commander. Sir Lewis L.
Forbes generalissimo, and Sir William
C Matchett, captain general. Among
the past eminent commanders nt tne
head of the commandery were Right
Eminent Sir C.ecrge W. Kendrlck, jr..
Eminent Sir Amos Harrison Hall, Em
inent Sir William Henry List, Eminent
Sir Louis Wagner, Eminent Sir Francis
Marion High ley. Eminent Sir Robert
J. Linden, Eminent Sir Harry Wahl
Quick, Eminent Sir Edward Turner Al
burger. Eminent Sir Richard Marls,
Eminent Sir George J. Vandegrift,
Eminent Sir Samuel W. Rudolph,
Eminent Sir George B. Wells. There
were also a number of past command
ers of sifter commanderles parading as
guests of Philadelphia, No. 2. They
had urty swords and were among the
best. If not the very best, drilled men In
the column. Mozart band, cf Carbon
dale, twenty-six pieces, led them.
The two Reading commanderles, De
Molay, No. 9. and Leading, No. 42.
marched together, nft"r the Germanla
band, of that city. Each command hnd
forty swcrds. Eminent Sir Chnrlen E.
Miller, commander; Sir Charles P. Hoff
man, guierallssimu, and Sir Edward E.
Freehaver, captain general, olllcered
De Molsy. Rending commandery was
officered by Eminent Sir Iavld T.
Scliinehl. commander; Sir Oscar H.
V.'etherlmlt, gem rallsslmo, and Sir W.
H. Kesslcr, captain general. Roth
command executed some virypr. tty
nnd intricate ninnoeuvers along the line
of march, and came in for a good share
of the uppluuse.
make a public parade, whirh was mf ! dlately upon affiliation with York com
course a l it of history In which Scran- mandv ry Mr. Stock was appointed pre
ton Knights Templar took an especial I late of the same, and has served In that
part. We were again favored by the j capacity to the present, except during
presence ot tne state conclave in tne year ism, wnen ne was electee, emi-
and In 1SSI." In conclusion he said: "In
ary speech of welcome which might be
made to you there Is one word which
In significance arid history will out
weigh all others which can be spoken,
that Is simply the word of welcome,
that Is extended to you. We have
adorned our bulh'lngs In your honor
and for your pleasure like to a girl
waiting for her lover. You are wel-
nent commaidi r of the above com
mandery. Although living seventeen
miles from his commandery it Is Mr.
Stock's Templar glory that he has
never failed to be present at a single
meeting when there was work to be
done. When, early In 189S. Grand Pre
late Morgan removed from the state,
the grand ; officers with great unani
mity requested Grand Commander
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grand generalissimo In 1893: deputy
grand commander In 1893; assumed th
office of grand commander In February.
1894. upon, the death of Right Eminent
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR PARADE PASSING THE TRIBUNE BUILDING.
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else that
E. T. Wheaton and the following emi
nent commanders as guests: E. Sir J.
L. Webor, of Nativity commandery,
No. 71, Pottstown; E. Sir George W.
Davy, of Centennial commandery,
Coatesville, Pa.; E. eilr George D.
Peters, E. Sir George Diemer and E.
Sir Samuel Diemer, of Jerusalem com
mandery. No. 15, Phoenixvllle, Pa.: E.
Sir Amaziah E. Kelm, of Cyrene com
mandery. No. 34, Columbia, Pa.; and
Sir Knights W. J. Dobson. William
Rice, Jr., and W. B. Garber. of Jeru
salem commandery. Phoenixvllle.
Bauer's band of thirty-two pieces led
Coeur de Lion Templars. Hugh de
Paynes commandery. No. 19, of Easton,
marched next, led by the Couturier
band of that city. There were forty
swords In line, commanded' by E. tslr
Howard A. Hartzell. with E. Sir Will
iam H. King as captain general. This
Is one of the best drilled commanderles
In the state and they did some fancy
drill work on parade. It was the first
public appearance of the Couturier
band, called after the leader of It, who
was a member of Sousa's band. All
Its members are trained musicians.
CAME FROM W1LLIAMSPORT.
Baldwin II commandery. No. 22, of
Wllllamsport, with forty swords, fol
lowed In charge of Eminent Command
er Thomas Mlllspaugh. There were
six past commanders with them, as fol
lows: E. Sir William R. Prior, E. Sir
John F. Laedlein. E. S'r Alex Beede,
E. Sir T. S. Clarke, E. Sir D. B. Else,
and E. Sir F. H. Keller. They were
led by the Flsk Military band of that
city, an organization of twenty-six
members and much merit.
Packer commandery. No. 23, of
Mauch Chunk, with tlilrty-flve swords,
was next In care of Eminent Command
er Ata R. Beer3 and Captain General
William L. Yeaeer. The Albion band,
of Avoca, led them.
Kadosli commnndery. No. 29, of
Philadelphia, with sixty swords, hnd
the next position. Tney were led by
me oriy ort nana. Eminent Com
mnnder Charles J. Cooke, Generalis:;!
mo Walter K. Lilts, Captain General
Joseph L. U. Whetstone and eight past
cjmmanuers lea tne commandery.
ureal uena
Temple Commandery. No. 60. of Tunk-
hannock, 40 swords, under command of
Eminent Sir L. C. Burns, eminent com
mander, were led by Temple band of
that place.
Chester Commandery, No. I0, of Ches
ter, came next with 20 swords. Eminent
Sir W. M. Ford, eminent commander,
was in charge. They were led by the
Germanla band of the South Side.
Melita commandery. No. 61. of Scran
ton, was next In line with 70 swords.
They were In charge of Eminent Sir
Ezra C. Browning, eminent commander
Sir Charles L. Seamnns, generalissimo;
and Sir Judson B. Woolsey, captain
general. Crump's band, of the West
Side, newly organized, led them.
Melita Templars were cheered at every
step for their martial bearing and
precise movements.
HAZLETON COMMANDERY.
Mount Vernon Commandery, No. 73,
of Hazleton, hud 35 swords. In charge
of Eminent Sir W. G. Tletz, eminent
commander. They were led by Sander
son band, of Throop.
Gcthsemane Commandery, No. 75, of
York, with 50 swords, in charge of Emi
nent Sir W. T. Nelson, eminent com
mander; Sir J. Frank Smill. caBtaln
general; and Sir M; S. Ross, general
issimo, followed Mount Vernon com
mondery. As their guests were Emi
nent Sir Wlllard McCarthy, eminent
commander, of Pittsburg, and Em'nent
Sir Boyd, eminent commander, of
Greensburg nnd Past Master H. E.
Bucking, of Gothsmane commandery,
wore for the first time hts new Jewel,
and the commnndery cerrled their new
banner nlso for the first time.
St. Andrew's Commandery. No. 7fi. of
Susquehanna, was the Inst ore In lfne.
They numbered HO Mvnv's nnd were In
charge of Emin'tst Sir Henry C. Mil
ler, eminent commander; Sir TTenry
M'n r. ciptntn g' mnl: nn l S;r Uower
E. Spencer, generalissimo. ,
FiRST GRAND SGSSI0?J.
coinmnnderv. No.
CRUSADE COMMANDERY. , wTasV rll0e"
Thirty-five swords represented the ! k. R. W. Searle. Thev were le,i i.'v
c mnty Bogcrt band of twenty-five members,
strength of the Columbln
Knights, who followed the banner of
Crusade commandery, No. 12, of
Bloomsburg. Eminent Sir S. B. Ar
mant, commander: fir J. J. Lewis, gen
eralissimo, and Sir C. B. Robhlns, cap
tain general, marshaled the men. Among
the past commanders who marched
with this body were: Eminent Sir D,
to no previous announcement or ms i u. ai.. i, u
coming, but which was well appreciated , Rmnpnt sir 'j. M. Slaver, Eminent Sir
by the Sir KnlRhts was the presence u 8. Wterste!n, and Eminent Sir W.
nr It. Fj. 1711 Will (I'll L.U t x iiuiiiun,
grand master of the United States, the
most exalted Masonic officer In the
country. He rode with R. E. Sir Grnnd
Commander 8pencer and H. E. Sir
James H. Hopkins, past grand com
mander and past grand master of the
United States. In the parade and was
present at all the other of the day's do
ings. OVER 2,000 MEN IN LINE.
Fifteen Hundred Knights and More
Than a Third a Many Ilnndmrn.
" The largest crowd that probably ever
thronged the center of the city wit
nessed the Knlghta Templar parade
yesterday morning. It would have
been larger, too, but for the rain storm
which ushered In the day and kept
away the large delegation from the
nearby rural districts whose custom It
is to make an early start by wagon.
The principal streets over which the
parade passed were guarded by ropes
which kept the crowds on the sidewalks
and gave the paraders a clear Btreet,
from curb ta curb, on which to display
their marching evolutions. The entire
police force was pressed into service on
the parade thoroughfares and special
officers looked after the crowds on the
aide streets. As a result of these pre
cautions the paraders were not Inter
fered with in any way and accidents
' , were avoided.
By J o'clock the weather, both over-
. head and underfoot, waa perfection it
eelf. It could not have been more to
one' liking If made to order. As tho
day began to brighten the streets began
. to fill up with sight-seers. Sir Knights
poured out r.f their hotetil with their
gloom dispelled and a smile where a
hiW H V. 1 1 n n n n fwiitn 1 1 () II d
. .marched hither and thither to'fMn, the
Commanderles which they worn to lead
ic and. everywhere was hustle anA Justle
to make up for the time lost by iXason
of the rain. At 10 o'clock tha dltnt
OivuloM of the parade wera It
M
S. Rishton. Wherever fancy evolutions
were made the command was greeted
with cheers ard hunclelapping and, In
fact, at every step they were the recip
ients of applause on their fine appear
ance and precise marching.
Lancaster commandery. No. 13, of
Lancaster, mustered thirty-eight as
fine looking and well drilled men as
were In the procession. Eminent Sir
James C. Wiley led them; Sir Richard
C. Rose was their captain general, and
Sir John IW Kauffman, their general
issimo. Eminent Sir Andrew H. Her
shey, Eminent Sir James Strine, Emin
ent Sir Henry Carpenter and Eminent
Sir David Long the past commanders
In line. The Leek Cornet band, of Pitts-
ton, nlarched at their head.
Delegations from St. John's, No. 4,
Palestine, No. 14, Jerusalem, No. 15, and
Northern, No. 16, were scattered among
the commanderles of this division.
E? Sir Frank AleSpurren, of Mt. Oli
vet commandery, No. 30. of Erie, In the
absence of E. Sir Lester R. Frost, on
account of Illness, was marshal of the
second division; his aides were Sir Jo
seph Ober, of Coeur de Lion command
ery; E. Sir P. C, Evans, of Hugh de
Paynes commandery, Easton, and Sir
G. E. Hill, or Coeur de Lion command
ery. KNIGHTS FROM BINGHAMTON.
Malta commandery. No. 21. of Blng
hamton. N. Y., had right of line in the
second division, There were seventy
five swords. In the line, wl'n E. Sir
Theodore P. Catlln ub commander.
They were led by Baker and Severson's
band of twenty-five pieces, and pre
sented a grand appearance.
Coeur de Lion commandery, No. 17,
of Seranton was-second.' It was di
rected ty Sir C. W. Gunster.' Its com
mander; Eminent Sir A. B. Holmes,
walking nt the head of the Knights.
There were . ninety ' swords In
line , and ' ' the 'evolutions of . drill
Jhown by them : along v the lint
of HallPtesd
Hutchinson commnndery. No. 32. of
Norrlstown. with forty swords, was In
charge of Eminent Commander Oliver
F. Lenhardt, and was led by Plymouth
band of twenty-six pieces. This was
the last organization of the second di
vision. E. Sir Reuben A. Zimmerman, of Me
lita commandery, was marshal of the
third division; his aides were E. Sir
Elliot R. Morgan. E. Sir L. C. Hessler
and E. Sir J. L. Chapman.
MARY OF PHILADELPHIA.
Mary commandery, No, 3(1, ot Phila
delphia, with seventy swords, had the
right of line In tho division. They
were led by the Sunbury Military band
of twenty-seven members. E. Sir
William McCoch, eminent command
er; E. Sir George Eller, Jr., generalissi
mo, and E. Sir Alfred Gregory, captain
general, had charge of the command
ery. They hail as their guests the fo.
lowing past commanders: "E. fcsir
Samuel M. Hamilton and 13. Sir E. M.
Tancted, of No. 48; Sir Josenh G.
Marsh, of No. 1: E. Sir D. M. Klnzer.
of No. 1; E. Sir W. J. Dh-hl, of No. 72;
E. Sir R. M. Holland, of No. 4S. and E.
Sir Herman Junker, alt ot Pittsburg;
and the following eminent command
ers: E. Sir W. K. T. Sahm, of No. 72,
Du Quense; E. Sir Harvey Wiley, of
No. 35, Pittsburg. R. E. sir Mont II.
Smith, grand recorder and an honor
ary member of Mary commandery, was
their guest of honor.
Calvary Commandery, No. 37, of Dan
ville, was second, with 35 swords under
the dlrect'on of Captain Jo' n W. Farns
worth. Eminent Sir W. J. Rogers Is
eminent commander. Eminent Sir Wil
liam P. West is generalissimo, and Sir
Charles Pitsey Is captain general. They
were led by Stors' band, of Danville, 27
members.
Pelu le ent commandery. No. 45, of
Wi:kes-Bnrre. was third with 70 swords.
Theemlnent commander, Eminent Sir
n. J Kingsbury, the generalissimo,
Sir F. L. Brown, and the captatn gen
eral, Sir Frank Deltrlck were present.
The Wllkes-Barro Trmplais won many
plaudits for their excellent showing.
They were led by the famous Ninth
Regiment band.
HOSPITALERS OF LOCK HAVEN.
Hospitaler commandery, No, 48, of
From 3 to 5 o'clock Yesterday After,
noon in tho Frothnigimm.
The o; enlrg session of the grand coin
mpndery began nt three o'clock and
lasted two hours. The business tians
acted was chlelly of a routine nature
and Included the reports of the grand
officers.
Eminent Sir William L. Connell, ex
mayor of Seranton, welcomed tha
gathering. A re?pors3 wa made bv
Right En.lnent S:r In i ig P. Wanger, of
Norristown, past grand communder
GS'JI.)
Immediately upon the assembly of
the commnndery, ex-Mayor Connell,
past eminent communder of Coeur de
Lion. No. 17, welcomed the visitors on
behalf of Mayor Bailey, whom he said
was so engaged with the business and
responsibility of his office as to lack
come, yet with the welcome is always
suggested the opposite, the farewell.
We welcome you now; we shall regret
the farewells; for as 'welcome ever
slmles.'so 'farewell goes out sighing."
Eminent Grand Commander Edward
B. Spencer replied briefly to ex-Mayor
Connell's address, saying that Scran
ton, being his former home, appealed
especially to his Interest. It was here,
he said, that he was first initiated into
the Masonic order in the old Union
lodge, and it was here in this city that
his aged mother still lived; hence his
warm attachment towards Seranton
could be readily understood. Inas
much as the mayor of Seranton had
seen fit to call upon an ex-mayor to
welcome them to the city, it seemed
to him, he said, fitting that he should
call upon a past grand commander to
reply to that welcome. He thereupon
asked Past Grand Commander Irving
P. Wanger, of Norristown, to speak
for him.
Commander Wanger spoke briefly,
mentioning how when he first came to
this city on Masonic business he found
but a straggling collection of country
villages, and now he was greeted by a
metropolitan city. He also spoke flat
teringly of the strength of the Templar
order In Seranton.
The address of welcome and the re
plies of grand commander and past
grand commander occupied about ten
minutes each.
A petition was presented asking for
the establishment of a commandery at
Shnmokin. The matter was referred to
committee and will be definitely con
sidered at this morning's session.
The Grand commandery will convene
this morning at 9 o'clock. While the
sessions are gene rally ly courtesy open
to Sir Knights, the annual election,
which takes place at 10 o'clock Is In
attendance restricted t membc s of 'he
Grand Commandery. that is, command
ers or past commanders.
PENMAN A CANDIDATE.
In the election, which Involves but
six offices from the grnnd commander
down, the only content Is for th-i Junior
wardunship, the lowest office. The
hlrcher roslt'ons, ar e. by custom, attain
ed through graduation. For Junior war
den there are four prominent candl
datcfc: Eminent Sir Thomas F. Pen
man, of Melita, No. 6S, of Seranton;
Fmlnent Sir Robert J. LInlen, of Phil
adelphia, No. 2: Eminent Sir Ezra S.
Bnrtlc-tt. of Mary. No. 36. of Philadel
phia, and Fmlnent Sir Wilson I. Fiein
mlng, of Constans, No. 33, of Belle
fonte. In the afternoon occurs the Installa
tion, to which admission will be by
ticket.
PROMINENT SIR KNIGHTS.
Spencer to appoint Rev. Mr. Stock to
this vacancy. He was publicly in
stalled by the grand commander at
Harrlsburg, Pa., on the evening ot
April 2, 1890. lie Is the author of a
number of published Masonic pamph
lets, articles and addresses, some of
which have been re-publlshed In Ma
sonic periodicals of Europe. He is a
chaplain both of the grand lodge and
of the grand chapter of Pennsylvania.
Henry H. Kuhn, of Johnstown, Pa.,
grand captatn general, was knighted
In Kedron commandery, No. IS, Knight
Templar, Greensburg, Pa., April 17th,
1875; became a charter member and the
first cantatn general ot Oriental com
mandery, No. 61, Johnstown, Pa., Oct.
2, 1883; eminent commander March 23,
1886; grand marshal of the grand com
mandery of Pennsylvania, 1890 and 1891,
He has served continuously as division
commander of the grand commandery
since September, 18S8: was elected
grand Junior warden of the grand com
mandery In May, 1893; grand senior
E. SIR J. B. VAN BERGAST, '
Of Carboondale.
Sir Charles C. Baer. and was elected
grand commander the latter part of
May. 1894.
General J. P. S. Gobln, of Lebanon,
Pa., Is a state senator. He Is a past
grand commander and a past grand
master of the United States encamp
ment General Gobln became a Frea
Mason at Sunbury In 1839 as a member
of 8unbury lodge. No. 22, and was mad
a Royal Arch Mason at the same pluue
while home on a furlough In 1865. Ht
joined the Knights Templar In 186
with Crusade commandery. No. 12, at
Bloomsburg. Columbia county. After
taking up his residence In Lebanon he
helped Institute Hermit commandery.
No. 24, of that place, as a charter mem
ber. Subsequently he passed the
chairs of all the various Masonic
bodies to which he belongs, and lu 1874
he was elected junior warden of tha
grand commandery of this state at tha
Bellefonte conclave. He has served In
all the various grades of Knlghta
Templarlim, and In 1879 he was chosen
grand commander of Pennsylvania.
In 1880 he was elected grand captain
general of the grand encampment of
the United States at the Chicago con
clave; then grand generalissimo at Sou
Francisco In 1883: deputy grand com
mander at St. Louts In 1886, and grand
master of the United States at tha
Washington conclave In 1889, which
very exalted position he held for three
years, becoming a past grand master
at the conclave at Denver, Colo,, in
1892.
MR KNAPP OF BLOOMSBURG.
One of the ol 'st of Pennsylvania's
Sir Knights is Christian Frederick
Knapp, ol Bloomsburg. He was born
Oct. 12. 1822, In the city of Bestghelm,
Kingdom of Wurtunburg. Germany.
Emigrated to America and landed In
Philadelphia at the age of 8 years. On ,
Sept. 23, 1851, he was approved and re
ceived the first degree in Free Masonry;
in Danville lodge, No. 824, Free and Ac
cepted Masons. In December, 1854, he
was elected as secretary of Washing
ton lodge, No. 265, and served as such
to date 1890. Appointed by the R. W.
G. M. as D. D. G. M. for the counties
of Union, Snyder, Northumberland,
Montour, Columbia and Wyoming and
served as such for eight years and then
resigned the office. He was In 1860 elect"
ed grand right eminent grand com
mander of the grand commandery of
Pennsylvania, and In May, 1864, was
elected grand division commander of
the state of Pennsylvania and served
as such In 1864 and 1865. In the coun
cil of R. and S. masters in Nov. 21,
1856, he took the council degrees In
Palestine council, No. 9, at Pottstown,
Pa., and was In May, 1868, elected as
M. P. G. Master of Pennsylvania and
re-elected In 1869 to 1875 Inclusive. Re
tired from office in 1876. In the Knights
of the Red Cross of Rome and Constan
tlne on Dec. 7, 1870, he received the Or
ders of Knlghta of the Red Cross and
Constantlne, Knights St. John. Vice
roy Eusebeus, Prince Mason and Holy
Sepulchre at the hands of Sid Alfred
Crelgh, LU D., in the city of Phila
delphia. In 1879, at a grand chapter
of Grand Crosses, he was elected aa
grand master of tbe United States, In
1880 he retired from the office.
Jamea H. Hepkins, of Pittsburg and
Washington, D. C, was knighted In
Pittsburg commandery, April 21, 1862.
He was elected eminent commander of
Pittsburg commandery In 1866; grand
commander of Pennsylvania 1869-70
grand master of United States 1874-77.
Mr. Hopkins organized Tancred com
mandery at Pittsburg and was Its emi
nent commander from 1871-72. He waa
chairman of committee on foreign cor
respondence of Pennsylvania for ten
years, and chairman of committee on
Jurisprudence of the grand encamp
ment of the United States for twenty;
years.
BALL WAS A GALA AFFAIR.
n. E. SIR IRVING P. WANOEN,
Of Norristown, Who Responded to tha
Address of Welcome,
the time which he would wish for the
preparation of a welcome commensu
rate with the Importance of the occa
sion. "Aa the average' term of member
ship of Knights Templar present is not
more than ten years," said the ex
mayor, "I will confine my remarks
briefly to the events transpiring be
tween the date ot the last conclave In
this city, and the present one." In the
course of hla remarks he took the op
portunity, as was always his custom,
to Impress upon visitors, the magnitude
and substantial character of our re
sources and Industries, and the absolute
confidence our cltlaena have in the.
clty'a growth and future arestnepg.
Men Attending Conclave Who Were
Honored in Templar Circlet..
Joseph Alexander, Jr., nnd John flu
Dusenbury are the only two living
Scrarttonlans who ever filled an elec
tive o!Mco In the grand commandery,
and neither of them were residents of
this city at tho time of their election,
though both reside here now. Mr.
Alexander became a Mason In 1X0D and
Knight Templar In 1870 In Palestine,
No. 14, at Carbondale. He was elect
ed Its commander In 1876 and became
grand commander of the state In May,
1885. He was one of the charter mem
bers and the founder of Melita com
mandery of this city. Mr. Dusenbury
was grand commander for the year be
ginning lu May, 1874. and presided at
the '75 conclave In Pittsburg. He hus
been one of the most prominent fig
ures In state Templar circles, and is
today one of the most esteemed.
J. B. Van Bergen, of Carbondale,
was made a Mason In March, lSI'.t. He
Is past master of Carbondale lodge, No.
249; past high priest of Eureka chap
ter, No. 179. 'and past eminent com
mander of Palestine commandery, No.
14. He Is the head of the firm of Van
Bergen ft Co., Iron founders.
Hon. James H. Codding, of Towanda,
who was grand commander for the year
ending in May, 1893, is congressman
from, the Fifteenth Pennsylvania Con
gressional distinct. His Templar mem
bership began In 1872. In 1874 he was
eminent commander of Northern, No.
16, at Towanda, and has been Its re
corder ever since. His career as office
holder In the grand commandery be
gan In May, 18X6. He presided In the
conclave at Wllltes-Barre.
THE GRAND PRELATE.
Rev. Charles M. Stock, grand pre
late of the grand oommandery of Penn
sylvania, waa ' knighted In Conatana
commandery, No, 23, located at Belle'
E. SIR JOSEPH ALEANDER, JR.,
Of Seranton, Grand Commander, 1880.
warden May, ISiH: grand captain
general. May, 1893. Was made
a thirty-third degree Muson In the
Supreme council of the Northern
Masonic jurisdiction of the United
States Sept. 1!, 1S93.
Samuel S. Yohe. Easton, Pa., deputy
grand commander. Is a member of
Hugh de Payens commandery, No. 19.
He received the order of Red Cross Dec.
1879; the order of Temple, Dec. 29,
1879; the Malta, Dec. 29, 1879. He was
elected captain general March 7, 1881;
generalissimo, March 6, I8S2; eminent
commander, March 5, 1SS3. In the
grand commandery he wa9 appointed
grand sword bearer May 29, 18S9, at
Easton, by Grand Commander T. C.
Klpple. Elected grand junior warden
at Erie May 27, 1891; grand senior war
den at Philadelphia May 25, 1892; grand
captain general at Wllkes-Barre, May
24, 1S93; grand generalissimo at Pitts
burg, May 23, 18U4; deputy grand com
mander at Reading, May 29, 1895.
James B. Youngson, of Pittsburg,
grand senior warden, Is past master of
Lodge No. 219. past eminent command
er of Pittsburg commandery, No. 2, was
appointed grand warden of the grand
commnndery by the late C. C. Blair In
1S93; elected grand Junior warden In
1894; grand senior warden in 1895. Ho
has served as division commander of
Division No. 2, comprising all the com
manderles of Allegheny county, since
elected Junior grand warden. He Is
past thrice Illustrious of Mount Morla
council. No. 2. and at present Is district
deputy grand master. He Is a native
of and has lived In Pittsburg all his
life, and If spared to July 7, will be fifty
years ot age. His business Is oil pro
ducing. GRAND JUNIOR WARDEN.
Adam H. Schmehl, of Reading, grand
junior warden, Is a past master of St.
John's lodge, No. 435; past high priest
of Excelsior chapter. No. 237, R. A. M.,
and also Its representative to the Grand
chapter. He Is grand master of the
First Veil of the Grand chapter of
Pennsylvania, past commander of
Reading commandery, No. 42, Knights
Templar, and also the right eminent
grand Junior warden of the Grand com
mandery of Pennsylvania. He has been
division commander for the twelfth dl
vision for the last four years. He Is an
active member of the Reading bar.
Hon. Irving P. Wanger, of Norrls
town, congressman from the Seventh
Pennsylvania district. Is a past grand
commander. Ha was knighted In
Hutchinson commandery, No. 32, in
18 1 4, and became its eminent command
er In 1884. He waa elected grand junior
warden In 1889; grand senior warden in
im; grandi ca.pt a Ia cweru in 1891:
Attended by Hundreds of Fair Woraea
und Gallant Sir Knights.
The ball and reception tendered to
the visiting Sir Knights by the local
Templars, which has been for a longf
time past a source of much specula
tion and conjecture to the society-going
element of Seranton, and especial
ly the lady contingent, was held In the
Frothingham theater last evening.
The entire event, In conception and
execution, displayed a rare good taste,
and resulted in a degree of enjoyment
to the guests which has been seldom
equaled and never surpassed in the
social history of the city. It seems to
be a peculiar circumstance that great
social functions possessing the pomp
and glamour characteristic of tilings
military, hold a greater charm for the
participants than when the ordinary
somber hued civilian Is a principal ac
tor. This Idea was especially suggest
ed by the eagerness with which score
of 'Scranton's society women eagerly
availed themselves of proffered oppor
tunities to attend this brilliant gath
ering though it would be dis
courteous to our visitors and our own
Knights to Intimate that their rich
uniforms and martial equloment wan
the principal attraction to the attend
ing ladles.
Brothers, fathers, husbands and Inti
mate friends were expostulated with
and Induced to assume the role of gal-
E. SIR ADAM H. SCHMEHL,
Of Goading, Grand Junior Warden
lant. Gray-haired old Templars, who
were probably dashing beaux of forty
years ago, were seen with laughing
girls or handsomely gowned matrons,
bravely facing the Intoxication of
roses, dreamy music and fluttering
fans and the eyes that smiled behind
them. But, then, they all had a good
time, ot course they did, and not a Sir
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