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THK SCRA?rrON TillBUNE-TtiESDAY, MAY' 27, 1902.
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR OF STATE THRONG CITY
Everu Train Arriving in the Citu
During the Dau' Brought
Large Delegations.
THREE . thousand strangers are
within the city's gates In at
tendance upon the forty-ninth
annual conclave; of the grand com
mandery, Knights Templar of Penn
sylvania. They camo yesterday and
will remain with us until Wednesday
evening.
They are from all parts of the state
Itnd among their numbers are many of
the commonwealth''s most representa
tive citizens. With them are many
ladles. A largo number of the com
manderles brought along bands of
music.
They began arriving at 10 o'clock
tyestcrday morning, when the Mt. Oll
Tet commandery, of Erie, reached here
in a special car over the Lackawanna.
Every train from that time until late
In-the night brought Its quota of visi
tors. . Tho local sir knights, com
manded by E. Sir Reuben A. Zimmer
man, chairman of the reception com
mittee, and headed by Bauer's band,
met each train and escorted tho In
coming Templars to their places of en
tertainment. With the central city
fairly aglow with color, the bands
playing incessantly, knights marching
to 'and fro and the sidewalks jammed
with sightseers, a most animated
scene was presented.
At night there were receptions and
band concerts galore, nearly every
hotel being the scene of one or the
other. The crush about the Jermyn,
St. Luke's parish house, the Westmin
ster and Guernsey hall, where the
principal receptions took place, was
something unparalleled In the social
history of Scranton. From 8 to 10
o'clock It was impossible, at times, to
pass these places on tho sidewalk.
The commanderles that had reported
at headquarters at 10 o'clock last night
were: Philadelphia, No. 2, of Philadel
phia; De Molay, No.. 9, of Reading;
'Mountain, No. 10, of Altoona; Pilgrim,
No. 11, of Harrisburg; Lancaster, No.
IS, of Lancaster; Palestine, No. 14, of
Carbondale; Hugh de Payen, No. 19,
of Easton; Allen, No. 20, of Allentown;
Baldwin II, No. 22, of Willlamsport;
Packer, No. 23, of Mauch Chunk; Her
mit, No. 24, of Lebanon; Lcwistown, No.
26, of Lewistown; Kadosh, No. 29, of
Philadelphia; Mt. Olivet, No. 30, of
Erie; Ivanhoe, No. 31, of Mahanoy
City; Hutchinson, No. 32, of Norris
town; Cyrene. No. 34, of Columbia;
Mary, No. 36, of Philadelphia; Reading,
No, 42, of Reading; Dieu le Veut, No.
45. of Wilkcs-Barre; Hospitaller, No. 46,
of Lock Haven; St. "Alban, No. 47, of
Philadelphia; Corinthian, No. 53, of
rnuadelphla; Kensington, No. 54, of
Philadelphia; Wyoming, No. 57,. of
Plttston; Temple, No. 60, of Tunkhan
nock; Chester, No. 66, of Chester; Mt.
Vernon, No. 73. of Hazleton; Gethse
mane. No. 75, of York; St. Andrew, No.
76, of Susquehanna; York, No. 21, of
York; Pittsburg, No. 1, of Pittsburg;
Constantino, No. 41, of Pottsville, and
St. John's, No. 4, of Philadelphia.
These are the commanderles reurc
sented by large numbers and bearing
banners. Besides, there were small dele
gations from nearly all of the seventy
six commanderles of the state. All told
there are about 2,000 sir knights in the
city, ready to participate In this morn
ing e parade.
- AH of the grand commandery officers
are present with the exception of
Grand Treasurer John Jay Gilroy, who
was unable to come. Thero are also In
attendance the following past grand
commanders: r, k. sirs John Valler-
. champ, 1868-69, of Harrisburg; John P
8. Gobip, 1879-80, of Lebanon; DeWItt
C. Carroll, 1880-81, of Pittsburg; George
, W. Kendrlck, jr., 1RS1-S2, of Phlladel-
- phla; Joseph Alexander, Jr., 1SS3-S6. of
Scranton; Lee S. Smith, 1SS7-S8, of
PlttBburg; William W. Allen, 1888-89. of
Philadelphia; Edward B. Spencer, 1895
86; Samuel S. Yohe, 1896-97, of Easton;
Harry M. Van Zandt, 1897-98, of Har
risburg; James C. Youugson, 1899-00, of
Pittsburg; Adam H. Schmehl, 1900-01,
of Reading.
R. E. Sir Erastus C. Delevan, of
Blnghamton, grand commander of tlu
grand commandery of New York, came
at 8.10 last night, to pay a fraternal
visit to the Pennsylvania grand com
mandery. He was accompanied by R.
K. Sir Arthur MacArthur, of Troy, N.
Y.. grand standard-bearer of the grand
encampment of thel United States; past
grand commander and present giand
recorder of the grand commandery of
New York, and official visitor from the
prand encampment of the United States
to the grand commandery of Pennsyl
vania. On Grand Commander ,Delovan's
staff aro Past Commander Austin S,
Bump, of Malta commanderv. nine.
hamton, acting as deputy grand com
mander; Sir Joseph B. Craig, M. D of
Albany, as grand generalissimo; sir
John Little, of New York city, grand
captain general; Sir Guy Shoemaker, of
.Elmlra, as grond senior warden; Past
Grand Commander Joslah S. Pavldson,
of the grand encampment of New Jer
sey s also In Grand Commander Dele
van's party,
Past Grand Master Jumes If, Hop
kins, now of Washington, formerly of
Pittsburg, who with General J. P. s.
Gobln comprises the only living Penn
yjvanlans who have been at the head
.of Teniplnrs In the United States, will
come today, He was at the last con
clave In Scranton, six years ago, and
ytnn then grand master.
This morning at 10 o'clock will occur
the grand parade. This afternoon, at
the Lyceum the first session of the
frrand commandery will tako place, To
night at the new armory the ball and
tournoi will be held. The second ses
sion of the grand commanderv will
tak place Tuesday morning and In the,
afternoon the new officers will be pub
licly Installed,
Today and tomorrow at their conven
ience the vlsltors'wlll be escorted about
the city and surrounding country and
taken down the mines, and for drives
over the boulevards.
In the Masonic circles of Wllkes-Barro,
and vicinity, In whom aro blended tho
finer and nobler sensibilities of a Manly
man, in whose everyday, life tho fact
Is exemplified that brotherhood Is not
to him a meaningless name.
Ho Is assured of rqcetvlng tho united
support of (he representatives of tho
commanderles of this portion of the
state, whllo his candidacy has nrousod
marked Interest throughout tho Juris
diction. Mr. McCollum comes of Revolution
ary stock, his great-grandfather hav
ing fought conspicuously under Gener
al Washington. He wns born nt Ben
ton, Columbia county, Pa., on August
cashier of tho Erie bank, died In 1875.
His mother, now In her eighty-ninth
yenr, Is still a vigorous woman, nnd Is
expected to pass tho century mark by
n good margin. Her parents moved to
Erie from Connecticut In 1816, traveling
the entire distance in a wagon drawn
by a yoke of oxen nnd one lead horse.
Most of the route was through tho
woods and to find the way It was nec
essary to follow blazed trees.
Mr. McSpnrren was for n number of
years connected with tho Sterns Manu
facturing company as cashier nnd pur
chasing agentand was also with the
Pcnn Manufacturing company, makers
of tho 'Quaker bicycle.
cry at St. Luke's parish house Inst
night was a feature that tended im
measurably to augment the success of
thb conclave.
Mory commnndery was constituted
nt ii Bpeclal conclave of tho Grand
Commandery of Pennsylvania, held In
the old Masonic Temple, on Chestnut
street, Philadelphia, October 10, 1869,
by tho It. Eminent Sir James H. Hop
kins, grand commander. With a modest
beginning of fifty-three charter mem
bers, of whom sixteen arc living today,
tho commandery Increased in member
ship until In 1894, with 610 Sir Knights
on Its rolls, It celebrated Its twenty
fifth annlvcrsury with the added honor
Last Night Devoted to Brilliant
Receptions Given at Head
quarters of the Visitors
MANY RECEPTIONS
AND CONCERTS
Receptions were given last night by
Mary commandery, of Philadelphia, at
St. Luke's parish house; Kadosh com
mandery, of Philadelphia, at the West
minster; St. Alban commandery, of
Philadelphia, nt Hotel Jermvn, and
Dieu lo Veut commandery, of Wllkes
Barre, at Guernsey hall. Each enter
tained In elaborate style and each had
thousands of guests.
Mary commandery presented each
guest with an eight-page paper, telling
all about the commandery and contain
ing pictures of Us officers nnd the offi
cers of Its Ladles' auxiliary. Three
mousana oi ineso were nisiriDuica.
Each lady was also presented with a
cut-glass, sliver-mounted tooth powder
receptacle nnd a bouquet of pink car
nations. Refreshments were served by
Caterer P. H. Durkln.
The officers of the commnndery were
assisted in receiving by the members of
the Indies' auxiliary. At the head of
tho line of ladies were Mrs. C. P. Allen,
president, and Mrs. P. Munch and Mrs.
H. Q. Hlncklc, vice-presidents of the
auxiliary.
The large assembly room of the par
ish house was fairly embowered with
plants and flowers, and all about the
walls were the twenty-four banners and
flags carried by the commandery, some
of which have been across the Atlantic
and as far west as the Pacific coast.
The Twelfth Regiment band, of Sun
bury, furnished music.
St. Alban commandery received In the
parlors on the second floor of the Jer
myn. The rooms were tastefully em
bellished with flowers, plants and St.
Albnn banners. Music was furnished
by Lawrence's orchestra, and refresh
ments were served by the hotel chef.
In the receiving party with the com
mandery officers were Mrs. McCluney
Radcliffe, Mrs. Martin Van Buren Da
vis, Mrs. J. Thomas Moore, Mrs. A. J.
Wilkinson, Mrs. J. D. Carlltc, Mrs.
William F. Felton, Mrs. Howard Brown,
Mrs. William B. Carlllc. Mrs. Horace
A. Reeves, Mrs. George Stlnson, Mrs.
Robert F. Mustin.
Kadosh commandery had such a
great crush of visitors that It was nec
essary to fall in line out in the street,
if one wanted to get in. The store
room of the Westminster, in which the
reception was held, was coniDletely
transformed in appearance by the lav
ish decorations. Refreshments were
served, music played all the time the
reception was on, and each lady visitor
was presented with a neat brooch.
Dieu Le Veut commandery of Wllkes
Barre gave a reception at Guernsey
hall. The affair was well attended, a
continuous lino passing befora the re
ception committee all evening. The
hall was beautifully decoratel with
palms and floweis. Music by Open
helm's orchestra, of Wilkes-Buup. was
discoursed during the evening. Re
freshments were served by Reddington,
of Wllkes-Barre, and each lady was
picsented with a handsome oxydized
silver hat pin.
In tho receiving line were the fol
lowing: Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dlettick,
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Bowman, Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam H. Reichard and Frank Puckey.
The FIsk Military band, of Williams
port, which accompanied Baldwin
commandery, entertained an immense
throng with an open air concert at the
Scranton house, and at the Coyne
house, a concert was given by tho
Hugh de Payen commandery band.
Grand Commander Penman and tho
" HHHffifljRS &WMli&13IHRHHsiH
E. SIR EDWARD EVANS,
Eminent CommanTTer of Coeur de Lion
Commandery of This City.
E. Sill C. D. SANDERSON,
Chairman of Executive Committee.
E. SIR CHARLES R. ACKER,
Eminent Commander of Melita Command
ery of This City. ,
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E. SIR R. A. ZIMMERMAN.
Chairman of tho Local necoptlon Com
mittee,
other grand commandery offlcersre
celved In the grand commandery
headquarters, Room 290, Hotel Jermyn.
They nfterwaids attended the other
receptions.
CANDIDATES FOR
JUNIOR WARDEN
Practically the only electlvo office In
tho grand commandery Is that of grand
Junior warden. As has been heioto
foio explained, the grand junior war
den, by a custom which has come to
be recognized almost as a law, pro
gresses through tho vailous supeilor
electlvo offices until at the end of six
years ho graduates from deputy grand
commander to grand commander, tho
highest office In the state. This being
so, the Interest attaching to tha elec
tion centers about tho office of Junior
warden. This year there are threo
prominent knights mentioned as rosl
bllltles, E. Sir David O. McCollum, of
Wilkes-Barre; E. Sir Frank McSpar
ren, of Erie, and E. Sir Andrew S.
Stayer, of Altoona.
Mr, McCollum U a conspicuous tigure
21, 1848, and In his early youth attend
er the public schools, after which he
gave his attention to clerking. Ho Mas
a natural accountant and llkrwlso an
artistic penman, and it was only natu
ral that he should take up thl line of
work. For many years he has been an
expert accountant and bookkeeper, and
this fuct made him In demand for posi
tions calling for exceptional skill, and
the diversified duties he has pjrormed
with conspicuous success show 'J him
to bo a gentleman of marked resources,.
In 1S71 Mr. McCollum was Induced to
take a lucrative position in the court
house, and until 1873, was a deputy in
tho prothonotary's and recorder's of
tices, while from 1875 to 1S7S he was a
deputy sheriff, with headquarters at
Scranton, under William Penn Kir
kondall. These were trying times, par
ticularly during the period of the strike
of '77, and Mr. McCollum then demon
strated that he was an official who
thoroughly appreciated and possessed
the requisite ability to perform tho du
ties devolving upon him. Soon after
the expiration of his term in the
sheriff's office, Mr. McCollum was em
ployed by General Paul A. Oliver at his
extensive powder plant, as chief ac
countant and book-keeper, where ho
remained five years, subsequently be
ing employed by the water company.
Mr. McCollum served two years as
deputy warden of the Luzerne county
prison, under a Republican warden,
although his political proclivities aie
of the opposite persuasion. During
the past ten years ho has been en
gaged in real estate and insurance.
David O. McCollum was made a
master Mason In Hazleton lodge, No.
327, Free and Accepted Masons, at
Hazleton, Pa on June 5, 1871. Ho re
signed from this hody on " November
28, 1887, and was admitted Into Wyo
ming lodge. No. 468, F. and A. M at
Wyoming, Pa., in February, 18S9. Dur
ing the year 1893 he was worshipful
master of Wyoming lodge. He was
made a Royal Arch Mason In Blooms
burg chapter, No. 218, Royal Arch Ma
sons, at Bloomsburg, Pa., December
12, 1874, and was admitted In Shckl
nah chapter, No. 182, Wilkes-Barre, on
September 21, 1891.
Ho served ns high priest of Sheki
nnh chapter during 189S, and received
the order of high priesthood. In 1891
he was made a royal and select mus
ter In Mount Horob council, No. 34, R.
and S. M at Wilkes-Barre, nnd
served at T. I. G. M. during 18D7. Ho
1.4 at present Its recorder, having been
rc-elocted since 189S.
Ho was created and dubbed a Knight
Templar In Dieu le Veut commandery,
No. 43, at Wllkes-Barre, In May 1876,
and In 1S92 was honored by that body
by being elected to the exalted posi
tion of eminent commander. In 1893,
he was elected recorder of the com
mandery, and Is serving at the present
time by annual re-elections 1884 to
1889 and 1900. Ho was grand marshal
of tho grand commandery In 1S9S-99,
and has been division commander for
tho grand commandery since 1898.
In grand council. Rovnl and Select
Master of Pennsylvania, Mr, McCol
lum was elected M, I. Grand P, O. of
Work on Feb. 28, 1901. Ho received tho
thlrty-si-cond degreo of Scottish Rlto
Masonry In Caldwell consistory in tho
valley of Bloomsburg. The order of a
noble of ,tho Mystic Shiino was con
ferred on him in LuLu temple, Phila
delphia, In Februury, 18D2, nnd In Oc
tober, 1893, ho becumo a charter mem
ber of Irem temple In "the Oasts of
Wllkes-Barre. For tho past three
years ho was Its recorder, and recently
relinquished the position, owing to In
crease of other duties moro pressing.
Mr, McCollum Is a zealouB worker,
therefore by his participation In tho
labors of tho various bodies with which
he lo connected exemplifying tho noble
virtues of Masonry In his dally life,
and emphasizing his loyalty and de
votion to Its principles.
He became a Mason In Perry lodge,
No. 392, in 1873, and after passing
through the various chairs was elected
master in 1SS3. He wns elected a trus
tee In 1SS4 and held the ofllce of secre
tary of the board up to 1S99, since
which time he has been president.
He Is a member of Temple chapter,
215, R. A. M.; Jerusalem council, 33,
and a member of the Scottish Rite of
the Valleys of Erie and Pittsburg. He
is also a past thrice potent grand mas
ter of Presque Isle Lodge of Perfection;
a member of the Pennsylvania Grand
Council, Princes of Jerusalem, Pitts
burg chapter of Rose Croix; a 32 de
gree member of the Pennsylvania. Sov
ereign Consistrry; a charter member of
Zern Zern temple, Nobles of the Mys
tic Shrine, flf which he has been chief
rabban nnd treasurer at different times.
In 1850 he became a Knight Templar,
In Mt. Olivet commandery, No. 30, and
was elected 'eminent cdmniander In
18RS. He was appointed grand sword
bearer in 1890, and division commander
in 1831 (on the resignation of R. E. Sir
John J. Wadsworth). He Is now In
charge of the Fifth division.
In 1891 ho was appointed representa
tive from tho grand commandery, of
South Dakota near the grand com
mandery of Pennsylvania and In 1893
kiH Tit ''ivWlM
IhH ;r; ifelf
R. E. SIR ERASTUS C. DELEVAN,
of Blnghamton, N. Y Grand Commander
of tho Giand Commandery of Knights
Templar of Now York.
E, Sir Frank McSparren.
E. Sir Frank McSparren, of Mt,
Olivet commandery, No. 30, stationed
nt Erie, who Is one of (he possibilities
for grand Junior warden, was born at
Erie, March 3, 1848. His grandfather
was a native of Philadelphia of Scotch
Irish descent and one of the earliest
lesldfnts of Erie, having settled there
In 1802. Clark McSparren,) father of
the subject of (his sketch who was
was appointed to a similar position for
Wlsconhlii. At the twenty-sixth tri
ennlol conclave in Boston in 1893 he was
an aldo in tho Eighth division, and in
the Pittsburg trl-onnlel was in charge
of tho Fifth division.
Dr. A. S. Stayer.
Dr. Andrew S. Stayer, of Altoona, a
thirty-second degreo Mhfoii, Is another
of the candidates for Junior warden. He
has been n Mason since 1873, and is a
past master of Hiram lodge, No. 616, as
well as past commander of Mountain
commandery, No. 10, Knights Templar,
He represented Blair county In the leg
islature from 1S91 to 1S93, and has al
ways taken an active Interest In school
work. He has been a school director
for twenty-one years and Is ut piesent
a member of tho Altoona board. Ho Is
surgeon of tho Fifth regiment, N. G. P.,
with rank of major, and served with his
command duilng the Spanlsh-Amerlcun
war.
of being the largest commandery In the
jurisdiction. Today, Mary commandery
lias nearly one thousand Sir Knights
enrolled, eveiy one of whom Is proud
of the fair name of their commandery,
and its brilliant record.
Among the many pilgrimages made
by the members of Mary commandery
with the banners, two of them are fre
quently recalled to memory on such oc
casions as this present annual conclave.
These were the pilgrimages mudc to
Great Britain, Ireland and the Conti
nent in 187S, and that on the occasion
of the .triennial conclave held at Den
ver, Colorado, in 1892, when the banners
were carried as far as the Golden Gate.
As has always .been the custom of
Mary commandery, the wives and
daughters of the Sir Knights accom
pany them on their pilgrimages.
The following Sir Knights and their
ladles compose tho Scranton pilgrimage
or 1902:
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Q. Hinckle, Mr.
Harry H. Heist, Miss Ada Heist, Mr.
and Mxs. David W. Stewart, William H.
Burkhardt, Howard March, Miss Katie
March, Mr. and Mrs. William J. Mllli
gan, Mr. and Mrs. William J. Mllllgan,
Mr. and Mrs. William McCoach, Mr.
and Mrs. George Kessler, Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Munch, Mr. and Mrs. George Eiler,
Jr.
Mr, and Mrs. Charles W. Miller, Mr.
and Mrs. William Mclntyre, Mr. and
Mrs. J. Fred Greenwood, Mr, and Mrs.
Willlum H. Ambler, Miss Lottie Am
bler, Mr. und Mrs. H. Wilson Shelbley,
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Patterson, William
Patterson, Miss Elizabeth Patterson,
Mr. an8 Mis. James D. Burke, Mr. and
Mrs. William I. Ray, Mr. and Mrs. Ed
w.ud A. Parker.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Zahn, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank H. Herst, Samuel
Heist, Mrs. Thomas Holt, Mrs. Emil J.
Bahls, Charles C. Judd, Mr. and Mrs.
William Henderson. Mr. and Mrs. John
K. Keen, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Camp
bell, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Lloyd, Mr. and
Mrs. John H. Simon, Mr. and Mrs.
James W. Balrd, Mr. and Mrs. J. A.
Eberly.
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Schofleld, Mr. and
Mrs. Theodore Drake, Mr. and Mrs. C.
P. Allen, Mrs. W. S. Allen, Mrs. O. C.
Price, Miss Nannie Price, Alfred K.
Gregory, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Benckert,
Mr. and Mrs. William McCoach, Jr.,
Mrs. Mary Ogden, Mrs. Lewis M. Herr
ing, Mrs. Emma Campbell, William A.
Hamilton, Frank A. Dlngee, William
W. Matos, William H. Brehm, Harry
H. S. Ggdon, William B. Moyer, Harry
Gicen, .Henry C. Harvey, Walter D.
Green, John H. Walter, Ervln J. Hope.
The officers of Mary commandery are:
Eminent commander, E, Sir Henry Q.
Hinckle; goneralissamo, Sir Henry H,
Heist; captain general, Sir David W.
Stewart; treasurer, E. Sir Ezra S. Bart
lett; recorder, E. Sir Alexander Mc
Cune; trustees, Sir Charles W. Miller,
Sir Samuel Campbell, Sir Harmon
Johnson; trustees of permanent charity
fund, E. Sir Alfred K. Gregory, Sir
George Kressler, Sir Howard B. Nicholson.
Clellan Pcnrson, bass drum: Sir Ed
wurd E. Shay, cymbals.
Tho elective officers of the command
ery arc: Eminent commanded Sir C.
La Rue Munson; generalissimo, Sir
John Miller Hayes; cnplaln general, Sr
Albert Franklin Young; trensurcr. E.
Sir Joseph Wood Mussina; recorder, E.
Sir William Randall Prior; trustees, E.
Sir John Frederick Laedleln, E. Sir
Hermon Hlncklev. Sir N. Burrows
Bubbs representative on board of di
rectors of Masonic Temple association,
Sir David Ablram Howe.
Its appointive officers ore: Prelate, E.
Sir Daniel Bailey Else; assistant prelate,
E. Sir John Frederick Laedleln; senior
warden, Sir Robert Perry" Blackburn-;
junior warden, Sir John Wesley Budd:
standard-bearer, Sir James Walton
Bowman; Bword-bearer, Sir William
Henry Painter: warder, Sir Newell
Lowrle Johnson; first guard, Sir Harri
son Taliman Crawford; second guard,
Sir Albah Banghnrt; third guard, Sir
Howard H. MontellUB; musical director,
E. Sir Clarence E. Else: organist, Sir
Charles E. Browncll: assistant organ
ist, Sir Thomas M. Goehrig; choristers,
Sir Edwin F. Watt, Sir Fred Schautz,
oir itoDert u. Tnorne, Sir George J.
Koons; book-bearer, Sir T. Herbert
Riley; cross-bearer, Sir George M. Rob
inson; escort. Sir Herbert P. Haskln,
Sir Francis C. Bowman, Sir Frank B.
j-nrau, t,ir Frederick E. Allen, Sir
ranic m. Pearson, Sir Err H. Harder;
herald, Sir Lyman Jackson FIsk; senti
nel, Sir John I. Sims; canons, Sir Hugh
MadDonald, Sir Auguste Laedleln:
quartermaster. Sir Charles V. Runkle;
commissary, Sir John A. Gable; assist
ant quartermasters and commissaries,
air nariea warman, Sir Charles S.
Baum, Sir Zane B. Gray, Sir Eldrldge
I. Gohl.
The Willlamsport Templars who have
come to the conclave are: E.'SIr C. La
Rue Munson, E. C, Sir Albert Franklin
Young. C. G.; E. Sir William Lundy
Parke, E. Sir James Nourse Kline, E.
Sir John F. Laedleln, E. Sir William
Henry Bloom, E. Sir Timothy S. Clark,
E. Sir Clarence E. Else, E. Sir John
King Hays.E.SIr Herbert Russell Laird,
E. Sir James B. Krause, E. Sir John
Albert Shoemaker, E. Sir Dletrick La
made, Sir Nathaniel Burrows Bubb, Sir
Seth T. Foresman, Sir David Ablram
Howe, Sir Frank Pierce Sherwood, Sir
William Clarence King, Sir Francis
Carlton Bowman, Sir James Walton
Bowman, Sir James Daly, Sir Harrison
'lailman Crawford, Sir John Wesley
Budd, Sir George M. Robinson, Sir
John Franklin Tomllnson, Sir Frank
M'Clellan Pearson, Sir Charles Har
man, Sir John Atlee Gable, Sir Hiram
Mudge Page, Sir Thomas Herbert Riley,
Sir Harry G. Phillips. Sir Henry Rus
sell Karchncr, Sir William W. Anspach,
Sir Frederick William Vandersloot. Sir
William Louis King. Sir George John
Koons, Sir Wilfred M. Danley, Sir Fred
R. Miller.
Many of Willlnmsport's most prom
inent men are affiliated with Baldwin
commandery. In addition to Eminent
Commander C. La Rue Munson, the fol
lowing are to be found in Baldwin II's
rank today:
Dletrick Lamade, president and gen
eral manager of the Grit Publishing
corripany, who is responsible for the
great success of that widely circulated
Illustrated journal, Pennsylvania Grit,
and an energetic member of the execu
tive committee of the board of trade.
James N. Kline, one of Williamsporfs
most progressive business men, presi
dent of the Merchants' association and
second vice president of the Willlam
sport board of trade.
N. Burrows Bubb, vice president of
tho Lycoming National bank, a director
of the board of trade, and the managing
director of a number of large manufac
turing interests.
T. C. Clark, a member of the lumber
firm of Brown, Clarke & Howe, and a
director of the West Branch Nationnl
bank and of the board of trade. He is
regarded as one of the solid men of
also general manager of the Keystonft
Wood company. Ho Is devoted to
Willlamsport nnd Its Interests, and Is
one of thoso courteous gentlemen one
Is tho better through knowing.
W. H. Bloom la tho treasurer of the
Willlamsport Water company.
Captain William C. King, deputy reg
ister and recorder, of Lycoming coun
ty, was senior major of the Twelfth
regiment, N. G. P., during the Spanish
American war, and served In the Phil
ippines as captain of Company M,
Twenty-seventh United States volun
teers. J. F. Laedleln, mayor of Willlam
sport, Is division commander of the
Willlamsport, Lock Haven and Sha
mokln commanderles.
Bhn K. Hays, attorncy-at-law and
BtBeral manager of the Longtlne Gas
Engine company. For many years he
has been district deputy grand master
of the Willlamsport district.
Frank P. Sherwood, traveling repre
sentative of the American Wood Work
ing Machine company, and well known
In Scranton and every other nook and
corner' of Pennsylvania.
Seth T. For,esman Is president of tho
Bowman-Foresman Lumber company,
and a director of the Lycoming Nation
al bank. For years a leading spirit in
Williamsporfs councils and reverently
referred 'to as "Uncle Seth."
James B. Krause Is an attorney-at-
law, a director of the board of trade
and tho head of Williamsporfs phen
omenally successful Scottish Rite bod
ies. He writes the mystic figures 33 af
ter his Masonic signature.
Albert F. Young is a member of Wil
liamsporfs councils and a resident
partner and head of the big department
store of the Bush & Bull company.
J. W. Bowman Is vice president of
the Bowman Lumber company, and a
director of the Susquehanna Trust
& Safe Deposit company. He is an en
thusiastic automobilist and an accom
plished musician.
James Daly is a member of councils,
general manager of the silk mills of
John N. Stearns & Co., and treasurer
of the blg,Susquchanna Dye works, now
In course of erection at Willlamsport.
Clarence E. Else Is superintendent of
the large plant of the Willlamsport
Furniture company.
H. T. Crawford Is a member of the
Arm of J. K. Crawford & Sons, tanners
and curriers, and largely Interested In
Willlamsport realty.
John W. Budd Is advertising manager
of Pennsylvania Grit and even though
handicapped by being identified with
nawspaperdom, has lots of friends.
H. M. Page and Charles Harman lay
them all out. They're both undertak
ers, and cheerful ones at that.
F. C. Bowman Is a capitalist Interest
ed In various mercantile and manufac
turing interests In the Queen City and
a member of councils.
And so on through the list. Every
one is a good fellow and Baldwin II
has tho reputation of being composed
of broad. guaged, enterprising citizens,
who are devoted not only to the inter
ests of their commandery but who aro
at the front In every progressive move
that will tend to advance the Interests
of Willlamsport which they claim en
thusiastically is "The Ideal, City for
Home or Business."
The commandery will bo led In to
day's parade by the FIsk Military band
of Willlamsport, which gave such a de
lightful concert at tho Scranton housa
last night.
SKETCHES OF THE
C0MNANDERIES
Appended nio bUetchbs of tho var
ious commanderles, attending In large
numbers, with tho names of their offi
cers and thoso accompanying the com
manderles to the conclave:
Mary, No, 36, of Philadelphia,
One of tho biggest delegations arriv
ing yesterday was that which followed
tho banner of Mary commandery, No.
36, of Philadelphia. Deputy Grand
Commander Ezra S, Bartlett, who is to
become toniorrow the grand command
er, is a member of Mary commandery
and a most popular member at that,
That his ascension to this high office
night be duly commemorated every
member of tho commandery who could
possibly do so, arranged to come along.
The reception given fcy tola commaod-
Baldwin, No 22, of Willlamsport.
Baldwin II commandery, No. 22, of
Willlamsport, Is stationed at the Scran
ton house, and Is a regular attendant
upon the annual conclaves of the grand
commandery, This commundery has tho
reputation of being thoroughly up-to-date
In everything and is noted for tho
superiority of Its work ln the asylum.
It Is tho only commandery In the state
having a band composed exclusively of
Its own members and tho Imperial Te
teques, us the organization Is named,
has a fame which sheds lustre not only
on Itself, but tho commandery as well.
The Teteques ore for service In the
temple only, and are a big udjunct to
tho commandery in tho asylum and
banquet hull, Tho members ure;
Eminent Sir Clarence E. Else, presi
dent; Sir Frank Pierce Sherwood, vice
president; Sir Lyman Jackson FIsk,
cornet; Eminent Sir Herbert Russell
Laird, cornet; Sir James Walton Bow
man, cornet: Eminent Sir Truman
Purdy Tteltmoler, baritone; Sir Edwin
Forest Watt, alto; Eminent Sir John
King Huys, alto; Eminent Sir John Al
bert Shoemaker, alto; Sir Howard II.
Montolius, tenor; Sir Anthony Smith,
tuba; Sir Georgo J, Koons, tuba; Sir
Arthur G. Llndley, clarionet; Sir Har
rison Taliman Crawford, clarionet; Sir
Daniel K. Brownell, clarionet; Sir John
Hancock Watson, suxaphouc; Sir Fred
E. Allen, aaate drum; Sir Frank Mc-
K& viyipljjHHRMl
IHHUiHHIllllVllllllllH
GEN. J. P. S. GOBIN,
Ranks as the Highest Templar In the City
Willlamsport and identified with many
of Its Important interests.
D. A. Howe, a member of the same
firm, is a director of the First National
bank. He Is an up-to-date aggressive
business man and believes Willlamsport
destined to be the greatest city In the
state.
H. R. Laird, general manager of Wil
liamsporfs famous board of trade, and
tho representative of the Grand Com
mandery of Vermont near tho Grand
Commandery of Pennsylvania.
C. B. Fnrr is president and general
manager of the Leetoula railroad, and
vice president of the Barclay railroad;
St. Alban, No. 47, of Philadelphia.
St. Alban commandery, No. 47
Knights Templar, E. Sir McCluney,
Radcliffe, M. D., eminent commander
was organized in Philadelphia in 1871,
and numbers four hundred and ninety-
two members. It has sent to tha
grand commandery two grand emi
nent commanders, R. E. Sir William
W. 'Allen, the present grand recorder,
and R. E. Sir Joseph S. Wright, de
ceased. It expects to have In line In today's
parade not less than fifty sir knights,
prominent among whom aro E. Sir
Richard G. Oellers, managing, editor
of the Philadelphia Record and for
mer city treasurer of Philadelphia; EU
Sir Hlbbert P. John, past grand high
priest of the Grand Holy Arch chaptei
of Pennsylvania; E. Sir Edwin H
Coane, well known In tho lumber
camps of the state as one of the larg
est operators; E, Sir John Reed Mc
Fetrldge, treasurer of tho comman
dery; E. Sir Isaac A. Cleavor, an au
thority on trade statistics; E. Sin
Henry W. Smith, deputy grand re
corder; E. Sir Robert F. Mustin, Jr.,
financial manager of the Call; E. Slf
John D. Carlisle, an historian of Get
tysburg; E. Sir Francis H. Hemperley,
a brilliant writer and speaker on Ma
sonic subjects and past potentate of
Lu Lu temple, A. A. O. N. M. S,; E,
Sir Alfred J. Wilkinson, a prominent
Philadelphia lawyer; E. Sir Joseph C.
Egbert, M. D., who has just retired
from the eminent eommnndorshlp; E,
Sir McCluney Radcliffe, M. D,, an au
thority on ophthalmology and medical
director of the Wills Eye hospital; Sir
Martin V. B. Davis, sociologist and
humanitarian; Sir J. Thomas Moore
head of the Insurance department of
the Provident Life, Trust and Insur
ance company; Sir John L. Kinsley,
city solicitor; Sir John M. Walton, city
controller: Sir Charles Sturgls Wood,
assistant city solicitor; Sir Howard M,
Brown, noted for modesty us well ns
wit; Sir Lyman M. Hatton, one of tho
important officials of the Pennsylva
nia railroad company; Sir George S,
Continued on Pago 5.
TEMPLAR PROGRAMME FOR TODAY.
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10 O'clock A. M. Parade and Review,
2.30 P, M, Carriage Rides About Lake Scranton for Visiting La- t
dies and Other Sight-Seeing Tours,
3 P, M. First Session of Grand Commandery In Lyceum.
4 P, M. Trip for Visitors Through Bellevue Mines.
9 P. M. Reception and Ball at New Armory,
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