Templars Entertaining Knights and Ladies In Pittsburg Arrival
Continued from Page 2, Hugh de Payens of New York leads seventy five Sir Knights and thirty five ladies. Guests reside at Hotel Langham and aboard Pullman sleepers near the Hub Richmond commandery hosts last evening. Folk enjoy cool river breezes, flowers fill the air, and Pittsburg commandery is praised for hospitality. Commanders Herman Junker James G. Morris W C Wright David M. Kinzer attended and hosted guests in grand fashion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh de Payens
New York
Langham
Richmond
Commandery
Pittsburg
United States
Herman Junker
James G. Morris
W. C. Wright
David M. Kinzer
Grand Master McCurdy Hosts Large Grand Commandery Reception
Grand Master McCurdy welcomed Sir Knights from across the country at the Ven dome Hotel, saying the forthcoming conclave will eclipse all past ones. Washington Commandery No 1 serenaded him as Mrs McCurdy stood nearby, with many past grand masters in attendance and Pittsburg's prospects seen as favorable for a Smoky City conclave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCurdy
Vendome Hotel
Grand Commandery
Knight Withers
Virginia
Pittsburg
Knight
Washington Commandery No. 1
Vendome
Texas
Missouri Knights Templars Welcome Guests in Exeter
Missouri Grand Commandery officers arrived late and were entertained in outing costume at Exeter Chambers. State Grand Recorder Em. Sir William H. Mayo of St. Louis seeks national acclaim as grand recorder of the Grand Encampment of America. Mayo brings eighteen years of recorder experience and broad Templar connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights Templars
Missouri
Exeter
William H. Mayo
St. Louis
America
Mayo
Templar
Order
Champ Clark
William M. Treloar
Mexico
R. EB
Leslie Crear
W. E
Ira V .McMillan
John Gillies
Fred Bell
C. C. Woods
F. J. Tygard
John Greenough
Reuben Barney
Horace G. Clark
John F. Eaton
John W. Owen
Grand Sentinel
John R. Parson
St. Louis Commandery
No. 1
Hotel Bellevue
Circuit Court
John H. Terry
L. B. Valliant
R. R. Fitlcraf
Pittsburg Hosts Washington Knights in Plain Tour
The Columbia Commandery from Washington, D C, 160 strong, visited Pittsburg last evening. They gathered with the Germania Band, receiving hearty applause as they toured Castle Square Hotel route, Vendome, Brunswick, Thorndike, and Quincy House. Notables included Em Commander Frank H. Thomas and Grand Commandery officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Commandery
Washington, D. C
Castle Square
Germania Band
Frank H. Thomas
R. E. Contance
T. A. Allen
Charles S. Domer
W. H. Clopfer
J. H. Small
J. J. Casternett
T. A. Walker
C. A. Simms
Vendome
Brunswick
Thorndike
Quincy House
Pittsburg Commandery
No. 1
Knights
Washington
Ae Pned
Buckeye Templars Hold Grand Boston Reception
Pierce Hall hosted the Grand Commandery of Ohio and visiting Sir Knights in a lavish Boston reception drawing members from Washington to Baltimore. Leaders including M. J. Houck and W. B. Mellish attended, while Mellish was honored at a press banquet. Crowds clogged Tremont Street and the Public Garden as electric car lines halted traffic until late, with Knights marching through the city and a steady stream of guests gathering at Pierce Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce Hall
Knights Templars
Grand Commandery of
Ohio
Ohio Templars
Boston
Ohio Commandery
Hotel Brunswick
Buckeye
W. B. Mellish
Mystic Shrine
Washington
Baltimore
Knight Mellish
Besse
M. J. Houck
Dayton
John P. McAnne
Imperial Potentate
Back Bay
Boston Bay
Tremont House
Huntington Avenue
Tremont Street
Castle Square Theatre
Scollay Square
Union Station
Beacon Street
Boylston
Tremont
Washington Street
Boston Pageant Crowds Overflow City Streets Besieging Traffic
Immense crowds filled Tremont Washington and Boylston streets within a mile of City Hall as Back Bay teemed with movement and blocked streetcars. The crush began at 4 PM, intensified after 7 PM with hotel guests and crowds from outlying districts, and turned central streets into a tangled, wall to wall sea of pedestrians, cabs, and carriages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tremont
Washington
Boylston
Hall
Back Bay
Knights and Ladies Arrive for Washington Commandery Visit
A large convoy of knights and ladies arrived in Boston shortly after 9 a.m. joining De Molay at Crawford House. Dozens of commanderies from Washington and Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and other states traveled in 19 cars to entertain and be entertained. Hotels and street arrivals were coordinated with regimental escorts and bands, while about 500 knights and ladies prepared to sleep aboard Pullmans during their city visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Molay
Crawford House
Washington
Washington Commanderies
Méni
Castle Square
Copley Square Hotel
Adams House
Massachusetts Avenue
Pullmans
Holyrood
Ascalon
Ypsilanti
Michigan
Wheeling Commandery
Virginia
St. George
Schenectady
N. Y
Grand Commandery
Connecticut
G. C. Hugh Sterling
Washington, D. C
Croley Square Hotel
DeMolay Commandery
Boston
Boston Harbor
Providence
St. John’s
Louisville
Reynolds
Oxford
Kentucky
Haverhill Commandery
Martha’s Vineyard
Nantasket
Raper Commandery
Indiana
Copley Square
Vendome
E. Franklin Clements
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia Steamship Line
E. T. Malone
Toronto
Co. F. Mansell
T. T. Lyon
R. A. Mackay
A. Carruthers
William Roaf
Joseph King
Allan McLean
Boundary Line
Knights Templars in Five Special Trains Linger Near Fitchburg Station
In the rear of the old Fitchburg station five special trains sit idle with knights Templars aboard. The scene features a bold claim titled the coolist snot in Boston, reflecting a quirk of the period and city behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitchburg
Commandery of
Knights Templars
Boston
Noted Knights Welcome in Albany Station Reception
The commanderies met at Albany station, escorted the Philadelphia Commandery No 1 to the Quincy, and held a formal reception. Clarence Burleigh of Pittsburg, a prominent local lawyer and Knight, arrived to join the event. The Second Artillery Band from Fort Warren provided music as officers of the commandery oversaw a lavish display of flowers in the reception rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Albany
Quincy
Clarence Burleigh
Pittsburg
Fort Warren
Washington Commandery visitors spark grand conclave talks
At Adams House Washington Commandery No 1 with 135 members and Mount Pleasant bugle and drum corps stays through Friday. Detroit Commandery with 200 plus members hosts reception at Vendome while praising drill prizes. Delegates from St Johns Philadelphia and New York to meet in Boston as Pittsburg eyes 1898 conclave, with tours and receptions across the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams House
Washington Commandery No
Washington
D. C
Mount Pleasant
District of Columbia
Grand Commandery
United States
Columbia Commandery No. 2
Isaacs
Vendome
Detroit Commandery
E. I.garfield
Lexington
Garfield
Michigan
Detroit
Boston
General Electric Company
W. C. Maybury
J. B. Corliss
Henry Clay
Hugh McCurdy
Pittsburg
The
Post
J. B
Smoky City
Among the Knights Wives at Parker's and Beyond
A Boston crowd chronicles the California No. 1 delegation and Golden Gate Commandery visitors. Mrs Martin Jones leads as a busy host, with San Francisco and Chicago women, including Mrs De Lano and Mrs Burnham, described in detail for attire and bearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Martin Jones
Boston
Colonel Young
Miles
San Francisco
Oakland
Parker’s
Fannin
H. D. Field
Chicago Apollo Commandery
Pennington
Chicago City Railroad
W. D. Clark
Miller
Crilly
No. 1
de Lano
James Burnham
South Carolina
Chicago
de Lane
de Luano
8. C. McDonnell
George Haas
IL. M. Huffer
Olga Ko
Also Mentioned on This Page
Templars
Eeee Knights Templars of
CeeHee
Grand Recorder of the
Grand En
William Emerson Parsons
Bethlehem ‘Commandery
Gloucester
Philadelphia No. 1
Bulfinch
Kansas City Commandery
John H. Wiles
O. W. Philbrook
George W. Griffith
Fred H. Brice
W. F. Krull
R. J. Gilbert
H. C. Morrison
R. B H. Bainbridge
Oriental Commandery
James H. Frame
Samuel W. Moore
van F. Boor
Willis H. Leavitt
William P. Moores
J. E. Vincil
Robert Webster
Arnold Shanklin
Buckeye Hospitality
Clarence Armstrong
Tolédo
Jacob H. Brownell
M. C
Grand Lodge of Masons
Levi C. Goodale
Bradstreet’s Agency
Grand Lodge of
Grand Corncil
Cincinnati
Edward P. Miles
E. Co
Trinity Commandery
Hudson, Mass
Chamber of Commerce
Albert Logan
Percy Smith
H. W. Zahr
Beauseant Commandery No. 8
Maryland
Malden Commandery
Nahant
North and
South Dakota
North
Washington Commandery
William A. Haley
Eleventh Street
Miss Dearing
Daisy E. Wedding
Native Daughters of
Anna Stead Muller
C. D. Bunker
C. S. Benedict
Pacific Coast
Miss Ryan
Elizabeth, N. J
Charles Llitchfield
Boston Commandery
Brats Peat
Massachusetts and
Rhodesland
Palestine
Ivanhoe
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Avenue
Akron
Trinity
Worcester Street
Dé Moly
North Carolina
Boylston Street
Reading Commandery
Pennsylvania
Beaugeant
Clarendon Hotel
York Commandery
Maverick House
William Parkman
St. Andrews
Delaware
Pilgrim
Richwood
Hugh Stirling
California No. 1
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