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FRANKFORT MAY 21 1903

THE GRAND CONCLAVE

Splendid Array of Gallant Knights

Our Pretty City in Gala Attire

Tho Knights Templar of Kentuckycommenced to arrive in this cit onTuesday afternoon preparatory tothe of the FiftyseventhiAnnual Conclave

r As a prelude to the occason from7 oclock until 11 p m Rt Emi ¬

nent Grand Commander George ALewis and wife received theKnights at their home on Secondstreet some four hundred Knightsand ladies being present

From 8 until 11 p m Rt Emi ¬

nent Past Grand Commander FrankH Johnson and wife entertainedat their home on Shelby street Alarge and happy crowd were pres ¬

ent to do honor to the occasionBy the time for the formation of

L the parade on Wednesday morn ¬

ing there were some five hundredKnights on hand beside their fairwives and daughters

Owing to the delay in the arrivalof several trains the commence ¬

ment of the grand march was delaved for about an hour

The several Commanderies wereii duly assigned to positions on Fourth

Avenue Third Avenue Second andConway streets under the com ¬

mand of Grand Captain GeneralJno W Landrum of Mayfleldassisted by Sir Knights W S Dehoney as Grand Marshal and S W

Bager and Gilbert H MastlnAssistants

Amid sweet strains of martialmusic eminating from eightsplendid bands with dancing

and waving banners theprocession moved over the assignedcourse at the First Bap ¬

tist church where the ritualisticservices were conducted by PastGrand Commander J M WorrallD D and the annual sermonpreached in the presence of a

audience packing the big4 church from pulpit to the seat

In the Sundayschool room and bal ¬

by Rev T T Eaton D DofLouisvilleA of trained voicesin the meantime rendered a rumber of beautiful selections of ap ¬

propriate musicAt the conclusion of the sermon

< which was an able and scholarlyontO Gov J C W Beckham amember of Marion CommanderyNo 24 on behalf of FrankfortCommandery No4 delivered ashort and appropriate extemporeaddress of welcome

R E Grand CommanderLewis made the following responseton behalf of the Wand Command ¬

crySir Knight Beokham Fratres of

Frankfort Commandery Ladiesand Gentlemen-Owing to the extreme modesty of

some of the Grand Officers I findmyself in the anomalous positionof having to respond to an addressof welcome delivered on behalf ofmy own city my own Command ¬

ery and my friends butas the representative of the Grand

r Commandory I amjust as grateful for your generousgreeting extended to these my fratres as though I came to you fromthe most remote section of theStateYour reputation for hospitality isnot confined by your encirclinghills but is a household wordthroughout this broad land andwe are here to enjoy it to thefullest extent

It is an unusual honor for us tobe greeted by the Chief Executiveof our State and we appreciate thecompliment you bestow in havingyour welcome come from such highauthorityYours is not a city set upon ahill yet it is seen of all menKentucky and is the Mecca to ¬

wards which the politician sets hisface even while yet in a state ofincubation And if in time hishopes are crowned with fruition I

and he arrives among you as therepresentative of an admiring con ¬

stituency loath to leave foryou have a way of weaving a magic

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It iwith the pleasure that I rec-ommend Dr Dales Nervine and HeartCure I only wish that 1 could tell everysufferer how much Rood they have done meLast winter 1 had a severe attack of LaGrippe which left my heart in a very badJ

1 could not lie downsmothering spells that would almost over ¬

come me and the feeling ofoppressionaround my heart I had not been so that Icould on my left side for a long time I I

your Heart Cure and took three bottlesJot no trouble now with my heart and t

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ous prostration I had tried so remedies that had rot clear out of heart of i

ting anything that would help me Thenerves of heart were so affected thatsometimes it would lose beats so it wouldseem to stop altogether It was on the ad ¬

vice of a lady friend that I tried RestorIative Nervine I felt better afterfew doses and two bottles of Nervine andone of Heart Cure made me feel like a newperson My heart is all right and my nerv ¬

ousness is all I never fail to recom ¬

mend it to others afflicted as I wasAll druggists sell and guarantee first bot ¬

tle Dr Miles Remedies Send for free bookon Nervous and Heart Diseases AddressDr Miles Medical Co Elkhart lad

spell about those who are sent upto you holding some in the sacredprecincts of your hearts and homesand others in the confines of your I

penitentiary The first would notleave you if they could the secondcould not if they would

A distinguished citizen of a dis ¬

tant county was once chosen to fillan important office here and nearthe close of his term was calledupon by friends from his homocounty After doing the polite andcapital ¬

refresh the inner man Ono of the I

visitors raising the glass said tothe State official Here is to yourgood health may you live in theItbereIlmainwhich you are held it is not sur¬

prising that we have selected thisthe gem of the valley as the mostappropriate point for the Fiftyseventh Annual Conclave of thisnoble organization in Kentuckyand have come down upon youfrom the Mountains the Foothillsthe Blue Grass the Pennyrile andthe Purchase a veritable Army of

OccupationYetnot as a conquering

bandJReadyAs told in ancient storyWhen Knights of oldAnd warriors bold

Struck hard for God and glory

But with loyal hand held forthIn friendships hearty greeting

We pledge ourselves to prove ourworth

Throughout this happy meetingWhen bright eyes glistenWhen true hearts listen

And golden hours are fleetingNearly eight hundred years ago

our ancient Companions bandedthemselves together for the purposeof protecting weary pilgrims on

way holy shrine fight-ing

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under a banner which indicatedthey were fair to the friends

the Immaculate One but terri ¬

ble to His enemies We come toyou today marching under thatsame banner pledged to protect theinnocent the destitute the help-less

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and uphold that religion whichteaches peace on earth good willto men In this warfare we haveenlisted the best citizens of everycommunity and to you citizens ofFrankfort I commend these theirrepresentativesIn history of Ken ¬

tucky yours is a proud record Atthe dawn of the last century whenthe Grand Lodge of Kentucky firstoanriH into being it was you whofurnished us with our first GrandMaster in the person of WilliamMurray an able lawyer of yourtown Ho was followed by ColJohn Allen who fall at tho battleof River Raisin Robert JohnsonHenry Wingate and Philip SwigertTo the Grand Chapter you gavethree Grand High Priests nod tothe Grand Council seven GrandMasters

Tho latter position being nowhonorably filled by that sterlingcitizen and knightly gentlemanour own Guy Barrett Fiftysevenyears ago when the Grand Com-

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mandery of Kentucky was organ-ized

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we again turned to you for aloader and you gave us thatcourtly chivalric Christian HenryWingato as our First Grand Commandor Then later on it was thelovable Jake Swigort tho hand ¬

some SatTell and the knightlyPruett we delighted to honorThese were all honored and re

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spcotod citizens of your coimminiity

Having cradled us in the earlyyears of our existence und given usof your host manhood why shouldwo not return to lU in tho hour ofyour triumph wlil1n you hose wonthe fight of a century und had yourtitle confirmed to that winch wasyours by right of gift and posses-sion

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to rejoice with and hail youas the capital cityof our belovedCommonwealth for all time to come

At the conclusion of the proceed ¬

ings at tho church the gill II I bodymarched to tho House of Repre ¬

sentatives in tho State Capitolwhore tho private business of theConclave was entered upon

Our little city was profusely dec ¬

orated with flags bunting andother Masonic banners so that sheappeared a thing of beauty anda joy forever

Tho different Commnnderies pa-

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tho streets which wore filledwith a vast and admiring crowd ofhappy people

At 8530 p m Louisville Comimndery No 1 gave an exhibitiondrill on Broadway street whichwas witnessed by thousands ofcitizens It was a very fine exhi

buingIlibeltlIFrom 3 to 5 oclock p m of Wed-

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Maysville Coin nmancl cryNo 10 and Goer de Leon No 20

of Paris held beautiful receptionsthe one in the hall room and theother in the parlors of the Capitalhotel They were largely attendedand much enjoyed

At 7 oclock p m a formal din ¬

ner was served to the Grand Offi ¬

cers by Frankfort CommanderyNo4 in their banquet hall in Ma ¬

sonic Temple That Commanderywhich was the general headquar ¬

tore for tho registration of SirKnights kept open house from 3p m of Tuesday and every visitorwas cordially welcomed and madeto feel at hume

At 780 Louisville CommanderyNo 1 held a large attended anddelightful reception on the spaciousgrounds of Mrs W T Scott cornerof Wilkinson and Main streetsThat historic mansion and the

were beautifully decoratedund illuminated with Chinese lan¬

ternsVersailles Commandery held a re-

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ot their headquarters inMusic Hall Odd Fellows Templefrom 9 to 11 oclock which wasthronged with happy Knights

girls and their friendsAt the same hours Owensboro

Commandery entertained in theroom of the Capital hotel

was thronged with a bril ¬

assembly Dancing was aspecial feature and was kept upuntil far into the small hours

On Thursday the Grand Com ¬

mandery resumed its sessions forbusiness in the House of Repre¬

sentatives where the followingofficers were chosen to serve fortime ensuing wear

Robert R Burnam of RichmondRight Eminent Grand Commander

John W Landrum of MayfieldVery Eminent Deputy Grand Com ¬

manderThosA Keith of MaysvilleGrand Generalissimo

Wm R Johnston of LebanonEminent Grand Captain General

Robert S Moses of LouisvilleEminent Grand Senior Warden

Joseph H Ewalt of BourbonCounty Eminent Grand JuniorWarden

John G Cramer of LexingtonEminent Grand Prelate

David P Robb of VersaillesEminent Grand Treasurer

Alfred H Bryant of CovingtonEminent Grand Recorder

William Yeoman of VersaillesEminent Grand Standard Bearer

Lee D of Owensboro Emi ¬

nent Grand Sword BearerThomas P Satterwhite of Louis¬

ville Eminent Grand WarderMason P Brown of Frankfort

Eminent Grand Captain of theGuardAfter a spirited contest Richmondwas chosen as the place for the68th Grand Conclave in May 1905

From 4 to 6 oclock p m Rich-mond

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Commandery kept openhouse at the Capital hotel Right I

well did they do their partThursday afternoon a large num ¬

ber of visitors were given a recep-tion

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by the proprietors of the O FC distillery special oars convey-ing

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the guests to thatEvery courtesy was shown theassemblyAt

p m the GrandCommandory wound up its businessby a public installation of thenewly elected officers at time CapitalOpera House

The festivities were concluded by I

a grand ball given by FrankfortCapitalHotelfrom 9 oclock until daylight

There was as fine a crowd ofpretty Kentucky girls anti matronsand good boys as ever was seen inthat classic ball room Time crowdwas so douse that it was with greatdifficulty that the dancers couldfind space for that purpose butlater on the crowd thinned out

This was by all odds the mostsuccessful Conclave ever held bythe Knights Templar of time State

The old town did herself proudas the old girl always does whenthe occasion arises Her guestswere cordially and hospitably re ¬

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