Proceedings of the Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of the State of Michigan (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1873. Excerpt: ... APPENDIX. Report of" fdmmittee on foreign (Correspondence. To the S. E. Grand Commandery of the Slate of Michigan: --Your Committee respectfully submit to your body, their report on Foreign Correspondence, and present a resume of the doiugs of Sister Jurisdictions so far as they have been favored with their reports. Since our last Grand Conclave we have received the proceedings of the following Grand Commanderies: Arkansas, 23 March, 1872. Alabama, 5 Feb., 1872. Connecticut, 19 March, 1872. California, 12 April, 1872. Georgia, 22 May, 1872. Indiana, 2 April, 1872., Illinois, 22 October, 1872. Iowa, 11 October, 1872. Kentucky, 10 July, 1872. Louisiana, 16 Feb., 1872. Massachusetts and Rhode Island, 27 Oct., 1872. Misouri, 8 Oct., 1872. Maine, 8 May, 1872. Minnesota, 24 June, 1872. Maryland, 15 May, 1872. Mississippi, 20 Jan., 1872. New Jersey, 9 Sept., 1872. New York, 8 Oct., 1872. Nebraska, 19 June, 1872. Ohio, 1 Oct., 1872. Tennessee, 14 May, 1872. Texas, 10 June, 1872. Vermont, 11 June, 1872. Virginia, 8 Sept., 1872. Canada, 15 Aug., 1872. ARKANSAS. A constitutional number of Subordinate Commanderics within this jurisdiction met in convention on the 23d day of March, 1872, at Fort Smith, and proceeded to organize a Grand Commandery of Knight Templars and appendant orders, under and by virtue of the authority of the M. E. Grand Master of Knights Templar of the United States The convention was called to order and Sir L. E. Barrer elected President and Sir Edward J. Brooks Recorder, when they adopted their constitution, burial services, rules and edicts, and proceeded formally to elect their officers as follows: R. E. Sir Luke E. Barrer, Grand Commander, E. Sir John W. Rison Recorder, together with all the officers provided for in the constitution. The offi...