Truly A Grand Reception

Xnights and their ladies turued towards Mechanics' hall last evening to attend a grand reception tendered the grand master, Most Eminent Sir Hugh McCurdy, by the grand commandery of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Fully 6,000 couples were presented to the honored guest. The hall presented a brilliant spectacle, the elabórate and many-huedcostumes of the ladies blonding in harmony with the dark and profusely ornamented regalias of the knights Seated behind the receiving party the Salem Cadet band discoursed a programme of excellent selections. Prior to closing the reception, the menbers of the Little Masonic home, of Louisville, Ky., marchod into the hall and on to the platform, where Grand Master McCuidy made a short address, urging them to be good and true men. Over 4,000 templara were entertained by St. Bernard commandery, No. 3ö, . of Chicago, at the Copley Square hotel. Sir Knight T. L. Miller, generalissinio of the commandery, with his lady, assisted by an efficiënt corps, received the guests. The principal business of the grand encampment was the discussion of the matter of time and place of the next oonclave. It was referred to a committee. It was leamed last night that the committee had reported in favor of Pittsburg. It is asserted that this is practicaüy equivalent to a vote, as the report of the committee will, without a doubt, be ratified. Today the officers will probably be elected.