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The Templar Crusade.

THE TEMPLAR CRUSADE .

LONDON , SATURDAY , JULY 1 , 1871 ,

The Allegheny Knights , having arrived in England , will be entertained by the Grand Conclave < , c ivmgiits xempiar of England , at a banquet at Radley's Hotel , on Friday next . The Sir Knights who wish to be present , are requested to communicate with the Grand Director of

Ceremonies , Sir Knight Lambert Sim . [ See Adver tisement . ] " Pomeroy's Democrat" gives the following account of the departure of the Sir Kni ghts of Allegheny Commandery , Pennsylvina , No . 35 , for

. Europe . At the last Conclave of the Grand Commandery of Pennsylvania , Sir E . M . Jenkins , of Allegheny Commandery , conceived a Templar Crusade—not of war , but of peace—to Europe ; and it was

arranged that a number of Knights , as members of Allegheny Commandery No . 35 , of Pennsylvania , should visit the principal cities of Europe . The proposal was cordially seconded by the Craft in Europe ; and the preliminaries having been

completed , the travelling Knights , forty-six in number , started from Allegheny City on Wednesday evening , accompanied by the Great Western Brass Band , and escorted b y Allegheny Commandery No . 35 , and Pittsburg Commandery No . 1 .

The Knights arrived in Philadel phia on Thursday , and were received by the St . John ' s Commandery , No . 4 , assisted by Philadelphia , Kadosh ,

and Mary Commanderies . The reception and parade were very fine , and on Thursday evening a full dress reception was given in the Masonic Temple , Past Grand Master Yaux delivering the welcoming address .

After this reception the travellers were sumptuously entertained in style at the Girard House , and at 11 o'clock on Friday morning took the train for New York , accompanied by the St . John ' s Commandery ,-No . 4 , and Beck's Brass Band . In

Camden they were joined by a delegation from Gyrene Commandery No . 7 , of New Jersey . In New Brunswick they were met by a delegation from the Grand Commandery of this State , and in Newark , by a delegation from the Morton

Commandery , No . 4 , consisting of Sir Knights , Wm . Edwards , Em . Com . ; George Smith , Gen ' o ; M . Glenn , 0 . Gen . ; Rev . S . J . Corneille , Prelate ; S . E . Gardner , Recorder ; 0 . G . Brady , S . War ; Thos . Pope , 3 d . G ; Geo . B . Melendy and Jos . D .

Costa , who tendered them an escort on Saturday from their headquarters , the Sb . Nicholas Hotel , to the steamship , which' was accepted .

Both delegations escorted them to Jersey City . Thei-e they were received by Hugh de Payens Commandery , by delegates from the Grand Commandery of New Jersey , and by various subordinate Commanderies of the jurisdiction . The travelers were then taken to Taylor's Hotel , and a first-class collation was set before them .

The various Commanderies of New York and Brooklyn assembled yesterday afternoon in Odd Fellows' Hall , under the command of R . Em . Sir John A . Lefferts , Past Grand Commander of this State and officer of the day . Having been

properly marshalled , the Emergent Grand Commandery Avas formed into the following named officers : —¦

R . Em . Grand Commander , Sir George L . Babcock . V . Em . Deputy Grand Commander , Sir R . E . Brown . Em . Grand Generalissimo , Sir George Van

Vliet . Em . Grand Captain General , Sir Frederick W . Herring . Em . Grand Senior Warden , Sir George WWalgrove . Em . Grand Junior Warden , Sir George W * Southwick-