Show MALTA Is instituted under most favorable au pice officer elected and installed with masonic ball and banquet room decorated ineida and out with the national colon and emblems of the knight templar and the streeta thronged thron ged with interested int ersted spectators park city presented a holiday appearance monday evening when fifty two sir from utah commander no 1 salt lake and 1 monte Cona mandery no 2 of ogden acting aa escort to eminent sir J II 11 epperson Epp ereon came up on B thecial train over the D R 0 tor the purpose of instituting malta no 3 of this city the party was met at the depot by the park city band the charter members of malta no 3 and thirty eight royal arch masons who bad signified their aleh to become knights templar headed by the marshal and policemen mounted a process sion was formed marching up park avenue to main street and thelca north to the 1 I P depot countermarching counter marching to the review ing stand where henry higbea on be half of malta accorded the visitors a hearty welcome A recess was then taken and a special dinner served at the several hotels in honor of the guests convening at 8 30 p m the new wai instituted and an election held the officers elect being installed by the deputy grand master of the encampment J II 11 epperson Eppe raon of as follows henry eminent commander charles heath generalissimo frank emery captain j general charles shields senior warden john thompson junior warden T J lewis standard bearer 0 W gulliver sword bearer walter scott warden after concluding the evenings buei ness an adjournment waa taken to the antton hall where the banquet wat berged maises maggie and reta alien assisting rev T W pinkerton of bait ake acted as toastmaster in his highly entertaining manner responses being made as follows grand encampment 3 II 11 epperson utah corn no I 1 H N mayo el monte no 2 W G dalrymple Dalry myle malta ao 3 henry petitioners Petition ers dr 0 milson wise master walter scott remarks were also made by john 8 scott rev dr hunting 0 A ciocher judge morse dr wherritt T W yancey and F 0 schramm A most enjoyable evening was spent the returning home on a special about la m loud in their praises 0 the hospitality of the local sir knights malta no 3 smarts out under most favorable auspices aad wil undoubtedly grow and prosper regular meetings will be held in masonic hall the fourth wednesday of each month several ladies accompanied the sir knights on their pilgrimage and were entertained by ladies of the 0 E star at the home of mra john thomson |