Rensselaer Republican, Volume 28, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 September 1895 — THE NEW GRAND COMMANDER. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

THE NEW GRAND COMMANDER.

Warren L. Thomas, of Kentucky, Honored by the Knights Templar. At the recent grand conclave' in Boston the Grand. Commandery of the Knights Templar honored Warren Laßue Thomas, of nfaysville, by raising him to the office of grand commander for the United States. Sir Knight Thomas, who was before his latest promotion deputy grand master, was born at Elizabethtown, Ky., Jnu. 23, 1845. He was educated at Center College. When he became of age he entered Masonry, and soon became a member of the grand bodies of his State. Iu 1880 he was elected grand master of the Grand Ix>dge and grand high priest of the Grand Chapter. In October, 1872, Sir Knight Thomas became a Knight Templar andin the year following he organized a commandery in Danville, becoming its first captain general. lie afterwards held the office of eminent comm’ander. In 1874 he was made grand senior warden of the grand

commandery of Kentucky. He became grand commander in 1878. In June, 1880, he was elected junior warden for the United States and at each triennial conclave since then has received a regular proruqtion. Sir Knight Thomas is also a member of the Shrine of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite. Sir Knight Thomas is a typical Iventuckian. He is regarded as one of the best Masonic jurists in the order, and for years has served on the Jurisprudence Committees in the various grand bodies of his native State.

RIGHT EMINENT SIR WARREN LA RUE THOMAS.