Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-08-11
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DEPARTURE OF THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
EXCURsIoNIsTS LAST EVENING.

would arrive mere at O'Clock last eyenln
drew an immense assemblage of people to tn
depot. The evening was cool and pleasant
and very inviting for an outdoor walk, an
! the attraction being unusual the crowd il
consequences was something to wonder at
The depot was filed, and as IL is one of tn
largest buildings in the country, that is speak
ing OF great numbers Hundreds were no
able to get into the central part of the struc
ture, where the reception took place. or wer
unwilling to make the effort to press into tn
crowd, and quite filed all the outer walks
In fact, everybody was there, with their sis
| tiers, their cousins and their aunts-to use ;
very unfamiliar and original expression-ant
| they crowded, and ostled, and huddled, anC
pushed, and laughed, and roared, and joket
| in the best natured manner possible, as i
they were out to give the Knights rollick
ing
| SEND OFF
! And meant to do it right merrily. 1t was by
all odds the merriest and most jovial company
of citizens which has yet assembled in large
numbers in the new depot. Sacramento
Commandery No. 2, in the full uniform Of
the Order, assembled at $50 P. NJ. at Sixth
and K streets, and under command OF G. V
| Kellogg, Generalissimo of the Commandery,
and led by the First Artillery band, marched
up X street to Seventh, to j, and thence to
the residence of VIM. NJ. Petrie, Eminent
Commander of theIbody. and receiving him,
marched thence to Second street, and
out Second to the depot. The Com
mandery escorted those of its members
who were to go on to the triennial conclave
of the Order with the other excursionists.
Arrived at the depot line was formed, and
as the train drew into the building it was sa-
luted. The officers of Sacramento Ccmman-
derry received Bruce B. Lee as Right Eminent
Grand Commander, and he proceeded to in
spect Sacramento Commandery, after which
the latter body formed across the depot in
two lines, facing inward and crossing swords,
forming
THE CROSS OF STEEL.
The chief officer of the Grand Com.
lnandery, escorted by the Eminent Com
mander of the Sacramento body, marched
beneath the crossed swords into the dining
room. The Commandery then came to a
present." and the other excursionists
marched through the lines to supper. During
supper the Second Regiment Band of San
Francisco, which accompanies the excursion
lists, played several fine selections, much to
the satisfaction of the audience. While the
excursionists were at supper, the Sacramento
Knights who were to go with them took
possession of their car, sleeper No. 40, checked
their baggage, and began the ceremony OF
good-bys. Hundreds pressed forward to
shake their hands, and thousand greet.
ings of good luck and happy journey were
uttered in their behalf. Then came
THE LEAvE-TAKING,
With those of the home circle left
behind, and there were smiles drowned
in tears, and kisses smothered in sobs, and
clinging embraces that shook many resolved
not TO give way, but not few yielded to the
kindly emotions. and dropped tears upon the
faces of wife or of child. Meanwhile, Sacra-
mento Commandsry, in line on the platform,
kept passageway clear along the line of
cars, in which work Chief Karcher and a
squad of policemen and the local officers at
the depot rendered invaluable assistance, but
not infreqIentlY all their efforts came to
naught against the good. humored masses
eager to grasp hands with the departing
Knights, great numbers of whom from other
points were recognized by the Sacra-
mentans, and cordially greeted. At last,
after a deal Of bell-ringing and shouting
Superintendent Pratt gave the order, ''All
on board % and then began the cheering and
exchange of cheering, which went from car
to car, and car to crowd, and from delega-
tons to the Sacramento Commandery and
back again, until the whole depot was filed
and the air was shocked with the contest of
cheers in this merry and hearty game of vocal
shuttlecock and battledore. Exactly at s
o'clock the train
MOVED OUT
OF the depot, just prior to which Z. B.
Willis the Warder of the delegation from
Sacramento Commandery, was placed in
command of the delegation, and Mr.. Petrie
was transferred to his position as Grand
Senior Warden of the Grand Commandery,
and took his place with that body in an
advance car. The last cheer was given
to the delegation, and from its car
windows it returned it Justify. There
were eleven cars, nine of them being sleep
ers, the latter being labeled in this order
Grand Commandery, California Commandery
Santa Rosa No. IA, Nevada No. 6, FL Dorado
No. 4, Oroville No. 5, Marysville No. z,
Ceur De Leon No. 9, San Jose No. 10,
Stockton No. s. Oakland No. II. Chico No.
u, Our Baby (Bodie) No. 10. The train
proceeded to Rocklin as a whole under charge
of Conductor John NJ. Connor. At Rocklin
it was divided into two sections, Mr.. Connor
taking No. l. with FIVE cars, and Conduc-
tor j. +. Calderwood taking No. 2,
with six cars. On arriving at Colfax
the intention Of the local Co,nrnanderv there
was In Give the excnrs;onists a recent;on
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