Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-03-31
MASONIC.
Interesting Ceremonial BAH and 6
BANQUET.

Il interesting lSI6llOuldt-A Dali dlu q
Banquet.
Those members Of the Masonic fraternity
who have advanced themselves to that rank
in the Order emitting them TO be known as
Knights Templar, and who have membership
| in Sacramento Commandery No. 2, last
evening assembled in Masonic Temple to
hold their annual reunion ball and banquet.
It was arranged that the ceremonial of
installation of officers should be public and
precede the more social features of the
entertainment. There was consequently
large number of invited guests, among
whom the ladies largely predominated.
There were of the guests a number of
Knights from Chico. Mayysville, Woodland,
and other points. The ladies all assembled
in the Blue Lodge-room, while the Knights
and male guests gathered in the asylum, the
| banquetroom between being, for the time, a
| general receptisn-roonl. In the asylum there
was clanking of scabbards, s. rafting of
sword blades, the click of closing belt.clssps,
the sharp, rapid words of command, and the
steady beat of many feet, as the Knights in
| their glittering uniforms were being mar
shalled for the occasion. Shortly after s
o'clock, with P. G. Cornelius Kellogg COM
| manding, they marched into the Blue Lodge
room and formed three deep across the west of
| the hall. Following them came the INSTALL
ing officers and the officers.elect, and as
these passed by, the Knights presented
| swords and saluted their officers.
The installing officer, P. G. c., ". A. Davies,
the Master of Ceremonies, Grand General
issimo of the Grand Commandery. phe
officers elect were drawn up in front of the
| installing officer, who arose as they were in
! troduced and saluted. He then stepped
down to the floor, and calling out +. b. VIII.
| lis, Eminent Commander elect, addressed
him with much impressiveness, outlined the
duties of his Office, pointed out its RESPONSE.
bilities, besought him to practice and exem.
plify the Christian virtues, and then admin
istered to him the obligation of the office. The
new Eminent Commander was then decorated
with the Jewels of the Office, conducted to
his station, and all the Knights saluted their
chosen chief The installing officer then
! had presented to him by the Master
| of Ceremonies, each of the other officers elect
| and those appointed, administered the obi
cations and indicted them into office. Tney
were: Z. Lyon, Generalissimo Charles M.
Coglan, Captain General: P. S. Lawson,
Prelate; Edwin Glover. Senior Warden !;
William B. Miller, Junior Warden A. A.
Van VOORHEES,. Treasurer; A. A. Redington.
Recorder; William r. Jones, Standard
Bearer George I. Bush. Sword Bearer t.
G. Pockmap, Warden Joseph Davey, Val
entine Dresher and Robert Allen, Guards !;
George +. Bronner, Sentinel
The installing officer, escorted by the Mas
ter of Ceremonies and followed by the OIL
GERS of the Commandery, then marched out
of the hail, the Knights salutiHg and imme-
diately afterward marching out also. In a few
moments afterwards, the trappings being laid
aside an orchestra installed in place, and the
floor cleaned, the ball began. The banquet
room and the Blue Lodge-room floors had
been newly canvased, and in these rooms
the dance went on, while the Asylum on the
north was reserved for a retiring room for
the gentlemen, and where also lemon
ade was served to the guests by an attentive
committee. The ball was in all respects
trast to the solemnity and martial rigor that
preceded it. The ladies were not In full
dress, but the costumery was, nevertheless,
in the greater number Of cases, rich.
When the dancing programme had been
about half completed, the Knights marshaled
| their guests in order, and the march was
taken up to the banquet, which was spread
for this occasion in the large hall on the
ground floor. This very large chamber had
three tables, running its entire length.
Covers were spread by w. F. Peterson, as
CdttIcT, tOI bcaiiJ -NN PShHNA'S "nA
| he wisely took advantage of the spacious
ness of the hall to lay the plates
so as to prevent any crowdiug and allow
each sitter plenty of room, thus adding much
to the pleasure of the banquet. The tables
were very handsomely decorated. AT the
middle of the center one was an elegant
temple built of confectionery and pastry
and crowned by a pedestal on which
was the figure of a mounted knight
rorraspo7d;ng n thiS oaah Of
the other tables were like ornamental struct-
ures artistically constructed, and each sur
mounted by o knight Templar in full uni
form. Six other smaller but not less hand
some designs occupied other positions on the
tables, and between these were standing
baskets and pyramids of flowers and green
plants, and a large number OF choice
| bouquets and low baskets of flowers, fur.
n;shed for the caterer by Ebel, the florist.
| The floral decorations were indeed specially
handsome and in excess of what it was sup
posed could be had this early in the season.
| Peeping from fam folded napkins Of the least
| glass at each plate was handsome button
| hole bouquet. The dishes were tsstefully
dressed, were ample. and the food very evil
| IDENTIFY satisfactory to both hosts and guests,
| to Judge by the earnest attention given to II.
| There was served oysters on the half-shal,
chicken fricasse, potatoes rissola, roast tur.
|
baked Eastern ham, boiled smoked tongue
charlotte russo, orange ice, vanilla ice cream,
ornamental cakes IN VARIETY and bearing
| Masonic emblems, tarts and small cakes
| in variety, apple marangue, fruits in variety,
confec:ions, coffee, tea, wines of several kind
At the center table, at the head: u. G. Atkin-
| son, as toast master, presided, and at the foot
| William NJ. Petrie. At the table next in
order E. B. Willis presided, and at the foot
C. V. Kellogg, and at the third table w; A.
Davies presided, and at the foot A. A. Red
ington. During the banquet at which the
guests sat long time, there was much speak
irg but no regular toasts, the spirit ard the
occasion being relied upon to furnish topics
for the post-prapdial efforts that were in:
dulged in, and which at a late hour were still
engaging the attention of the company. The
banquet was in all respects successful, and
proved the most social Of all the annual re-
unions held by the Commandery. Dancing
was resumed soon after the guests arose from
the tables, and the ball continued until an
early hour this morning.