Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-08-20
KNIGHTS TEMPLARs.
TEEIE PILGRIMAGE TO The WEST
ERR METROPOLIS.
arrival of st. Bernard commandsry-
other Special Trains-Notes
from the Bay-Etc.


Saturday mornings local train leaving Sac
ramento for the Bay contained sixteen
coaches, there being nine extras. The
St. Barnard's special train of nins Pull
man cars, with the two cars of the
California delegation attached, arrived at the
depot few minutes past II o'clock Sstur-
day. The Chicago brethren were met by the
California Knights at Truckee about A. NJ.
The address Of welcome was delivered by Sir
Tristan Burgea, who in few words ex-
pressed BETTING welcome to California, to
San Francisco AID to their homer. Briefly
abiding to the reception given them by those
who now were their guests, he said that they
had been proud to extend an equally warm
welcome to their Chicago brethren, whose
kindness would never be obliterated. The
response OF Six George Moalton, Eminent
Commander of st. Bernard Commandery,
was brief but to the point, ss he thanked the
battalion for the great surprise and wargu
welcome given them.
Upon arriving at Sacramento the party
was met by the Grand Commau derry officers
of Illinois, composed of Sir Henry Turner,
Grand Commander, and his staff-Sir George
NJ. Moulten, Grand Gsneraiissimo E. B.
Rarbo, Grand Senior Warden; ID. j. Cham
berlain, Grand Junior Warden Walter J.
Hilton, Grand Standard Bearer. A wagon
load of fruit and watermelons,
CONTRIBUTIONS OF sAoRAMENTANs,
Was emptisd into the commissary car. Mrs.
Moulton, wife of the Eminent Commander Of
the st. Bernards, appears TO be the idol of
the Chicagosus. and is being so received in
California. SIZE is esid to have the fiaest and
most original card that has yet been sesn. At
Truekee shs was presented with the finest
basket of flowers that could be occurred IN San
Francisco. She wss the recipient Of small
Offering at The depot in the shape of two
peaches, which vera thirteen inches in cir
conference end weighed seventeen ounces
each. They were grown sc the residence OF
j. II. Hussey. on L street, near Tenth.
After taking lunch at Steinman's dining
rooms the party proceeded On their way to
join the throng at San Francisco. Besides
the general scenes OF merry.maEing and
feastinR, nothing eventful happened till
reaching San Francisco, where California
and Golden Gate Communicates, each &C
compsnied by band were awaiting the APP
proach OF the boat, No sooner had the boat
touched the pier than salute was heard.
thirty-fve guns being fred by Battery d ia
honor of the Grand Commandery of Califor-
mia and the battalion of thirty-ive. The
firing of the guns was complete surprise to
all but the officers of the Grand Comnandery
of Illinois, who had made the arrangement
before leaving the city, as an attempt TO
show their due appreciation of the courtesies
of the California Knights. The scene about
the wharf was lively one, end all along
Market street the sidewalks and windows and
even the street were filed by o denss mass
of people, all eager to do honor to the visi.
tors, whose approach was the signal for a
round Of applause.
Five other westbound overisnd trains went
through after the st. Bernard's special. They
were ell filed with Knights and their fam
lilies.
Yesterday morning the CLIO a. N. train for
San Frsnoisco was made into two sections,
and was detained for fifteen minutes because
tickets could not be sold fast enough at The
railroad Office,