Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-09-08
San Francisco. Cal Augu,
of-THE EVENING srAR.

San FRANCISCO, CAL. August g. 1883.
The Atlantic Club, Of Washington. DC, COM
posed OF one hundred and three men and forty.
seven ladies, arrived in this city on Saturday,
the 18th inst, on special train Of the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad company, composed Of
six sleepers, dining-room car, kitchen-b baggage
car etc. The headquarters of the party are es-
tablished at the Russ house and will continue
there until the 2Sth inst. when they leave for
home In high glee over their receptions and en-.
tertainments while in and around this great
international city. During their whole trim
across the continent they had most ENJOYABLE
time stopping when and where they pleased
and seeing all the interesting sights by the way.
While here many have visited the geysers
others Santa Cruz, San Jose, the Cliff mouse
with tsmarvelOus sights Of seals and sea gulls
the military posts and reservations, by land and
water, Woodward's garden and many other
points ofinterest. Their table at Headquarters
has grOaned under the load OF good things of
the climate and the Knights Of San Francisco
have witnessed a specimen OF eastern hospital
ity almost, If not quite, equal to their own.
The ladies OF the party gave a grand reception
last Saturday evening, which was attended
by hundreds OF the handsome and accomplished
ladies OF California. During the evening they
were complimented by visit of the Oakland
glee club. Mrs. n. ID. Larner. wife Of Past
Commander Larner, led in the reception a.
sisted by Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Gibson.
The visit to this city by the Sir Knights OF the
various communicates I'm trennial conclave has
constituted new era i'm the history Of the
Pacific coast. The whole city of San Francisco,
since their entrance, has been i'm a blaze OF
excitement The ptOiAlnent streets are adorned
with the most brilliant devices and insignia OF
the order. and many OF the mansions OF the
prominent citizens have been magniicently dec
GRATED. One OF the features of the occasion was
the magnificent display of landscape gardening,
by Mr.. Croker and Others, upon whose lawns
were to be seen many beautiful Tempar designs
composed OF the most exquisite flowers, trimmed
so neatly that not a spray or leaf dared prOtrude
itself to mar their symmetry
The parade on Monday WAS pronounced q
great success, and drew together about a hun
dred thousand people to witness the grand and
imposing pageant Some of the Communicates
appeared m0upted ON black horses, and the pro-
cesson was followed by the officers and menu
bers OF the Grand EnCampment. among whom
were to be seen Sir Knights Larner, Jochum,
SOmerville, COrson and others of the District OF
Columbia. BY common consent this was the
most brilliant and enthusiastic display ever wit
messed on the Pacific coast. The eastern knights
Will carry home with them the deepest sense of
the magnificent and lavish hospitality of the
people Of the Pacific coast, while the latter will
ever cherish the fondest rec0llections of an
event which gave to them such grand oppor-
tunlty to meet the representative men and
women or the eastern states and renew the
friendships and acquantances which have been
so long neglected on account of the distance by
which they have been separated. ID. w.