Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-08-21

commaudery of Louisiana. Battalion knights
Louisiana. Grand commandery of Texas Bal
TALON Knights. Texas.
NINTH DIVISION.
! c. W. Eaton, Grand Generalissirno, Iowa
A.ds-Miilism Edeards, William F. Mau, Fl. B
! Smith, Jr., Louis Holtz
First Uaited States Cavalry Band Walla Wal!a
| Oregon Comman5sry, Eo I, Portland, Oregon, anc
1 Washington, No !, waila Was, W =, ss escort &c
/ Northwestern DivisiaH, Grand Conmandery o.
/ Iowa. Battaliin k1igA2E Iowa. Grand Commana
| cry Of Kansas, tad oats, Grand Commandery
Colorado, and Krisas Battalion Knights, Dakota
New Mexico, Aiizopa. Band Salt Lake, No 1,
Salt Lake, Utah Battalion knights, Arizona, Non.
tana, Wyoming, Idaho and Sandwich Islands.
rHsTu DIyIsIoS.
william =. Enos, Fast Grand Commander, Csliior-
Aiss-w V Morrow, Frederick K. Beehtel, H.
D. Reniett, Thomas C. Grant Abraham Powell :
Royal HiwaiiRn BaGd Boston CoInmandery az
special escoEt 70 NJ. T.. Grand Master and Grand
Encampmeut, U. S.
THB oRAg0 ENoAGPNESr.
Then came the officers Of The Grand Encampment
led by Grand Iaster Dean a milk-white steea
VIA head uncovered, all the Communicates being
at present swords tbs bands PLAYING " Hail 20 the
Chief. Then followed the Past Grand Masters on
BLACK horses-a line looking bodS Of men. Tha Sec.
ond Artillery Band, vita white casques and blue
uniforms marched IN tae shape Of a eross followed
by delegation Of California Commsndery. Their
elegant standard borne in a carrsge drawn BY six
massive black horses. The Hawaiian band preceded
the Boston Com andery, who wore elegant cha
pearH they also hal Two eagles Gagged, borne on
stan reaching the press staud the Commandery
changed TO thfees open order. The Virginia City
mounted and the San Jose Comnaniery came next,
then carriages containing the Grand 3 shop Pre-
Lite and clergy, and the Governor OF the State
California Comma uerY was also cheered as it
passed the Baldwin. Tho interior Communicates
followed. Sacramento ami Marysviiie, u abreast,
with swords reversed driilvd admirably, closing to
thrcss close order. ~ Dorado, Woodland and
Plsceryille cane in then welse with banner fured
Los Angeles and Oroyiie with arms at carry narch-
ing three abreast. The lowest estimate paced on
the number Of those IN the procession IS 5000. The
Knights slowly lied into the Pavilion whore
RECEPTION TO THE GRAND MASTER,
Officers and members Of the Grand Encampment
was held The sercises commenced with grand
march BIZ the Hawaiian band, followed prayer by
Sir 0. c. Wheeler Grand Preate Of California Com.
mladeryl and q 9snp'aT ode By select choir Of
tweaty-four yoiQes Sd Reuben r. Lloyd, Grand
Caasaia 6}enelel g ? ifo.nis then INTRODUCED Sir
George Psrkina Grand Commander Of Caifornis.
The "lslubaG ef OhOrus," by the Hawaiian tand,
was followed by . brief address Of welcome by
Mayor Bartlett Governor Stoneman also welconsd
tic HTiga.s 80 TIM oo1., and was followed by Grand
siaster BENZ Dean, who delivered III eloquent
and responsive address, on the conclusion o. which
the Standard Bearers assembled in ioree 80 front Of
Tue sLaSe CisHitAlug tleir baluCfs WulS the audi
euce sang "Americl." The baaedicti0n By the
Grand Prelate closed the ceremonies
THE DISPLAY MOVEMENTS
OF the several Commauderies which marched in the
line attracted the closest attention and received al
most continuous applause from the spectators along
the line OF march. Tho orders q the Grand captain
General governing tie procession permitted the ex
ecution Of any display movements which would not
retard the coumn, and the liberty thus afforded
Was most skillfuiiy used ard In a manner elicitng
high degree Of credit 20 most u the mmands Gu
gagged. Ons Of the most attractive forms IN which
Communicates appeared was thSt Of the Cross, the
standard being q long line Ok Knights marching in
single file in the center OF the street. with another
line at company fro extending across the street at
right angles with the first and the standard being
borne al the intersect OF the two lines This was
a frequent movem tat with many Of the commands |
and was at the same time unique an very express
I've. One two OF the bands N rehed in the same
manner. TIE large number OF Knights in line from
Golden Gate CommandsrY enabled that bOdy TO 20 |
still further and march in fo m u the OF the
General Grand CommandSry and thirtg -third de- !
gree, having three parallel bars lines extended
across the standard line Of cross and also with a |
;quare Of sixteen men, four each way at the foot Ct
.he standard, TO represent base. This was very !
oddly appauded. Other movements we're exc |
,uted, sueh as marching in form OF triangiss, |
squares, diamonds, aid large variety If other |
ancy movements, most OF which were accomplished |
ore king from TO another while man ching and |
rom plain marching order TO these displsy-posi- |
ions and back, with q precision and grace that |