Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-09-06
Tho KNIGHTS pilgrimage.

Quite number of the members of the
Commandery Of Knights Templar of this
city are making arrangements to attend the
Conclaye to be held in st. Louis. The fol-
lowing order issued from the headquarters
of the Rates and transportation Committee
of the Grand Commandery of California
Knights Templar last Saturday will no
doubt prove of interest to many:
The Grand Commander having expressed
his desire to that effect, it is expected that
all Communicates who are going to make
the pilgrimage to st. Louis, will go together,
acting as escort to the Grand Commandery
of California. With this object in view,
this committee has been ordered to form
the California battalion in special trains to
leave on the 18th instant and proceed to St.
Louis direct, via Central Pacific Railway
to Ogden, Union Paeific Railway, via Chey-
enne and Denver to Kansas City, and Mis-
souri, Pacific Railway to st. Louis. The
number of Pullman sleeping coaches al
ready spoken for warrants us forming the
train in two sections. and will be known
as Templar Specials No. l. No. 2 and No. 3.
Templar Special No. 1 will leave Oakland
ferry landing, foot of Market street, San
Francisco, at IL O'Clock A. NJ, passing Sac
ramento at 3 o'clock P. N. Oakland Com
mandery, No. II, and Golden GAZE Com
mander, No. IS, together with the First
Infantry. n. G. C. band, will occupy this
train. Sir Knight l. p Allen is detailed to
take charge of this section.
Templar Special No 2 will form at Sacra-
mento, so as to leave that city at o'clock
p NJ, about one hour behind No. L. Sacra-
mento Commandery No. ., Naval Com
mandery No. 10, Stockton Commandery
No. s. San Jose CommanGery No. IL, Wat
sonville Commandery No. %, and all Com
manderies stationed in the northern part
of the State, will occupy this train. Emin-
ent Commander w. b. Miller, of Sacra-
mento, is detailed TO take charge of this
section.
Templar Special No. 8 will leave Oakland
ferry landing, foot of Market street, San
Francisco, at 1:30 o'clock P. NJ, passing
Sacramento at $50 o'clock P. N. California
Commandery No. l, C9ur de Leon Com
mandery No. 0. Santa Rosa Commandery
No. Il, Mount Olivet Commandery No. 20,
and all Communicates stationed in the
southern part of the State, and the Grand
Commandery, together with the Second
Artillery n. G. c.. Band will occupy this
train. Sir Knight II. B. Smith, Jr., is de-
tailed to take charge of this section.
Any of the Communicates not enumer--
ated can join either one of the sections, If
the trains are not TOO heavy TO be handled
easily, in which case they viii be attached
to the regular train which leaves San Fran
cisco at P. II. The regular train will pass
ali the specials al or near Kansas City. so
that these cars can join the Others at that
place.
Templar Special No. l will take Nevada
Commandery No. 6 on board at Colfax, or
will attach the car or cars if they should
have sufficient to fill one or more cars.
Templar Specials No 2 and No. will
take all Sir Knights and families at the
various points in the State of Nevada and
Utah.
Should any section contain more than
ten sleeping coaches, and all sections COM