Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-07

Der IS. The entire membe rship is 242 The
commandery carries grand standard. with an
oil painting of the Golden Gate. They are a
fne-looking body Of men, and are good speci-
mems of the wide-awake men of the Pacific
slope. The officers of the commandery are:
Srs Andrew G. Booth, commander; Carlos G
Young. generalissimo; William Edwards, cap
tain general; Hezekiah Z. Hosmer, G. P, pre-
late; A. b. Won Wefelsburg, senior warden;
George McC. Taylor, junior warden; Herman
J. Sadler, treasurer; VIM. I. Fonda, recorder;
James G. Walker, standard bearer; Martin
White, sword bearer; Joseph X. Firth, warder;
Samuel ID. Mayer, q. o.. musical director
Burr Noble, herald; A. W. Baldwin, first guard;
ID. E. Walker. second guard; Chas. l.. Field.
third guard; VIM. H. Smith, sentinel
Golden Gate cOmmandery. No. 16, of San Fran
cisco, Cal, was the outgrowth of the decision
of the Grand encampment of the United States
in 1880 to hold the triennial conclave of '83 in
San Francisco. There had been a desire to this
end for some time previous, and an organization
meeting held January IS, 1881, 43 sir
knights, representing % different commander
les. being present. The dispensation was re-
ceived at the assembly of February H. Right
Eminent Sir Vim. o. Gould was named as com
mander. Sir Henry ". Blake generalissimo,
and Sir Tristan Burgess as captain general
couple of months later the dispensation was
surrendered and a charter granted, the COM
mandery being constituted April 2i:
Late in September the new asylum
was dedicated with an impressive cere-
mony Since then the commandery has
had most successful growth, increasing from
43 charter members to 2l5 swords at roll call, a
remarkable increase In eight years. OF course
this commandery took an active part in the
conclave of 1885, held in San Francisco, and
arrangements were begun at least year in
advance to prepare for the entertainment Of
the vast body of visiting knights. All the
Templars of California participated in the
great undertaking, but it was left to the knights
of San Francisco to assume most OF the labor
and responsibility.
All the members Of the Golden Gate were
drafted into the various conclave committees.
and did herculean work for months. The
commandery made record worthy of emula-
ton in the manner in which the visitors were
entertained at its headquarters
Thirty-eignt knights Of Golden Gate made
the pilgrimage to st. Louis in 1856 to attend the
twenty third triennial, and enjoyed a delightful
trip half way across the continent and back
again. They were accompanied by q live bear,
dubbed Zerubbabel, attracting great interest
| on the trip. e proved too much for his consti-
| tuition, however, and Zerub. is now no more.
| having persisted soon after the return Of the
| commandery from st. Louis. He is now one OF
the ornaments of the asylum, having been
artistically stuffed. The commandery has,
however, secured another bear for this trip
The famous drin corps of the commandery
was organized in May, 1888, and two years later
won the Yosemite plaque for excellence IN drill.
In the few years OF its organization the drill
| corps has done much for the commandery in
adding to the laurels OF Golden Gate.
Oakland, No. IL.
Oakland commandery, No. IL, stationed at
Oakland. Cal. arrived In the city yesterday bali
hundred strong. and marched to their quar-.