The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-04-21
Programme for To-Day's
Exercises.
THE BATTALION FORMATION.
Sir Knights to Be in Line on Van
Ness Avenue.
GRAND CoMMANDERY OFFICERS.
Those Elected and Appointed Are
Finally Installed and Commits
tees Are Chosen.

The second days session of the Califor-
MIA Grand Commandery, knights Tenn
plar. took place in Masonic Temple yester-
day afternoon.
The following grand officers, who had
been elected at the preceding days session
were installed: Sir Frank William Sum-
ner, San Francisco, grand commander;
Sir Edward Spalding Lppitt, Petaluma.
deputy grand commander; Sir Trowbrdge
flyer Ward, Los Angeles. grand generals
simo; Sir George Dickson Metcalf. Oak
land, grand captain-general; Sir Robert
Maurice Powers, San Diego, grand senior
warden; Sir Robert Hurd Blossom, Red
Bluff. grand junior warden: Sir John
Francis Merrill, San Francisco. grand
treasurer; SIR Thomas Hubbard Cas- well.
San Francisco, grand recorder.
At the meeting yesterday Sir Richard
Beverley Cole of SAN Francisco, was ap-
pointed grand siandard-bearer; Sir John
Garwood of Stockton, grand sword-6earer;
Sir Frederick Marvin Miller OF Fresno.
grand warden; Sir Samuel David Mayer
of San Francisco, grand organist. and Sir
James Oglesby, grand captain OF the
guards.
The officers, elective and appointive,
were installed by Past Grand Commander
Sir William Vanderhurst, assisted by As
sistant Past Grand Commander Sir Samuel
Hopkins Wagner as master OF cere-
monies.
The following committees were also ap-
pointed:
Jurisprudence Sir Niles Searls. Sir
George Asbury johnson and Sir Reuben
Hedley Lloyd. ~,
Finance and accounts-Sir Joseph Mil
Ter Litchfeld, Sir Franklin Dalton and Sir
William Frank Pierce.
Correspondence-Sir William Abraham
Davies. Sir John Rose Robinson and Sir
George Butterfield Mckee.
The business of the Grand Commandery
| was closed in ample form.
To-day the great Knights Templar re-
! view will take place. The column Will be
under the commend of the (. grand cap
tain-general, and under the direction of
the r. E. grand commander E. Sir Viii
| liam Edwards will act as chief Of staff
The staff of the K. K. grand commander
will be composed OF past grand command
ers, and such Sir Knights as may be de-
tailed for such duty.
TIE r. E. grand commander, the E.
grand captain-general, the staff, battalion
commanders and adjutants will be mount
ed, furnishing their own horses and equip
ments.
Communicates will be organized into
battalions. From four to six commander
les will form a battalion. The strength Of
commandery will not exceed thirty-six
| Sir Knights, nor be less than twenty-four.
| Large Communicates Will be DIVIDED to
| form two or more Communicates.
The officers OF n company VIII be the
| eminent commander or captain-general, the
senior and junior wardeus and the stand
| ard guard. Past commanders, generalissi-
mos and eminent commanders or captain s.
general, not in command, Will report to
f. Sir Edward 5. Lippitt at the Masonic
| Temple at 80 o'clock, and, under his
direction, form the Grand Commandery to
properly represent The jurisdiction.
Chiefs of battalion will be responsible
| for the organization Of their battalions,
| and place the communicates assigned to
same, so that battalion may be formed
of at least four companies. In the con-
soldation of small Communicates, or de-
ails, the position in line and rank Of officers
| will be given according to date Of charter.
The points of organization will be the
Masonic Temple and the asylum Of Golden
| Gate Commandery NO. go, Suffer street.
| Battalion commanders will give the neces-
sary instructions for the formation of their
battalions at these points, or on Van Ness
| avenue, as may be convenient; but all
| Communicates must be in line, the battal-
ions formed and reports made to the grand
captain general previous to 2:30 O'Clock.
The Templar lines will form on The east
side of Van Ness avenue, facing west with
the right resting on Turk street. The bat
| talon formation will be as follows:
Grand Commandery OF California fright rest.
ing on Turk streep-E. Sir Edward S. LipDltt
Mounted Battalion, California No. 1 (right
resting on the Grand Commanderyl-E. Sir r.
p. Hurlbut In command, Sir William III. r.
Titus adjutant
First Battalion Fright resting on Golden Gate
avenu )-E. Sir K. Nj. Powers in command, E.
Sir 4. l.. Jones adjutant. California No. l
QooD Sacramento No. 2, Pacific No. 3, Ell Do
RADIO No. A. Oroyile No. 8, Nevada No. 8,
Second Battalion Fright resting on McAllister
streeD-E Sir Hervey Lindley IN command, E.
Sir f. L. Mauk, adjutant. Cpur de Lion No.
g. San Jose No. 10. CHICO No. IL, Lassen No.
10, Santa Rosa No. IA, Red Bluff No. IT, Ven
tura No. IS.
Third Battalion fright resting on Fulton
streer-E. Sir Charles w. Hewes in command,
Sir Louis Schaffer adjulsnt. Oakland No. IL.
Naval No. 10, Mount Olivet No. 20. Woodland
No 81, Watsonye No. %.
Fourth Battalion Qight resting ON Grove
streeD-Sir William Macdonald In command,
Sir D. E. Miles adjutant. Saint Bernard No.
%, Colusa No. "a, San Diego No. 25, Visalia
No. %, san Luis Obispo No. "a, Riverside No.
2S, Fresno No. 20. st. Omar No 30, Pasadena
No. 81, Mount Shasta No. 32, Ukiah NO. 50,
Fifth Battalion bright resting on Hayes
streer)-E. Sir Joseph X. Firth in command,
Sir Willis q. Dodd adjutant Golden Gate
No. 16.
After the review on Van Ness avenue
the Communicates will return TO their
halls or hotels.
This evening the comforting of the de-
grees of the mystic shrine will take place
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