The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-18
SIR KNIGHTS AND THEIR BOSTON PILGRIMAGE,
Gate commandery's itinery to chant upon
his opening page from Joaquin Miller:

Gate COMMANDERS itinery to chant upon
his opening page from Joaquin Miller:
Go We and look upon that land
That far, vast land that few behold,
And none beholding understand;
That old, old land which men call new
Ihae land as OLD as time iS.old.
Go journey with the seasons through
Its wastes, and learn how limitless,
How shoreless lie the distances
Before you come to- question this
Or dare to dream what grandeur Is
The conclave begins its five days session
on Tuesday, August 81 with street pa
geant extending in an unbroken line Tor
eight miles through the streets OF Boston,
and numbering above $4,000 swords. 1t
will present a spectacle well worth jour-
ney across dozen States to witness.
Not less than $4,000 Sir Knights and
10000 ladies', besides the multiplication OF
those big numbers who merely go 10 wit
ness it. will arrive in Boston on Sunday,
Monday and Tuesday. Such a mobiliza-
ton in any State OF Europe would mean
the total suspension of all other railway
traffic for period OF from one to two
weeks. In these United States it will
patchers and some considerable increased
revenue to some railroad companies, and a
very pleasant time to some Sir knights and
their ladies, and yes, a well-defned diSap-
pointment to good many others who find
they can't go. Otherwise the business OF
the country scarcely pauses to take note.
The purpose of the conclave is the trien-
NAL gathering of the members OF the order,
where old acquaintance are found and
new friendships made. Many of the COM
manderies have engaged quarters and
made preparations during the last three
years, so that the gathering will be ex-
ceedingly brilliant and represent a very
influential element. Monday will be de
voted to getting settled; Tuesday will be
the event of the grand parade and the
opening o. the session of the Grand En-
campnent of the United States. After
that the Grand Encampment goes into
executive session and continues until Fri
day or Saturday. This body is composed
of the first four officers of Grand Com
mandery and Past Grand Commanders OF
a jurisdiction, with representa- of such
subordinate communicates as may not be
organized into grand Jurisdictions. These
members are supposed to be on duty ID
the Grand Encampment during the week.
After the parade the week is devoted by
the order at large entirely to receptions
. excursions and individual parades.
The California representatives are going
downto Boston enthusiastic in the matter
of promoting Reuben H. Lloyd, who now
holds the third office in theGrand Encamp-
ment, and who without doubt will be
elected to the position of deputy grand
master. At the conclave of 1898 Sir knight
Lloyd will without question be grand
master of the order.
There are "a Communicates in California
with a mem beTship of $3.50. Three separate
special trains will carry the California con-
tingent to the encampment. There will
be about 200 Sir Knights and probably as
many of their ladies to make up the three
parties. The three trains will be Splerdidly
provisioned and go into Boston in form to
properly typify the land of plenty from
which they come.
The frst--the special of California No.
LEAVES this morning at 8 o'clock; the
second, Golden Gate No. 16, and the third,
Oakland No. IL, leave tomorrow evening
att and 8 o'clock respectively. Oakland
No. II goes as escort to the Grand Com
mandery of the State. The officers of the
Grand Commandery who go are: Grand
commander, E. S. Lippitt; grand gener-
alissimo, George D. Metcalf; grand captain
general, Robert NJ. Powers of San Diego.
The following past grands are going with
this party: Reuben II. Lloyd, grand gen.
eralissimo of the Grand Encampment-a
past grand commander of the State-goes
with this party.
The following past grand commanders
are also going: W. f. Sumner, William
A. Davies and Hiram I. Graves, of this
City; Samuel II. Wagner Of San Jose, Ed
ward r. Hedges of Stockton, A. a. Red
ington of Sacramento and Jacob Neff of
Auburn.
California Com mandery No. l has al
ready sent a refrigerator-car filled with
fruit 1t will carry with it $4,000 bottles of
wine, bearing, besides the vintage label,
the coat-of-arms of the commandery,
which is blown in the glass; also 100 cases