The record-union., 1895-08-19
KNIGHT TEMPLARO' PILGRIMAGE.
California Commandery Departs for
Boston.
Golden Gate and Oakland Commander.
les. With the Grand Officers,
VIII Go Tonight.

OF the century-a gathering whore 30,0 600
swords of a peaceful organization will
flash in the sun during the passage of the
triennial conclave parade of the
Grand Encampment of the Knight
Templars of the United States-a parade
which, it is calculated, will extend in an
unbroken line for eight miles through
the streets of the old historic city.
AS the train, consisting of baggage
car. day coach. five Pullmans and a
dining car, swept into the depot beauti-
full shield on the side of the baggage car
told the story of who were the occupants
of the cars. 1t bore the legend. Cali
fornia Commandery. No. /, Mounted,
| Stationed at San Francisco" In the
center was picture of knight Temp
lar, armed cap-a-pie and ready to do bat
| tie for his order. Within the car, piled
to The roof, was great variety OF pack
ages OF fruit and refreshments. In the
second car ia bic was spread with all the
dellcacies of the season, reinforced by
unlimited champagne, etc, where the
"traters" welcomed their brethren and
friends who visited them at the stations
where the train stopped. In The sleep
ing coaches wero their wives and rela-
nyes, and it was easily perceiyable that
the party intended to enjoy the trip to
their utmost capacity.
Occupying position OF honor in the
second car was the flowing cup'' of Cali
fornia Commandery, gold lined and con-
tanning siXty-tiye ounces of silver, which
was made from the silver brick won by
the Commandery at Denver, in the COM
petitive drill at the last Triennial Con-
claye. 1t holds gallon Of wine, and is
handsomely chased with sym bolio en-
blems and the coat ot-arms of the Com
mandery. as well as The Colorado coat of
arms. and the Inscription COLORADO Com
mandery, Denver" as we'll as an inscrip-
ton telling OF what 1t was made 1t has
three massive handles of silver, dividing
the three panels.
Fifty-tive members of California Com
mandery, with their relatives, were on
the train, and they were joined here by
Sir Knights Louis Breuner and w. L.
Peterson with their wives. Several Sir
Knights of this city, who had expected
to join in the pilgrimage. were unable to
do so, TO their great regret.
When the train arrived at and left the
depot, "Ihe twins" Sir Knights Logan
and Bennett, the buglers of the Conn
mandery, blew the appropriate signals in
excellent style. The visitors from the
Commandery here were each presented
with a souvenir of the occasion. The
COluihdl4OSiJ Hdh pI6pdTSd AZ,UUU OF
these souvenirs IN the shape of bottles of
California wines, bearing, beside the
vintage label, the coat-of-arms of the
Commandery, which is blown into the
bottles; also, 100 cases of California
champagne. The bottles were blown in
France tor the special purpose. and 10, 900
beautiful little baskets, each TO con tain a
bottle of wine surrounded by fruits, as
menentoes 30 Eastern visitors at the
headquarters in Boston, were made TO
order in Japan. They go by rail via
Denver, Chicago and Detroit, thence by
Canadian Pacific to Newport, VT, and to
Boston, and on their way will make short
stops and entertain and be entertained by
''fraters' at Glenwood Springs, Lead
vile, Denver and Montreal. At Denver
Asylum the loving cup' will be chris
tened.
On their arrival at Boston, their bat
TALON of black horses, with the single ex-
ception of the white steed Of the Conn
mander, will be III waiting. having been
shipped ahead, and they will mount in
full uniform and be escorted by Bos-
ton Commandery, No. 2, 600 strong,
to their headquarters at the Parker
House, the ladies being escorted in car
riages. and will give banquet there that
evening. On Wednesday evening they
will keep open house until midnight, Re-
oOrder Graves having sent out invita-
tions to 10000 Communicates and re-
ceived appreciative replies from $1,000
Knights. 1t is estimated that the trip
will cost the Commandery $4,000. A
refrigerator carload Of fruit has been sent
on for their use.
The train is under the management of
w. II. Snedaker, General Ageut of the
Rio Grande Western road. The COM
mittees are as follows: Executive-Emi
inent Sir Reuben Hurlbut, Commander;
Sir Martin Jones. Generalissimo; Sir
John p. Frazer Captain q eneral. Re-
ception-Sir George a. knight, Chair
man; Eminent Sir Hiram L. Graves,
p. c.; Eminent Sir Potter Dean. z. c.;
Eminent Sir Brilsford p. Flint, Z. c.:
Eminent Sir Thomas Kyle, Z. O., Sir
knights Asa r. Wells, r. 5. Polastri, W.
w. Mitchell, L. K. Horton, George Haas,
William j. Younger, Henry L. Davis,
John f. Kennedy, Henry Edwards, b.
Decker, a. Hromada. L. z. Cole and
Charles Wilson. Commissary-Sir Je-
rome b. Richardson; assistants, Sir John
81. Bruning and Sir j. Stanley Ewing.
Quartermaster-Sir Auton Kreg; assist
ants, Sir John Tonningsen and Sir James
a. Christie.
When the train arrived at Oakland it
was met by Cassassa's Band and an i'm
mense crowd of citizens, who wished the
excursionists Godspeed.
Tonight special train will pass
through here containing Golden Gate
Commandery, No. 16 of San Francisco,
who go prepared to sustain the reputa-
ton OF California, being made up princi-
pally Of the younger members OF the fra
ternity, as California Commandery repre-
sents the older element. Representatives
of Ceur de Lion Commandery of Los
Angeles Will join it at Reno, and w. ID.
knlghtsot Sacramento Commandery will
join it here.
1t will be followed au hour later by
special train containing Oakland Com
mandery. No. Ii, Eminent Commander
George ID. Clark, which will escort the
Grand Commaudery OF the State. The
officers OF the Grand Commandery who
go will be: Grand Commander Il. 5.
Lippett, Grand Generalissmo George d..
Metcalf, Grand Captain-G General Robert
NJ. Powers, Grand Recorder Thomas II.
Casswell, Grand Sword Bearer W. III.
Mckee and Grand Warder Florin l..
Jones. Past Grand Commander Reuben
II. Lloyd, Grand Generalissimo of the
Grand Encampment, who will probably
be elected Deputy Grand Master of the
order, and in 1898 Grand Master, will also
go with this party.
Past Grand Commanders w. +. Sum-
ner. w. \. Davies and Hiram T. Graves
of San Francisco, Samuel III. WAGNER of
San Jose. Edward r. Hedges of Stockton,
W. NJ. Petrie and a. a. Redington of
Sacramento and j. II. Neff of Auburn
Will also accompany the party.
The Grand Encampment will open on
the 9th. and continue for five days.
bbabel w., the Commandery bear
of Golden Gate Commandery, which is
only six weeks old, will accompany the
commandery as an emblem of California,
being accommodated with special quar-
terS In the cOmmISSarY car.