The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-30
AS Guests of Bay State Com
mandery the CaIifornians
Went to Brockton.
ALSO VIEWED PLYMOUTH ROCK.
All the Outside and Spectacular
Features of the Big Conclave
Concluded.


Francisco to-day presented it's titled bear,
Zerubbabel ", to Bay State Commandery
of Brockton, and the occasion was one that
the Sir Knights of Golden Gate declare
will set the standard in their experience
for genuine hospitality. Golden Gate was
the guest of the Bay State.
At 8 o'clock this morning a committee
of the Bay State arrived at the Golden
Gates hotel and began the days atten-
lions by distributing beautiful badges,
prepared especially for this day. Then
some streetcars, which had been chartered
to do so, stopped in front of the hotel and
the party boarded them.
They next stopped in front of the rail
way station, and the party there took
special train which carried them to Brock
ton. There the Bay State Commandery,
Eminent Commander John III. Jackson
and staff, 215 swords, with the City Mar
shall and platoon of police. with Mart
lands bands, stood drawn up in line await
ing them. Their reception was cordiality
itself. A committee of Brockton ladies
was in waiting to escort the ladies OF the
Golden Gate.
When little Zerubbabel numbered off
the train he was gree ted by repeated
cheers, especially from the throng of little
people who ha d gathered to see him. for it
was KIN own that he came to take up his
residence there. Guests and visitors drove
to City Hall square, where the Bay state
drew up in double columns and the Golden
Gates passed in front, properly returning
the salutes, then forming in line, while
Mayor John J. Whipple, in full Templar
regalia, came forward and was introduced
to Eminent Commander Clark and in
clever little speech rendered the freedom
of the city.
The procession then moved through. the
principal streets, which were crowded with
applauding people. They stopped at the
Brockton Club, where the ladies were
already being entertained. From there
they took the cars to the fair grounds,
where, in Agricultural Hall, magnificent
banquet was prepared. Here, in the pres
ence of 600 banqueters, the formal pre-
sentation of Zerubbabel w took place.
Eminent Commander Clark transferred
the little bear to the keeping of the Bay
State Commandery in a short address.
Eminent Commander John III. Jackson re-
sponded. Eloquent addresses were made
by Dr. Edmond E. Powers, past eminent
commander, on the part of Bay State,
and by Past Eminent Commander Sumner
and NJ. T. Owens and others on the part of
Golden Gate and Coeur de Lion.
Eminent Commander Jackson then pre-
sented beautiful banner of immortelles
bearing the emblems of the order to Golden
Gate Commandery. The band played
A.. 1.
Gated to Golden Gate Commandery, which
has not yet been printed, and indeed was
played here for the first time in public. 1t
will be published by Bay State Com
mandery and sent to San Francisco.
The menu was gotten up in beautiful
souvenir shape After the banquet the
train was boarded again for the run to
Plymouth. There the gates were found
open, admitting the visitors to view and
touch famous old Plymouth rock. Zerub-
babel even was allowed to play and battle
about it to the great amusement of the
spectators, an enterprising photographer
taking the opportunity to secure a snap
shot at him.
All the sights of Plymouth were re-
viewed from carriages and every possible
attention was paid the visitors. On the
return trip lunch was served with wine on
the train. An escort from Bay State Com
mandery made the return journey. Street.
cars, especially chartered, were found in
waiting at the station in Boston, which
carried the visitors back to the door of
their hotel, where they were set down,
declaring that for completeness they had
never known of such an entertainment
before.
The following ladies of the Golden Gate
party were with the excursionists: Miss
Anna Ayres, Mrs. Belle Barringer, Mrs c.
s. Benedict, Mrs. J. H. Bruce, Mrs. A. M.
Bryan, Mrs. C. D. Bunker, Miss M. L.
Bunker, Mrs. E. Burling, Mrs. 0. Burkett,
Miss Henrietta Carville, Mrs. George D.
Clark, Mrs. G. L. Darling, Miss Ella Dick
son, Mrs. Christian Hellwig, Mrs. L. A.
Judson, Miss Lottie Judson, Mrs. A. w.
Jackson, Miss Jackson, Mrs. D. E. Knight,
Mrs. J. B. Lankershim, Mrs. Hervey Lind
ley, Mrs. s. K. Lindley, Mrs. M. L..
Mathews, Miss M. T. Marshall Mrs. Frank
RAIDER, Mrs. @. C. Royce, Mrs. Gaylor
Rouse, Mrs. F. w. Street, Mrs. Annie
Stadtmuller, Mrs. Helen Stadtmuller, Mrs.
E. B. Stuart, Miss III. L. Sinsabaugh, Mrs.
C. S. True, Mrs. M. A. Thayer.
There were forty-two swords of the
Golden Gate Commandery In the process
sion. Tonight the San Francisco COM
manderles are visiting the Oakland Com
mandery, which is holding reception.
Tomorrow the several delegations break
up and scatter preparatory to their return.
A Golden Gate party will be conducted to-
morrow into the White Mountains by
Eminent Sir Knight Charles L. Field.
They will remain until Monday. Com
missary Eugene de Kay Townsend started
for New York and homeward to-day, the
first to depart the twenty-sixth triennial
conclave, so far as outside demonstration
is concerned, is over. and has been mag
nifcent affair, successful in every way and
the California delegation has every reason
to be proud of their part in it.
PROCEEDINGS IN CONCLAT E.
Eminent Sir Warren Larue Thomas
Elected Grand Master
BOSTON, MASS, Aug. 29.-At the morn
ing session of the Knights Templar it was
voted that the next conclave be held in