The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-26
WAS A MARCH OF HONOR.
Everywhere the Templars From
the Golden State Were Well
coined Royalty.
THEIR RECEPTION AT THE HUB,
All in Readiness at the Metropolis
of Massachusetts for the
ConcIaVe.

BOSTON. MASS, Aug. 25.-Golden Gate
Commandery made its grand entry into
the old Raw State city at 5 o'clock this
evening. The magnificent new union sta
+ion was crowded with people, but being
Sunday there was no cheering. That
did not check the heartiness of the well
come, however.
The train was five hours behind time, as
the roads of the East were congested at
this time with trainloads and trainloads
of Sir knights and their friends, all con-
verging toward this point. The Boston
Commandery, one of the Oldest in the
country, had been waiting with its splen-
did band all these hours to receive them,
not at the station, but on Park street, bor-
dering Boston Common, some blocks away.
A committee Of the commandery was at
the station, however, and the cars were
taken up fremont street to the Common.
There to the word of command of Colonel
Frank w. Sumner, adjutant, the Sir
knights from the far West fell in line,
making a gallant showing in their full
regaIia and uniform. The band of the
Boston Commandery struck the step and
the procession moved down fremont
street to Winter street, and thence TO
Washington and out to the quarters OF
Golden Gate Commandery, the Columbia
Hotel
There the Boston Commandery, a mag
nlfcent body of men over a hundred
strong, making an imposing appearance in
full uniforms of dead black, including the
plumes, drew up in line facing the hotel
and presented with their band at the right
of the line, when the band of Golden
Gate Commandery struck up and the Cali
fornians marched forward, their swords
also at salute. The band was located just
in front of that of the Boston Comman-
. derry, and to its music the knights of the
Golden Gate filed into the hotel, and the
long six days swift pilgrimage across this
wide continent was at an end.
A small boy was engaged to lead the
little bear Zerubbabel, who followed the
last file, but the little fellow got tired on
the way and a quincy had to be called to
carry him to the hotel. The ladies had
already arrived, having come direct from
the station under a knightly escort. And
truly pleasant as the journey had been
made by every accessory of comfort and
good fellowship, all were glad to find
themselves at rest and to be out of hearing
of the rattle of the wheels. Literally
speaking, Golden Gate Commandery will
own the Columbia Hotel to the exclusion
of all the other guests during the conclave.
The run to the city to-day was without
special incident. Breakfast was taken at
Troy, where the Boston newspaper men
began to come aboard, and they continued
to do so at the succeeding stations until
they numbered a small battalion. Zerub-
babel, the little bear, caught the fancy of
all OF them. At Fitchburg, Mass, Jeru-
salem Commandery almost buried the cars
in flowers, and for each man, woman and
child on board had prepared a bouquet
with a neat complimentary card.
But the pilgrimage is at an end now and
the pilgrims are resting, preparatory to the
work of the morrow. California Com
mandery No. 1, at the Parker House, Is
well situated. and has been receiving many
friends to-day. The Grand Commandery
of California, with Oakland escorting, will
leave tomorrow. This city is gayly
decorated in the Templar colors and cross
and the square and compass, and other
emblems of the order stand out in the
sharp relief of electric lamps tonight from
many public and semi-public buildings.