The San Francisco call., 1896-04-22
The Grand Commandery of the
State Will Convene Thurs.
day.
RECEPTION TO THE VISITORS.
California Commandery No. I of This
City Will En- ,ertain in Royal
Fashion.

The Grand Commandery of the Masons
OF California will meet in annual session
in this City, beginning Thursday, at the
Temple, Post and Montgomery streets.
Grand officers and delegates will then be
here from all parts of the State.
What is expected to be the most at
Iractlve feature of the event is the recep-
ton by California Commandery No. 1 of
San Francisco to the visitors and their
families. This will take place in Odd Eel
lows Hall, Friday night. Quite elaborate
preparations are in progress looking to-
ward the complete success of the recep-
ton. Under the direction of Martin Jones,
John ?. Fraser, Charles II. Wilson, Curtis
II. Lindley and Edward ?. Cole, the execu-
tive committee, The following committees
are working for this object:
Reception-Sir Asa R. Wells fchairman), Sir
Charles f Crocker (vice-chairman) Sir Will
liam W. Morrow, Sir Charles w. Slack, Sir Rus
sell J. Wilson, Eminent Sir George T. Bromley
Eminent Sir Franklin H. Day, Eminent Sir
Joseph NJ. Litchfield, Eminent Sir Brilsford P
Flint, Eminent Sir Peter Dean, Eminent Sir r.
Beverly Cole, Eminent Sir Eugene n. Deuprey,
Eminent Sir William Irwin, Sir David w.
Donthitt, Sir Emory E. Smith, Sir Charles S.
Tilton, Sir Henry J. Burns, Sir Daniel E. Bar
ger, Sir John T. Morse, Sir Thomas V.
O'Brien,. Sir John A. Russell, Sir Fred
eFiok sSbnld VI Van siGklen Sir 4lexey w.
Sir George A. Knight Sir George E. Walk, Sir
John S. Young, Sir William F. McNutt, Sir
Samuel G. Murphy, Sir Henry E. Highton, Sir
John G. Conrad, Si- George Johnson, Sir Rich
ard P. Hammond Jr., Sir John L. Kincaid, Sir
John Lee, Sir Thomas I. Atkinson, Sir William
S. Barnes, Sir Henry Bohls. Sir George E. Ames,
sir Hiram Tubbs, Sir James W. Burnham, Sir
Charles J, King, Sir Arthur S. Lovelaee, Sir
Wllfred W. Montague, Sir Monson Russell, Sir
Charles Jost, Sir William Ede Sir Abraham
Holc Cir l. hal q
ton, Sir William Macdonald, Sir Henry F.
Williams, Sir Milton a. Wheaton, Sir Walter Z.
Dean, Sir James Simpson, Sir Samuel A. Nc
DOnnelL
Enterteinment-Sir Curtis ]. Kenyon, chair
man; Sir Timothy Hopkins, vice-chairman
Sir benjamin +. CARAT, Sir George w. Baker,
Thomas D. Riordan Sir Joseph H. Ltttietield,
Sir Thomas r. Horton, Sir Frank w. Marvin
Sir Alexander McNee, Sir James McNab, Sir
jerome b. Richardson, Sir George H. Thomp-
son, Sir Henry B. Russ, Sir Robert s. Moore Sir
William Mccormick Sir Charles P. Chesley
Sir John N. Curtis, Sir John L. NJ Shetterly,
Sir David D. Shattuck, Sir Thomas L. Hill
Music-Sir Ludwig NJ. Hoef1er, chairman; Sir
Walter c. Campbell, vice-chairman Sir George
W. Bennett, sir Louis A. Larsen, Sir James F.
Batkin, Sir Gustav Kartschoke, Sir julius w.
Lowe.
Hall and Observation-Disclosures Sir Reuben
p. Hurlbut, chairman; Sir Charles NJ. Plum
vice-chairman; Sir Charles w. Decker, Sir Will
liam H. Lille, Sir Henry J. Smith, Sir Gustave
II. Umbsen, Sir Milo S. Jeffers Sir William H
Miner, Sir William Ii. Davis, Sir Charles A.
McQuesten, Sir Andrew McElroy, Sir John F.
Riley, Sir Adolph g. SchetZel, Sir Andrew
Nllkie, Sir Henry Williamson, Sir John O.
Monaghan, Sir Irvine Graham, Sir Samuel
Warburton.
Floor committee-Sir Samuel Shortridge
(ehairman), Sir William H. Snedaker (vice-
chairman) Sir Richard S. Polastri, Sir Otto F.
Westphal, Sir Arthur L. Piper, Sir William E.
Miles, Sir Frederick c. Morgan, Sir William ],
Younger, Sir John H. Brnnings, Sir Thomas H
Browne, Sir Robert j. Tyson, Sir Samuel c.
Han moRd, Sir Moubray R. Dundas Sir Peter
=. Dali, Sir Edward B. Hindes, Sir William H.
Edwards.
Purveying-Sir Anton Kreig (chairmanl, Sir
William 4. Jones (vice-chairman), Sir Thomas
Morton, Sir Christopher C. Morehouse, Sir
Henry Kohler Sir William r. Jost, Sir Henry
/. Mathews, Sir William I. Little, Sir John f.
Riley, Sir George Haas, Sir James Oglesby
Press and frinting-R. En-. Sir Hiram T.
Graves chairman; Sir Edward B. Church
vce-chairman; Sir Henry L. Davis, Sir John
II. Mentz Sir William S. Moses Sir Charles S.
can, Sir William A. Halsted, Sir Charles w.
1redale, Sir Minor s. Martin, Sir George d.
korts.
Finance-Sir George NJ Perine chairman; :;
Sir Colin NJ. Boyd viee-chairman; EN- Sir
Thomas KYLE, Sir John F. Kennedy, Sir Mont
gomery Cooley, Sir Henry W. Westphal, Sir
Evan L. Reese, Sir c. II. +. Neuhaus, Sir Adolph
Hromada, Sir Charles NJ Chase, Sir John Ton
ningsen, Sir w. H. Frank Titus.
The Grand Commandery will be pre-
sented to the eminent commander. This
event will be followed by reception of the
grand officers of the Grand Commandery.
A speech of welcome will be delivered by
Eminent Commander Martin Jones. The