The San Francisco call., 1896-04-25
Reception Given by California
Commandery to the Grand
Commandery.
WITH CALIFORNIAN GREETING.
A Splendid Drill by the Corps and a
Banquet With Appropriate
Sentiments.

cry, fernS, palms ana blooming roses; the
white shoulders of fair women flashing and
whirling under the incandescent lights;
brave Sir Knights with mantles of costly
velvet plush and downy ostrich plumes of
sable, gallant in silver and gold bullion
and iewe!-hilted raplers, and above all the
sweet strains of music filling the air with
that which is more than mere melody
when heard by Knights within and with
out the order-these were the pictures that
made Odd Fellows Hall dream of beauty
last evening.
The Grand Commandery knights Temp
lar of the State of California was received
IN right courtly style. In right Californian
style would be the proper synonym for the
hospitality was not confined to bows and
soft words but was gilded with the choicest
treasures of the heart, and with that nor
NAL, natural and spontaneous generosity
and ingenuousness that is nothing if not
Californian.
When the last strident note of the as
sembly call on the bugle had melted away
| the drill corps marched in and formed an
arch of Templars' swords, under which
walked on their way to the platform the
officers of the Grand Commandery OF Cali
| forna.
| The corps. under command of Sir G. 81.
| Wilson, commandant, Sir John P. Fraser,
senior warden. and Sir James A. Christie,
| junior warden, performed series of mill
tary evolutions, forming triangles, crosses,
stars and circles that were bewildering in
their complexity and mechanical preci-
| sion. Every figure was greeted with con-
tinuous and well-deserved applause.
After the drill, Commander Sir Martin
Jones delivered the address of welcome to
the Grand Commandery. in which he
| spoke of the royal preparations that had
been made for the occasion, regrettlng the
| rainy weather which had prevented all the
| invited guests, particularly those from
distant counties. from attending. and in
! which he promised that the entertain
ment should be rushed through in time
for the guests to catch the first car and
boat for home-the first car in the morn
ing.
The orchestra, George W. Bennett con-
ductor, played a selection from De Koven's
robin Hood" after which the grand
march was given, and gallant knights and
fair ladies engaged in the dizzy pleasures
of the dance.
At midnight the guests repaired to the
lower hall, where plates had been laid for
600 persons, and amid the clinking of
champagne glasses the toasts and responses
we're made. Between toasts-the wet and
the dry-songs were sung by the Knicker-
booker Male Quartet, consisting of d. M.
Lawrence, first tenor; R. P. Evans, second
tenor; Douglas B. Crane, first bass, and
L. A. Larsen.
The menu was generous. The viands
were of the best and the wines were, with
the exception of the champagne, of the
Californian vintage.
| MENU.
Reisling. Oysters a Ia Pouletts.
| Salads.
shrimps Mayonaise. Chicken Mayonaise.
| Relishes.
| Olives Gherkins. Celery. Vienna Rolls.
| Zinfandel Roast Turkey, Cranberry Sauce.
Roast Chicken Boiled Ham. Smoked Tongue
Dessert.
Ice Cream and Strawberry Water Ice
Asserted Cakes.
| Gateau de Soiree.
Charlotte Russo Cakes Candies
| Tourte q la Duchesse.
Fruit. Macaroons.
| Cafe.
The following is list of tossts and re-
sponses:
|
States" Response v. E. Sir Reuben n. Lloyd,
deputy grand master of the Grand Encamp-
ment
"The Grand Commandery of California"
Response, R. E. Sir Edward S. Lippitt, grand
commander of the Grand Commandery.
California Commandery No. 1. Response
E. Sir W. H. L. Barnes, past commander Cali
| fornia Commandery.
"Our Flag" Response, E. Sir Eugene N.
Deuprey, past commander California Com
| mandery.
"The Cross, the Symbol of Knighthood. !"
Response, Sir George E. Walk. prelate Califor.
mia Commandery.
'The Ladies'" Response, Sir Samuel Nd. Short
| ridge.
T. Bromley, past commander California Com
| mandery.
| And the nights shall be filed with wine,
And the cares that nfest the day
| Shall fold their tents like the Arabs,
| And as silently steal away.
| The officers of California Commanderv
| for 1895 are:
| Commander, E. Sir Martin Jones; generals
| simo, Sir John P. Fraser; captain-general,
/ Sir Charles H. Wilson; prelate, Sir George E.
| Walk; senior warden, Sir Curtis H. Lindley:
/ junior warden, Sir Edwsrd P. Cole; guards-Sir
| James McCrosson, Sir ]. Stanley Ewing, Sir
! Paul Boettche;; auditing committee-Sir
George Haas, Sir Thomas Kyle, Sir John F.
Kennedy; committee on uniform-sir John o.
| Doane, Sir AdoIph G. Schetzel, Sir Gus E. Dorm;
! treasurer, Sir Asa r. Wells recorder Sir Hiram
T. Graves; standard bearer, Sir George N. Pc
| rine; sword bearer, Sir Orson J. Huested:
warder, Sir James F. Logan; sentinel, Sir
| James Oglesby; organist, Sir Leon 1. Stanton
| trustees-Sir Reuben P. Hurlbut, Sir Brilsford
| P. Flint, Sir Montgomery Cooley; purveyfng
committee-Sir William r. Jones, Sir William
R. Jost, Sir Thomas L. HILL
| The committees to whom the credit is
due for the succ IS of the reception are as
| follows:
Executive-Em. Sir Martin Jones, Sir John
1 P. Fraser, Sir Charles II. Wilson, Sir Curtis II.
Lindley. Sir Edward p. Cole.
| Reception-Sir Asa r. Wells (chairman), Sir
Charles F. Crocker (vice-chairman), Sir William
w. Morrow. Sir Charles W. Slack. Sir Russell