The San Francisco call., 1896-04-26
Golden Gate Commandery Aiding
the Masonic Home
Project.
GATHERING AT THE PAVILION
The Templar Exhibition Drill and
Ball a Social and Artistic
Success.

The Templar drill and ball given by
Golden Gate Commandery at the Me-
chanics' Pavilion last night was success.
There were several thousand people pres
ent. 1t was a gathering of culture and
fashion.
The proceeds were donated to the fund
for the erection of Masonic Widows and
Orphans home in Alameda County. 1t
is expected that the co rner stone OF the
proposed building will be laid this coming
autumn. The Grand Lodge, subordinate
lodges. chapters councils, communicates
and other branches of Masonry have
Joined in the establishment of this great
charity. And among the most active OF
the organizations stands Golden Gate
Commandery.
The programme of the fiesta last night
was most satisfactory. 1t included sew
eral selections by the band, from bone
solo by F. r. Tobin and an address by
Rev. Jacob Voorsanger. He spoke OF the
good work which the Knights Templars
had accomplished and drew attention to
the latest charitable enterprise that had
been undertaken.
"The Masonic fraternity" said DIR.
Voorsanger, sis founded, not on glittering
uniforms and splendid trappings.. but
upon the basis of the greatest OF all rell-
gion-the religion of humanity and char
itv. Thus Masonry has travelled down the
ages, exemplifying its principles at every
STEP"
Knights took part in the exhibition drill.
1t was pretty spectacle as the battalion
passed in review and the companies exc
cuted different figures. The organization
of the battalion was as follows:
In command, Charles H. Murphy, eminent
commander.
Staff-C. l.. Patton, captain-general; R. Ashe,
prelate; and Past Commanders James II.
Hatch, F. JIFrench, A. G. Booth, c. G. Young
and Frank Dalton.
sergeant-Major, E. DeK. Townsend.
Standard guard. C. Campbell, sword
bearer; Thomas Kirkpatrick, standard bearer; /;
Band-First Infantry Regiment, n. G. c.,
Charles II. Cassasa, director.
First commandery-F. w. Sumner, captain
general; j. r. Aitken, senior warden; Z. Nc
MILAN, junior warden.
Second commandery-J. NJ. Peel, captain
general; william E. Lutz, senior warden; W.
D; Keyston, junior warden.
Third commandery-C. L. Field. captain
general; J., K. Firth, senior warden; W. C.
Stroud, junior warden.
New otflcer of the day, c. l.. Patton.
Old officer OF the day, C. HellWig.
Officer of the guard, K. Mcmillan.
In command OF guard details-John ellison,
J. R. Aitken, William E. Lutz, ]. K. Firth.
In command of pavilion and guard, Frank
Dalton.
The programme OF the drill was as fol-
lows:
The march, passing in review before R. E.
Sir T. II. Ward, grand commander of Califor-
mia: exhibition drill by Golden Gate Com
mandery Drill Corps, r. E. Sir Frank w. Sum-
her. acting captain-generRi; guard mount ad-
jutant, Elm. Sir William Edwards; sergeant
major, Z. DeK. Townsend: new officer of the
day, c. l.. Patton; old officer of the day. c. He'll
,piCr 1atin of hiatt oil ra.yia, IN
Sir Charles H. Murphy, commander of Golden
Gate Commandery No. 10, Knights Templar;
dress parade.
Dancing filed out the remainder of the
evening, which was most enjoyably passed
by the large assembly.