The herald., 1896-02-22
They Will Be in Possession of
the City Today
GRAND OFFICERS IN TOWN
Informal Reception rendered Them Last
Night
Two Thousand rlen VIII Be In Line In the
Big Parade Today-A Ban-
quet Tonight


train bringing in Masons from the various
| towns in Southern California. The men,
bers of the grand lodge arrived from the
north at l o'clock in the morning, there
being committee from the local lodges
on hand to meet the visitors, who we're
placed in vehicles and driven to the Hotel
Hollenbeck, which is to be their headquar-
ters. OF the Knights Templar command
cries which are expected to participate in
the cornerstone laying of the proposed
new temple today, only the one from San
Diego has SO far arrived.
FORMATION AND LINE OF MARCH
The parade today will be one of the most
imposing affairs ever seen here. 1t will
form on the west side of Broadway, right
of column resting on Third street. The
first division, consisting of the various
Communicates of knights Templar under
command of Past Grand Commander Frank
w. Sumner. will form on Broadway, right
resting on Third street.
The second division, consisting of the
following lodges: Whittier lodge, No. 1923;
Corona lodge, No. 324, of Pasadena; Al
hamb lodge, No. 322; South Gate lodge,
No. 800, of Los Angeles; Hollenbeck lodge,
No. 31y, of Los Angeles; Fallhrook lodge,
No. 3l7; Norwalk lodge, No. 315; Temes-
cal lodge, No. 314, of Riverside; Hueneme
lodge, No. 311; MonIovia lodge, No. 30S;
Santa Monica lodge, No. 3U7; Ashlar
lodge, No. 800, of Cotton; Azusa lodge,
No. 3O5, and Ontario lodge, No. 301, will
form on the south side of West Second
street, right resting on Broadway, facing
east.
Third division, consisting of RedIands
lodge, No. 800; Silver Gate lodge, No. 1876,
of San Diego; Orange Grove lodge, No.
293, of Orange; Santa Paula lodge, No.
POI Sunset lodge, No. 900, of Los Ange-
les; Elsinore lodge, No. $50; Southwest
lodge, No. 2S3, of National City; Southern
Anchor lodge, No. 273. of Compton; Pasa-
dena lodge, No. 272; Hesperia lodge, No.
264, of Santa Maria; Lompoc lodge, No.
1862: Evergreen lodge, No. $50, of River
side; Pomona lodge, No. 2i6, and Magno.
liza lodge, No. 242, of Santa Barbara, will
resting on Second street, facing south.
The fourth division, consisting of Santa
Ana lodge No. Gal, Guadalupe lodge No.
237 of Santa Barbara, Downey lodge No.
22O, San Buenaventura lodge No. y Of
Ventura, Anaheim lodge No. 2O7, Pental-
mington lodge No. 1893. Phoenix lodge No.
17S of San Bernardino. Lexington
lodge No. 1O4 of Ell Monte, Los
Angeles lodge No. 40. San Diego lodge No.
35, and the grand lodge of Masons of the
state of California, will form on the north
side of West Second street, right resting on
Broadway, facing west.
The various organizations participating
in the parade will meet at their respective
rendezvous at o'clock p. MI, and will be
at their various places of formation at
l 80, and the parade will move promptly
at o'clock.
At o'clock p. m. the parade will move
south on Broadway to Fifth street, east on
Fifth to Main, north on Main to Temple,
south on Spring to Third, west on third to
Hill, south on Hill to Masonic Temple,
where the ceremonies of laying the corner
stone will be conducted by the Grand lodge
of Masons of the state of California. Prior
to the ceremonies the parade will be dis
missed.
PROGRAM OF EXERCISES
Over two thousand men are expected to
be in line and there will be some half
dezen bands of music in the parade. The
program of today's exercises, in conuec.
ton with the laying of the cornerstone of
the temple, will be as follows:
Music Douglas Military band
Singing, ode-Quartet
Address OF welcome Hon. Frank RAIDER,
commander Occur de Lion commandery, and
mayor
Remarks Hervcy Lindley, president. Ma.
sonic Temple association.
AddreSs-Hon. Edward Myers Preston, most
worshipful grand master
order TO Il. W. Jun. grand warden-Hon.
Thomas Flint. jr.. X. w. Sen. grand warden:
Order OF the brethren-Hon. Frank Marion
Angelott, Il. W. Jun. grand warden.
/ Reading of records -George Johnson, very
worshipfnl grand secretary.
Deposting contents in cornerstone-Edward
Coleman. v W. grand secretary.
Singing, ode Quartet.
Laying the corneritone-The grand officers.
Sing ng. ode-Quartet.
Address-Judge j. ID. Bicknell grand orator
Singing, OLD Hundred-Quartet.
Benediction.
Governor Budd is due and he will be a
participant in the exercises today, the con-
cluding chapter, and not the least interest
ing one of which will be the grand ban
quet to be rendered to the officers of the
grand lodge and the visiting Masons and
knights Templar. The scene of the feast
will be Illich's restaurant, and covers are
to be laid for several hundred guests. The
orator of the evening will be Most Worship.
full Edward Myer Preston, grand master
mason of the state of California, of Nevada
City.
The list of the grand officers who arrived
yesterday and are domiciled at the Hol-
lenbek hotel consists of M. w. Edward
Myer Preston. grand master, of Nevada
City; K. w. William Thomas Lucas, dep
uty grand master, of Santa Maria; r. w.
Thomas Flint, ir., senior grand warden,
of San Juan; II. w. Frank Martin
Angellotti, junior grand warden, superior