The record-union., 1896-01-11
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR INSTALLATION.
Sacramento Commandery's Annual
Ball and Banquet.
Chivalrous Sir knights Pay Their
Devoirs to the Ladies as in
the Olden Time.

The Masonic Temple was blaze Of
light last night from one end 20 the
other
The occasion was the installation
and annual ball and banquet of Sac
ramento Commandery No. :, Knights
Templar, and it proved to be decidedly
the party Of the season.
The Blue Lodge and Commandery
rooms were tastily and beautifully or
namented with smilax, ferns, palms
and potted plants and in the radiance
Of the electric lights on ceiling, sides
and candelabra presented a most at
Tractive appearance. THE lights shone
Ger fair women and brave men,, as the
chivalrous Sir Knights clad in the pan
oply of the order, bowed at the shrine of
beauty and mingled in the may dance.
The members of the committees were
Ubiquitous, and every want of the
guests was anticipated.
Early in the evening the officers were
Installed as follows: Clarence N. Mel
son, Eminent. Commander; Taylor w.
Heintzleman, Generalissimo; Evert w.
Hale, Captain General; John w. Rock,
Prelate; Thomas J. Scott, Senior War
den; Thomas 3. Reid, Junior Warden;
L
Redington, Recorder; Louis c. Schind-
Ter. Standard Bearer; w. D. Shonefelt,
Sword Bearer; w. A. Gett, Jr., Warder;
George T. Bronner, Sentinel; Harry
Ingham, First Guard; w. F. Knox,
Second Guard; A ]. Johnston, Third
Guard.
After the installation the ladies en-
livened the scene by their appearance,
f,~fF inc
sic of Jones, Ffsch & Watson's orches-
ira.
At 1890 O'Clock the company ad-
5ourned to the banquet hall where were
five long tables, decorated with potted
plants and furnished by Caterer john
son with everything that the most tas-
tidious appetite could wish for, and un-
der the brilliant lights it made most
alluring picture. The tables were laid
for 200 guests.
Past Commander Edmund c. Atkin-
son presided as Toastmaster, and
proved his fitness for the position.
After a thorough discussion of the sub
stantials and dainties, sentiments were
given and responded to as follows:
"The Grand Commandery of Cali
fornia," responded to by Past Grand
Commander Frank w. Sumner OF san
Francisco; Sacramento Commandery,
No. 2" by Commander Clarence N. Mel
son and Past Commander E. B. Willis;
"Our Visiting Fraters," by Sir W. w.
Seaman: knight Templar-A Syno-
uym for Gentleman" by Sir S. c. Den
son; 'sThe Ladies" by Sir w, A. Gett;
The New Woman" by Sir Joseph Stef-
fens; "The Old Woman" by Sir Colum-
bus Waterhouse. Several other toasts
were given and responded to.
The Reception Committee were Sir A.
A. #Redington, P. G. c.; Sir w. NJ. Petrie.
P. G. c.; Sir E. B. Willis, p c.; Sir E.
Glover, P. c.; Sir w. B. Davis, P. c.;
Sir ]. E. T. Pike, P. c.; Sir w. B. Miller,
P. c.; Sir J. w. Boyd, P. c.; Sir w. D.
knights, P. c.; Sir r. P. Burr, P. c.; Sir
J. w. Rock, P. c.; Sir P. S. Lawson, P.
c.; Sir E. c. Atkinson, p. c.; Sir c. KEEL
logg, P. c.; Sir Edward Lyon, p. c.; Sir
Valentine Dresher, p. c.; Sir George w.
Railton, P. c.; Sir C. NJ. Coglan, P. G.
Sir Tom Scott was Floor Director, and
the Floor Committee were Sir Richard
Vaughn, Sir A. J. Johnston, Sir Louis
Breuner. Sir Louis SCHNEIDER, Sir Will
lam D. Shoenfelt, Sir w. e. Little and
Sir Henry Heilbron.
After supper was concluded, the as
sembly returned to the dancing hall and
the festivities We're continued till the
''wee sma' hours ayant the twaP," the
universal verdict being that it had sur
passed all former occasions of the kind.