The San Francisco call., 1898-10-09
ESCORTED TO THEIR HOTEL
PFNNSYLVANIANS CHEER CAL FORNIA'S DELEGATION.
One Sad Incident of the Templar Pill grimage Is the Death of Past Commander Starr of Balti-
 more Commandery.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

l O. Commandery No. l. of San Francisco, the first visiting delegation of the Knights Templar to reach Pittsburg to attend the twenty-se5enth Fri ennial Conclave, arrived at 11:05 o'clock this morning on their special train via the Pennsylvania lines. There are 107 persons in the party, including representatives of the Golden Gate, Oakland, Sacramento and San Jose communicates, and forty three ladies. At Union station the Sir Knights were met by A J. Edwards, W. l. Muslin and Joseph Morris on behalf of the conclave reception com mittee, and Eli Edmundson and Herman Junker, representatives of Pittsburg COmmandery No. l.
 The visitors were escorted to their headquarters at the Hotel Henry by Pittsburg Commandery No. l, with twenty-five mounted men and seventy five on foot In full uniform. The process sion was headed by the Allegheny Knights Templar bend with thirty five musicians. The line of march was down Liberty avenue to Wood, to Fifth avenue to the hotel Thousands of persons crowded the sidewalks and greeted the Knights with enthusiastic cheers. When the train pulled into the depot the first man to alight was Very Eminent Deputy Grand Master Reuben H. Lloyd. He said: "Of course am glad to get here. We have had a long trip. with few incidents or adventures to relate. It is too soon to say what I think about the cOnclave. So far as my own personal observations are con cerned, I can say. though, that we have hee-<7 notbi7R but Pittsburg for the past few months and the splendid ar rangement you are making for the tri- ennial gathering. feel as much inter ested in the city itself as in the con- clave, and we have come here prepared for pleasant visit and a great deal of sightseeing"
 When questioned concerning the election of Grand Master, MT. Lloyd laughed and said that other candidates would probably appear
 Only the votes will tell he said Tn our elections we have no speeches, no caucuses and no states, and we can not tell at this time who the lucky Knight will be-
 After they had visited their rooms and changed clothing In the Hotel Henry the members of California No. l went across Fifth avenue to the Car negie building, where they established headquarters in the large, Well-hghted StoreroOm.
 For some days decorators have been at work on the place, and by Monday 1t will present an attractive appear ance. The building is located between Smithfield and Grant streets, opposite St. PauIs Cathedral. The members of No. 1 will hold a grand reception Thursday, from 10 a. IT. to D. m. After S:30 o'clock Thursday evening they will assist the Grand COmmandery of Cali fornia in receiving the new Grand Mas ter, Reuben H. Lloyd, and the other new officers of the Grand Encamp- ment. The large storeroOm is well adapted for the purpose To guide the weary pilgrims to the place large electric sign with the words "Califor- nia No. r will be placed over the door. The headquarters is centrally located and among the best in the city.
 The Californians made rapid time across the continent. On all divisions of the railroads used the best engineers were placed on the fastest engines for the accommodation of the special train, and at the end of each division the en- gineer who had finished his work was presented with a case Of wine. With the party was Adjutant Genera! Bar rett of California, who Is going to Washington to collect from the Gov ernment S180,00 due California for the equipment of her soldiers mustered into the United States services some months ago.
 After the conclave the members of COmmandery No. 1 will make pilgrim ages through various parts of the East. Many of them are former residents of New England. and that section of the country will attract most of them.
 Captain William R. Heckert, who has charge of the commandery drills at Schennly Park next Wednesday, an- nounces that there will be no competi- tive exhibition, the late war with Spain having called many Knights into the volunteer service. This fact comes as a great disappointment to the Knights, as the competitive drills have always been feature of every con- claye.
 The programme for the Schennly Park exhibition next Wednesday will be as follows: Drill by bicycle corps Swifts brigade of Allegheny; Detroit, No. l; St. Bernard. No 35; Chicago; Louisville, No. 1; Handieman, No. 12; Cincinnati; Damascus, No. IS, Detroit Two other drill corps may take part
 Three drill instructors from West Point will act as judges. To each con- mandery will be presented handsome badges. The commanders are the most expert of the order. St. Bernard of Chicago has captured prize after prize in drills all over the country and has the reputation of being the most perfectly handled body of Knights in the United States.
 Boomers for Louisville as the meet ing place of the twenty eighth con- clave are perfecting plans for a vigor- ous Plttsbure campaign. Two large rooms in the City Hall will be devoted to the use of the Bourbon State Knights as "boom headquarters" The Grand Commandery of Kentucky will have the support of De Molay and Louisville commentaries jointly and the assist ance of other representatives from all parts of the State
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