The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-19
Reuben II. Lloyd Ten
dered a Reception.
SIR KNIGHTS AT THE TABLE
HONOR TO AN OLD AND HON
ORED COMRADE.
Words of Praise and Of Good Cheer
and Music and Masonic Eel
lowship Last
Night.

The knights Templar of California
rendered last evening in the Masonic
| Temple a grand reception and banquet to
Reuben H. Lloyd, in recognition of his
elevation TO the rank of grand master OF
| the Grand Encampment, knights Tenn
| plar of the United States of America
| The reception was under the supervision
| of California Commandery No. 1, knights
! Templar; Oakland Commandery No. IL
knights Templar, and Golden Gate Com
mandery No 16, knights Templar, with
| Reuben Preston Hurlbut chairman of the
| executive committee.
Mr.. Lloyd was escorted from his resi-
! dence TO the temple by committee con-
| sisting of Right Eminent Sir Jacob Hart
| Neff and Eminent Sir THOMAS Kyle. The
| distinguished guest was met at the en-
| trance of the temple by number of Sir
knights, under command of Right Emil
! nent Sir W. Frank Sumner, who es-
! corted the grand master to King Solo
mons Hall, where the various com
manderies. participating were drawn up
Eminent Sir W. H. L. Barnes received
Mr.. Lloyd on behalf of the knights Tenn
plar of California, and in an eloquent adj
| dress presented the grand master with a
! magnificent triple cross studded with
! diamonds, the grand masters jewel
The recipient responded feelingly and
| in grateful terms. Mr.. Lloyd was then
| conducted to the platform, where he re-
ceived the congratulations Of his brother
At the close of the reception the Sir
Knights proceeded to the capacious
| the banquet was enjoyed, covers being
laid for 200. AT this feast of reason"
Right Eminent Sir Jacob Hart Neff pre-
sized in the absence of Right Eminent
Sir Robert NJ. Powers. Grace was said
by PVelate Rev. L. B. Church, and the
following programme was admirably car
ried OUT:
salutatory. Eminent Sir W. H. L. Barnes;
"Our Guest" Sir Samuel NJ. shortridge; mu-
sic, Fair and Bright" Temple Quartet; Our
Star-spangled Banner Sir Samuel D. Mayer;
THE Grand Commandery," Right Eminent Sir
Frank w. Sumner; California" Eminent Sir
W. Frank Pierce; music, "Clang of the Forge,
| Sir L. A. Larsen; ''Templar Fellowship" Emil
nent Sir Charles L. Patton; 'Pittsburg Con-
| ''Serenade,'' Temple Quartet; Louisville
1901" Eminent Sir Charles l.; Field: music
! Department Conclave," Sir William Johnston;
The Twentieth Century" Eminent Sir George
| 7. Bromley; "A Greeting, Sir James E. Cor
The Temple Quartet of California No. con-
| w. Smith, second tenor; Sir A. A. Batkin, first
! bass: Sir E. G. MacBain. second bass.
The following Sir Knights were in
! charge of the affair, which was q mag
! nificent one in every respect.
Executive committee-Eminent Sir Reuben
| Preston Hurbut (chairman). John 2. Fraser.
! Charles Lewis Patton, Joseph F. Chandler,
! Reception commttee-Right Eminent Sir
! Robert NJ. Powers (chairman), William Mason
| Rundell, Frederick Ferdinand Barss, Thomas
| Hubbard Caswell, William Abraham Davies,
! Henry Sayre Orme, Hiram Throop Graves, Al
| fred Augustus Redington, Edward Richard
Hedges, Charles Fayette Lott George Clement
Perkins, William Monroe Petrie, Samuel Hop
kins WAGNER. Jacob Hart Neff William Van
derhurst, Frank William Sumner Edward
| Spalding Lipptt, Trowbridge Hyer Ward
| George Dickson Metcalf.
Banquet committee-Eminent Sir Charles L.
| Field (chairman), George r. Armstrong j.
Stanley Ewing, Albert w. Mckenzie, James
McCrossan, George Andrews, Sanford Plum
mer Walter II. Cline, Thomas Morton Robert
b. Moore, James W. Keyston, George Bush
nell, Henry L. Day, Robert w. Campbell
George H. Newman William c. Wise Edward
! G.. MacBain, William d. Keyston, Henry B.
Ream, Samuel J. Hendy, William r. Jost
Christian Hellwig, Peter p. Dali
Parade commttee-Right Eminent Sir Frank
w Sumner (chairman), John TonninPsen. VIII
liam Edwards, w. H. Frank Titus Charles H
| Murphy, Charles W. Taber, Robert Mcmillan
! George D. Korts, c. S. Benedict, John F.
Clark Carroll Cook, Edward B. Church, James
| T. Logan.
Music and Observation-Disclosures A. Batkin.
| Samuel d. Mayer George W. Bennett. Clar-
ence T. Wendell, Walter C. Campbell Edward
| G. MacBain Robert w. Smith, Robert S. Gray
James E. Gordon, Louis A. Larsen. John R.
| Jones.
The visiting Knights were:
E. w. Borg, Ernest K. Head, D. C. Hasey.