The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-25
Preparations for the
Triennial ConclaVe.
HONOR TO A CALIFORNIAN
REUBEN 81. LLOYD TO BE MADE
GRAND MASTER.
Every Care Being Taken for the
Comfort of the Pilgrim
Knights to Pitts
- burg.

The tr1enntal conclave of the Grand
Encampment of the United States Of
America will be held in Pittsburg. Pa.
October 10, and the eyes of all good
knights Templar are turned toward the
Smoky City. II will be the twenty-sev-
enth conclave, and if the attendance
equals expectations it will be tremend-
Gus affair.
The coming session will be Of more than
ordinary Importance and interest to the
knights of this State, for the honor OF
grand master of the Grand Encampment
will be conferred upon Reuben II. Lloyd
of this city. Mr.. Lloyd is now the right
eminent deputy grand master and the
promotion TO the highest Office comes to
him by right of succession. He will be
elected by the votes of all the COM
manderies of the United States, each
commandery being entitled to three votes
cast by the council officers.
California Commandery No. 1, is the
only commandery of this State, so far,
preparing for the pilgrimage to Pitts
burg. Sir John P. Fraser, eminent COM
mander of the organization, has char
tered train Of veSubule cars which will
be equipped with everything possible to
make the trip pleasant one for the pill
grims and the ladies who are going to
form part of the company. The pilgrim
age of California Commandery Is as much
in honor of DIR. Lloyd, who is a past COM
the conclave.
The Transmississippi Exposition will be
visited by the travellers and other points
of interest will be explored before the
party returns home.
The headquarters Of the commandery
will be at the Carnegie building, where
SumptuouS apartments have already been
secured and where true Californian hos
pttahty Will be dispensed as long as there
Is Knight from San Francisco on the
The grand officers of the Grand Com
mandery OF the State of California, under
escort by California Commandery No l.
M. Powers of San Diego, grand com
imander; V. b. Sir John +. Merrill of San
fFranclseo, deputy grand commander; E.
Sir Frederick NJ. Miller of Fresno. grand
generalissimo; Z. Sir George Mckee Of
san Jose, grand captain general E. Sir
George Sinsabaugh OF Los Angeles, grand
Each of these grand officers will he
accompanied by his wife, and in some in
stances by other members of his house
hoId. Past Commanders George D. Met
calf and wife Of Oakland, w. NJ Petrie
OF sacramento and other past officials will
also attend In addition the following in
les OF this State VIII be in ana of the
party: Sir Allison Burr Ware and Sir
Milo Smith Davis and wife of Santa Rosa,
stone and wife of Colusa, Sfrs Kirkpat-
lick, WILKINS and Umpsen Of Golden Gate
Commandery No 16
L.
Templar. will be represented by r. E.
Deputy Grand Master Reuben II. Lloyd,
En-. Sir John P. Fraser and wife, Sir
John Tonningson, generalissimo and wife,
Sir Hiram T. Graves, recorder, and wife
Sir Thomas Morton, treasurer, and wife
Sir G w. Taberr and wife, Sir Samuel G.
Murphy and daughter Adelaide, Sir
Adoiph Myer and wife, Sir Philo D. Jew
cit and wife, Sir c. c. Stallman and wife,
Sir Carroll Cook and wife, Sir J. +. Ken
nedy and wife, Sir Thomas McF. Cuff.
Sir j. II. Brunnings, Sir S. W. Mcdonnell,
wife, daughter and son; Sir B. N Row
ley, Sir G. H. Dyer, Sir G. H. Siebe. Sir
.: j. Humphrey, Sir Milburn H. Logan,
Sir u. Remensperger, Sir B. F. CARAT
and wife and Miss Nelson, Sir Evan l.
Reese, Sir J. B. Richardson. Sir George
n. Newman and mother, Sir Philip S. Tel
Ter and wife, Sir w. J. Younger. Sir
Henry J. Smith. Sir Asa R. Wells and
wife and many others. Sir w II. Sne-
deker viii personally conduct the excur-
sion as the representative Of the various
railroads over which the pilgrims will
pass en- route to Pittsburg