The record-union., 1899-03-12

ladies, representatives of Sacra-
mento Commandery, dressed In ap-
propriate costumes. There will be
fine band in attendance and the enter
tainment win conclude with dancing.
The committee has prepared ticket
books, with single admission tick
cts at so cents for the exhl-
bition drill and entertainment on
Saturday night The committee will
commence in a few days to canvass
the city for sale of the books and hope
that the citizens will respond literally
and help make the affair success, as
it is hoped the program mapped out VIII
meet the approval of the residents or
the city and the conclave is more OF
State affair than one that concerns the
city alone, rendering it desirable that
the community should render all the
aid possible in making it grand sue
cess. 1t is the first time thy order,
which contains many of the most prom
inent citizens, has asked anything from
the community, and the conclave will
bring many desirable visitors here. so
that it is wished to make the demon
stration a credit to the city.
The session of the Grand Command
cry Will begin at 10 a. m. on Thursday.
the Doth, and last two or three days. AZ
the Right Eminent Grand Commander,
Robert NJ. Powers, is a resident of San
Diego, a large representation from that
part of the State will be present. The
Department Commander, Sir George Is.
Mckee, resides in San Jose, and fifty
Sir Knights will come with him. The
Department No. 2 includes fifteen COM
manderies in and around Sacramento.
One hundred and fifty knights, includ-
ing two drill corps, are expected from
San Francisco. A large delegation
from Los Angeles will also accompany
the drill corps from that city.
The constant activity the marching
of the knights i'm their handsome and
striking uniform to receive the Grand
Commandery, and the visiting COM
manderies will be a fine sight and
will remind those who were in San
Francisco at the time of the triennlal
conclave of the imposing and magnifi-
cent parade they there witnessed The
drill corps from the four Communicates
that will take part in the entertain
ment on Saturday night have
been in training for a long time
with this end in view and as it is claim
ed by the friends of each that it is per-
feet in it's movements it is very
evident that the exhibition will be well
worth witnessing.
The various committees have taken
time by the forelock and have not put
off action. Their arrangements, there
fore, are we'll under way and they are
confident that no bitches will occur.
Following are the committees:
Finance Committee-A. A. Van Voor-
HES (Chairman), Thomas J. Scott.
Charles A. Luhrs, H. E. Kleinsorge
James M. Morrison, w. F. Knox, w.
D. knights, E. c. Hopkins, L. F. Breu-
ner, George H. Clark, F. I. Johnson.
Invitation Commit ee-A- A. Reding-
ton (Chairman). w. w. Douglas, Robert
Alexander, John W. Rock, ]. E. Thomp-
son, C. J. Noack. H. E. Yardley, David
Farr, Richard Vaughn, L. c. SCHNEIDER,
r. P. Burr.
Entertainment Committee. E. T..
Pike (Chairman), T. W. Heintzleman,
T. B. Reid, L. F. Breuner, George Dunn.
C. T. Barton. E. B. Willis, w. E. Klein
sorge, J. W. Wilson. R. c. Irvine.
Reception Committee-W. D. Knights
(Chairman). John W. Rock. l. b.
Coolidge, A. A. Redington, w. NJ.
Petrie, E. B. Willis, C. NJ. Coglan, Ed
win Glover, ]. w Boyd, W. B. Davis, j.
E. T. Pike, r. P. Burr. Valentine
Drescher, E. c. Atkinson, George w.
Railton, T. w. Heintzelman, w. A. Da-
vies, r. ]. Van VOORHEES,.
Transportation William
M. Petrie, j. w. Wilson and F. T..
johnson.
The General Committee having super
vision of all the work of entertaining
the guests and conducting the ceremo~
MES incident to the meeting of the
Grand Commandery is composed of the
members of the four above named COM
mittees. Eminent Sir E. w. Hale, Com
mander of Sacramento Commandery,
No. ,, is Chairman of the General Com
mittee.
The Southern Pacific Company has
agreed to give round trip rate of one
and one-third the single trip fare to all
Knights Templar in attendance.