The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-23
GOLDEN GATE
COMMANDMENTS
INSTALLATION
The Ceremony Was a
Public One.
BEFORE BRILLIANT AUDIENCE
SWEETEST MASONIC EVENT OF
THE YEAR.
BEFORE BRILLIANT AUDIENCE
SWEETEST MASONIC EVENT OF
THE YEAR.
Reception to the Grand Master of
the Grand Encampment and
Grand Commander of
California.

| The elected and appointed officers of
Golden Gate Commandery, Knights Tenn
plar, were publicly installed in the main
| assembly hall of Golden Gate Asylum last
night.
| For the occasion the hall was profusely
and most artistically decorated with bunt-
| ing, ferns and palms, while on the stage
were draped the emblematic colors of the
| knights, and at the station of the emil
nent commander in the east were the
American flag and the Beauseant, while
overhead was the red passion cross, and
which, being transparent, its brightness
was made apparent by the light burning
behind It, A very large red passion cross
rested on a field of silver lilies at the back
of the eminent commanders station. The
main body of the hall was occupied by the
Sir Knights of the commandery, in their
beautiful and attractive uniforms, and
| each wore his whte-plumed chapeau.
! Back of these were a large number of la
| dies and gentlemen, who filled every
! available bit of space, many standing
against the side walls. In the gallery
every seat was occupied, and there were
SO many ladies in full dress that one was
reminded of first night at the opera.
| The stage was occupied by Most Eminent
end Grand Master of the Grand Encamp-
ment of the United States r. H.. Lloyd
! Past Grand Commander George d. Met
calfe, Charles E. Hyde, deputy grand
commander of the State of New York and
a number Of high dignitaries of the order.
The installing officer was the Right En-
inent Sir John F. Merrill, who was as
| sisted by Eminent Sir Jonathan M. Peel
! as marshal The music incident to the
| imposing ceremonies of the evening was
under the direction of Sir Samuel d.
| Mayer and Frank Coffin, c. L. Gage and
Sir Knights j. R. Jones and w. c. Camp
! bell. The captain general, Sir Harry d.
Loveland,, and Junior Warden Sir Robert
Sir Herman j. Sadler, treasurer, and Sir
Thomas Kirkpatrick, standard bearer, be-
ing i'll, were not installed.
The following was the order of exer-
cises:
Entry of commandery. Crusade March,"
orchestra; prayer prelate; THE Lord Pray
err choir; installation of eminent commander;
music, Who Treads the Path of Duty Sir
w. c. Campbell; installation of generalissimo;
music. Guide Me. Thou Great jehovah :;
installation OF senior warden; music. From
The Christian Warriors: installation of re-
naming officers music, Holy Father" choir.
Then came the proclamation made to
the East, the North. the South and the
West, after which the deputy grand COM
mander of the State of New York was
presented and he made few appropriate
remarks. This was followed by the pre-
sentation by Sir Knight j. NJ. Gassaway,
past grand commander of the District of
Columbia and worthy patron of Ivy Chap
ter of the Order of the Eastern Star. to f.
Sir knight Charles l.. Patton. the retiring
commander. of a magnificent jewel, con-
sisting of the red passion cross, at the
set in sunburst Of gold. Sir knight
| Gassaway then on behalf of the com
mandery presented to Mrs. c. l.. Patton,
who is a prominent member of the Gold
en- Gate Club. composed of the wives of
Sir Knights of the commandery, a snow
white case in which there was a silver
berry set, the bowl being filled with red
and white roses, the offering being like
that to the retiring commander, an offer
| ing of the love of the knights for the re-
cipients on account of their zeal for the
commandery.
This was followed by a musicale. dur
ing which the fol lowing numbers were pre-
Song of Sunshine" Miss L. C. Sneider;
cornet solo, j. Bromberger; Farewell
Frank Coffin Sunshine and Rain" w.
c. Campbell: THE Star-spangled Ban
ner," by the orchestra. AS finale to the
exercises in the hall there was in one of
the parlors reception to the NJ. E. r. H.
Lloyd, grand master of the Grand En-
campment, and to r. E. Sir John F. Mer
rill grand commander of the Grand Com
mandery of California.
The new officers of Golden Gate Com
Sir Joseph c. Campbell. eminent commander;
Sir Robert Mcmillan. generalisslmo; Sir Harry
D. Loveland, captain general; Sir Robert b.
Moore. senior warden; Sir Robert w. Camp
bell, junior warden; Sir Alexander n. Carson,
prelate Sir Hermann j. Sadler, treasurer Sir
William T. Fonda. recorder; Sir Thomas Kirk
Kenze. sword bearer; Sir Robert Ash. warder;
Sir Samuel d. Mayer musical director; Sir
Burr Noble herald; Sir Harry T. Emery. first
guard; Sir William F. Waterson, second guard;
Sir Thomas V. Harris, third guard; Sir William
II. Smith, sentinel.
After the reception there was an adj
journment to the banquet hall, where COW
ers for $50 were laid, and as that was not
sufficient to accommodate all, other tables
for 100 more were set in another hall.
Owing to the illness of Sir Knight F. w.
Sumner, who had been chosen toastmas-
ter, E. C. Sir Joseph c. Campbell dis
charged the duties of that office in a very
pleasing maner. The toasts were: The
Grand Commandery of the United States"
responded to by NJ. E. Sir r. H. Lloyd;
The Grand Commandery of California"
| by r. E. Sir J. F. Merrill; rOur Sister
Communicates, E. Sir John Tonningsen:
| commander of California Commandery;
The Flag" Past Grand Commander Sir
| Charles H. Murphy, and THE Ladies"
! Past Grand Commander Sir ]. NJ. CASA