The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-16

SANTA CRUZ, May 15.-The Knights of
Pythias and the Rathbone Sisters of
California have possession of Santa Cruz.
The city has been given over to them and
the Santa Cruzans are lavish in their hos
pitality to the guests. Seldom has the
city been so nicely decorated. Scarcely
store is without it's garb of bunting, and
everywhere are to be seen the notices
Welcome Sir Knights" *. of P. Wei
come THE City Is Yours" The vel
low, red and blue of the order covers the
front of the business houses, while the
national flag is floating from all the flag
poles The Courthouse has the Ameri-
can colors flying to the breeze from
every window. The avenue IS frightened
by myriads of streamers.
Everywhere is to be seen the Sir
Knights with the elegant local lodge
badge, and all the visitors wear the
Grand Lodge badge, which is presented to
each delegate. Suspended from brass
knight design is a red ribbon badge; up
on it in silver letters are the words:
Grand Lodge, California; Santa Cruz,
1899" From the ribbon is a circular cell
luloid pendant with the lodge emblem
upon it in the Knights of Pythias colors.
The Rathbone Sisters are conspicuous
on the street with their white, red, yell
low and blue colors, which. interpreted
are the motto of the order: purity,
Love, Equality and Fidelity" while the
motto of the knights is Friendship,
Charity and Benevolence." The knights
have a gayly decorated and spacious
headquarters off the main office at the
st. George Hotel, while the Rathbone Sis
tiers have their quarters in the floral dec
GRATED parlors on the second floor. The
headquarters is where the knights meet
and friendships are formed.
With the arrival of every train there
has been a rush TO the hotels. One tenn
Self While here. The Salinas Temple of
the Rathbone Sisters has pitched It's
tents and is camping at Camp Capitola.
The members make the trip to the city
each day and return after the night ses-
sion.
The executive committee is known by
its rich rosette with golden tassels 1t
is comprised of D. c. Clark, chairman =!
". NJ. Gardner, secretary; William 1.
letter, c. E. Lindsay, +. Il. Prlnglea, W.
Hoffman,, w. r. Lyman. II. E. Irish, NJ
Rawle. j. L. Wright, c. e. Greenfield, w.
c. Hoffman,, n. n. Knapp and W. A.
Mcguire
The armory where the sessions are to
be held was the busiest place in Santa
Cruz to-day Mrs. C. a. kimball with a
large corps of assistants had transformed
the interior to a floral bower. The plat
form was a mass of the choicest blooms
and roses from the gardens of Santa
Cruz. For a background the beautiful
azalea from the woods was used, and the
stage was a regular thicket, of this sweet
flower Everywhere were flowers, Whlie
bunting and flags were used with artistic
effect The chairman of the decoration
committee for both street and Armory
was w NJ. Gardner. The chairmen of
the other committees We're:
Reception-W. T. Jeter.
Programme-C L. Lindsay.
Hotel and accommodations-R H. Pringle.
Finance-W. II: Bias.
Music-A. D. Pena.
Printing!. F. Booth
Excursion and transportation-F. J. Hoff-
mann.
Banquet-W F. Lyman.
BaIl-H r. Irish.
Headquarters-M. RaYle-
Knight rank-J. L. Wright
Carriages-C Z. Greenfield
Parade-W. c. Hoffman,.
Bulshead breakfast-N. n. Knapp.
Rathbone Sisters-W. A. Mcguire.
JIall-W. e. Lyman.
A large number of people were at the
trains this evening to welcome the ar
rivals The reception committee, of
which Ex-Lieutenant Governor Jeter
is chairman, and which includes H F.
Wright, n. n. Knapp, w. M. Gardner,