The San Francisco call., 1904-08-23
MEET KNIGHTS
ON THE TRAINS
Squads of Citizens and Del
egates to Go Forth and
Board All the Specials
WILL NOT BE CONFUSED
Excellent Arrangements Are
Made by Reception Com
mittee of the TemplarS

The reception committee Of local
knights Templar was busy last night.
To the most minute details everything
has been arranged to make their fra
ters from the East comfortable and
perfectly at home before they reach
San Francisco The committee has
been subdivided into squads of Sir
Knights containing from three to seven
Templars.
Members Of these squads In fatigue
will proceed to Stockton. San Jose and
Tracy to meet trains carrying brethren
Of the conclave. A hotel clerk will ac-
company each of these delegations.
Visitors will be assigned to their rooms
before they reach the city. All con-
fusion and discomfort are avoided by
this forethought.
These reception squads will begin
their work Saturday, September 3, and
continue until the day of the parade.
Part Of the reception committee will
remain in this city, distributed around
the various hotels and depots.
Sir Knight George C. Clark is chair
man Of this committee. Among his
able assistants are: Sir knights A. F.
Burns, Judge Kerrigan, Judge Trout,
Frank Sherman and B. c. Langley.
Escorts in full dress uniforms, with
banners and bands of music, will be
on duty to meet all trains and boats
arriving for the conclave from Satur-
day morning, September 6. One of
the features of this escort, composed
of companies and squadrons, in full
dress uniform, is a special mounted
squadron formed of Sir, Knights of
Oakland Commandery No. IL and Gold
en- Gate Commandery No. 16. consisting
OF two troops Of twenty-seven Sir
knights each, under command of Major
c. C. Toohey Of Golden Gate Com
mandery Troop A is composed of
members Of Golden Gate Commandery
under command Of Captain A Wood
side. Troop B is composed of mem
bers Of Oakland Commandery, under
command of NJ. E. Gaines. These COM
mands are fully equipped with all
requisites and accouterments similar TO
those Of the regular army and Tenn
plar regulations. Longer than q month
Major Toohey has been assiduously
drilling the Sir Knights as well as
their horses.
California Commandery No. 1,
through Captain General R P. Hurl-
but, has offered for escort duty three
( troops consisting of twenty-seven Sir
knights each, one the. drill corps OF
California Commandery, under COM
mand Of Captain r. P. Hurlbut, an
other to be commanded by Sir knight
G. A. Clark and a third commanded
by Sir Knight R. L. Hathorn, thus
making five troops of mounted SiI
Knights for escort duty alone. In ad-
dition to this, Oakland Commandery
will furnish one company of infantry
! composed of its drill corps and COM
nanded by Sir knight L. G.. Richards
This commandery will cross the bay
from Oakland each morning, taking
the first boat.
The Grand Commandery Of Pennsyl.
vania, together with Sir Knights ot
/ Pennsylvania, will hold a reception
rendered to all knights Templar anc
their ladies attending the Twenty
ninth Triennial Conclave, in the marble
and maple rooms of the Palace Hote
on Monday evening, September 8, from
/ s until 10 o'clock
The advance guard Of the Tennesse'
knights arrived in this city yesterda,
afternoon and headquarters will be es
tablished at the Palace Hotel. Th
party, which consists of about fifty-f1v'
Sir Knights and their families, Travelled
in two special cars, which left Nash
vile on August Is. The first stop wa
made at Colorado Springs and later tn
party stopped at Manitou and made
trip to Pixies Peak. At Salt Lake Cit,
/ another stop was made and the part.
enjoyed a specially arranged organ re
cital in the Mormon Tabernacle and
trip around the city on observation
cars. Prominent among the member
Of the party are John B. Garrett o
Nashville. recording secretary Of tn
Tennessee Commandery, and A. n
Sloan Of Chattanooga. The majority o
the members are registered at tn
Grand Hotel.