Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-07-23
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have been made to accommodate til,
largest number Of persons that eve
visited San Francisco at one time, and
the Sir knights and their families
who will attend the C0nclaYe nexi
September viii find everything In
readiness as though they were coming
to their own home. 1t Is surprising
to learn the immense capacity San
Francisco has for housing a large mum
her of strangers at N time. and
with ease and comfort. This fact has
been demonstrated on former orca,
sions, and the city's capacity has vast.
~ increased since.
The hotel committee has thus far
located over 5000 Sir knights anu
their families. AS many more are ex-
pected to come who have neither ap.
piled to the committee nor reported
to any one else, and the committee is
tracing them through every city and
town in which a Commandery is sta
toned. From advices received the
committee is quite certain that fully
as many o will have to be provid-
ed for, and is the more eager to pro-
vide for those visitors from the east,
before the immense influx will come
to this city more especially from the
interior Of California, up and down the
coast, and from all parts Of the Paci-
.fic slope. Conservative estimates
place the number of strangers that
will be in the city during the Conelave
week at fully 100000, and probably
100000 on September 6, the day Of the
great parade. and on September Z, the
day of the competitive drill by the
crack drill corps OF the United States
to be held at Golden Gate park. free
to the public. Most of those visitors
will probably remain in the city for
a few days to do their shopping. re-
plenish stocks in stores and transact
other business besides sightseeing.
The committee has engaged the SER
vices Of a room-renting agency to as.
sist in finding comfortable quarters
in the most desirable location and at
the most reasonable rate ohtainable.
Contracts are made daily for parties
coming to the Conclave, ranging in
numbers from $50 to one individual,
who will stay from four to ten days.
Each of the principal hotels will send
clerks up the road to meet Sir Knights
and make arrangements for those who
have neglected to secure rooms In adj
vance, and parties and groups who
have neglected to specify how their
party shall be assigned. Prior to this
the committee will have a complete
list Of each Commandery coming to
the Conclave In a body, and the ho-
tells will all be supplied with those
showing where and how each
will be located, single In
dividuals, families. groups, drill corps
and bands. The committee has its
main office at the Templar headquar-
tiers. GAS Market street, and will es-
branch offices at the ferries
and railroad depots, each fully equip
ped with telegraph. telephone and
messenger service. Sir knights will
be escorted to their proper quarters.
The reception transportation and es.
cort committees will cooperate with
The hotel committee. The system es.
tablished Is considered the most per-
Iect known to assure absolute com
Tort to every individual Sir Knight
md those coming with him, and at
he most reasonable rate. Ordinary
'ates will prevail at all hotels, res
aurants, boarding and lodging houses.
Sir Knight w. L. Growall, chairman
II the hotel committee, began bis Ia
,ors two and one-half years ago. and
las his plan as near perfect as zeal
nd human ingenuity can make III.