Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-06
KN|GH rs At FRISCO
10000 Marched Gayly At
tired Streets Today.
CHEERS OF THOUSANDS
APPLAUSE SEEMED CONTINUOUS
ALONG MILES OF ROUTE.
Richly CARRIED Templars and Prancing
Steeds-King Edwards Represen-
tative Interesting Feature.


SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, September o.
Ten thousand Sir Knights marched for
miles through the gayly decorated streets
today, inspired by the music of forty bands
and the cheers of thousands of spectators,
who lined every foot of the way. crowded
windows and doorways and filled the grand
stand and review stands erected for the
purpose.
The order of formation included twelve
grand divisions.
The parade started in the heart of the
city. wound in and out of the downtown
banking district, thence for twelve blocks
up the main thoroughfare of Market street
to the broad and beautiful boulevard, Van
Ness avenue, where number of grand
stands were erected. From one of these
Most Eminent Grand Master Stoddard with
the chief officers and members of the grand
encampment, reviewed the parade From
another stand close by Gov George c.
Pardee, Mayor Eugene E. Schmitz. the
most worshlpful grand master, officers Of
the Grand Lodge, F. A. and A. M, and the
most excellent high priest and officers Of
the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons
and Grand Council, Royal and Select Mas
tiers. also saw the procession pass in re-
view.
Parade Moved Promptly.
The parade moved promptly at 10 o'clock,
the appointed time. 1t was headed by a
squadron Of mounted police, Sir Knight
George W. Whitman, chief Of police, COM
manding, commander Of the parade. Emil
nent Sir Charles 7. Field, grand captain
general Of California. and his chief Of staff
Eminent Sir George D. Clark. the first d.
vision following. In this section were two
Most Eminent Sir Henry Bates Stoddard
grand master of the grand encampment Of
Knights Templar of the United States Of
America, and Most Eminent the Earl of
of England and Wales. The latter was the
center toward which all eyes were focused,
the throngs seeming to be eager to catch
glimpse of the notable who represented
King Edward of England.
In this division also was California Com
mandery, No. !, each member of which was
mounted on black charger. The appear
ance of the richly CARRIED knights and
siastic cheers and handciapping all along
the line, so that the applause seemed con-
tinuouS along the three or more miles of
march
1000 Mounted Men in Line.
There were in the procession two other
mounted communicates, the Dewitt Clinton
of Virginia City, Nevada, and the Corin-
THAN Chasseurs Of Philadelphia, making
], 900 mounted men in all. These two lat
ter mounted communicates also came in
for generous share of applause.
the second carriage of the first di
vision rode r. E. Sir George Mayhem
Moulton. deputy grand master of the
grand emcampment, and V. E. Charles F.
Matter. X. G: T., grand vice chancellor of
the great priory. 80 "a ~ E,s.
Other officers Of the grand encampment
followed in carriages. The remainder Of the
division was made up as follows:
r. E. Sir Frank William Sumner, past
grand commander of California. chief Of
division; E. Sir Jesse E. B. Fuller, chief
of staff. Officers and members Of the
grand encampment and visitors from other
E. Sir w. B. Melish. grand captain general.
Golden Gate Commandery, No. 16: E. Sir
P. D. Code, commander, as special escort
to the grand encampment
Members of the grand encampment and
visitors from other grand jurisdictions.
Parade by Divisions.
The succeeding sections of the parade
were commanded and composed as fol-
lows:
Second division-R. E. Sir Freeman c.
Hersey, grand commander of Massachu-
sets and Rhode Island, chief Of divisions
Sir Frederick E. Pierce, chief of staff. the
grand Communicates of Massachusetts, and
Rhode Island and subordinate commander
les.
Third division-R. E Sir Harrison Ding
man, past grand commander of District of
Columbia, chief of division r. E. Sir Chas.
Clark, chief of staff the following grand
commanders and their subordinate COM
manderies, New York, Virginia, Vermont,
New Hampshire Connecticut.
Fourth division-R. E. Sir Thomas Kite,
grand commander of Ohio, chief Of divi-
sion; Sir John Nelson Bell, chief of staff;
the following grand communicates and
their subordinate Communicates: Ohio,
Maine; subordinate command
cries under the grand encampment of the
United States.
Fifth divisional. E. Sir Wilson I. Flem-
ing, grand commander of Pennsylvania,
chief of division; Sir Frank McSparren.
chief of staff: the grand commandery of
and subordinate command
cries.
Sixth division-V. E. George Edwin
O'Hara, deputy grand commander of ILL.,
nois, chief of division Holman ]. Purinton.
chief of staff; the following grand COM
manderies and their subordinate command
cries: Indiana, Texas, Mississippi Michi-
gan. Illinois, Tennessee, Wisconsin, New
Jersey, Georgia, Missouri, Alabama and
Louisiana.
Seventh division-E Sir John feathers,
chief of division; Sir knight Earnest Nc
Pherson, chief of staff; the following grand
commanderies and their subordinate COM
Iowa, Minnesota, Kansas.
Nebraska, Arkansas, West Vir-
gfnia. Colorado, North Carolina and South
Dakota.
Eighth division-R E. Sir J. w. Cham-..
berlain, past grand commander Of Mime
sofa, chief of division; r. E. Sir Benton s.
Langley. chief of staff; the following grand
communicates and their subordinate COM
manderies: Oregon. Washington, Wyo-
ming, Montana, North Dakota, Arizona,
Florida, Indian territory, District of Co.
lumbia. Oklahoma and New Mexico.
Of Communicates from the various cities OF
California. 7d-'