The San Francisco call., 1904-09-01

master, then a resident of Boston. net
in San Francisco his brother. the late
Peter Dean, a prominent banker and
land owner of California, who was an
active Tempiar and at the time eminent
commander of California Commandery
No. /.
Boston Commandery was made the
special guest at many of the most de-
lightful functions given by the Califor-
MIA Sir knights during that memorable
conclave. The commandery left Boston
in special train on the afternoon of
Wednesday, August Z, stopping over at
Niagara Falls, ST. Paul, Minneapolis,
Gardiner (Mont.), Mammoth Hot
Springs, Yellowstone Park, Tacoma,
Seattle, Portland, SACRAMENTO, Los An
geles, Santa Barbara. Monterey and
San Jose. Upon arriving at the depot
the Bostonians will be received by their
old friends of California, including the
mounted escort of California Com
mandery, and escorted to the Hotel st.
Francis, their headquarters during the
conclave.
The commandery will bring its own
band and the party will consist of 124
Sir knights and eighty-seven ladies, or
236 persons in all, including the band.
FRESNO is ACTIVE.
Fresno Commandery No 29 will at
tract much attention during the con-
clave. The people of Fresno have taken
an active interest and embraced the
conclave as an opportunity 20 adver-
tise to Eastern visitors the blessings
which that section of the tie enjoys
in such abundance. The command
cry has secured three large halls in
Pythian Castle on Market street, near
Fifth, one of the best locations in this
city, where the Sir knights and ladies
Will keep open house all week.
The Fresno Commandery will have
it's own bands, entertain lavishly and
distribute to visitors $1,000 cartons of
seeded raisins, besides thousands of
other samples. showing the superior
I production OF Fresno County. The
carton Is very handsome box of white
embossed In gold, with the emblem
of Fresno Commandery on the face
of the same and the California triennia1
souvenir on the back. and on the one
side the crossed swords and on the
other the Templar hat and plume. The
| following committee is in charge: Sir
Charles +. Cearley, Sir James r.
| McClurg Sr., Sir George b. Land. Sir
Amiel F. Bernhard, Sir Leroy Payne. +
| The ladies of Oakland Commandery
No. II will be the hostesses at the COM
mandery headquarters, Native Sons
Hall, Ala Mason street, this city. The
| conmandery will keep open house all
! week, every afternoon and evening. The
special days and evenings set aside;
| for Oakland will be Thursday evening.
| September s, and F!riGay afternoon.
September 3, at the headquarters. On
| Tuesday evening, september 6, the
Oakland ladies will assist in entertain
| ing at the grand nave, Ferry building.
Mrs. Edward H. Hart of Berkeley is on.
! the executive committee of the ladies
| of Oakland Commandery.
Miss Hazel Knowles. the talented
young pianist of Oakland, will play
piano solo at the reception given by
| Oakland Commandery on Thursday
! evening and Oaklanders expect a spe-
| cial treat in her performance +:
KNIGHT TEMPLAR INJURED.
t. F. Sweeney, a visiting Knight.
! Tempiar from SuisuI fell from
Haightstreet car yesterday afternoon
In the vicinity of Golden Gate Park.
sustaining severe scalp wound. The
| injured knight was conveyed to the
Park Emergency Hospital. where Dr.
| Charles Millar dressed his wound.
Knight Sweeney was about to alight
from car while in motion and missing
his footing, fell on the pavement.