The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-08-03

OF the most distinguished persons
from all parts of the United States,
Canada, and even from across tie
Atlantic, coming to the shores of
the Pacific as special representatives
of the highest Masonic bodies of Eng.
land and Wales, and the personal
representatives of King Edward of
England, who was grand master ofthe
English branch of the order before
he assembled the British throne.
The delegation will be headed by
the Earl of Euston, now occupying
the highest position in the Great
Priory of England and Wales. The
chief officers of the Great Priory of
Canada are expected to join their
British cousins on the western pill
grimage, and the delegates will ride
in the parade attired in their gor-
geous uniforms studded with gilt
tering gems of fabulous value. The
Grand Master and his official family,
representing the Grand Encamp-
ment of the United States, and the
Grand Commander or his represen-
tative from every grand jurisdic-
ton in the United States, will oc-
cupy positions of honor in the line.
California Commandery and Golden
Gates, the local commanderies, will
shine in their rich and decidedly
distinctive uniforms, which have
attracted attention and elected ad-
miration at every conclave the Cali
fornians have attended.
A striking feature of the parade
will be the cavalcade of mounted
knights, as fine body of men as
ever sat in a saddle. Among the
Communicates who will appear
mounted in the parade are .Califor-
MIA Commandery, of San Francisco;
De Witt Clinton Commandery, OF
Virginia City, New, and Corinthian
Chasseur Commandery, of Phila-
delphia. They will be mounted on
black steeds, or as many as can be
procured, for there will be about
l, 900 mounted knights in line, and
black horses have been secured in
San Francisco, Oakland, Alameda,
San Jose, Sacramento, Stockton,
Santa Clara, Marin, Sonoma, Napa.
Solano, Contra Costa and San Mateo
counties-the pick of California
famed horses and that part of the
parade will be rare sight in itself.
The parade will consist of twelve
grand divisions, headed by COM
pany of mounted police, commanded
by Sir Knight George W. Whitman,
Chief of Police. Eminent Sir Chas.
L. Field, Grand Captain General,
will command the parade, and
Eminent Sir George d. Clark will
be his Chief of Staff. The first di-
vision, commanded by Colonel
Frank W. Sumner, with Colonel
Jesse Fuller as Chief of Staff, will
be headed by California Command
cry, No. |, mounted, who will act as
special escort to the Grand Master.
The carriages will contain Sir Henry
Bates Stoddard, Grand Master of
the United States; the Earl of Eus
ton, Grand Master of the Great Pri-
DRY of England and Wales; Sir
George Mayhem Moulton, Deputy
Grand Master; Sir Charles f. Ma
tier, Great Vice-Chancellor of the
Great Priory. Golden Gate Com
mandery, Sir P. D. Code command
ing, will act as special escort to the
Grand Encampment and visitors
from other grand Jurisdictions IN
in carriages.
The Grand Commandery of Mas
sachusetts and Rhode Island and
Communicates. Penn
sylvania will form one grand diyi-
sion, and the other grand jurisdic-
tions are suitably grouped. The
ninth, tenth, eleventh and twelfth
grand divisions are reserved for
the Communicates of California. If
enough mounted knights, aside
from those already assigned, should
desire to ride in the parade, one
mora division will ho oroctod