The San Francisco call., 1904-08-20
SQUARE
=. TO Be LIGHTED
During the Knights TempIar
COnclave the Park Will
Be Ablaze With Lamps
S0MBER STEEDS WANTED
Black Horses Are Being Sc
cured From All Parts of
California for the Parade

The project Of illuminating Union
square for the conclave of the knights
tenplsr viii not be abandoned While
the square viii not be so brilliantly
bathed in light as at first purposed.
there VIII be enough incandescents
% strung through it to make it bright
as daylight.
The original notion was to devote s2S.-
900 to this purpose, but the committee
on decorations found that il could not
afford anything near that amount, and
II was about TO be given up. But Emi-
nent Sir John Fraser, chairman Of the
committee, came to the rescue. He said
that If the committee would devote
$1,000 70 the project the St. Francis
Hotel management and others whose
property frOnted on the square would
furnish enough in addition to make
cgeditable display.
Prancing black horses are in demand
for the grand parade OF Sir knights.
70 be held on the second day of the
conclaNe- over 1000 of them, the pick
Of California equines. have been Sc
cured. They VIII come from Oakland.
Alameda, San Jose. Sacramento and
Stockton and other places in Santa
Cara, Marin, Sonoma, Napa. Solano.
Contra Costa and San Mateo counties
The best stock farms Of the State will
be levied upon for steeds of somber
hue.
Among the communicates who will
Appear mounted are California Com
manoery, the De Witt Clinton Com
nnanoery OF Virginia City and Chasseur
.Commandery Of PHILADELPHIA. The
q mounted division Of the parade is ex-
pecteo TO prove its most attractive fea-
ture.
The representatives Of the Great Pri-
-ory Of England and Wales viii leave
Chicago on August p in a special car
They viii be accompanied by General
John Corson Smith, chairman Of the
committee on foreign relations Of the
Grand Encampment. The party VIII
Include: Right Honorable Earl Of Eu-
sJon' fharles r Matter. the great Vice
- q hancellor; Rev. c. z. L. Wright
Grand Prelate: A. F. wodiwiss.
knight Commander Of the Temple: Sir
a j. Thomas and Sir Thomas Fraser
The system for registration and in
formation inaugurated by the knights
'Iempiar for conclave week is as com
plete and perfect as human ingenuity
can. devise. A committee has been or
'ganized. with Joseph NJ Cumming as
. chairman. TO assume charge Of the bu-
-reau- The committee will work in two
divisions. One division will take COM
plete charge Of registering visiting Sir
knights upon arrival in this city and
keep track Of their local addresses. es-
q. pseiallE should any Of them change
their quarters during their sojourn. or
20 out Of town for time. A complete
card. index is now being prepared in
alphabetical order so that the name
:and address Of every visiting Sir
knight can be found at a moments
notice. The 5000 Sir Knights already
located viii be entered on the cards be-
fore arrival Changes can be easily
made If wanted. Blank cards will be
distributed on the incoming trains. at
the depots and at the hotels. to be fill
d. ed out. collected and sent 10 the office
10 be filed.
A large number Of local Sir knights
has -0luDteered TO serve on the infOr-
fnarion committee. and will work in
details. stationed at the principal head
quarters hotels and halls. as well
st prominent points along Market
street ready 10 give information TO all
visitors. The members Of the commit
tee viii wear A distinctive badge by
7shich strangers viii easily recognize
them and ask information If they de-
sire.
The executive committee has a COM
p.ete roster Of all visiting command
cries and parties coming in groups, al
Dhs sbeticauy -~anged so that Sir
knights can be located either by look
ing for The cOmmandery or looking
through the alphabetical list Of hotels
nd boarding- houses. each Of which Is
credited with the number Of guests it
accommodates and their designation.