The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-29
OFF FOR WEST.
Topeka Templars Start on Their
Pilgrimage.
Will Not Reach Destination TIL
Next Week.
BUSY FOR SANTA FE.
Many Special Trains Pass
Through Topeka.
Passengers Who Went from the
Capital City.
BUSY FOR SANTA FE.

| The pilgrimage of the Grand Com
mandery of the knights Templar of
Kansas with Topeka Commandery No.
5 as an escort. accompanied by many
of the subordinate communicates began
today over the Santa Fe railroad to
San Francisco where the annual con-
clave will be held. The pilgrimage will
require one whole week. Starting to-
day the train will reach San Francisco
next Monday.
The train for the Kansas knights will
mia limited. The schedule has been ar
ranged to allow the party to stop over
at important historic and scenic points
along the way.
The train will consist of a composite
car, dining car, five of the best stand
ard Pullman sleeping cars and an OBJ
Servation car.
The first stop will be made at 8
o'clock Tuesday at Santa Fe, N. NJ. At
ter five hours at Santa Fe the train
will proceed to Albuquerque where
several hours will be allowed to inspect
the Aztec, Mexican and Indian curio
collection, said to be the greatest col
lection of this character in the world
At Laguna the eXcursionists will visit
the Pueblo Indian village and the 300
year old church. Special arrangements
have been made for the regular religi-
Gus dance to be given by Chief Orabi
himself and his band of Indians.
The Grand Canyon will be reached on
Thursday at 4 o'clock in the morning.
The train will stop at the Grand Can
yOn all day, leaving there at o'clock
in the evening. The train will reach
Los Angeles on Friday at 2 o'clock
where visit may be made to the Cata-
lima Island, Pasadena, the old mission
and the ostrich farms. Leaving Los
Angeles Sunday at in the evening, a
stop will be made at Monterey the fol-
lowing morning and the train will reach
San Francisco on Monday, September )
at o'clock.
The following is a list of the officers
of the Grand Commandery who with
their wives and families will occupy
c. Postlethwaite, r. E., grand COM
mander; Sir Bestor G. Brown, V. F.,
deputy grand commander; Sir Thomas
G. Fitch, E, grand generalissimo; Sir
general; Sir David B. Fuller, E, grand
senior warden; Sir Marvin L. TRULY, E.,
grand Junior warden; Sir Benjamin F.
Boyle, E., grand prelate; Sir John Nc
Sir Thomas J. Anderson, E., grand re-
corder; Sir Joseph d. Fell, E., grand |
standard bearer; Sir William F. March, |
E, grand sword bearer; Sir John M. |
Kinkle, E., grand warder; Sir A. A. |
Sharp E, grand captain of the guard. |
The following is the list of the escort; |
EN-. Sir Evan Davis, eminent comman-
der; Sir E. w. PoindeXter, generals |
simo; EN-. Sir o. j. Wood captain gem
eral; r. z. Sir Will c. Chaffee, prelate; |
Sir w. NJ. Cline, senior warden; Sir
Carl w. Nellis, junior warden; EN-. Sir
D. w. Nellis. treasurer; EN-. Sir Thorp !
3. Jennings, recorder; Sir L NJ. Wood,
standard bearer; Sir Peter Couture,
sword bearer; Sir ]. w. Robinson, war
der; Sir Robert Edwards, sentinel.
The following Topekans were among
the passengers on the special train:
Mr. and Mrs. Chas- Moeser, D. NJ.
Dibble and family, Mr.. and Mrs. F. M.
Nelson, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. W. Mcclure,
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton DeMuth, Henry
and family, c. w. Nellis, L.
H. Hammatt, Edwin Lang, Z. L. Cot
ran and family, J. D. Neil. Luther Mel
is, James Mullen. John Ripple, w. NJ.
Shaver, J. w. Robinson and family and
NJ. w. VanValkenburg and family.
Among the other passengers on the
train from other cities in Kansas were:
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Rolfe, Onaga; Mr..
and Mrs. S. c. Schmidt, Marysville; J.
w. Shulthis and family, independence;
5. r. Ping, Galena; Mr.. and Mrs. J. D.
Clark Eureka; Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Anderson, Hamilton; Mr.. and Mrs. W.
4. Harrison, Wichita; Mr.. and Mrs. B.
:. Mouser, Chetopa; DR.. Won Treba,
Chetopa; Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Wright,
)swego; w. P. Hoover and family,
Chetopa; Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Wilkin,
)swego; A. Mcclure, Galena; DIR. E. p.
Wheeler and w. H. Vernon, Larned; w.
. Sykes, Wellington; L. E. Mason,
lawrence: ]. w. Nelson, Marysville;
Mr. and Mrs. Clement Sprunce, Well s
ngton; James Long and family, Lyons;
Dr. Gray and Hugo Rachelback, Lyons: !
dessrs Oden and letter, Sterling; and '
: E. Rosenbaum of Little Rock, Ark, |
,rand captain of the guard of the grand
and c. A. Morris of Ho-
art Ok, grand commander of OklahO-
ma.