The San Francisco call., 1904-08-17
ARE PREPARING
FOR VISITORS
Committee of Prominent
Citizens Is Arranging for
Entertainment of Knights
WILL AID LOCAL ORDER
Excursions to the Fruit,
Wine and Mining Sections
of State Are Contemplated

The executive committee of the
prominent citizens committee organ
lied to assist in the entertainment OF
the visiting Knights Templar during
conclaye week held an important
meeting in the office of Mayor Schrnitz
yesterday afternoon. Though no def
mite plan was agreed upon, this be-
ing lett for the decision of the general
committee. which meets this after
noon in Maple Hall, Palace Hotel, az
o'clock the way was cleared for in
telligent work, the full scope 0f the
plans of the local lodges of the order
being laid before the meeting.
There were present at the meeting
Mayor Schmitz. who occupied the
chair; F. E. Beck, j. P. Currier, f. w.
Dohrman, T. Fl. Goodman, Alexander
G. McAdie, William McMurray, r. e.
Morse, Andrea Sbarboro, /. j. Truman,
Admiral Whiting, U. S. N, and w.
de st. Paul-SeitZ, who acted as secre-
tary. After calling the meeting to or
der Mayor Schmitz briefly outlined the
purpose of the meeting-to aid in the
entertainment of the visiting knights
and above all to bring to their atten-
ton the resources of California.
OUTLINES ORDERS PLANS.
Grand Commander Pierce arrived at
this point and upon request of the
Mayor outlined the plans OF the local
knights for the reception and enter
tainment of the visitors. He said that
rooms for all the visitors had been OBJ
tanned and headquarters would be es-
tablished and bureaus of information
provided that would insure lack of
confusion so far as the reception and
assignment to quarters was concerned,
but what his order especially desired
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question of booming California.
T. H Goodman informed the COM
mite that a series of excursions had
been arranged, but perhaps there was
room for suggestion for more and big
ger ones than had been provided for.
One point, however, he wished to call
to the attention of the committee was
that the original plan of the knights
to illuminate Union Square had been
abandoned and he suggested that this
be taken up at once by the committee.
Pierce informed the committee that
the reason for the abandonment of
this plan was not for lack of money at
the time the plan was conceived, but
because the light companies had stat
ed that they were unable to supply the
current.
CURRENT NOW AVAILABLE.
He had been informed, however,
that the companies are now in a po-
sition to supply the current, but so
far as the local order is concerned it
is too late. The money originally set
aside for this purpose has been eX-
pended in other channels. so if the
square is to be Illuminated as intend
ed the funds must come from other
quarters. This question will be taken
UP at the meeting of the general COM
mittee to-day
At the suggestion of F. w. Dohr-
mann, Messrs. Currier, Dohrmann,
Jennings, Sbarboro and Truman were
appointed a committee of five to con-
fer with the entertainment committee
of the local Knights that the citizens
committee may obtain information as
to just where it can be of most ser
vice. 1t is the general opinion that
the committee will decide to increase
the number of excursions so as to take
in the fruit and wine districts of the
State and even go as far as the mining
counties of the Sierra Nevada, the
mining industry being of special in
terest to the Fasteners.
After deciding to request all of the
citizens of the city to decorate their
homes in honor of the conclave the
committee adjourned to report its
views of the situation to the general
committee this afternoon.