The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-06-07
*: OF P.
TRIENNIAL
CONCLAVE
In San Francisco Next September win
Be An Occasion of Great Brlliance,
Profit and Pleasure.

The knights of Templar who wiz att
tend the Triennial Conclaye in San
Francisco next September and all those
who will accompany them on that pill
grimage, may look for the most cordial
reception and the most lavish entertain
ment ever offered by any community to
a gathering of this kind. The Californ-
ians-all the oalitornians-haye been
studying, planning and preparing for the
coming event for the past three years,
and their plans are of such stupendous
and gigantic nature, as to eclipse any
entertainment ever attempted by a fra
ternity, or even a whole community.
San Francisco is peculiarly adapted for
a great demonstration, parade, drill, or
any out-of-door exercises or gatherings,
because the weather may be relied upon
for fully eight snontns in the year.
Even on the way and before reaching
San Francisco, the pilgrims will be met
at the depots where the trains stop,
and given an ovation. Committees will
meet each incoming train on approach.
ing the city by the Golden Gate and oc.
company the travellers to their destina.
ton. The escort on arrival at the de-
pot, by mounted and unmounted details
of Sir Knights in uniform, with unfurled
banners and bands of music, will be
quite feature. The city will be ablaze
with lights that will make night brighter
than midday. The decorations will
surpass those of any city on the CONT
nent in attractiyeness. The Grand
Commandery OF California will entertain
at the Palace Hotel, and California
commandery, No. !, together with other
Communicates, will keep continuous open
house in the Mechanics pavilion, a struc.
tme that will accommodate $4,000 peo-
pie. An exhibit of California's wealth.
from valley and hills, mines and or
chards, vineyards, forest and field, will
be installed beneath the same roof. The
will inclue free excur.
sions on ocean liners around the Bay of |
San Francisco, to all the points of in.
terest, and outside the heads as far as
the Farallone Islands, steaming around |
the Seal Rocks, the harbor Notifications,
United States Arsenal, Naval Training
School, the great shipbuilding plants and
famous ironworks; trolley rides to
Golden Gate Park, with It's hundreds of |
acres in flowers at all seasons, its great |
conseryators, aviary, zoo, lake and the |
museum containing the rarest treasure.
on the American continent; the Sutro
Baths, the largest under a glass roof |
the Cliff House, built on a |
cliff overhanging the open
beach of the Pacific Ocean. All these
are free to all visitors. Chinatown, a |
real part of the Celestial Empire, right |
in the heart of an American city; the |
offices, pressrooms and editorial depart |
ment of the only Chinese newspaper
published outside of China; nightly per.
formanees of troop of Celestial actors
and Chinese orchestra, and one thous
and and one other novel sights, startling
to the visitor, but common to California.
The famed natural wonders of California
surprising in grandeur the great sights
Of the rest of the globe, can be reached
within one days journey, and at n nom
inal cost, and, while not entirely free,
the expense is within the means of al.
most anybody who comes to California.
Living is cheaper in California than any
where else on earth, and it is much bet
ter for the same price. San Francisco
is prepared to house comfortably 200,
900 visitors, share with them the ample
blessings of the Golden State, at nom
inal expense, and make them wish that
they could tarry forever