The San Francisco call., 1904-03-18
SUPREME HEAD
IS BANQUETED
Chief of Knights of Macca-
bees Is Guest at a Happy
Gathering at Festal Board
WELCOME COMMANDERS
Entertainment in Golden
Gate Hall and One in the
Pioneer Reception Rooms

The Alameda County committee
having charge of entertaining Su-
preme Commander D. P. Markey of the
Knights of the Maccabees had made
arrangements to take him and his
wife and prominent Maccabees over
the county of Alameda, showing them
the University of California, the
Deaf and Dumb and Blind Asy-
lum and other points of interest,
but was unable, on account of the
downpour, to carry out the pro-
gramme that had been prepared and
decided to postpone the courtesies un-
til future time.
Last evening the supreme COM
mander was the guest of honor at a
banquet in the California Hotel, ten
dered him by the San Francisco COM
mittee. There were present a number
of members of the order from tents
on the other side of the bay.
Lieutenant George V. Leroi was the
toastmaster, and between courses
called on a number of the $50 who
were seated at the festal board to say
something for the good of the order
without assigning any particular sub
ject, believing from past experience
that those selected to speak at ban
quets never talk on the subject as
signed to them. The following
named were called upon: ]. c. Sharp
of Golden West Tent, chairman of
the San Francisco committee; z. X.
Strowbridge of Haywards, James
Boyer of Pacific Tent. ]. L. Fine of
Oakland. Major c. E. Montgomery of
Golden West Tent. DIR. F. w. Brown
ing of Haywards, A. Traube of Pacific
Tent, Captain Seeley of division 3 of
the uniform rank. William Hammond
of San Jose. D. B. Richards of San
Francisco Tent, r. H. Bosworth of
Berkeley, Commander Harley OF Mis-
sion Tent. Sir Knight Maddox Of St.
Louis. Mo. Sir Knight E. C. Stock
of Golden West Tent, Judge George H.
Cabaniss of Golden West Tent, Great
Commander S. w. Hall. Past Great
Commander H. L. Tickner and Su-
preme Commander Markey, who ex-
pressed his appreciation of the hos
pitality extended to him during his
stay in California.
Wednesday morning the reception
committee of the local knights of the
Maccabees took Supreme Commander
d. p. Markey and party in charge and
in automobiles took them to all points
of interest in and around the city, then
to the Presidio, the park and the cliff.
after which they were served luncheon
down town.
In the evening Sacramento Company
5, Oakland IL, San Francisco 3, Stock
ton -, Vallejo 10 and Golden West Is,
uniform rank, under command of Major
Montgomery, and. preceded by Oak
lands brass band, escorted the su-
preme commander to Golden Gate Hall.
where he was rendered a reception by
the members of the order in this city
and vicinity. There were abouts 500 sir
knights present. The stage was occu-
pied by the guest of the evening, Past
Grand Commander H L. Tickner. State
Commander S. w. Hall; j. c. Sharp,
chairman of the evening; Dr.. j. h.
Thompson, Theo Frolich of San Fran
cisco Tent. ]. L. Fine of Oakland, A.
Traube of Pacific, George E. Banhill OF
San LeandrO, H. Rismon of Alameda,
r. II. Boscwith. E. K. Stanley, W. N
Harley. A. r. Healey, C. Irving and
Lieutenant G. V. Leroi. After an or
chestraI selection j. c. Sharp delivered
an address of welcome, which was fol-
lowed by selections by the Maccabee
hand. sDecialties by Billy Hynes,
violin solo by Miss Adele Weilsch, Sc
lections by the Maccabee Either and
Mandolin Club. an interesting and log
ical address on the order by the su-
preme commander and Southern melo-
l5ia- bxr the Alabama quartet.
Wednesday Lillian NJ. Hollister, su-
nreme commander of the Ladies OF the
Maccabees. opened a school of instruc-
ton in Pioneer Hall for the benefit OF
the officers of the local hives and those
in the bay counties.
In the evening there was 1n1uatory
work in the presence of large number
of members of the order. Twenty-Five
hives were represented and were wit
ness of the new ritualistic work, exem-
plified with fifty candidates by a spe-
cial team. The work was followed by
Drorramme of entertainment and the
serving of a collation..
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