The San Francisco call., 1904-08-15
WILL ENTERTAIN
VISITORS WELL
Grand Commandery of Cal
fornia Takes Steps to
Raise Additional Funds
MANY KNIGHTS COMING
Attendance at Triennial
COnclaye Will Be Greater
Than at First Expected

Fully 200 Knights Templar assembled
at the triennial headquarters yesterday
afternoon in response to an invitation
from the executive committee. Eminent
Sir Brilsford P. Flint, grand generalis-
simo Grand Commandery Of California,
presided and stated that late reports
indicate much larger number of vis-
iting Sir knights than was expected.
and that it would require larger sum
Of money to suitably entertain them.
Grand Commander w. Frank Pierce
presented an outline of the entertain
ment prepared for the visitors, extend
ing over a period Of two weeks and
commencing with the arrival Of the
grand master and Grand Encampment
Of the United States, on Monday, Aug
ust 30, one week in advance Of the con-
clave.
The programme included free enter
tainments for the visitors for each day
and evening until the end of the con-
claVe; banquets, promenade concerts,
excursions, theatrical performances, re-
ceptions and even free car rides for the
visitors on certain days. He urged that
the visitors will be the guests of all
citizens of San Francisco and of Cali
fornia, and that it was essential that
be maintained, no matter at what cost.
Other speakers referred to the perma-
nent benefit which accrued to Califor-
MIA from former conclave, when sew
eral thousand Templars attended con-
clave in this city twenty-one years ago
and hundreds made their homes in CAL
ifornia subsequently.
Among the speakers were the follow
ing: J. c. Campbell, A. A. Watkins,
John F. Merrill, Samuel NJ Shortridge,
George H. Pippy and eX-Lieutenant
Governor Jacob H. Neff To test the
feeling of the assemblage Mr.. Neff pro-
posed to oQen a subscription list at
once and afford the members of the or
der a chance to subscribe. He started
the subscription with 500 and quickly
added 500 more. Within a short time
more than $500 was subscribed, though
most of those at the meeting had sub
scribed before. With some it was a
third contribution. Oakland Command
cry announced that it had subscribed
$1,000, with the understanding of more
if needed. The Scottish Rite bodies of
California added $3.50 to the list.
The following volunteered to raise all
the money needed among their friends
within a few days and were assigned to
certain districts within the city F. II.
Gould, Franklin H. Day, A. A. Watkins,
w w. IldShtil, CldIGuCe w eIuell, j. -.
EVerding, Professor ]. w. Anderson, A.
N. Meal, V. W. Gaskill. J. c. Campbell,
c. G. Young, John Bennett, d. E. Bar
ger, ]. A. Glover, William Peacock, f.
c. Martin, H. Harrington, w. j. Dwyer,
S. n. Beede, H. F. Dunbar. James Nc
Nab, H. S. Scott, w. D. Nicholson, Will
liam L. Hughson, George w. Emmons,
j. H. Blakeway. T. NJ. Calvin, E. H.
Lake, w. d. Howe, H. w. Diggs, G.. M
Eastman, w. E. Cumback. ]. r. Keller,
John d. Richards, w. H. White, John
Tonningsen, S. NJ. Shortridge, S. H.
Perkins, J. j. McEwen, A. Z. Bucking-
ham, Thaddeus B. Kent, Thomas Kirk
patrick, j. Faubel Frank Koenig
George H. Young, f. NJ. Bodler, w. H.
Davis, George W. Lippman. p. r. Lund,
w. H. Snedaker, J. l.. Rogers, William
H. Fuller, w. B. Lawrence, A. G. Pack
ard, M. A. c. Christensen, William G.
Loewe, DR.. Edwin Bunnell, Frank
Robb, J. S. Reid, F. E. Valentine, H. G..
Vaughan, w. H. Collins and H. E. Le-
land.