The San Francisco call., 1904-09-01

total number of knights Templar now
in Los Angeles on their way to this city
is about 1900.
Watsonville Commandery No. % has
just completed contract. for the con-
struction of one of it's headquarters in
the Mechanics Pavilion, where the
commandery will entertain during con-
clave week and dispense strawberries
and cream, for which Watsonville and
its vicinity are famous The headquar
ters occupy a space so by % feet at the
main entrance to the Pavilion The en-
tire -reception-room, armory and
refreshment-room to be one beau
tiful bower, according to the specifiea-
tions of the contract.
SCHEME OF DECORATIONS.
The decorations will consist of flags,
bunting, Templar emblems, potted
plants and trees and floral designs.
They will be of soft, wavy material in
yellow or gold the booths, sides and
rear, in yellow pleating; the front dec
Grated in elnblems and American flags.
All around the rooms, at the height of
the booths, will be light blue draperies
fringed in silver and dotted with sill
yer stars, hanging baskets Of green,
California poppies and roses, and the
name of the commandery in large sill
yer letters in a bed of green and Cali
fornia poppies...,
The structure is to be of fire. proof
material, with four arches for en-
frances, two leading to the reception
room, the others to the refreshment-
room and armory, respectively. The
rooms will be. brilliantly lighted by
clusters of electric drop lights inclosed
in porcelain shades and globes. Straw
berries and cream will be served TO
all visiting Sir knights and ladies, and
they will be supplied with handsome
souvenir napkins. commemorative of
the occasion. A committee of ladies
will be In constant attendance to re-
ceive the visitors and make them as
comfortable as possible.
Mrs. b. F. Nance has been appoint
ed chairman of the ladies' reception
committee She is the wife of B. f.
Nance, past eminent commander of
Watsonville Commandery, and will be
assisted, by a committee composed of
the most prominent women of Watson
vile and vicinity, the wives and
daughters and sisters of Sir knights,
who will do the honors at the head
quarters during conclave week.
MEMORIAL SERVICE.
The chorus that will sing next Sun
day evening for the Mckinley memo
rial service at the. Mechanics Pavilion
will probably be the grandest ever
heard in San Francisco over 500 sing :
ers participated in the first general re-
hearsal last Monday evening. the inn
mense volume. of sound penetrating
every corner of the immense building.
The final rehearsal will take place this
evening at the Mechanics Pavilion and
Professor Mckenzie requests all sing
ers who have been at former reheaFsals
and all others who were una BILE to at
tend before. to report promptly at the
Pavilion on that evening, as that will
be the final rehearsal.
Louisvilles drill team, the first of
the four crack drill corps that will com
pete for prizes. went into camp at
Emeryville Tuesday in order to prac-
tice drilling yesterday, as IT will do
daily until September Z. the day of the
competition. Three more drill teams
will arrive here within the next two
days They are Malta Commandery
Drill Corps from -Binghamton, NJ Y. !;
Ivanhoe Commandery Drill Corps, from
Milwaukee, Wis. and st. Bernard
Commandery Drill Corps. from Chi
cago, Ill. Each has a most enviable
record and has won honors and tro-
phies at many former competitions.
The drill is regarded as a contest Of
giants and viii be watched by military
and civic organizations with the great
est interest alIsover the country. Colonel