The San Francisco call., 1905-05-21
KNIGHTS OFFER
FINE SPECTACLE
Golden Gate Commandery at
Annual Drill in Pavilion
Entertains Vast Audience
ROUNDS OF APPLAUSE
Brilliancy of Uniforms and
Precision of EvolutionS
Make Sight That Thrills

The annual Templar drill and reception
OF Golden Gate Commandery No. l6,
Knights Templar, took place last even
ing at the Mechanics Pavilion. An i'm
mense audience. composed of representa-
tive people Of the city, occupied .Ae full
seating capacity Of the spacious building.
The entertainment was in every way in
keeping with the high standard that
characterizes all affairs given by the
knights.
The drilling and different evolutions
were executed in remarkably fine style
and brought out rounds of well merited
applause. The Sir Knights presented a
handsome appearance in the rich uni
forms OF their order. The splendid Third
Band, artillery corps, L. S. a, enlivened
the proceedings with snappy marches and
music appropriate 10 the different evolu-
tons
Sir F. W. Sumner was taken i'll and his
place was filled by Sir William Edwards.
A large part OF the audience was com
posed Of the women friends. and nearly
AL were in light colored costumes.
Following the drill dancing was en-
gagged in. lasting until shortly before mid
night The programme was as follows:
Concert by the Third Artillery Band.
L. : A. Armand Putt, chief musician:
review OF Golden Gate Commandery No.
10. 10 Eminent Sir A. w. Mckenzie. COM
mander. escorted BY California Command
cry No. /. exhibition drill, Company A.
Golden Gate Battalion, Drill Corps, Emf
nenl Sir William Edwards commanding;
battalion drill. Companies A and B. Gold
en cate Battalion, r z. Sir F. W. Sum
ner commanding; formation of the bat
TALON. Companies A, B. c; dress parade.
10 Eminent Sir .. r Westphal, eminent
commander Of California Commandery
Nc. march 10 the colors
7 ne following were in command of the
battalion organization; In command, EN-
Sir a. W. Mckenzie, commander; in COM
mand Of battalion, Sir knight W. L.
Growall- captain. general
Staff-The generallssimo. Sir knight
John Bennett; prelate. Sir knight w H
Jordan; adjutant. En- Sir +. J. Il Rick
on; Quartermaster, Sir knight w. c.
RalstOn. cOmmissary, Sir knight Theo-
oore Reichert; paymaster. Sir knight j.
Fessenden Clark; surgeon, Sir knight L.
r Bryant; surgeon. Sir knight B. +.
-Alden; musical director, Sir knight Sam
uel D. Mayer The past commanders:
Sergeant Major, Sir knight A J. de La
mare
Standard guard: Standard bearer. Sir
knight P. NJ Thomas; sword bearer, Sir
knight J. r. Aitken; warder, Sir knight
H c Schaertzer.
Company A: Captain general, En- Sir
knight George Filmer: junior warden,
Sir knight Thomas TrebeIL
Company 3: Captain general, Sir
knight E H Merrill; senior warden. Sir
knight Milo Hoadley; junior warden, Sir
knight J. W. Miller
Company c: Captain general, En-. Sir
Robert Mcmillan: senior warden, Sir
Knight George X Porter; junior warden,
Sir knight E NJ Moores.
In command of pavilion and the pavil-
ion guard: Eminent Sir Franklin Dalton
Those in the Golden Gate Commandery
drill corps were: Colonel W Edwards
commandant; Colonel George FiIlmer. Sc
nior warden. Thomas TrebeIl, junior
warden; Sir knights F. NJ Armstrong,
r. Ash. ". Alexander. D. F. Berry, J.
A. Bush, W. II. Dollings. J. C. Davis, ].
r. Dibble, Fr. Gehret, c. W. Gould, J.
r Hitler, DR.. r L. HURLEY, H. s.
Hutchings, w. W Healey, DR.. T. E
Moore. DR.. II. D. Nobel. c. L Parks, 7.
T. Perry, c. ". Penniman, Ed Stephen
son. H. J. Smith. Glenn Thorp, c. H. Van
Orden, Captain A. Woodside, A B. Wood,
DR.. p. II. Thomas and S. Simmer.
The following are the officers of Cold
en- Gate Comn1andery No. Is for 1905:
Commander, Eminent Sir A W. McKen-
zie; generalissimo. Sir knight John Ben
nett: captain general. Sir knight w. L.
GroHall: senior warden, Sir Knight A. ].
de Lamare; junior warden, Sir knight G.
K Porter: prelate. Sir knight w. II.
Jordan; treasurer. Sir knight c. S. Bene-
dict: recorder. Sir knight T. Frolich;
standzrd-bearer. Sir knight P. NJ Thom-
as: sWord-besrer. Sir knight ]. r. Ait
ken: warder, Sir knight H c Schaertz-
er; sentinel. Sir Knight ". ]. Smith; first
guard. Sir knight c. ". Tozer; second
guard. Sir Knight c. II. Suydam; third
guard, Sir knight L. 3. Smith; musical
director, Sir Knight Samuel D. Mayer.