The San Francisco call., 1905-06-14
MERRY KNIGHTS
DINNER GUESTS
Visitors to City Are Enter
tanned at an Elaborate
Banquet at the St. Francis
RECEPTION TO HEARN
Hundreds Pay Honor to the
Supreme Knight and In
spring Addresses Made
BY SALLY SHARP.

Last night was the banner night of the
knights of Columbus entertainment in
the City by the Golden Gate.
Los Angeles, it was said had smashed
all records for prodigal hospitality-but
this morning San Francisco is conceded
to be in the running, and with to-day $
and to-morrows schedules for pleasure
1t may be first under the wire when the
end of the visit is come
Last night at $50 the visiting Grand
knights and their ladies fair were enter
tanned at dinner In the grill at the St.
FTancis-the Northern California councils
the hosts.
Toasts?i, Ratheri And some clever
stories. too. were swapped-the East with
the West.TAnd many pretty things were
told of Californiaeand of California's s fair
women. !.
At the"reception to Supreme Knight
E. l.. Hearn and his staff of Grand
knights were held In the white and gold
room, brilliant with maze of lights.
Across the mantel-shelf were draped
the red, white and blue, the standards of
which were garlanded with American
beauty roses, these furnishing texts for
many pretty swaps" the Ger gallant
knights threw to the ladies-who took
them, blythe way, with easy grace.
The Very ReY. l. j.: Prendergast vicar
general of San Francisco, was presented
by DIR. A II. Iiannini, chairman. who
formally addressed the assemblage in a
finished and scholarly fashion, laying
stress upon the work of the early padres
In the wilderness the Western seas,
and urging the Knights of Columbus to
be worthy successors to those splendid
Christian soldiers-that they be worthy
citizens of worthy nation
After La Gioconda' by the orchestra
In the mezzanine gallery, George A. Con-
molly. State deputy. delivered an address
of welcome
A clever chap is this young lawyer
who evidently believes in saying sonie-
thing when he talks. After a warm Cali
fornia greeting he dwelt upon the old
Missions. the milestones of Western
civilization, and spoke with a special
pride of the Mission of ST. Francis--the
Mission Dolores-from which our city de-
rived its name.
Then an original poem, written Jy Ed
ward ODay, was read by j. r. McElroy,
Grand knight, setting forth in heroic
verse the story of Columbus and the
Iatter-day Knights who bear his name
Northern California Councils" by Neal
Power, was discussed in clever fashion
for three minutes, about two minutes
and a half of which was occupied in a
tribute TO the ladies-and the Knights
ladies in particular.
After much urging AM sqhfering. tue
popular Grand Knigits tdstph ScoNs
made short talk touching upon topics
ranging from love and Rooseveltianism
to good citizenship. Following came Will
liam Fitzge ra1d ga Kentucky gentleman"
and cultivated speaker. He IT was
who was so badly used up in the railway
smasnup outside of Los Angeles-his
bandaged nose still bearing testimony.
e. L. Hearn, supreme, knight. made the
closing talk, paying high tribute to
glorious California, where God paused in
fashioning the world, to make her queen
of it,"
After the speechmaking during which
a few thousand smartly gowned women
and as many men stood about, first on one
foot, and then on the other-an informal
reception was held, and merry chatter
was on.
To-day, there will be excursions about
the bay the Eastern delegates leaving
the foot of Market street at $50, and the
California folk at 1.
Vallejo will not be visited, as heretofore
planned, because of a law that became
operative to-day, providing that no ferry
boat shall henceferth leave the bay, SO
Vallejo is cut out Of the itinerary.
And when the day shall have faded
into the dusk the white lights of the Or
pheum will blink a welcome to the visit
ing hosts.
And hera'S to therot