The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-22

pings OF white and gold, and both were
marked by the dignity that character
ICES the knights Templar.
THOUSANDS WITNESS PARADE
The parade started from the Palace
hotel at o'clock. marched up Market
street to Van Ness avenue and thence
along Golden Gate avenue TO the Golden
Gate Commandery hall at Suffer and
Steiner streets. At the head rode the
command of Captain Kelly 1t was
followed by a troop of mounted knights.
composed of aids and escorts to the
grand officers. Heading them was Ro-
dolph W Meek. grand captain general
of Ca lifOrnia.
biles and their rear was brought up by
1000 knights on foot, representing dele
gates and visitors from every com
mandery in the state
Four brass bands were in the parade.
Their music emptied the stores and
Offices along the route, and the parade
was witnessed by thousands Of per-
sons
CHEERS FOR FANCY DRILL
At times the spectators burst into
handclapping. special favor being
shown TO san Jose commandery No 10,
which kept up a continued series of
fancy drills and company movements.
The greatest applause came when the
company formed cross while march
ing.
The Grafton was delivered by Edward
Henry Hart of Oakland. who spoke on
the efforts of the Knights Templar in
seeking the truth.
The greatest men of every nation
he said are frequently those whom
the nation has treated with contempt
and often put to the death. Such were
their deaths gave an added impetus
TO the truths which they voiced during
their lives.
SWORD 4 SYMBOL OF LIGHT
In the old days the Knight Templar
drew his sword to take life: but today
the sword Of the knight is but a symbol
of the light he seeks. of the truth
which ne would acquire. 1t is drawn,
not to take life but to protect the de-
fenseless. the orphan; TO defend right
and virtue.
only twice has it became necessary
TO defend the Christian religion with
the sword The crusades were the out
lcOme of the religious fana ticsm of the
a ge and ended in disgrace and failure.
The only defense of Christianity lies
i'm the cleaning sword Of truth, and,
unless a religion or q doctrine has as
its fundamental basis the light Of truth.
all the swords of all the knights will
not make it conQueror.
IDEALS or KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
The religion of the knight Templar
OF today is the religion of peace and
Of humility tho religion of Jesus Christ,
which called for the turning of the
other cheek when the first was stricken
The oceans Of blood which have been
shed in religious wa rfare have not been
due to the Christian religion but to
mems perverted ideas of it. The true
knight must be the true man and the
true man just the gentleman.
The great institute of free masonry
is search for the light Of truth.
knights Templar will endure because
their doctrines call for an untrammeled
freedom of the soul and because their
vows contain the noblest ethics enun-
ciated since the dawn Of time"
PARTICIPANTS IN CONCLAVE
Those who viii take part in the con-
clave include the following:
The grand officers of the grand commsndery
of California:
Harvey Davis Loveland. grand commander;
Louis Breuner. deputy grand commander. Sacrs
mento: Albert A. Caldwell. grand generalissimo.
Los Angeles: Rodolph W Meek, grand captain
senior warden Los Angeles James Robert fapp
scott. grand Junior warden. Greka; Reuben
Henry Sink grand preste. stockton: Charles L.
Field grand treasurer, San Francisco; William
A. Davies. grand recorder. San Francisco: John
2. Fraser. grand standard bearer. San Francisco;
geles: Elmer 4. Stone. grand warder, NRpa;
/ Samuel d. Mayer, grand organist San Fran
cisco: George W. Perkins grand captain Of the
guard
PAST GFAND COMMANDERS
Frederick P. Barss John Francis Merrill
William A. Davis Frederick VI. Miller
Henry S. orme George B. Mckee
Edward r. Hedges ". Frank Pierce
Charles F. Lott 9Wiliam d.. knights
William NJ Petrie Charles L. Field
Samuel s. Wagner Alfred A. Reddngton
Frank S. Sumner Robert Morris Powers
Edward s. Hppitt William D. Stephens
DELEGATES
California commandery No Samuel A
Clarke Harry Maundrell and Daniel f. F.
Easton.
Sacramento commsndery No FLAMES f.
Thompson. Charles A. Carlson and Howard x.
Johnson
Pacific commandery No. FLAMES Henriksen
z. r. Gould and Frank W. Street
Fl Dorado commandery No. Howard c.
Plummer. William A. Rantz and Louis A. Reeg
oroEille commandery No. 5--James ". Grace,
y. 3. Crane and Oscar W. Jasper
Nevada commandery No. civilian F. Meser-
vey, William u. Harris and Bennett opie
Narysville commandery No. Charles c.
Rubel. Edward Helmann and 4 " Lewis
stockton commandery No. Sherman c. Rarc-
mann. Carleton c. Case and James T. Langford
Los Angeles commandery No. a-WiIlisn al /
Casewell, Willis II. Booth and Andrew j. Conn !