The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 9, 1904, Page 2

ANCISCO CALL;: FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 9, 1904. ELECTION OF OFFICERS CONCLUDES WORK OF THE GRAND ENCAMPMENT Amusement in All lts Variety for Guests. Trips About Bay and Visits to Redwoods. New officers of the Grand Encamp- ment of Knights Templar have been elected, this high body has adjourned and naught but entertainment for the rest of the week is before the thou- sands of remaining visitors. Intense interest was manifested in the.result of the conferences of the Grand En- campment, although it was pretty well known some days ago who would be kely to win hopor and rank as re- sults of the election. Golden Gate Commandery was host yesterday afternoon =nd evening at the most formal and one of the most en- joyable many functions ar- he visiting Sir € The most e day's pro- t in the Greek sity of Cali- ly peak to the C H’l House, park, and ocean beach and | d the y served to furnish | axation and pleasure for great mul- of the tro Heights trips around several commandery head- ted animated scenes, | g the great heat. Many | d open house, notably ispensed hos- present- | sou- of raisins or other | | | | ko features wer | wee of | \ln kK H ‘]hms In- | of | r corner | reception- | held a| sh n>e~=n; »n the d ing and highl were th the ored in the | staid rules e things less genial | In short, best times informal and all | plarism. t the blue grass | the Grand jive | a do not t a Chinese | he thing was filled house and ent for those to whom | side of ( lite is4 Pr ncerts in the nave of ding attracted large | . s day evening. The Eari! of ston among those who lis he music in the even-| i oyed it. He was received | nder a canopy of American and| English flage. The combination of colors and the sentiment they inspired | pleased him immensely Vis urnalists ‘had an op- por n the evening to see th Club of San Franeisco, f its usual generous r « hear its ex- g s render a select pro- s an “open house” for d newspaper men from d coast rations ® 11 assist- | the visitors t the Ferry | fternoon and evening, special reception com- | erts . | over Tues- | been 2 of ry, which is the oldest Massachusetts, was to have had the | right of line under the Massachusetts | dery in the parade, but | ment orders came plac- ay Commandery of Boston This was resénted by the | Bost ndery. which marched | the St has e a parade at 3; headqua at 'd disbanded. o-day’'s parade will be Francis over Powell ers tel a the street to Market and down Market to | the ferry and return ceded They will be pre- commandery band. —————— Sir Knights and Visitors the beautiful decorations Palace, 221 Maontgomery | day for their bemefit. * | the | | by | LDSBURG. Sept. 8.—Frank Gray, the | y rancher l\m‘ near Windsor, | the leg while out hunt- Qe _fimfi B.x ¢l 8 ‘5 vye High-Grade Clothiers No Branch Stores. No Agents. THE DIAMOND WEAVE AND CROCHET STRIPE IN THIS PALL'S CLOTHS| ARE NEW FEATURES. R MODELS ALSO PEAL STRONGLY SMART DRESSERS. 132 rny Street rilow Block 00U APP TO | ent in jewels and were robed in the | cardinal and black of the Order | Malta that | those | grand master and former Grand Ge: | eralissimo Henry W. Next Meeting to Be Held at Saratoga. The Grand Encampment .of !\nighw{ Templar of the United States hmshed‘ the executive session of the Twenty- ninth Triennial Conclave . yesterday | i with the election and confirmation of | its officers who are to serve for the| next three years and adjourmed ih-the | afternoon sine die. The next meeting place ‘of the order will be at Sara-| toga Springs, N. Y., the second Tues-| day in’ July, 1907, | At 10 o'clock yesterday morning the | members of the Grand Encampment | assembled in their impressive regalia. In attendance at the meeting as in-| vited guests of the encampment were | the Right Honporable the Earl of| Euston, Grand Master of the Great Priory of England, Ireland and Wales, and other members of the I'nglish branch of the order. The English officers were resplend- of black | contrasted with the and gold unmiforms of the officers of the Grand Encampment. During the morning session the Earl was made an honorary member of the Grand En- | campment of the United States amid the impressive ceremonies of the| Knights. This is an honor that only who are Knights Templar can appreclate the value of and its sig- nificance. OFFICERS ARE NAMED. The nomination and election of the | officers of the encampment that are| to guide the affairs of the Knights for | the next three years was then begun. The candidates for the high Templar offices were formally placed in nom- ination by the various Knights and | the balloting begun. Slowly the white | slips of paper were collected and the result was announced. Deputy Grand Master George M. Moulton of Chiccgo | was the unanimous choice of the en-| | | | campment for the office of grand mas- | ter of the Templars for the next tri- ennial | The next ballot elected the deputy | Rugg of Prov dence, R. 1., was elected to the offic Grand Captain General William B. | Melish of Cincinnati, Ohio, upon whom devolved much of the work of the con- | clave, was then elected to the third | | highest office in Templardom, grand generalissimo. PASSES TWO POSTS, All «. the foregoing offices had been filled in the regular gradation, but the next ballot moved up Grand Junior Warden Frank H. Thomas of Wash- ington, D. C., to grand captain gen- eral, thus passing the posts of grand senior and grand junior wardens. Next came the election of a grand sepior warden. This important post has been vacant since last April by reason of the death of S8ir Joseph Alvah Locke of Portland, Me., and theI interest in the selection of this offi- cer was intense. After the ballot was taken it was found that former Grand Standard Bearer Arthur MacArthur of Troy, N. Y., had been elec(ed to the office. The interest of the day culmlnated in the election of a grand junior war- den. This officer had to be elected from the floor of the encampment and there were many candidates for the office. | Several ballots were takgn before it was announced that W. Frank Pierce, the grand commander of the Grand Commandery of California, had received the honor. With the announcement of his election a recess was declared and the officers of the encampment ad-; journed to the banquet hall of the Golden Gate ommandery, where they ‘were entertained at luncheon. . AGAIN IN SESSION. At 2 w'clock the encamp:iient again went into session. 'The Reverend John CaliforniaClubEn- tertains Drill Corps. A dinner was given last night at the Palace Hotel by the California Club to the four drill corps of the Knights! Templar—Louisville, St. Bernard of Chicago, Malta of Binghamton, N. Y., and Ivanhoe of Milwaukee, Wis.—that competed for the championship Wednesday. Owing to the necessity of leaving on the 12 o'clock midnight train for the Kast, the St. Bernard corps did nothing more thap “look in" for a few minutes. The dinner did not start until 11 o’'clock. The Denver drill corps was asked to act as repre- sentatives for them at the banquet. In the beautiful banquet-room of the Palace Hotel the hundred members of the club acted as hosts to the one hundred and fifty invited guests. Cap- tain R. P. Huribut of the California Commandery No. 1 was to have acted as toastmaster, but, owing to sickness, was unable to be present. At the last moment Grand Commander Charles M. Plum volunteered to flll the place at the head of the board. The orator of the evening was Sir Knight Samuel C. Shortridge, and the toasts to the dif- ferent drill corps were aptly replied to. One of the incidents of the evening | was the arrival of the Louisville Com-~ mandery at the New Montgomery- street entrance of the Palace Hotel They marghed up to the hotel three abreast, headed by their officers, and swung into the entrance of the Union League Club with a three times three cheer and hats over their hearts. They were enthusiastically received by the members of the California Club. +- el M. Worrall, D. D.,, of Kentucky was elected grand prelate to succeed the Reverend Daniel C. Roberts. The grand treasurer, H. Wales Lines of Meriden, Conn., and Grand Record- er John A. Gerow of Detroit, Mich., were re-clected for the ensuing three years, The office of grand standard bearer, left vacant by the advancement of Arthur MacArthur to tke office of grand senior warden, was filled by the appointment of William H. Norris of Towa. Joseph K. Orr of Georgia was ap- pointed grand sword bearer to succeed Charles C. Vogt of Louisville, Ky.; Edward W. Wellington of Kansas was appointed grand warden to succeed Robert Strong of New Orleans; and J. W. Chamberlain of Minnesota was appointed grand captain of the guard to succeed Charles E. Rosenbaum of Little Rock. The impressive secret ceremonies of the Knights Templar were then per- formed in installing the grand master, George. M. Moulton. The remainder of the afternoon was devoted to clean- ing up the rqutine business and hear- ing the of some forty commit- tees, and at 4 o'clock the Grand En- campment adjourned sin: die. . L 4 WILZIAM. B AELITA crapD TEMPLAR G RAND OFFICERS MASON WHC 3 TON HON DRED. PROGRAMME OF EVENTS FOR TO-DAY M VING. Oakland day—I'ree excursions to Oakland to atiend the cele- bration of the Native Sons of the Golden West. AFTERNOON. Recept and entertainment by ladies’ committee at Palace Hotel. = Special patriotic programme arranged by ladies of all com- manderies located at Mechanics’ Pavilion. Reception by Oakland Com- mandery No. 11 at Native Sons’ Hall, 414 Mason street, and at Oakland—Oakland day. Reception by Golden Gate Commandery No. 16 to visiting fraters and ladies at Golden Gate Hall. Excursions to the fortifications on the north side of the bay. Boats will leave the ferry build- ing for Point Bonita fortifica- tions at abont 1:30 o'clock. Ob- tain full information at the Cal- ifornia Promotion Committee, 25 New Montgomery street, op- posite the Palace Hotel. EVENING. Promenade concert in the pave of the ferry building from 8 until 12 o'clock. Chinese play at the Grand Opera-house, 8:15 to 10:15 o’clock. Reception by ladies’ commit. tees at Palace Hotel. Reception by California Com- mandery No. 1 and other com- manderies of California juris- diction having headquarters at the Mechanics’ Pavilion. Spe- ecial programme, Mechanics’ Pa- vilion.” * Reception by Oakland Com- mandery No. 11 at Native Sons’ Hall, 414 Masop street. ‘Reception and ball by Golden Gate Commandery members and ladies at Golden Gate Hall No. 16 to its Press Club Keeps Open House for Writers. The Press Club of San Francisco gave an entertainment and jinks last night to ‘the members of the press among the Knights Templar who made the pilgrimage to San Francisco. The programme provided was a long and elaborate one and the comfortable quarters of the club were brilliantly lighted. The members of the club turned out in force to give the visitors a hearty welcome, and early In the evening they commenced to arrive. The affair was entirely informal and full dress was barred under penalty. There were no ladies present to add grace to the evening’s entertainment. After the party had gathered in the Jinks room of the club and the pro- gramme of the evening was under w: a Bohemian lunch was served, togethér with refreshing liquids out of cool, deep steins, that proved exceptionally good during the warm evening. One of the most interesting events of the evening was the fun furnished by | Rice and Cady when they gave one of their typical Dutch sketches that have captured the town at Fischer's. The club provided an orchestra of six pleces and several fine selections were regdered by the Press Club Quartet. Bobby North, also of Fischer’'s, was in evidence with a few selections of “coon opera” that amused the crowd. One speaker who addressed the gath- ering was listenéd to with interest. He was C. H. Wilson, chairman of the press committee of the Knights Tem- plar. In a short speech that was re- ceived with much applause, he thanked the members of the press for the work they had done in connection with the conclave and promised that the Knights would appreciate and remem- ber it. The announcements and introduc- tions were made by the president of the club, W. C. Holloway, and it was owing to him and the efficient work of | the officers of the club that the pro- gramme pasged off without a hitch. Captain W. G. Leale told many in- teresting stories, and Paul Barnes, from the Orpheum, gave some enter- taining monologue selections. were violin solos by Franz Adelmann and piano solos by Uda Waldrop, a brother of Miss Oza Waldrop, formerly the ingenue at the Aleazar Theater, now with the Belasco stock at Los Angeles. Vocal solos were rendered by Andre Y. Wood, Melville Stokes of the Tiv- oli, and Jenkins of the Loring Club, while Jules Mersfelder got off an in- teresting Chinese collection. Altogether the evening passed into morning with ease and rapidity, and as the words of the invitation had it, “all Knights were good Knights, but /good nights' would be good morn- Ings.” —_————— A woman'is uldam older than a man b—-—h———-—-—-—-——-——o thinks she is, There | } Ferry Building's Nave Is Scene of Mirth. i The great pave of the ferry building was thronged last night with hun- | dreds _who promenaded up the brofld: aisle and stopped betimes to partak® of ‘vlhe refreshments served with prodigal hand. At each end of the great hall- | way bands alternately played sweet | | fausic. The musicians were hidden be- hind-a_ curtain of palms and redwood | branches. Numerically, last night was | l the most successful of the promenade | concerts in the ferry building. Unfor- | tunately, however, owing to an acci- | dent, it ‘was impossible to turn on the | current ‘which floods the building with | light from thousands of vari-cojored | incandescent globes, and the ordinary arc lights were used. The misfortune was taken good naturedly by all.and a | merry evening was spent. The committee in charge last night | consisted of J. C. Campbell, past com- | mander of California Commandery; | Henry Ashcroft, past commander; C.| W. Conlisk, past grand master Cali-| fornia Commandery, and H. G. Vaughn, auditor. Another concert will be held this evening. i‘ e — ) | VACAVILLE IS NEROUS. ‘ f‘l'r(w‘ms Thousands of Cartons of | Fruit to the Visitors. | | vVacaville Commandery No. 38 has made its headquarters in the Me-| chanics’ Pavilion popular with its| fruits, which are dispensed to all| visiting Sir Knights and their friends. | The vicinity of Vacaville is famous for | delicious fruit. | Fifty crates are received each from Vacaville for free distribution | and 5000 cartons packed with fruit | are given away each day to the visit- ors. The demand is so great that the | commandery has a reserve in cold | storage to give each visiting com- | mandery a supply to take home. ! The visitors express the highest ap- | preciation of Vacaville’s generosity. | ; T | AUNCHING. day | WILL WITNES! | Cruiser Milwaukee Will Slide From Ways at Iron Works To-Morrow. { Ivanhoe Commandery, by special in- vitation, will witness the launching of the new man-of-war Milwaukee to- The commandery will go in morrow. a body under the command of their eminent’ commander, Samuel W. French, in full Templar costume, where they will meet the party from their town and State to see the birth of the latest of Uncle Sam’s warships. This incident, together with the com- mandery’s success in winning the third prize at the competitive drill, has made the Wisconsonites proud of their State, city and themselves, and they look upon it as a pleasant feature of their first visit to San Francisco. PSR e MR CONGRATULATES THE P\OLICE_ | Chief Wittman Issues Ovder Compli- menting Force on Their Work. Chief Wittman issued an order yes- !terday congratulating the force on the success that attended the Knights Templar parade. It is as follows: It is with the greatest pleasure that I con- gratulats and commend all members of the force who wers detailed along the line of march of the Templar parade of the 6th inst. for the efficien: maoner In which they executed the parade orders for that date. police work for the event was as Dear perfect as it was postible to have it. 1 have been the re- | cipient of congratulutions and kind words on | | all sides, from visitors as well as citizens of | our eity, for the efficlent manner in which the line of march was policed and cared for. 1 am sure it is @ pleasure to all members of the department as well as myself that we re- | ceive commendation for a duty well per- formed, rather than censure for a duty nes- lected. California Souvenirs. “Scenic Treasures of California” a ‘beautiful souvenir book of California, for 75 cents; others for less and some for more. Orange, redwood and other | souvenir novelties at lowest pric | Born Vall & Co. 741 Market street. o WABHI’HG'I'ON Uev( &—’l’ht mllu of l n o( lullenal blnk.l it !bz uloll of slo a el butm- September | him,” said the boy, Confers Degrees on Prominent Templars. Decorations for Grand Masters of Order. A beautiful Masonic ceremony took place yesterday at the Palace Hote when Past Grand Master Henry Bates Stoddard of ‘Texas, Grand Maste George H. Moulton of Chicago, Il and Past Grand Commander Reube H. Lioyd of Ban: Francisco were hor ored with-a special English degree b the Right Honorable the Earl Euston. As grand master of the England, Ireland and Wales, thé Ea conferred upon these eminent Ame ican Templars the greatest homor his power to bestow—that of Knig priory Commangder of the Holy House of the Templar. After conferring the orde the Earl decorated the recipients with the jewels and insignia i e presenc of many of the officers of the Grand Encampment. The jewels of the order with w the American Knights were decorated consist of a cordon of scarlet ribb. from which is suspended a gold and enamel cross.and large silver and go embossed rosettes. These Knights a the only ones in America who ha been thus homered and aré the on ones in thé world outsid e} tien of the Great Priory of England on whom the degrees have be: onferr > EXPLAINS CHINESE PLAY. Boy Tries to Interpret for a Knight From Boston. A Sir.Knight from Boston sat down in the Grand Opera-house just as the hammering “f anfounced the opening of the opera-melodrama - vaudeville - playette, “The wven Sisters.” A_Chinaman in sky blue trousers and a crazy quilt, with a pagoda his head did a song and dan The song resembled the first efforts of a young turkey with catarrh. It wa Greek to the Sir Knight from Boston and he looked about some one t elucidate. The boy with the programme under- took the part of interpreter. “Here is,” explained he. “Seven angels wh are sisters descepd from the stars the form of human beings. Pipe? Th they are.” Seven damsels hopseetched upon th for stage, uttering en squeaks. The were' the angels. “Back to the star for them,” said the boy. “Take ga ings at the kid with the butterfly-p ture hat. If I had that face I'd stick on a fence and throw recks-at it. Th book says she Is the best looking the lot. Everybody wanta to win her.” The Sir Knight from Heston mgaved away frony. the volumtees information bureaw. The boy foflowed him. “Say, this show is the bunk,” he said. “It says that in the end this peach of a she-angel marries a poor but honest guy. What a chance! Why, unless a chink owns a lottery game or a wash house he’ll never be the married kid Say, I'll take you to Chinatown if you | want.” But the Sir Knight from Boston had left. *“Well, I goes and explains “and he ain't interested.” e AT HOME IN THE HEAT. Fresno Knights Give Visitors Raisins From the Grape Country. The heat that has been oppressive to most of the Sir Knights from East and the West suited the Fresno Com- mandery, perfectly. They were hosts at Pythian Castle for a while last night. The Knights of Fresno have sam- ples in their headquarters of every- | thing that can be made from the grape Thousands °d packages the famous raisins from the “belt The Fresno Templar did not even perspire. “Why this is fine,” all said “Just like the weather down home The climate up here is like Fresno all over. Why you ought to plant a vine yard out In Golden Gate Park. Hot? Why this is cool.” Psaoni THROWS OPEN PORTALS. California Commandery Is at Day and Night. <Jommandery No. L flung Home California open its gates at the Mechanics" Pa- vilion yesterday. There was no ros boar nor venison in the larder, but something very much in season, eream. Though the sun beat 1y upon the pavements outside, comparatively cool among branches within the Pavilion. In the evening several couples gaths ered energy enough to dance and quite own merciless- it was the fir a pumber followed their example. The juvenile band of the Masonic Home at Decoto, composed of some the youngest musicians in the world, en- tertained the guests with musie. e iy TEXAS' FAMOUS SOUVENIR. Commandery Promises to Fill All De- mands for Badges at Reception. The Gand Commandery of Texas ha.s prepared to give its friends a tion on Saturday afternoon and even- ing in suite No. 14 of the Grand Hotel Fruit and other refreshments will be dispensed and all Sir Knights and their ladies are invited to call and par- take of the hospitality. Texas has made itself famous with recep- its unique souvenir, typical of the Lone Star State. There has been a big demands for these souvenirs and the commandery promises to supply all applications for the badges. D —— Louisville’s Record. The Louisville ommandery drill corps enjoys the proud distinction of being not only the first to win the prize at the drill on Wednesday, but its rec- ord for being No. 1 is somewhat re markable.” It is the first in age, the first officially to enter the drill first to arrive in San Francisco, th first company on the drill ground and ‘won ‘the first prize, and its members say they are going to repeat their vice tory three years hence, was