The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 9, 1904, Page 3

THE 'S, AN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1904. 3 AR HOSTS ENJOYABLE SOCIAL EVENTS SPEED THE HOURS FOR THE TEMPL AN TRt AN R T\ SCENE AT BRILLIANT FUNCTION GIVEN AT MARK HOPKINS INSTITUTE OF ART BY GOLDEN GATE COMMANDERY, AND WOMEN THAT RECEIVED THE DISTINGUISHED GUESTS. f — Rootersand Concert Entertain Thou-|Golden Gate Commandery’s Reception at Mark Hopkins sands in Great Greek Theater. ight United dress, the Califor- ection, . Poul A Concert in the Square. » the evening hundreds of people s P a|we 1 their way to Union Square Park to enjoy the band cor ome sitors most. | Sought the benches, while others the 1 chose to promenade and extend th and the |hand of greeting to their friends. The | t to them. | electrical illuminations were admired 4 wells|by all and it was with regret that « they turned their faces hgmeward oot after the last strains of music had o died away. Union Square has never been ly appreciated by the people of this city as during the pres- ent weel:. e — - ENGINEERS STUDYING CONDITION OF Working Out Problems That Are of Interest to Residents of Sac- ramento Valley. The Commission of Engineers is busily engaged in working out the in- the fol- ied out tion fse RIVERS (Liynes), (Gounod), over an hour, 1 amyle time to | o for dinner and | unctions in their | San Joaquin The experis are | not making any noise, but are hard at | work. Daily sessions of the commis- sion are held at their offices in the Flood building. In the forenoon all | interested citizens are admitted to fur- Music Is Rendered. | nish information and to give expression d Commandery | to their views on the subject of the in Native | matters under investigation. The lat- afternoon and | est audiences were given to the two afternoon ex- |civil engineers, F. H. Harvey and d- music was ren-| ward F. Haas, who came by request ing a programme | of the commission. rumental music | have had special opportunities for ac- The Earl of | quiring particular information respect- ster of the Priory of | ing certain features of the lower Sac- les, was the chief|ramento and San Joaquin.rivers and he evening. their lower tributaries. e ladies received: Mrs. The whole problem is too full of in- rop, Mrs. Richards, Mrs. | tricacies to foresee with definiteness Hunt, Mrs. Carter, Mrs. | when the commission may be ready to rivers. P OAKLAND LADIES RECEIVE. ! xcellent Prog Instrumental nme of Vocal and present. ton, Mrs. Emery, Mrs. J. A. Park, | make their report, but it is patiently s Daltor ve. P. B. Williams, Mrs. | and laboriously evolving plans out of - E. Xnowles, Mrs. Hart, Mrs. Da-|a situation full of bewildering com- 1 and Mrs. Keisey. plexities, -and when its ideas are ma- The following programme was ren- | tured it will be prepared to make pro- fered in the evening: w nouncements with definiteness and pre- “Mediey of Popular Songs,” arranged by Sir Cision. tricate problem of the Sacramento and | These engineers | Institute The crowning feature of the enter- tainments that have i 5 to the visiting Knights Templar was the magnificent reception given by { one who was fortunate enough to gain {access to the spacious building. Gor- geous decorations, the splendid music of many bands, the twinkling of thou sands of electric lights, the galaxy of { beautiful women and the chivalry of Sir Knighthood was woven into a pic- | ture of rare beauty. Every arrangement was complete to the most minute detail, and the enjoy- ment of all was unalloyed. Golden Gate Commandery has indeed to be proud of its efforts, as the event of last night must go down in the history of California as a marked epoch in the hospitality of the Golden State. The great throng of visitors began rriving soon after 7:30 p. m. and from then on until midnight a steady stream passed into the building hrough the corner entrance and after nspecting the beautiful home of art withdrew through t~ main Califs nia-street entrance. The immense con: | course of peovle was admirav.y han |dled. While at times the great man- | sion was practically packed to its very | dome, no confusion of any sort en- | sued. At times the crowd arriving | was so great that temporarily the po- | lice were compelled to close the doors |and keep many waiting on the out. {side until room could be made within. | CRUSH WAS LARGE. Sometimes several hundred were | compelled to wait before they could gain admission. They camped upon the stone fences surrounding the in- stitute’ and sat upon the lawn and many took advantage of the windows of the Fairmount Hotel across the street to view the proceedings. The commandery had prepared for this very emergency and to meet its de- mands had the splendid Third Artil- lery Corps band, U. S. A., stationed upon the lawn. Under the leadership of Chief Musician Armand Putz a de- lightful programme of high class music was rendered, which was vo- ciferously applauded by those in the vicinity. ; The decorations of the institute were carried out in magnificent proportidns. ‘The rarest of flowers and the most fragrant of blossoms filled every avail- able n}ot. and this superb floral dis- graced the offer- | Golden Gate Commandery No. 16 at the Mark Hopkins Institute of Art last night. It was a rare occasion and'one that { will linger long in the memory of every | of Art ;play was a feast in itself. The great ballroom was ablaze with i lights. Across the south wall, in bril- liant golden electric letters, were the name and insignia of the commandery. | Beneath this was stationed dn orches- |tra of stringed instruments, hidden | from v by an immense bank of goiden chrysanthemums and clusters of La France roses. In front of this | gorgeous embellishment stood the re- ception committee, consisting of P. D. Code, commander; A. W. McKenzle, generalissimo; John Bennett, captain- general; W. D. Growall, senior warden; A. J. De Lamar, junior warden; W. H. and J. F. Clark, warden, assisted by Mrs. J. K. Firth, Mrs. A. J. De Lamar, Mrs. W. L. Growall, Mrs. W. C. Schaertzer, Mrs. }Whne, standard Dbearer, J. F. Clark, Mis. B. B. Moore, Mrs. C. S. Benedict, Mrs. J. W, Hoyt, Mrs. J. C. Campbell, Mrs. John Peel, Mrs. W. O. Gould, Mre. J. F. Merrill, Mrs. F. W. Summer, Miss Lea Young, Mrs. G. D. Clark, Mrs. F. J. Rickon, Mrs. T. Frolich, Mrs. W. H. White, Mrs. A. W. Mackenzie, Mrs. W. H. Jordan, Mrs. John Bennett, Mrs. 8, J. Hendy, Mrs. H. D. Loveland and Mrs. M. A. Spear. . GOVERNOR ATTENDS FUNCTION. The Governor and party arrived hortly after 9 o'clock and the great rowd gave way for them to gain ad- mission, and they wended their way up to pay greetings to the hosts of the evening. They were closely followed by the Earl of Euston and suite. The . Earl was the cynosure of all eyes. He made the rcunds of the long reception ommittee and had a pleasant word to say to all of the fair part of that con- tingent and chatted freely with the Sir IKnights of the committee. Next came a line of judges of the Superior Court and then representatives of the army and navy. Reéfreshments were served in the din- ing hall during the entire reception. In the gallery overlocking the main hallway another fine orchestra was sta- tioned, which alternated with the band | in the ballroom in playing selections. Among others who were prominent in assisting at the reception were: Mrs. J. K. C. Hobbs, Mr# Reginald Fairfax Nicholson, Mrs. Walter Graves, Mrs. ‘W. 8. Miller, Mrs. J. G. Spaulding, Mrs. Chester Hellwick, Mrs. W. H. Jordan, Mrs. California Newton, Miss Anita Gonzales, Miss Peel, Mrs. R. Jennings, Mrs. Thomas Morffew, Mrs. Dr. Hatch, | Miss Buckingham and Mrs. C. O. Ries- ser. The gowns of the women were mag- nificent and there was a stunning dis- 1 Is Brilliant Affair.” play of diamonds and rare gems of Jewelry. A feature of the evening was a speech of Grand Commander Stoddard in made to the women of California which he thanked them for the hosg tality they had shown to their visi Rk and he said that he had found them &ll so charming that if he was forty years younger he would come out to the coast and reside in their midst. g L EARL VISITS PACIFIC NO. 3. Views Valuable Gold Exhibit ¥From Mines Near Sonora. Pacific Commandery No. 3 of Scnora was honored by a visit by the Earl of Euston, accompanied by the most emi- nent grand commander of the United States and Grand Commandery of- ficers as escort. The Ear! was invited specially to view the gold exhibit, worth $175,000, and which consists of four gold bricks, one nugget and a case of nuggets and leaf gold valued at $75,000. Colonel An- drews offered $50,000 for the case as it is. The Paris Exposition prize nugget is the largest. The government of France was willing to pay $15,000 to keep it in Paris. The Earl expressed his admiration and apprecilation of the exhibit, as he hurried away to his other engagements. P A R TWO MEN FALL FROM SCAFFOLDING AND ARE HURT Henry Brown and William Tabbant Meet With Serious Injuries in a Buildinz Accident. Henry Brown and William Tabbrant, workmen on a building at Sixth anrd Mission streets, were seriously hurt while fitting steel girders into their places yesterday. The staging on which they were working gave way and they fell five stcries. One suffered broken bories, the other internal injuries. Tab- bant's right leg jas broken at the knee, ard he was fiadly shocked. Brown escaped without any broken bones but internal injuries and shock may result in his death. Both men were treated at the Receiving Hospital. —_———————————— Sir Knights and Ladies. You are cordially invited to view the exhibition of paintings by A. W. Best, “Grand Canyon of the Colorado,” Arizo- na, in Kennedy & Co’s Art Rooms, 10 Post street, under Masonic Temple. * ————— Of course you have been unable to dcdge the fool.man who insists on talk- ing about himself when you want to talk about yourself. Multitudes Enjoy -Excursions on Bay and to the Nearby Resorts. Every craft boast of could get up steam gasoline engine was in demand terday morning, when the warm rays of the forenoon sun drove sweltering humanity to the water front. or a The excursion of the steamer Tamal-| pais from Clay-street dock, thé trips of launches to the cruiser New York and the voyages of the Mosquito fleet to the bar were attended by Templars from East and West, and by city folk as well. Ten cents for 2 half hour on the water, via the ferries route, or half a dollar for a genuine three hDurs‘ of happiness in a launch, was pro- nounced the proper thing for a warm day and the advocates of hedt reform were in evidence in thousands when the ticket offices opened. Vallejo and Mare Island were again on the card for special excursions. The Union Iron Works was down on the list of the Tamalpais’ places of interest. Fort Point and Alcatraz were not for- gotten. Belvedere was patronized ashore and the cove looked like a race day of the Corinthians. But the Olympic Club hoats and Corinthian yachts were lost in the fleets of visiting craft. The arks huddled together near the short line and offered shelter for the tired traveler who was willing to share their hospitality. All were wel- come and many took advantage of the invitation, “Come aboard: we'll give you a cool drink and a warm time.” STEAMERS DECORATED. The excursion steamers were gayly decorated with AmePican flags and ban- | Moest of | ners of the Masonic order. them headed toward the south arm of the bay on leaving their docks, passed by the Union Iron Works to Hunters Point and returned by way of Goat Island, the naval training station, Angel Island, Sausalito, Fort Point and, of course, Powell-street wharf. The bay was smooth as a ballroom floor; little wind was stirring in the morning. To-| ward the afternoon there was a soft, cool breeze in the channel and no rhore perfect weather for a trip could be de- sired. The Tamalpals carried about 800 persons, a band, many good things to eat and drinks of all kinds, from lemon- ade to champagne. From 12 o’clock noon to 3 o’clock the waliting rcoms of the Key route férries were packed with Knights and ladies bound for Berkeley to listen to the open-air concert in the Greek Theater of the University of California. Special trains of electric cars awaited the ar- rival of the boats at the “yellow pier” and they were certainly required to ac- commodate the great crowd of travel- ers. The Southern Pacific ferries car- yried their full of | sionists. About 600 persons attended l\he excur- | sion to Santa Cruz and the big trees. | The special trains at Alameda mole | connected with the boat leaving the foot of Market street at 7:45 o'clock in the morning. The excursion returned | at 8 o’clock in the evening. Four hours { were spent at the sea beach at Santa Cruz, where the excursionists enjoyed a swim in the surf. A short stop was made at Felton to enable the visitors | to see the big trees. 1 TICKETS FOR ALL. contingent excur- | Tickets were sent to all Sir Knights | desiring to put in a few hours at the | Clifft House and Sutro Baths. In the | morning &nd afternoon there were band | concerts at the baths and in the after- | noon & number of expert swimmers from the Olympic Club gave exhibitions of aguatic sports. All of the galleries | of the Cliff House and the main rooms | were crowded with visitors from early | morning until late at night. A contin- | uous stream of vehicles passed and re- | passed the famous resort. The main | drives of Golden Gate Park were alive | with teams and single “rigs” of all | @escriptions. One of the features of to-day's pro- gramme is the proposed trip to the Asti Vineyard, Sonoma County. Grape growing is at its height and visitors will be enabled to learn something | about how California wines are made. Permits to visit the vineyard may be had from A. Sbarboro, at the Italian- American Bank, corner of Montgomery and Sacramento streets. Those interested in making a trip to the fortifications on the north side of the bay may receive information re- garding the excursion from the Citi- zens’ Committee, at New Montgom- ery street. A boat will leave Sausalito for Fort Baker and Point Bonita. —_———— YOSEMITE VALLEY. Reduced Round Trin Rates by South- ern Pacific. Until October 13 the Southern Pacific will sell round trip tickets to Yosemite Valley from San Francisco for $48 50. This includes Pullman aceommodaticns both ways, side ride to the Mariposa Grove (the greatest of the California_big trees), tweive meals and thres nights' lodgings at hotels acd carriage drives fo Mirror Lake, Vernal Falls, Nevada Falls and Glacter Point. Tickets good for return until October 18. Thos: wao desire to stay | longer than the schedule time may do so by paying the special hotel rate of $3 a day. An exceptionally fine chance to visit the most wonderful valley in the world. Ask about it at Southern Pacific office, 613 Market st. * ——— The saints may have the best of it hereafter, but the sinners seem to have the most fun here on