Dedication of the California Masonic Memorial Temple at 1111 California Street in San Francisco, Lord Elgin, then senior past grand master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland presented on its behalf a gift of a beautiful marshal's baton made of Scottish Oak to the Grand Lodge of California F.&A.M.. California Grand Marshal John T. Bond used this baton for the first time to escort Lord Elgin back to his seat. That same baton has been used each year by successive Grand Marshals to lead the ceremonial opening of the Grand Lodge of California in front of over a thousand attendees. California Grand Marshals each year are also given exact reproductions of the baton, for use at functions outside the Grand Lodge building and as a memento of their service, along with a history and symbolism of Lord Elgin's presentation. He was also Lieutenant of the Royal Company of Archers the Queen's Bodyguard for Scotland. In 1964, he commissioned a statue of Robert the Bruce. He died at the age of 87 in 1968. References External links 1881 births 1968 deaths Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford British Army personnel of World War I Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George Deputy Lieutenants of Fife 10 14 Knights of the Thistle Lord-Lieutenants of Fife Members of the Royal Company of Archers People educated at Eton College Recipients of the Order of Polonia Restituta Royal Garrison Artillery officers Edward