The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-07-24
OHIVALRY.
THE KnIehts of "the Lost Cause" on the
kiAId Of Mar nnaaaa.

FROM Che Washington S,d' ofLast evening.
The memorial celebration of Manassas, to
which we have heretofore referred, commenced
at Manassas on Tuesday morning, and was az
tended by a large number OF citizens from this
District and Alexandria. The cemetery Is std
ated about quarter of mile from the village,
and 1t is a beautiful spot There are at present
40 graves there, and the object of the meeting
was TO raise funds or the purpose OF removing
the Confederate dead, which lie scattered over
the plans of Maua5sa', to the beautiful spoJ
selected for the cemetery. There are no Fei
raj dead at Manassas. al having been removed
TO Arlington within the last year or two. Abodt
two Thousand Con ederate dead will be inferred
in the new cemetery.
The ceremonies were commenced with an
address BY Waiter Wer, prominent lawyer IN
that section Of Virginia, who welcomed the
assemblage in behalf OF the ladies of the Memo.
rial Association.
AT er the addresses, the tournament took
place in q grove near the village. The Knights
rode up to the stand iu charge of Major w. u.
Thornton, Marshal, Capt, h H. Hoe, AssiStau5
Marshal, aud II. }. Rel1, Herald. James f.
Clarke, editor of the Page Valley Courier, then
delivered an address to them. After the charge
had been delivered the rnelrg commenced. rne
folio wing Knigh's entered Tor the contest: -
Knight Of Fairfax, Luc'en Lynn; Kolght OF NO
Association, Albert Gaines Knight OF Ivan
hoe, Arthur Sinclair; Knight OF Gainesville
Robert Lynn, Knight Of Farhaven, Talia-
ferro; Knight OF Unknown, DR.. Albert Fox;
Knight OF Lost Cause J. Il. Browner; knight
of Evergreen Guards, James Lynn; Kulght OF
Prince William Cavalry, John fl. Claegett;
Knight of Alexandra, John w. runmas;
Knight of Bellehaven, Norman F. Moore;
Knight of Seventeenth ViTgIuIa Regiment, Ed
gar War6ed Knight OF Manassas, Philip
Weinberg KNIGHT of Old Dominion Rifles,
Chas. ii. WhittiUeton.
The riding occupied about two hours, and it
was very hOtly contested. The folio wing acted
as judges:-Captaln Robert Tyler George T. Ter,
and Auos Fox. The iollo wing gentlemen we're
the successful knights:-KDight of No Name,
Knight of Fairhavrn, and Knight OF Fairfax.
After the announcement had been made the
knights, under charge of their marshal, pro
ceeded to the stand, where the coronation cere-
monies took place. The successful knights then
advanced in front of the stand, the Knight oi
No Name having selected as Queen of Love an
Beauty, Miss Jennie Ayre, of Fairfax; Knight oil
Fairhaven. Miss Sallie Johnson. of Prince Will
liam, as First Maid OF Honor: and the Kp ight OF
Fairfax, Miss Belle Summers OF Prince William,
as Second Maid of Honor
After the ceremonies were ended Professor u)
Tillett, of Prince william county. walked rope
some three hundred feet in length, aud about
one hundred feet from the ground. At nIgnt a
large ball was held at the Manassas Hotel. The
beauty of Washington, Alex tndria, and the sur.
rounding country were present and participated
in the festivities.
Yesterday political speaking was the order OF
the day, and addresses were made by Judge
Bolts (broher of John Minor Bo ts) OF Cali.
fornia; Judge Moore, of Alexandra; James f.
Clarke, OF Luray, Page couDty, Va; Hon. b. Ii
Shack kelfOrd, the Candidate Tor Congress, on the
conservative side, of that district; and Judge
Sinclair, of Fairfax county.