National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-10-01
KNIGHTS TKIPLAR.
1t. Calvary commandsry-Cslebrst Of ita
First Anniversary Yesterday.

NJ Celvary Commandery-Celebrsto OF lts
First Anniversary Yesterday.
Yesterday the 1rst anniversary Of Mt Calvary
Commandery, Knights Templar, was sppropri.
ately celebrated by . procession, review and BAN
quet. All the Communicates Of oolorsd Knights
participated in the celebration, and there were
also present o number of visiting bodies. The
visitors were received In the early part OF the day
By the District Knights. The guests were the
Grand oficers Of the State of Delaware; Lemuel
G. Griffin, General Grand Inspector Of King Bald
mandery, No. /; st. Paulfs, No. 2, and st.
Georges, No, aot Phil.delphis, and ST. Joseph's,
noon, during which . review and competitive drill
was held at the Olympic base ball grounds, and Q
TSs GfSaSo. NTH their guests
assembled at O'Clock, ct the hall, on Seventh
street, near Massachusetts, avenue northwest,
and the line was formed on Massachusetts, av-
enue, between Sixth and Seventh streets.
The procession was in charge Of Grand Captain
General Battles: There were about three hun:
police headed the procession, which was ranged
in the following order: Repettfs band, Of wash
gsSR No sa with y
Knights; Henderson, No. 8, Of Georgetown; Ma
tional band, Of washington; Mt. Calvary, No: 4,
No 2; and 81. George, No. s. Of PSiisdeiphis;
grand officers Of the State Of Delaware; Honu-
mental band, OF Bsltimore; st. Joseph's, No. ],
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The Communicates marched well, and present.
ed en- attractive appearance. The Knights were
uniformed with black cloth suits, chapeaux with
white feathers, black baldric, sword and red
belts.
The route was down Massachusetts avenue TO
Third street, to Pennsylvania avenue, TO Ninet-
teenth street, TO L, and thence to the Olympic
baseball grounds.
At the grounds the line was met by the grand
officers Of the District, with the visiting grand
officers. The Grand Commander OF the DISTRICT
L. S. Bailey, accompanied by his stat, reviewed
and inspected the lines after which there was q
competitive drill for silver trumpet, for which
Major y. b. Bailey was chosen Judge.
Zach Commandery was allowed ten minutes for
Grill, and all the evolutions in the manual were
executed, and at the conclusion Of the drill the
trumpet was awarded to Simons Commandery,
No. l, Of this city, which was commanded by Gap
tain General Primus Simmons. The silver trum-
pet, which ia plain, with blank for suitable
inscription, was presented before leaving the
grounds to the successful Commandery by F. U.
Revels, Past Deputy Grand Commander of the
State Of Pennsylvania.
The line was then reformed and the return
made down Sixteenth street to Massachusetts
avenue, to Fourteenth, TO X, to Seventh, and to
the hall. At the hall an open-order counter
march was executed, aud the grand officers
saluted. The ranks were then broken.
In the evening the grand officers were baa-
quoted at the hall on Seventh street by the Dis
were honored in q similar manner at the Armony
hall on Sixth street; after which q general levee
of both officers and knights was held az the
ArmOry. The Philadelphia Commanderies left
for home last night, and the Baltimore knights
return to-day.