The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-05-31
LOCAL MATTERS.


sEHI-ASSrAL PARADE AND DRILL oF sT. AN
DEW cosEAsDEEY, 80. I3, KNIGHTS TEE-
PIAR.
The Commandery OF St Andrew, No. Is,
Knights Templar. had IL semianrual pa-
rsde and drill and is first public sOciable
yesterday. A. - O'Clock The Commandery,
under command Of Sir Knight Thomas j.
Evans, eminent commander, and SIR
Knight J. v. Bidgood. captain-general.
formed line at st. Alhans Hall and started
upon Us parade. There were ffry-nine
uniformed Knights in line. and when they
once got INTO motion II presented the finest
looking mounted body Of men seen in
Richmond since the war.
The route taken By the Commandery
was a. follows: From II. Adams Hall.
corner OF Third and Main streets. down
Third street TO Garble's HIll Park. and
back 20 Cary, thence up Cary 20 Belvidere
street, to Franklin. 20 Sixth, 20 Main street,
down Main 20 Governor street, up Gov
ernOr TO Capitol street, up Capitol TO
Eleventh street. along Eleventh 10 Broad
street, UP Broad 10 Second street. and
along Second street 10 the drill ground.
Arrived AT Mansfield Hill. on the extreme
north end Of Fifth street. very saffsfae-
tory drill, which lasted about az hour. wac
executed under the command % Eminent
Commander Evans and Captain-5eneral
BidgoOd. Al the conclusion Of the drill 3
col-EtiOn, which had been temptincly
spread 81 the temporary Office OF the Tan
ner & Delaney Engine Company works.
was greatly enjoyed by the Sir Knights.
Returning thence 20 the place o. rendez-
vous, the route was By Fifth street 70
Broad, up Broad 20 Adams. along Adams
20 Grace, and thence down Grace % Third.
On their return from the backgrounds
the Commandery was halted in front q the
residence Of Sir Knight J. J. Wright, CAP
fgin-(iencral q Richmond CommGnderv,
No. >. and Emineni-Commander Thomas
!. Evans was presented with 3 macnin-
cent bouquet by young lady, for which
the Eminent Commander returned thanks
N his most happy style. The Commandery
wss dismissed az -. Adams Hall, having
acquitted themselves most handsomely.
All siong The line Of march they were
the recipients o. complimentary remarks
from citizens who turned on 20 view them,
attracted ly the bucle-calis - the two
trumpeter- who preceded the column and
announced IL coming. Eminent Com
mander Evans Wa justly proud OF the
COmmandery on this the semi-annual pa
r2de.
ST night the sociable. which j. q new
feature Inaugurated A. 3 pleasant accom-
panimsnt % the semi-annu2i parade, wa
given AZ Sanger Halle. About 6 O'Clock the
>r Knights. with lady members Of their
families. together with few specially IL
vited -uesis. began % assemble, the merD-
ber- o. the COmmandery and other Ten
plars appearing IN citizens dress. Several
hours weFe Pleasantly spent IN dancing.
when the company was ushered into The
sump-uOus banquet which had been spread
upon the stage overlooking the sumner
garden.
The repasI was r0tcen up IN iine style
under tie supervision o. Mr., William
Zimmerman. and il j. needless % say wa,
greatly enjoyed. Among the disnitaries
present were Past Eminent Grand Com
manders William p. Isaacs and John T.
Recnault. Past Commanders Wiiiiam L.
Tanner. of No. 13; james A. scott. % Nc.
>; William 7. Allen. o. No. :. and 4. :.
Lee, o. No. .; Eminent Commanders l. :.
Tower, oi No. :, and Thomas !. Evans. o.
No. ID
During the parade SI knight Lee was
unh0rsed near the corner q Main and
Thirteenth streets, but io-TuIaFeiy wss nor
injured.