The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-09
ORDER OF IMMACULATES.
Continuance of the Supreme Lodges Session.
Tennessee COmmandery Wins the Drill.

The Supreme Lodge of the Order of I'm
maeulates met yesterday in their second days
session. The exercises We're opened in the morn
| ing at 9 o'clock by Grand Master Hadley, and
the session was devoted to the discussion of the
| organic law of the order and other secret mat
| ters
There was no meeting in the afternoon, all the
| delegates participating in the street parade
| which proceeded from the immaculate Hall, at
Zociock, through the principal streets and up
| town to the Seventh street base ball park
where the competitive drill between the visiting
communicates was held. The procession was
headed by the Nashville Cornet Band, after
which came the Ross Guards, of this city, the
| local Silver Queen lodge and visiting members
Bluff City Commandery, of Memphis, Rock City
and Tennessee communicates. of Nashville,
members of Queen Esther's Court, followed by
the Supreme Grand Lodge officers.
The companies present to compete for the
| prize in drill were the Tennessee, Capt A. B.
Bradford; Bluff City, Capt L. J. Thomas, and
Rock City, Capt. j. K Knight Each com
mandery chose thirteen men for the contest.
The judges chosen for the occasion were Col N.
Ii. buckle, Joseph Smith and W. G. David all
| OF this city. Considerable difficulty was expe-
| rlenced in arranging the schedule of movements
to be followed. the Bluff City and Rock City OBJ
jecting to the printed schedule, on the ground
| that the Tennessee commandery had been furn-
ished copy five days prior to the day on which
| they had received the schedule. It was finally
determined to permit each commandery to
| execute such movements as they chose, the
| made
| captains drew lots to determine the order of
| drilling, and the Bluff City company
drew the first place. Notwithstanding
| the pleading of the captain of this com
pany, his men refused to drill first
| complaining that, according to the constitution
| OF the grand communicates of the Knights of
| Orient, by which they were governed, all com
pettlve drills should be in order of seniority.
| by this ruling the Rock City company would
have to drill first, followed by the Bluff City and
| tennessee communicates. The executive COM
| mlttee refused to be governed by the constitu-
ton, and the Bluff Citys withdrew from the
contest
| The Rock City commandery was first called
| out The company kept quick time and won
| the plaudlts of the audience. Several costly
! errors IN keeping time and executing move
| ments were made, however, which kept down
| their percentage. The Tennessee company fol-
lowed and drilled twenty three minutes. In this
| time, however, it executed more movements than
| the Rock Citys did in thirty. The Tennessees
| were better looking body of men than the Rock
Citys, and were more familiar with the tactics,
while the captain showed better generalship.
| The audience was better impressed with the quick
movements OF the Rock Citys, but the judges
looked at the contest from another pointof view,
and awarded the Tennessee company the first
| prize. The averages, when summed up were as
| follows Rock Citys, IS; Tennessees, "a.
After the contest the Bluff City Commandery
gave an exhibition drill which showed that they
were in good .srim, and had it not been for the
obstinacy of its men the company would have
made struggle for first place.
Last night the lodge held banquet at the T.
0. T Hall, which was largely attended. To-day
| the Tennessee Commandery will give an enter
tainment and musical concert at the Opera
house.