Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-10-14
THE TOURNAMENT.
Twelve Knights Entered for the cop,e

Anc tournament that has been an
nounced in well displayed posters
and through the local press for the
past two weeks and more. came off
this morning on Horn Point. The
following were the Knights who
entered Knight of Forrest Grove. y
Knight of Unexpected Knight
knight of "Lovette,n knight of
"Magothy," Knight of charleston. y
Knight of "Ivanhoe," Knight of
Egypt" Knight Of 'DavidsonviIle, !
Knight of"Good Hope" Knight Of
.Parkhurst," knight of "West River, y
Knightof Annapolis"
CHARGE TO THE KNIGHTS.
The charge to the knights was de-
livered by S. Thomas Mccullough of
the Annapolis bar. After a fitting
exordium, in which be briefly refer
red to the origin of chivalry, the speak
er said: Chivalry bad done more for
civilization than all else except religion
1t first taught devotion to, and rever-
ence for woman;lit first raised love
above the passions, and by Identifying
woman, made her worthy of mans
love. 1t gave purity to enthusiasm,
crushed barbarous sel6shness, beauti-
fed glory with generosity, and
smoothed even the rugged brow of
war. And should chivalry ever die,
it will be in some far off and distant
age, in some far off and distant cline,
and its slayer will be not man, but
woman-not mans pusillanimity, but
mans unsexed ambition. He then
paid graceful tribute to woman, to
her chivalrous devotion and self-sacri-
fee during the war, and said her con-
duct was worthy of the pen of immor-
atty. He also paid glorious tri-
butte to the heroes of the late war,
and also to the chivalry of the Sun
ny South. Mr.. Mccullough conclud-
ed his remarks by saying that the
generous conduct of the North will
remain in the hearts and memories
of the people of the South as long as
the rare exotics that bloom and bios
som in her gardens.
CORONATION ADDRESS.
James Revell, Esqr, who had been
selected to deliver the coronation adj
dress, said
Although lawyer, ] have not be.
fore practiced 10 the Court of Queens
Bench, and feel a specie of embar-
rassment in this new role that the
Partially of the committee of arrange
ments have kindly babe me FILL /
cannot withhold the need of praise to
those who conceived and executed
this laudable and successful pageant
and especially the courtly knights
who We'd in friendly chivalry, ANNA
ted by the soul-stirring strains of
music, encouraged the plaudits> of
gallent men, and inspired by the
smiles of women. You have gallant
ly entered the Lists; espoused the
cause of distress and afflicted humani-
ty and nobly contended for the prize
of browning Queen of Love and Beau
ty and her Maids of Honor. Sweet
charity has been your watchword,
relief to the suffering your battle cry,
woman your inspiration and her VIM
sum smiles ana Heavens approba
ton your reward. He extended to
the Queen his congratulations, for at
woman's shrine we all pay our hon.
age for if
eve ale showed in the tropics, or chill
led in the poles,
If woman be there, there is pappiness
too.
He congratulated the knights on
whose lances perched the emblems
of victory, and who crowned the
Queen and her Court, not with spec
tiers of despotic power, but with en-
blems of virtues that so beautifully
adorn and grace the fair daughters OF
America. The orator then appro-
priately quoted the passage from
rhompson's Seasars, beginning ITO
turn the foliage DER the sunny lawn.
and handed the crowns to the sue
cessful knights to place on the heads
of the queen and her maids.
The successful knights were knight
of lvanhoe" who crowned Miss Josie
Stockett, Queen of love and beauty;
Knight of "Davidsonville," crowned
Miss Edith Fowler, first maid of
honor; Knight of Annapolis" crown.
ed Miss Sadie Anderson, second
maid of honor; Knight of Charles.
ton,n took the third honor and crown
ed Miss Eva Lee, third maid of hon.
or. and TX NIGHT of ParkhurSt,u the