Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-11

| The tally-ho coaches carried crowds OF knights
| and ladies about the streets and out upon the
| country roads. With four fine horses and q
| bugle blast they always got the cheers Of the
crowds as they dashed by,
In rivalry to this swell turnout was the col
| ored man with his four-wheeled vehicle run by
tread power, who took the romping knights on
| board and whisked them over the smooth pave
| ments in a way that was marvellous. Some
| times he passed the heavy tally-ho, the muscles
| of his legs swelling and q grin of triumph
| spreading to the back of his neck.
Herdics carriages and nearly every style of
vehicle WAS brought into use. Some of the
musicians and the younger knights took their
first lesson the little steel vehicles that spin
| through the streets of the capital. They usually
were satisfied to try only the tricycle., but a
! few more venturesome mounted the ''two
wheels and smiled over their falls. num-
Der of ladies rode out ON tricycles and tandems
| and had jolly time.
KNIGHTS GOING HOME.
The visiting Knights Templar spent the dav
| in visiting points of interest about the city
| Many took their departure from the
city. Some communicates marched to
the same point in small squads. Many OF the
! Communicates remain over until tomorrow.
Some OF the western Communicates will con-
| tinue their pilgrimage visiting different points
OF interest in the east before returning home.
THE AsHEvILLE coMMANpERy.
Cyrene commandery, No. 5, of Asheville. n
c.. attracted much notice by the neat appear
| ance it made in the parade. Twenty-six mem
bers Of this commandery came last Sunday and
are going to remain here another week. They
| are stopping at No. SIS 18th street. Among the
members Is Sir Knight Wm F. Randolph, who
formerly resided here. The sir knights are
much pleased with their trip. They have Wis
tied many places Of interest during the week,
| and before returning home will go to Mount
Vernon. officers derry MI
are here are a. j. Blair, eminent commander:
A. Il. Cobb. generalissimo ]. A. Wagner, ju-
Nor warden; VIM. Shope, standard bearer; ].
NJ. Brookshire, sword bearer; G. ID. Blanton,
recorder; X. II. Porter, treasurer.
The STAR ONCE serenaded last evening
by members of st. Johns commandery, No. "a.
OF Little Genesee, NY, and Oriental, No. II,
of Cleveland.
Golden Gate .cOmmandery of San Francisco
has presented to Mrs. Logan the black bear
brought by the commandery to the conclave.
coNcLAvE CHAT.
The members of Detroit commandery were
given a handsome reception last evening by
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. A. shehan at their residence.
18th and Sstreets northwest The commandery
were accompanied by their band and full JUS
| tice was done TO the refre shments.
Sir Knight John s. Titcomb, deputy state
engineer of Colorado, with Mrs. Titcomb and
her mother, are the guests of Mrs. Mark b.
| comb Is q duly accredited delegate from his
state to the American forestry congress, which
meets III Philadelphia on the 18th instant. He
| Is very enthusiastic on the subject of WASH
ington and the good time he is having.
Among the sir knights who remain over Sat-
urday Is DIR. Geo. b. Steel, treasurer of the
commandery OF st. Andrew. DIR. Steel is a
well known dentist, and member OF the city
council Of Richmond, Va. He is accompanied
BY his daughter, Miss Janey p. Steel, and Miss
Jennie Harold. and is at the Portland
One OF the many pleasing incidents connected
with the soiourn of the Knights Templar in
this city occurred this morning as the Calvary
commandery, from Providence, r. l., were
taking their departure from the Clarendon.
They were drawn up in line opposite the ladies'
| entrance, when Sir Knight Dennis, after .
short speech in appreciation of the comfort and
pleasure they had enjoyed during their stay,
requested the sir knights to give three cheers
for the Clarendon and all connected with it,
adding, "And We will come again"
The members OF the Golden Gate command
cry, who have been receiving guests ever since
their arrival here, closed up their quarters to-
day and went out 10 q. ~ town.
National Guard Oaicers Commits stoned.
| The President today signed the COM
missions Of the following officers in the Dis
trict militia: George a. Bartlett, to
/ be major of the sixth battalion;
| Harrison s. Barbour to be captain of the first
separate company, cavalry; Hamilton E. Leach
| to be surgeon OF the first regiment;
| John +. Eiker to be first Lieutenant
OF tine First Separate company; Virgil G. VIII
| liams, to be first lieutenant of Company D,
third battery; William w. Mortimer. to be
second lieutenant OF Company Csecond battery;
Arthur w. Ferguson, to be I'd lieutenant Of the
| lst separate company; Henry W. Weber, 10 be
Chas. 8. Wheeler, TO Be inspector of rifle psa,.
tics, I'd hsttAlion.