The record-union., 1891-10-22
AT THE PAVILION.
The Competitive Drill, the Concert
and the Ball.

The Competitive Drill, the Concert
and the Ball.
The procession headed for the new Pa
vilion, where the principal ceremonies of
the evening were to take place.
a great throng of people had preceded
them, and had occupied over thousand
Of the chairs on the main floor, and fully
a thousand more in the galleries.
By the time the concert commenced
every available seat in the big Pavilion
was taken and hundreds were compelled
to stand.
The concert was a grand success
throughout, the vocal and band numbers
sharing equally the applause. The cho-
rus of 100 male and female voices rem
dered some charming selections, particu-
lar among them being 1.-The Farewell to
the Forest" (Mendelssohn) and Costa S
Damascus The chorus was under the
direction of W, H. kinross.
The First Artillery Band gave the in
strumental selections, under the able di-
Tection OF Charles 4. Neale. G.. B. Eiler-
man rendered a cornet solo, lie Cheva-
lier," which called forth thunderS of ap-
plause.
After the concert the floor was cleared
for the drills.
Sacramento Canton, headed by w. H
Sherburn, was the first to march out
The canton gave an exhibition of fancy
drilling, forming crosses, revolving
circles and wheeling that was superb.
This was not included in the competition
however.
San Francisco Canton was the first TO
enter the lists for the prize offered for the
best drilled squad of twelve men and
three officers. c. b. Nichols, Adjutant-
General of the Knights of Pythias of Cali
tornia, Colonel j. w. Guthrie and eX-
Captain Davis of the Knights of Pythias
OF this city, were selected as judges. After
the San Francisco squad had finished its
drill, the squad from the Oakland Canton
came out, and last of all the Santa Rosa
fifteen. The drill was witnessed with
interest and pleasure by the thousands of
spectators. and the applause was liberal
and earnestly bestowed.
The movements were executed with
promptness and precision, and the strict
attention which the squads paid to COM
mands from their Captains was the secret
of the success which attended the various
movements. There were ''wheelings'' by
''threes," /" ''siXes" and ''twelves" and for
nations to company front from different
directions The sword exercise was also
given, and each of the squads proved to
be well up in that branch of the drill.
After the competitive drill, and while
the judges wero deliberating, all of the
cantons marched out and battalion drill
was had.
At the conclusion of the drill the can
tons were drawn up in one huge double
circle, and the impressive ceremony of
comforting the degree of chivalry was
gone through with. Brigadier- G General
4. Ii. Black officiated, and the recipient
Of the degree was Mrs. a. A. Hoxett of
Gilroy. The lady was presented with
beautiful diamond medal.
1t was after midnight when this cere-
mony was completed.
The battalion was drawn up in line
again and the judges appeared. Colonel
Guthrie announced that Santa Rosa Can
ton had shown superiority in drilling
and was entitled to the first prize-a
handsome silver urn-and that Oakland
Canton had won the second prize, which
was handsome silver set.
Acknowledgement Nichols presented the
prizes in neat speeches, complimenting
the successful cantons highly on their
drilling.
The companies then marched off and
broke ranks, after which dancing was in
augurated and kept up until an early
hour this morning.