Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-15
TOURNEY AND DANCE.
Elkton's Gala Day--sir Knights In the
Arena--A Brilliant Ball in the Evening

Ellston's Gala Day--Sir Knights In the
Arena--A Brilliant Ball in the Evening
ELKToN, Oct. 13.-The tournament
on the Elkton fair grounds to day was a
success. The attendance was large. In
the fitting at rings-one inch and a
quarter, each knight having three tits
w. b. Cockey, knight of Pikesville;
II. X. Boy, Knight of My Maryland !;
Q. +. T. Howard, Knight Of My Lady's
Manor, and q. f. Rogers, Knight of
Forest View, each took nine rings-as
many as could be secured. In the con-
test on tics, Mr.. Howard secured the
first prize, and crowned Miss BERTHE
Wilson, eldest daughter of John L.
Wilson, as queen of love and beauty.
w. II. Cockey, of Plkesville, Baltimore
county, secured second prize, and
crowned Miss Miller first maid of honor;
II. X. Boy, of Pikesville, secured third
prize, and crowned Miss Ellen Hollings-
worth second maid of honor; G. II.
Rogers, Jr., of Owings' Mills, named
Miss Mira Ford third maid of honor.
The Judges were Manly Drennen,
Daniel Bratton and George L. Wooley.
The charge to the knights was de-
livered by William Michael Byrne of
Wilmington bar, who also delivered the
coronation grafton and crowned the fair
queen and her train of maids. Mr..
Byrne's deliverance was happy and
felicitous and delivered with graceful
oratorical effect that won the young
speaker much commentator.
The fourth annual Cecil county ball
was given tonight in the Mitchell Hall,
on the fair grounds, and was yerv
largely attended. Among the MANY
present were Mrs. II. q. Lewis, Miss
Minnie Harlan, Miss Cora lamar, Miss
Joe Evans, Mr. and Mrs. John Tucker,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. W. Mitchell, Lara Will
son, Senator John S. Writ, Miss Lille
Bennett, Miss Mollic Drennen, Mrs.
Manly Bremen, Miss Bolton, Mrs.
George w. Marshall, Miss Elya Gilpin,
Miss BERTHE Dunbar, Miss Neary, of
Wilmington, Airline Constable, Miss
Patterson, Of Wilmington, Miss Blanche
Cochran, Miss Edith Derrickson, Miss
Parvis, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kennard,
Middletown, Miss Bessie Worton and
Stella Haines, Edith Dunbar, BERTHE
Wilson, Carrie Hall, Florence Hall,
Gilbert Cruikshank, Lucy Gutenberg,
Ellen Barroll, MI. and Mrs. John
Brown, Elsie Tull, Mr.. and Mrs. George
kerfoot, Lottie Ash, Helen Ash, Moliie
Ash, Ellen Hollingsworth, Miss Downe,
Wilmington; Miss Atkinson, Whining
ton; Eloise Wamsley, Kate Merritt,
BERTHE Wilworth, Florence Torbert, Miss
Annie j. Hart, of Wilmington; Mrs.
Howard Bratton, Miss Beterson, OF
Wilmington; Ora Brown, Allie Boyd,
Lula Brown, Nan Conaway, Kate
Miller, Miss Wetherill, George Il. Ash,
William Alrich, Alex. Reynolds, Glen
Hollingsworth, Frank Witworth, Benia-
min Ricketts,, G. g. Strickland, William
Gilpin, ii. d. Litzenberg, Alfred
Wetherill, John Armstrong, w. II. May,
L. l.. Pante, Baltimore; Ricketts, Nelson,
George A. Steele, Walter Boyd, II. X.
lamar, DR.. Mackey, Mrs. Belts and
Mr.. Kurtzon and sister of Baltimore;
John Carey, Mr.. Squire of Port Deposit;
Charles B. Foard, Fred. Gilpin, Fred.
Barrett, John Wilson, Malcolm II. Gill
pin, g. +. Denney, d. Bratton, William
Russell, X. 9. Hollis, Wilmington; Victor
Bennett, William Lewis, Harry Howard,
Ward Cruikshank, Howard Poole, E.
II. Cochran, Jr., DR.. Mcdowell, Ollie
Giles, Jack Constable, @. II. B. Massey,
Norris Lewis, Frank Thompson, Frank
Vansant, II. @. Johnston, Richard Reese,
Reuben lamar, K. G. Hopkins, George
Kerafoot, Manly brennan and wife,
Chas. Is. Foard, Henry M. MCCULLOUGH,
w. NJ. Byrne, w. +. Scott.