The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-08-17
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR.
A Fine Exhibition Drill the Great
Event of Wednesday.
Session OF the Grand Encampment Taken
up with Reports of onicers-The
Order shown TO BE In Fine
Condition In Every
Respect.

DENVER, COL, Aug. 1.-THE knights
were viewing Denver and its SUBURBS
Yesterday, that is, those who were not
In attendance at the grand encamp-
ment and others not otherwise engaged
found comfort in various clubs ana
headquarters. The weather was de-
lightful and the visitors enjoyed II
immensely.
The principal event of the day, out
side the meeting OF the grand encamp-
ment, was the exhibition drill in River
Front park. 1t is estimated that at
least five thousand spectators witnessed
it, and although only two command
cries had entered, everybody was well
satisfied with the exhibition. Grand
Master Goblin had forbidden competi-
tive drill, and many companies which
had entered declined to take part in the
exhibition drill, but they probably re-
gret it now, for st. Bernard's, OF Chi
cago, and California No. l, the only two
communicates which entered, Will
receive handsome presents FROM tho
Denver Chamber OF Commerce.
They will probably be the silver
bricks which were intended for prizes
in tho competitive drill. The California
Knights drilled first They were
mounted on handsome black horses and
were attired in black suits trimmed
with silver They presented a hand
some appearance.
The st. Bernards drilled on foot,
Templars' tactics. Their columns for
nations could not be excelled. They
were simply perfect The platoons
wheeled perfectly, and equal distances
were observed beween the marching
corps Several very difficult double
rank movements between the wheels
were executed perfectly. The drill
ended by the formation of fancy figures,
and the men marched off the field
covered with glory and dust.
The routine business Of the grand
encampment was polished off expe-
ditiously at Wednesdays session. Re
ports from each Of the grand officers OF
the different states and territories I'M
der the jurisdiction of the encampment
were presented and adopted. They
showed the Knights Templars of Amer
lea to be in excellent shape, both nu'
merically and otherwise, the total num-
ber Of members of grand and subor'
dinate Communicates in this country
being 92,791, while the net cash re-
sources In the hands of the grand treas
urer amount TO s25, ,32S.97. Committees
were reported as follows:
Credentials-W. w. Allen, B. S. Witt,
Kentucky; william Petite, California.
Doings Of grand officers-W. p lnnes,
Michigan; S. d. Bacon, Indiana; j. IL.
Coding, Pennsylvania; George Turnside,
South Dakota; Sid G. Proctor, Texas; N
c. Blackjack, Washington; Lafayette
Little, Ohio; f. c. Salisbury, Nebraska
c. S. Wanley, Connecticut
Finance-George b. Burnham, Rhode
Island; E. c. Birdseye, Connecticut; E
Z. Downham, Virginia; 7. o. Norris
Tennessee; c. C. Isaacs, Maryland; ). p
Hamilton, Georgia; d. W. Wallace, Mis-
souri.
Unfinished business-W. B. Melish
Ohio; R. w. Darcy, District of Columbia
Z. c. Culp, Kansas; J. W. Stanton, Col
orado; J. J. Hays, Mississippi; V. b. Van
saun, Iowa; G. L. Rosenbaum, Arkansas
II was o'clock last night before th'
encampment adjourned. Business vii
be resumed this morning at o'clock
The election Of officers will be the frs
matter to be disposed Of. There doe
not seem to be any doubt but that Hon
Hugh McCurdy, deputy grand master
will be called up TO be Grand Maste
Gobin's successor.