Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-29
A GREAT TOURNAMENT
Knights From Maryland and Virginia Tilted
at Marshall Hall.
Thousands Were Present to Witness
the Contest and Participate in
tn p, Ball at Night.

1t will be many a long day before the
eleventh annual tournament and dress
ball, which was held yesterday at Marshall
Hail. under the AUSPICES of the Marshall
Hall and Mt. Vernon Steamboat Company,
will be forgotten by the people who live
anywhere near that popular resort. 1t was
the most successful affair that has ever
taken place at Marshall Hall and the man.
agement feel justly proud over the result
of their efforts. 1t is estimated that be-
tween seven and eight thousand people
went from Washington, Maryland and Eir-
ginia to see the fitting and to enjoy the
dance in the evening. The boats made five
trips to the Hall, each time being loaded to
the waters edge with the eager excursion
lists, who We're anxious to reach their place
of destination and participate in the fes-
tivities which they knew were going on.
Early in the morning the people began
arriving from the sections of the country
which lie around Marshall Hall. They
came in anything that could afford a
means of transportation, irrespective of
looks, style. speed or ease, and not few
of the travellers adopted the good old way
of standing not upon their order of going.
but going at once and taking to their feet
with right good will. When the already
large crowd was augmented by the Wash
ington and Alexandria eXcursionists the
place became a living mass of humanity.
and every possible nook and corner CT the
old mansion and the grounds vas filled to
overlooking with the merry, good-natured
throng.
When the tournament commenced there
was not seat or even standing loom to
be had within fifty feet of the riding
ground Twenty-one knights competed for
the honors. Those who entered together
with their scores and titles were as fol
lows:
Lucien Love. Arrowsnith, .; W. A. MIL
Ter. Surrattsville. /: J. J. Grehan. Old Do
minion, I; S. B. Moore, Virginia Boy, 3
J. NJ. Bowling, Bryantown. 8; j.
B. Blandford. Accokeek, 8: w. G. Gar
diner. p. G. b.. I: w. E. Brodes. Fairfax
I; j. 3. Young. Mount Loretto, s; G.. A
Smith, Marshall Hall, i; Fl. E. Keller, Ken
ilworth. 3; Benjamin Underwood, Maryland
Boy, 4; D. Wood Cherry Dale. 4; A. Hair
ly. Maiden Fair. 2; Julien Cox, Port To
bacco. .; George Dent, White Forest. S;
George Montgomery. Washington, I: Spen-
Ger, River View, .; A. Hall, District of Co
lumbia, I.
Mr.. Julian Cox of Charles county, who
represented the Knight of Port Tobacco,
was the winner of the first prize of $40
and the homer of GROWING the queen of
love and beauty. The second prize of $50
rowsmith: the third prize of $50 to Mr..
George 3. Dent, Knight of White Forest,
and the fourth prize to Mr. KELLER, Knight
of kenilworth. AT the close of the con-
leSl Inc hiiS itS SeilHtItl the
judges stand and were addressed by Col.
J. Samuel Turner, who complimented them
On the excellent showing made.
In the evening. at the appointed time, the
knights and their ladies We're all on hand
at the dancing pavilion. Col. Robert Grain
of Baltimore made the presentation speech.
at the close of which he handed each
knight a beautiful bouquet of flowers, W ilich
they in turn gave to their ladies. The
knights then crowned their partners ana
the royal set of lancers was danced.
Miss Naoma Hunt was crowned queen
of love and beauty; Miss May Tile, first
maid; Miss E. NJ. Queen, second maid, and
Miss Eva Bryan, third maid.
The two steamers. Manchester and River
Queen, We're each compelled to make two
trips to accommodate the large crowd,
and it was quite late before the last batch
of eXcursionists reached the city. The Of
fcers and fuEctionaries Of the day and
evening We're as follows:
Chief marshal-H. Heber Boswell.
Aids-Walter NJ. Page, c. Harry Stone
street. Claude Lloyd.
Orator of the evening-Robert Grain.
Judges-J. w. Waring, J. Samuel Turner,
r. A. Chapman, DR.. l.. r. C. Towles, E.
Hyland Brawper, John Il. Gray, William
D. Barry.
Heralds-Anderson Hunt, w. NJ. Albret-
tain, John Miller.
Committee of arrangements and invita-
tions-A. NJ. Spear E. w. Hungerford, d.
c. Ducker, Julian Norris. G. r. Bryan, E.
NJ. Downs. Col. Joseph c. McKibbin, Viii
liam Lederer.
Floor managers-T. Garfield Jenkins. F.
H. Beall, Daniel Lederer, w. T. Richey,
Samuel Cox.