The morning times., 1896-08-27
KNIGHTS And FAIR LADIES
They Gathered by Hundreds at
Marshall Hall.
Annual Tournament Was the Great.
est Success In Years-HOw the
Prizes Were Won.

| Fifteen thousand people from Charles.
| Montgomery, Prince Georges counties.
| Maryland, and from the District, attended
the twelfth annual tournament and dress
ball at Marshall Hail yesterday. Twenty
TWO knights took part in the tourBcying.
| W. +. Miller. knight OF surIattsville. was
declared the winner. and crowned Miss
Leitia Zeisler, Queen OF Love and Eeauty'
! Z. Robinson, knight OF MCCuBciiie. crowned
Miss Nellie Lyon, first maid of honor; J.
| A. Smith Knight OF River View made Miss
| Nora Hogan, second maid OF tonor; c..
| Beall. Knight OF Burdensville. crowned Miss
| Nettie Clements, third maid or honor.
Joseph Harris. Knight Cf Little Daisy, was
! thefifth in standing.
The hydrOcycle race. which was fea-
| ture OF the program for the day, was won
by j. 7. Tabler, who carried with him on
| the machine L. Buckholtz. From every
| crossroad and bypath the people OF the
| counties came on horseback, afOot and
| awheel, in carriages and wagons Of every
kind and description. A one time there
| were eleven hundred vehicles on the
grounds, exclusive of the numerous bicycles
and baby carriages. Twenty-t wo knights
lined up on the green, grassy sward and re-
.ceived the charge delivered by In
| Sutherland.
The GROWING took place in the dancing
pavilion. The royal party gathered, aud
Chief Marshal Claude Lloyd acted as.
master of ceremonies aud lori high chan
ceiior of the realm of love aud beauty
Miss Leiitia Zeigler was crowned queen by
the Knight OF Surrattsville. Mss Nellie
Lyon. first maid OF honor, GROWING, By the
Knight OF McConcbie: Miss Nora Hogan.
second maid OF honor. crowned by the
Knight OF River View: Miss Nettie Clements,
third maid OF honor, crowned by the
Knight of Burdensyi vile.
The entrance fees and S75. donated by
the company. made a snug little sum to
be divided among the winners. The first
prize was S39 81; the second, S31.73; the
third, S23.SO; the fourth. S15.S7: the
fifth. S7.s3. The winners were w. E.
Miller. c. Robinson, e. A. Smith, C. Beall,
and Joseph Harris.
The entries were: C. Robinson. knight
of McConchie; L. ID. Love. Knight OF Sixteen
20 One; Julian Cox. Knight OF Port To-
bacco; II. C. KeeIer, Knight of KeniiwoTth;
j. a. Smith. knight OF River View; Il. b.
Blandford. Knight of Maryland; j. n.
Bowling. Knight Just. Tell Them That
You Saw Me- b. C. Barnes. Knight of
Springfield: BENJAMIN Underwood. Knight
OF A ccokeek: Joseph Harris. Knigiit of Little
Daisy; Frank Shugrue. Knight Of George
town; A. n. Sullivan, Knight OF Colesyile:
II. l.. Clark, Knight OF Virginia: B. F Athey,
Knight OF the Farm: j. T. Bryan. Knight
Who Has Seen Better Days; G. s. Parker
Knight Will IL / Can; q. S. Trotter, Knight
Of Mill Springs: B. II. stuart, knight Of
Salisbury: W. Burch, Knight Of Burdens
vile; W. a. Miller. Kaight Of Surrattsville:
George Dent, Knight OF White Forest
The chief ma rsha, OF the tournament was
Claude Lloyd, and his aides were Ernst
jameson and Harry Turner. The judges
We're j. W. waring, ]. Samuel Turner, z.
A Chapman. E. Hyland Bra wner, John R.
Gray, William d. Barry anu Dr. L. r. C.
Towlcs; heralds, Anderson Hunt. VI. N.
Albrettain, John Miller: committee OF ar
rangeinents, A. II. Spear, E. ". Hungcr-
ford. ID. c. Ducker. Julian Norris, e. R.
Bryan, E. n. Downs. William Lederer T.
4. McDevitt: floor managers, T. Garfield
jenkins, F. E. Bean, Daniel Lcierer. W
T. Richey, Joseph c. NICK. McDevitt Wal
ter Mitchell was the orator. Of the evening.