Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-18
THE COMPETING KNIGHTS
Annual Contest forrtHouors at Forest Glen,
Nd, Yesterday Afternoon.
Coronation Address by MIR. w. j. LAM
bert-Charge 10 knights by Mr..
Char1ess EoclestOn.

The annual tournament and festival at
Carroll Chapel, Forest Glen, Nd. was held
yesterday afternoon and evening. The rid
ers were divided into two classes-amateurs
and Professionalism making a good
showing and finishing as follows: Amateurs,
w. A. HENDERSON, knight of Colesville, first
prize: Clark NARROW, Knight of Sherwood.
second: e. o. Henderson, Knight Of st.
Peter, third. and Eugene Harper, Knight of
st. Anthony. fourth. Professionals, Ed.
Kemp, knight of Grifton, first; Harry Kei-
Ter, Knight Of Kennelworth, second: Arthur
Sullivan, Knight of Maud s., third; c. Beall.
Knight of Rough Rider. fourth, and Olive
Shaw, knight of Morgan Boy. fifth.
The Addresses.
Mr.. Charles Eccleston made the charge
to the knights and later on Mr.. Wilton ].
Lambert delivered the coronation address,
after which the queens of love and beauty
and their maids of honor were crowned.
and the royal sets danced.
Miss Addie Abel was crowned queen and
Miss A. NJ. Riswoth, Mrs. L. o. Henderson
and Miss NJ. E. Newton maids of honor In
the amateur set ana Miss Nellie Nexon.
queen. with Misses Louise Gaegler Edna
Boxer and Sallie Shaw, maids In the pro-
fessional set.
The coronation address, delivered by Mr.
Wilton ]. Lambert Of this city. was ire
quently interSpersed with applause. he I'M
QuSStiOIldDly slTuCh popular Clloiu when,
in directing his remarks particularly to the
young ladies about to be crowned, he said:
Il now wish to tell you something OF the
power you of the fair sex WELD over your
brothers. You inculcate within us as boys
our duty and all that is gentle in our ma
tures as students, were the wells lifted
from those many classmate spreads, tenn
ing with their toasts and euloges to the
ladies', you would need no medium to tell
you what Is the greatest influence for good
throughout those four long years of col
lege life. AS men it all crystalizes to the
same effect-the best work Of all Of us Is
done Tor some woman. Our highest re-
solves are taken for her, our bravest sac
rifces are made with her in our mind She
becomes the incentive to our best work.
the cause of our best successes and the
source OF our greatest happiness. In a
word, your power is omnipresent.'
Mr.: Eccleston, in his charge to the
knights, spoke in part follows:
Ihe tournament of today Is a relic of
the middle ages, when man ventured bodily
harm and possibly death to measure lance
WIN his adversary, and the same spirit
that prompted them is that which should
inspire today's contestants 1t was the
spirit of emulation which stimulated am
bit1on, and it is laudable ambition that
raises man to higher state in this life
He referred to the young heroes who
left their home in the late war to combat
with most formidable adversary, to
achieve honor on the field of battle, and, II
need be, lose their lives for the honor OF
tiieiI CouHtEy lie charged the knights, IN
the name of those who were waiting to
the name of thoes who were waiting to
share with them their fonors, to win, If
they could, to take their defeat, if they
must, like soldiers, knowing that they had
done their duty.
Among the attractions perhaps none was
more popular than the gypsies' tent. 1t
was full TO overlooking from the first APP
pearance of the rival queens, Miss Maize
NJ. Brooke and Josie C. Mu ahy, until the
lights We're out Their fortune telling was
marvellous: the accuracy of the past, to-
gether with the lavish promises of future
prosperity as merchants, artists and in do
nestle, as we'll as professional lines, APP
peared to give great satisfaction to the
futurity readers and caused much amaze
ment and discussion among their friends.
The Attractions.
The various stands and booths We're ar
tistically decorated and We're presided over
by the following ladies and gentlemen:
Dinner and lunch tables, Mrs. o. b. Clark,
Mrs L. w. Weller, Mrs. Frank Morrow
Mrs. Eccleston, Miss Eccleston, Miss NJ. l..
Stubbs, Miss Rose Stubbs, Miss NJ G.
Stubbs, Miss K. V. Bailey, Miss Glenn
Bailey, Miss NJ. Healey, Miss Hilda Cissel
and Miss Mary Crown.
Fancy table-Miss Edna Hardy, Miss Mar
guerite Fennell and Miss Beulah Hardy
Confectionery stand-Mrs Coupard, Misses
Inez. Maud and Daisy Coupard, Misses
Rose and Julia Harper, Mrs. Reitz and
Misses Katie and Mary Welsh.
Lemonade and candy stand-Miss Francis
Baker, Miss Katie Baker and Misses Mag
gle and Fanny Barnes.
Gypsy tent-AIisses Maize NJ. Brooke and
Josie c. Mulcahy.
Soft drinks-Messrs. T. A. Kelly and
Thomas Raney.
Dancing pavilion-Messrs. Joseph I'M
stead, Charles and Eugene Hopkins j. L.
Harper and Bradford Smith.
The festival was closed with a cake walk
when the judges, Messrs. Z. c. Stubbs j.
Nj. Ford and VIM. E. Mannakee. awarded
the cake to Mary and Charles Lewis. Ma
mie Pratt, Abraham Chunn, Kate Gather
and Silas Newman participated in the cake
walk.