Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1900-08-31
Reunion and Tournament.

Over six hundred people attended the re
union OF the old and present students OF the
brookevllle Academy on Thursday OF last
week at Brookeville, this county. In spite
OF the rain in the morning the people began
10 come, and continued To do 50 until about
noon. 10 the morning the tournament was
held. Each knight was student OF the
academy, either formerly or at present, and
was dressed in a Uniform OF white duck
trousers, white negligee shirt, and wore
long sash Of black and yellow-the academy
coors. The judges were Messrs. John +.
Sellmen, j. @. Holland, Fenton Snoutfer and
William 4. Mannakee, and the timer Mr..
Perry Ensey. Instead Of gentlemen heralds,
three ladies, Misses Annie and Lottie Grit.
fifth and Mamie Riggs, filled the places much
better. The committee on the tournament
was ], j. Hutton, J. O. Dorsey and Walter
Dorsey. The result OF the tournament was
as follows:
Knight of Locust Hill, Laurie Riggs, Q 8
3; knight of Woodland, Charles Mackall, 3
3 3; Knight OF Briars, Josiah Jones, 3 3 3;
Knight of Milwood, Nicholas Griffith, 23l;
Knight of Pleasant Valley, VIM. p. Jones,
03; Knight of Prospect Hill, Philip Ho.
land, l 23; knight of Rock Hill, Alexan.
der Barncsley, 3 3; Knight OF Sunnyside,
Albert Beall, 0 /; Knight OF Green wood,
Calvin Craver, 3 3 knight OF Rock Creek,
Chas Beall, 2 3 3; knight OF Locust Grove,
Robert Howard, 3 80; Knight of Ashwood,
b. Waters, 3 3; knight of Manila, Dallas
Griffith, Q; Knight OF lakewood, Geo.
Beall, l l3; knight OF Belmont, Cliff1rd
Waters, %; knight Ehnwnod, L. Gar
trell, 3.
All ties We're ridden off with one half inch
rings for the riders. Those who tied Tor first
place were Messrs. Mackall and Jones, and
Mackal came out first, The second tie was
Messrs. Riggs, Barnesley, Craver and How
ard, which resulted in Craver first, Riggs
second, Barnesley third, and Howard fourth.
The third tie, of b. Waters and Clifford
Waters, was decided with b. Waters first
The next thing in order was the sumptu-
GUS dinner awaiting the riders and the in
vited guests, which was served 10 the dining
room OF the academy The reunion and
public school addresses were declared off
During the entire day music was turni shed
by band OF the neighborhood. The next
10 order was the coronation address 8, which
was delivered by Clifford H. Ro bertson, OF
the Rockville Bar. There were two queens
aud six maids of honor crow ed, AS luiiows:
Miss Lottie Griffith was cro wned as first
queen by Charles Mackall; Miss Annie riff
nth WAS crowned as second queen by Josiah
Jones. Calvin Craver crowned Miss Addie
Craver as first maid OF honor; Laurie Riggs
crowned Miss Beall az second maid OF honor.
Four other maids were crowned, as follows
Miss Irene Orndori, by Il ,Dert Howard;
Miss Magruder, by W. W. Waters; Miss
Beuah Henderson, by Alexander Barnsley ;
Miss Margaret Waters, by Clifford Waters
Immediately after the Crowning OF the
queens and maids OF honor at the platform
IN front of the academy the band started
the music and, led by successful knights
and their ladies', the crowd started Tor the
large gymnasium, short distance from the
school, where dancing was enjoyed until
late hour
The committee OF arrangements were
Messrs. Thomas J. Holland, John IL. Jan
ney and Josiah W. Jones, all lormer stu
dents. The reception committee was com
posed of j j. Hutton, Rich'd Mackall. John
. Clark, Henry Howard, Charles Kirk,
George f. Nesbtt, Jr., Frederick Stabler,
John q. Bentley, Prof. Clinton NJ. Moore,
principal, all OF Montgomery county; Prof
j. ID. Warfield, Prot Mason, Rev 9. A.
Rosensteel, Waiter Cashell and DR.. Wesley
Steel, OF Carroll county; DIR. Richard Ham
mond, OF Howard county; VIM. M Simp
son; O. q. Rhodes, Col. Washington Bowie,
OF Baltimore ). X. White, A. q. Harley,
William Darby, Misses Lavinia Brow n, Alice
Stabler, Blanche Braddock, Vlrgie Brewer,
from the county public schools; Mrs. Cathe
rine Janney, Mrs. Thomas j. Holland, Misses
Bessie Miller, Maud Dorsey, Susie Riggs, Joe
Barnesley and Claudia Cashell, Of Brooke
vile nelghb0rhood.
This institution Of learning was chartered
by the legislature in 1916, by act OF January
. of that year. The first trustees were Thane
Davis, John II Riggs, Caleb Bentley, VIM.
ii. Dorsey, IgDaIius Waters, Thomas Riggs
David Newland. The first principal was
Robert Stuart, succeeded IN 1899 by Samuel
o. Bumstead, in 1897 by Moses Woodward,
in 1925 by Thomas Haggerty, in 1893 by
George +. Bigelow, In 1881 by William HUI.
Since then the principals have been: 1884,
N o. Brooks; 1896 81, Elisha j Hall 1861,
ID. L. House 1851 63, e. Is. Prettyman;
1858 SO, Professor Burns; 1865 90, j. Dun
can Parkinson,J J. Llewelen Massey 1859
70, Samuel IL. Coleman 1879 80, Edw. M.
Magruder; 1880 81, VIM. II. Thomas; 1881,
Rev q. X. Nelson, ID. D for many years a
learned professor at st. Johns College, An
napolis 1S88-95, Professor Warhed; 1896
SO, Professor rinsey; 1896 3d. Prof. House
keeper; 1899l900, Paul Y Waters. Prof..
Clinton M. Moore has recently been elected
TO take charge next mouth.
The officers and trustees for 1881 were
President, Elisha j. Hall; Treasurer, u. ID.
Waters; Secretary, DIR. James 5. Martin
Thomas J Holland, John A. Riggs, Capt.
J. II. Strain, Rev. Orlando Hutton. For
twenty.six years the late Hon. Allen Bowie
Davis was president Oi the board.
The original academy building was located
in the town Of BrOokeville. Ia 1863 this
building was acquired by the Odd Fellows,
and remained ia their possession until
short time ago, when It Was purchasel Ivy
memorial subscription and is temporarily
decided To Thomas J. Holland aud John W
Whteside. When fully paid Tor To be deed
ed TO the vestry of st. Johns Church as II
chapel and church house in memory Of the
trustees, principals, students, Rev Thomas
Reed, Rev. Mr.. Gilllss, Rev. DIR. Olando
Hutton, Rev. VIM. II. Laird, and two lay
readers, J. Dunlin Parkinson and Charles
Albert The old building was rellnquished
in 1869 for the ne and large edlhce near
the town on the road 10 Unity. It's location
Is IN a remarkably healthy and beautiful
region, seven hundred feet above Underwater.