The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-16

/ Competitive DriH nsseraes1fs.
! LOUISVILLE. KY. Feb 16-Washing-
| ton viii be more largely represented
| than any ether city in the country AT he
twcnty-eishth trienniaI conclave OF the
/ Knights Templar Of America in Louis
| Vile, august = to 90 next. Out Of I'VE
subordinate commentaries at the Capital
four have already closed contracts for
| quarters. and the Grand Commanderv Of
| me District OF Columbia has also made
arrangements for accommodations. Wash
! ineton. No , and Columbia. No > Viii
/ each send delegations Ct seventy five
! knights and ladies. Both OF these ron-
! nzanaeries wiR be located at the Bailey
House, corner Third and Walnut Streets.
! beGiolay, 10 l. VIII have quarters for
thirty swords and ladies Fl Mrs. r b.
/ Cressy's- On Fourth Avenue. between
Chestnut and Broadway. Here DeAIoIav.
which is the only mounted cornmauderv
/ at Washington. Will have HEADQUARTERS.
/ and Keep open house" during the ent r.
/ weeE- Orient. No. ,. viii oecupv the en-
! tire residence Of Mrs. Mary L. NeeI At
/ 2GS West Walnut Street. within q half
! block Of where Washington and Columbia
/ viii be stationed, and only three blocks
! from beNclaE- 1t has arranged to BRING
/ seVenty-fiYe knights and their wives Tha
/ Grand Commandery secured rooms at the
| Gait House several months ago for The
| twelve grand officers.
Rear Admiral SchIey has accented The
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their suest during the trienniaI. if he Is
permitted TO be in our blessed Gods .orn-
| Try as he puts it. during the fourth week
OF next August, and as he has asked 70
be relieved Of the command Of rna Sa,r-r
atlantic Squadron he viii probably be one
q I-ouisFltIes distinguished guests He
,iLt@7 10 the local committee from II L
SeF-Leo, Uruguay, that he prefers 10 sian
al a MOTEL while in the city. bur This viii
NOT interfere with Columbia Comma aae~v.
NO :. or Washington. of which ne IS
member. forming his escort from the Can
itaI TO the Falls CITY.
During the week a Handsomely engrgss-
ca invitation was sent 10 Presidenr No
kinney urging him 10 attend the co7r1a-a
recently committee of Louisville Tom
pIaTs--laycr Weaver. Postmaster RaEar .
anu Deputy Grand Comma nde- Jefferson /
went 20 Washington 20 extend an invita- /
tion IN person to the President The che f.
on y Iu-n now sent IS only q formal way
OF asking the President. 50 he NAV ra.lz,
IN wiring To the committee Mr. NrKi7 .
ley said ne hoped 10 be able 10 be present
at the Grand Encampment. If ne comes .
all the Washington Communicates viii .
probably unite with the Grand Command
cry IN escorting him 10 Louisville On =
special train Of two or three sections.
Speaker Henderson has promised The
committee 10 attend the concIave unless a
trip 10 Europe during the summer pre-
vents With all of these prominent
hhlghts n the city, with the other TEN
pl2rs from the District Of Columbia
washington VIII play a leading part IN the
coming trienriaI
letter was received today from Re
corder y. Harry Alcott. Of Orient Com
Inahdery, asking for the rules that have
been issued for the competitive drills The
second day Of the cOncIaye. stating that
MS commande:y would probably enter the
contest There has also been some talk Of .
De Molay competing for the grand prize
Tor tbs mounted commandery. Five CORPS
are already entered in the two drills-two
from san francisco, one from Pittsburg
one from Cincinnati, and one from Den
yer Columbus Ohio. which has a mount
ed and foot squad viii probably go In
both drills, which viii bring together some
OF the best Templar teams IN the United
States For this event five handsome ster-
Ing silver trophies viii be awarded the
successful contestants. This viii be the
first competitive drill since the San Fran
cisco conclave in 1888. when the Grand
kncampment. as a body. decided 10 dis
continue them, because OF the warmth OF
the contests II was only with the special
consent Of the Grand Master, Most Emf
nent Sir Reuben Hedley Llcyd, Of San
Francisco, that the drills viii be conducted
at the Louisville conclave The trophies
to be given as prizes viii be the hand
soonest ever offered on a similar occasion
LOUISVILLE Is preparing 10 make the com
!hg FlennlaI the most successful in the {
history OF TemplarisEn. covering a period
OF over century. Fifty committees are
WoTkIng On the preliminEries and a SlOG--
OIJ entertainment fund has been raised 70
provide programme of attractions never
before attempted in q cOncIave city Among !
he features besides the big parade. with
"Y.yyJ uniformed Knights and 20 hands
OF music il line and the competitive drills
VIII be grand bah a Confederate Reun-
ion Hal q horse display. where only Ken
lucky equine arist0cracy VIII be on ex-
hioiuon; boar excursions Up the Ohio (
River and $4,000 spent in illumination and
decorations
The Ci-y IS ready TO take care Of. $50 0gG :
visitors. From one TO three communicates.
with parties ranging from % to 1876 Tenn
piars and ladies, are closing contracts daf-
y for accommodations. Thirty-five hotels. ,
20 boarding houses, hundreds Of ola
Southern homes. q tented city for 4GJG
Knights and Pullman village. that VIII
make room for eighty sleepzrs. are at the Z
disposal Of the committee on hotels and q
accommodations