Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-06-22
TEMPLARS
West virginia 20 be Well Represented al
TrienniaI ConcIaye ofthe knights
TempIsr 10 be Held at Louisville
Next Reconsideration
ofthe Prizes.

! LOUISVILLE, n.y., June ~ - west
Virginia will have drill corps in the
| competitive drill to be gwen at Church
Downs in this city on the second day
of the Triennial Conclave the fourth
week of next August. Capt. H. 3.
Grant, chairman of the drill commit
| tee is in receipt of letter from Re-
corder James A. Bryan, Of Calvary
Commandery, No. of Parkersburg,
asking for information about the
contest and stating that the corps of
Cayelary will 90 into the big COMPETE
| ton.
This will be the first drill for prizes
since the conclave at San Francisco
in 1883, and it will bring together
more crack Templar teams than ever
| before went on the field in laudable
| efforts to excel Five handsome ster-
/ ling silver trophies, costing over
S. GOO, will be awarded The first is
banquet service of "a pieces massive
and of the richest design. The center
piece is jardiniere, with Candida
/ bra attachments suitable for either
electric lights or candles. With the
candelabra removed the piece becomes
an exquisite punch bowl. From the
bottom OF the jardinlere pedestal of
ebony arises and supports a loving
cup. The establishment of the cup
and all pieces of the trophy, carries
with il emblems and symbols promi
nent in Templarism. A modern
Knight in full uniform, and standing
| before his tent, adorns one panel of
| the loving cup. Another panel con-
tains the picture of an ancient
! knight in armor. while the third
panel is adorned with an excellent
likeness of the Widows and Orphans
Home of Louisville, the pioneer insti-
tuition of the kind in the United
States Along with the insignia of
/ the order, wheat, corn, tobacco and
blue gass-Kentucky products-are
sown on the lower part OF the cup
The punch bowl proper is provided
with bold relief copies of the seal OF
/ the Grand Commandery of Kentucky
and the badges of the two Louisville
commanderles The reverse side OF
| this section of the jardiniere is orn-
amented with an etching of an ancl-
ent Knight mounted on galloping
steed and approaching a Saracen.
The bowl is supported atlas like, by
an American Indian head and the
head of Daniel Boone, placed at the
respective ends of the vessel. knights
heads, crosses and oak leaves are
tremendously arranged into relief
work around the prominent figures OH
the center piece. Equally as rich are
the other pieces of this settle ever,
ladle, "a punch cups, two compotlers
and two bon bon dishes.
The second prize is libation set in
which there are 20 pieces. a fiagon
II inches tall and inches in dia-
meter forms the central figure, he'll
met surrounding this interesting
piece. The sides OF the fiagon are
adorned with the seal of the Grand
Commandery of Kentucky and the
badge of the two c)mmanderies OF
| Louisville. Twelve candlesticks OF
massive Corinthian design and cine
inches tall and twelve goblets, lined
with "a karat gold, complete the num-
Der of pieces of this set. Each candle
stick and each goblet is embelished
with the seal of subordinate COM
mandery of Kentucky. All of the
pieces are fitted in handsome oak
chest, with silver handles and satin
lining.
sterling silver center piece, q
inches in length and 10 inches tall, is
to be the third prize The weight
of the trophy is 800 ounces and it is
finished in French gray One side Is
made beautiful by a Knights helmet
and Templar cross, while the reverse
side is ornamented with a scroll bear
ing the inscription "Triennial Con
clave, 1901 " The top of the bowl Is
adorned with beautiful repousse orna-
mental design while the case of the
piece consists of four Maltese crosses
and four triangular emblems, with
notices in relief
The fourth prize will be loving
cup with three handles, the panels
between being ornamented by the seal
of the Grand Commandery of Ken
lucky and the badges of the two
Louisville communicates. The cup is
finished partly in bright, with orna-
mental and relief work in light gray,
and with gilt lining.
A punch bowl in sterling silver
like the other prizes will reward the
winning team in the mounted com
manderv contest. The dimensions OF
- l.o,,,l ora IL bv II 1pobas aud the