The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-08-29
BRIGHTEYESBEAMED
IN VICTORIOUS KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
AT LOUISVILLE.
DENVER WON PRIZE DRILL.
COLORADO COMMANDERY GETS THE
PALM AND APPLAUSE.

uofore $4,000 People the knights, in
MYSTIC EyoIutions, strove for SUI
oramacy-st. bernard Commandery
second and Golden Gate Third.
Kentucky's Fair Daughters Pre-
..nt Prizes to the VictOrs-Grand
Will.
louisville, Aug. 25.-Colorado Com
voandery, No. 1, of Denver, before
tbrong of $4,000 people, and under the
critical eyes of board of judges com
nosed of three regular army officers and
a conservative of the Knights Tenn
Mar. to-day captured first prize in the
competition of drill teams from COM
roanderies of the Knights.
St. Bernard No. IS. the favorite with
+be majority of the spectators, took sec
md Mace. while Golden Gate No. 16,
of San Francisco, and Hanselman No.
X of Cincinnati, came in for third and
fourth prizes, respectively.
california Commandery No. l, being
the only mounted comamnd, had no
dificulty in capturing the trophy for
the best appearance and drill on horse
back. The other contestants were CO.
umbia Comamndery No. 2 of Wash
ington and Allegheny No. IS of Pitts
burg. Cavalry No. of Parkersburg,
W. Va, failed to appear at the appoint
ed hour and did not compete.
The drill was the feature of the day.
Interest was intensified by the fact
that it was the first since 1888, when
Louisville carried off first honors. The
contest took place on Churchill Downs,
the home of the Louisville Jockey
Club. Long before the exhibition the
grand stand was filled. Thousands
of people were on the field. 1t was
good humored crowd, although the
temperature was high. 1t applauded
the good work and the mistakes of the
perspiring contestants alike. The
awards were made known tonight, be-
fore an immense throng in the horse
show building When H. p. Grant,
chairman of the Drill Committee and
author of the tactics under which the
contest was conducted, announced that
the men from Colorado had captured
the chief trophy, the applause was
deafening.
Beauty Awards the Prize.
Ate Sd. m. in the horse show building,
brilliantly lighted and a magnificent
spectacle. with it's rows upon rows of
seats occupied by uniformed knights
and their ladies, the programme lead
ing up to the award of prizes was be-
gun There were instrumental and
exhibition drills by the communicates,
which were awaiting the verdict of the
judges. When this was read the COM
manderies took position according to
their standing in the awards. A score
of Kentucky bellies, acting as sponsors,
presented the prizes. The contestants
and their sponsors then led a grand
march, after which dancing began.
Grand Master Is Sustained.
What is known as the independent
membership question precipitated a
hot fight at the meeting of the grand
encampment. 1t ended by the en-
campment sustaining the ruling of
Grand Master Lloyd, who holds that
to be in good standing, Knight Tenn
plar must maintain his standing in
both chapter and lodge.
The Jurisprudence committee brought
in a report sustaining the grand mas
Ter in his position, that grand mas
Ter cannot create a Knight Templar
at sight. after the ancient fashion OF
kings who knighted soldiers on the
field of battle This question has been
mooted one, as there has been an
element favoring the granting of this
privilege to the grand commander,
who would thus be able to honor prom
inent men in the way universities and
colleges confer degrees upon distin-
guished persons.
The encampment decided to put the
assessment of. sir knights back to
cents per capita a year.
committee to select the time and
place of the next conelave was ap-
pointed. The committee will report,
probably, on Friday.
Grand Master Lloyd called the meet
ing to order at 9 a. m, when various
reports were submitted and referred
TO committees.