The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-29
DENVER TOOK
 GRAND PRIZE The Colorado Knights
 Drill We'll. coNcLAvE OF TEMPLARs
Assessment Raised to Five
 Gents Per Capita a Year.
Still Plenty of Money on Hand and Raising of the Rate is Said to Have Nc
 Significance.

Louisville. Ky. Aug. 2s.-Colorado Commandery No. l of Denver. before an admiring throng of 1s.oO0 people and under the critical eyes of board Of judges composed of thrSe regular army ofncers and representative of the Knights Templars today captured first pi ize in the competition of drill teams from communicates of the Knights. Saint Bernard No. S5. the favorite with the majority of spectators. captured seco Id place. while Golden Gate No. 16 of San Francisco and Hauselman No. 1G. of Cincinnati. came in for third and fourth prizes. respectively. The other contestants were Columbia Command cry No. of Washington, D. C.. and Allegheny No. 35 of Pittsburg. Cali fornia Commandery No. 1 being the only mounted command. had no difh- culty in capturing the trophy for the best appearance and drill on horse back.
 The drill was the feature of the day. Interest was intensified by the fact that it was the first since 1883. when Louisville carried off first honors. The contest took place at Churchill Downs. Long before the exhibition began the regular grandstand was filled and by II a. m. the steps leading to it were crowded. a temporary stand built across the track was jammed full and thousands of people were in the field. It was good humored crowd, although the sun was hot enough to spoil dis- urr AaH ,-ly and the breaks of the perspiring con- testants alike. Everybody except the judges. was in complete ignorance as to the winners until tonight, when the awards were made known before an immense throng in the horse show building. When H. B. Grant, Chair man of the Drill Committee, and au- thor of the tactics under which the contest was conducted, opened the sealed envelope containing the verdict and announced that Nhe men from Col orado had captured the chief trophy the applause was deafening.
 Detroit Commandery, No. 1, of De- troit, during the noon stop for luncheon and rest, gave an exhibition drill that was declared the equal, if not the su- period of any drill during the day. The Wolverines, however, were not enter ed in the contest, as rule, of the Knights in Michigan prohibits them from drilling for prizes. The exhibi- ton by the Mounted Commandery from California completed the program at p. m.
 At 8 D. 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 program leading up to the award of prizes was begun. TherA were instrumental music and ex- hibition drills by the Communicates which were awaiting the verdict of the board of judges. When this was read the Communicates took positions &C., cording to their standing in the awards. A score of handsome Ken lucky belles, acting as sponsors, pre- sented the prizes. This over. the con- testants and their sponsors led grand march, after which dancing began.
 Tho trophies were of silver and were as follows:
 First prize, thirty-four pieces, valued at $3.0O0.
 Second prize. twenty-five pieces, liba- ton set, valued at $2,Oe0.
 Third prize, center piece, valued at $l 1900.
 Fourth prize, two pieces (mounted). valued at $900.
 The prize for the mounted drill was a huge loving cup, valued at $500.
 The judges were: Capt. A. D. FIem- ing. Artillery, U. s. A.; Lieut.. Fred DeFuniak, 22nd infantry u. Az Captain Charles Suret, Artillery, U. 5. and Major c. s. Ammel, a Templar officer of Columbus, O.
 What is known as the dependent membership question precipitated hot fight at the meeting of the grand encampment. It ended in the encamp- ment sustaining the ruling of Grand Master Lloyd. Briefly, Sir Right Lloyd holds that to be in good standing Knight Templar must maintain hls standing in both chapter and lodge.
 The jurisprudence committee also brought in a report sustaining the Grand Master in his proposition that a Grand Master cannot create Knight Templar at sight, after the ancient fashion of kings who knighted soldiers on the field of battle. This question has been a mooted one, as there has always been an element favoring the granting of this privilege to the Grand Commander who would thus be able to honor prominent men in the way and colleges confer degrees on distinguished persons.
 The encampment decided to put the assessment of Sir Knights back to 5 cent per capita year. At the Pitts burg conclave the rate was reduced to 5 cents as the encampment had more money than it knew what to do with. Grand Recorder Mayo said tonight that there was still plenty of money on hand. and the adoption of the old rate had no particular significance. The following committee to select the time and place of the next conclave was appointed:
 Fafayette Lyttle, Ohio, Chairman; Harrison Dingman, District of Colum- bia; Joseph Hooper, Louisiana; Henry Gibbons, Nebraska; Graham Duke Hart, Maryland. The committee will report o>t tomorrow afternoon or Friday, the latter.
 The report of Grand Master Reuben H. Lloyd. submitted to the Grand nE- contained the following:
 "The order is in a most satisfactory and healthy condition and steadily