The Washington times., 1902-09-07
THE KNIGHTS LOYAL PRIZES.

| Mechanics Pavilion. at San Francisco,
was crowded with enthusiastic specta-
| tors when the Uniform Rank of the
| Knights of Pythias marched in, COM
pany by company, in military order and
stood at attention facing Major General
]. r. Carnahan and staff. who were
seated on the platform, awaiting the
the competitive drills of the two pre-
ceding days at the Presidio and pavilion.
The first prize-s1. 500 in gold. fresh
from the mint-in Glass a. to which
all companies of the Uniform Rank were
eligible for competition was awarded to
Victor Company, No. s. of Victor, Col.
Capt. H. A. Naylor In command This
company was pronounced by the judges,
all of whom were officers of the United
States army, to be the most proficient
in drill. 1t is crack drill company in
Colorado. where it has carried off first
honors in every drill it has entered
since it's organization, four years ago.
Victor No. 8 has competed for ma
tfonal prize. Major Sherman Bell, rank
ing officer in command of the Colorado
regiment of Knights Loyal in San Fran
cisco, was one of the Rough Riders and
was closely associated with President
Roosevelt during and after the war.
"All these Victor boys Major Bell
said, "are mining men from the great
est mining camp in the world. They
were among the first to arrive in camp
here, and have been in strict army dis
cipline ever since. They have won that
for which they sincerely and honestly
worked
The second prize in Glass A, for pro-
ficiency in drill, was awarded to Terre
Haute, No. 3, of Indiana, Captain A. C.
Duddleston in command 1t consisted Of
$500 in gold. The third prize, $500 in
gold. was awarded to Vigo Company, No.
SO. of Indiana. Captain NJ. r. Coombs
in command. The fourth prize, $500 in
gold, went to Kokomo Company, No. o.
of Indiana, commanded by Capt. r. l..
Jacobs. The prize of 500 in gold for
the best company commander was
awarded with high praise to Capt. A. c.
Duddleston, Of Terre Haute, No. 3, In
diana.
In Glass B only companies which had
never won prizes were eligible for COM
petition. In this class the first prize.
$500, was given to Riverside Company.
No. 80, Of California. Capt. A. A. Wood
commanding. The second prize. $500,
went 10 Liberty Company, NO. IL, OF
California, Capt. J. l.. CavassO. Capt.
A. A. Wood, of Riverside, received the
jewel of honor, 800, as the best COM
pany commander.
Glass C was open only to companies
organized since August. 1900, and thers-
fore less than two years old. In this
class the first prize. $500, went to Furni-
ture City Company, No. 8, of Michigan.
K Moore captain.
The cavalry prize, $500. was awarded
to the D. d. Burns Hussars. No. IS, OF
Missouri, Capt George4J. De Cole in
command.
Two prizes of s4oO and 5000 respectiye-
ly, were offered for companies of not
less than twenty-nine officers and
knights Loyal coming to the encamp-
ment from the greatest distances. OF
these Furniture City Company, No. 8,
took the first and Calhoun Company,
No. IL, of Battle Creek, Mich, took the
second.
After the awarding IF the prizes Ma
jor General Carnahan spoke briefly,
commencing the Knights for thei: good
work. and encouraging them to oeE-
tinue to perfect themselves in drill,
looking forward at once to the next Ia
tional convention. which will be hell in
August of 1904, at Louisville, Ky.