The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-09-13
BIG DAY AT HAMPSTEAD.
Cornerstone Laying Speeches ourna-
ment and Dance.

Hampstead had big day last Saturday.
Besides the residents OF the Town some FIVE or
six hundred persons from the surrounding
country were present. The occasion was the
laying of the cornerstone of the Firemen's
Hall, to be followed by tournament and
dance. The new building is to be of brick,
two stories high, SO by 10 feet.
The cornerstone was laid with Masonic
honors By Lebanon Lodge, No. IT'S, of Man
chester, with DR.. E. NJ. Bush master of cere-
monies, assisted by the following officers:
Past worshipfal master, George A. Shower;
worshipfnl master. Fl. s. Musseiman; senior
warden, Ell. j. Hoffacker; junior warden, r.
M. Shower; senior deacon, Charles Masen-
heimer; junior deacon, B. f. Stansbury; stew
ards, Thomas Bush and j. o. Snyder; mar
shall, Barton II. Knode; treasurer, L. J. Hunt;
chaplain and orator. Rev. d. M Browning;
chief architect, John Bush; craftsmen, j. P.
Thurman and Jacob Wink.
After prayer by the chaplain a choir of we'll
trained home talent, with Miss Estey Houck,
organist and Mr.. Shellman Frankforter, cor
netist, sang hymn.
The Grafton BY Rev. D. M. Browning was
well received The orator recited the history
of cornerstone laying, its purport and i'm
portance-the relation it sustains to com
pleted building and, Transporting the analogy
to the life of man, said that character, morally,
socially and religiously, is the true corner
stone of life. Miss Lolo Thurman sang "The
ar-Spangled Banner.
Congressional Nominees.
Mr.. w. Tyler Page, she Republican nomi-
nee for Congress, and Hon. J. Fred. c. Tai
bott, the Democratic nominee, followed Mr..
Browning, each speaking Of the fremen and
tine good work in which they were engaged.
Rev. j. p. Wilson, retired Methodist
minister, closed the speech making with 10
minutes' humorous talk and ended, as he re-
marked, in the Methodist manner, by asking
for liberal collection. Hats were passed
through the audience of 1000 or more per-
sons who had assembled, and about $50 was
collected.
After the choir sang America the closing
prayer was offered by Rev. S. F. Tholan, who
also, after the singing of the long meter dox-
ology, pronounced the benediction.
The Tournament.
Then came the tournament, with large at
tendance on the lineo the tilt, and seventeen
gallant knights. Following is the list, with
the official score:
Name and Title.
Duncan Almony Knight of Fairfield .......3 1928
7. AIban, knight of King of Hampstead. - 1892
Lee Amos, Knight of Mount View...........3 1922
Nolan Belt. knight of Woodensburg.........1 %
Grant Beasman, knight of Blue Ridge.....3 1922
Louis Brosenns Knight of Little Jack.......3 1920
John Brady, Knight of Ravenwood. .......~3 1910
Louis Dawson Knight of the Oaks........... 233
c. R. Howard, knight of My Lady's Manor3 1891
l. C. Lamotte, Knight of Hampstead Boy-l
Frank Markley, Knight of Fairview. 8 1
Samuel Shepard, Knight of st. James...-....3 3 80
W. E. Shirley, Knight of Jacksonville. 2I0
T. w Ct Stick Knight OF Hampstead .......1 80
Thomas Davis Knight of Ivy Hill............3 &c
r. H. Mercer Knight of Pleasant Hill......3 1892
LemueI Amos. knight of Chestnut Hills $40
Knight of Pleasant Hill was awarded first
prize, So; Knight of My Lady's Manor, second,
SIS; Knight of Jacksonville, third, 81; Knight
of Blue Ridge, fourth, S.
There were two Queens of Love and Beauty
and six maids of honor The successful
knights crowned their ladies as follows:
Queens and Maids.
w. E. Shirley crowned Miss Lima Hobbs
first queen, Louis Broesenne crowned Miss
Mary Brady first maid of honor, Lemuel
Amos crowned Mrs Carrie Masenhimer
second maid of honor, Duncan Almony
crowned Miss Sadie Hobbs third maid of
honor, Lee Amos crowned Miss Cecilia Kexel
second queen of love and beauty; Johnnie
Brady crowned Miss Edith Clagett first maid
of honor, Frank Markey crowned Miss kittie
jackson second maid of honor and Louis
Dawson crowned Miss Pinkie Slade third
maid of honor.
Caleb S. Hobbs was chief marshal aud j.
Oliver Murray, William Wilson, Dr. John
Drach, j. E. Masenhimer and Nathaniel
Bortner were the judges. The tourney was
held on the course at the Spring Garden
Hotel. Professor Mazziotte's Independent
Band, of Baltimore, furnished the music for
the royal set on platform erected on the
hotel lawn for this special occasion.