The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-08
LOUISVILLE WINS
 TEMP[AR DRILL Thousands of Spectators Witt ness the Contests MIL LWAUKEE GETS SECOND Officers VIII Be Elected Today and the Place Chosen for the Meet
 ing of Next.
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MIL WAUkEE GETS SECOND

San Francisco, September 7.-Folowing the parade of yesterday probably the fin- est ever given by the order. the Knights Tempar today gathered at Golden Gate park to witness the triennial competitive exhibition of their crack drill corps. The drill was held on the extensive lawn, ordinarily devoted to baseball and other sports and on the grassy slopes sur rounding it many thousands of spectators wsre congregated. The weather was ideal.
 The competition was between St. Ber- nard commandery No. 35 drill corps of Chicago, Louisville commandery No. drill corps of Louisville. Ky, Malta com mandery No. 21 drill corps of Bing- hampton. N. Y, and Ivanhoe comman- dery No. "A drill corps of Milwaukee Wis
 The first prize was awarded to the No. 1.
 The second prize went to Ivanhoe com- mandery of Milwaukee. and the third to Malta commandery of Binghampton, N. Y.
 Three regular officers of the United States army ted as judges. The first of the competing teams to appear was Louisville commandery No. l. led by Sir Knight Frank Fehr. They were met and greeted by twenty pretty Kentucky girls who waved scarfs of white and black and scattered flowers along the path which they hoped would lead to victory. The men were in excellent form, and to the sweet strains of Dixie executed | o,,A avfr movement, apparently without flaw.
 Work Seemed Perfect.
 Then came Malta commandery of Bing- hampton, N. r., under command of Sir Knight A. W. F. Buck Their work, to the laymen, also seemed perfect giving evidence Of long training and close at tention to detail. Then, headed by the California band with its imposing drum major thirty-five men of the St. Ber- nard commandery of Chicago. directed by Sir Frank c. Roundick, marched to the front in single file, presenting a mathe- matically straight line. After saluting they quickly and cleverly carried out their part, of the programme, and on retiring were cheered by fully 25OOO people.
 The drill corps from Ivanhoe com mandery of Milwaukee came last. It had B men commanded by Sir Knight D. Milton Jones, and received fully as fa- vorable notice as did its predecessors When 1t withdrew from the field, the judges consulted regarding their decision, which was anxiously awaited.
 Eastern Knights Drill.
 The competitive drill of the eastern knights was followed by a battalion parade and review of the four competing drill corps under the command of the Right Eminent Sir Knight Frank w. Sumner. past grand commander of Cal ifornia.
 There were two business sessions of the grand encampment at which much was accomplished for the good of the order
 The grand encampment reconvened to- day in Golden Gate hall with Grandmas- ter Stoddard in the chair. The morning and afternoon sessions were devoted to the reading and discussion of the re- ports of the grand officers and various committees.
 The election of officers will occur to- morrow and 1t is also expected that a decision will be reached as to the meet ing place of the next conclave.