Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-11
FIELD DAY EXERCISES
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR CELEBRATE
TOMORROW.


The annual field day exercises of the sew
eral Washington Communicates of Knights
Templar will be held tomorrow at Friend
ship" the country home of John R. Nc
Lean. They will be of added interest be-
cause of the presence on the occasion or
members of Communicates of many other
Jurisdictions. The most conspicuous visit
ing Templars will he the members of New
Haven Commandery, No. 2. of the jurisdic-
ton of Connecticut. This commandery will
take In the field day on It's return from
trip to Gettysburg, in which form 1t took
its annual outing. The sir knights of New
Haven Commandery, accompanied by their
ladies, had been making their annual tour,
including Philadelphia. Baltimore. Gettys-
burg, the Luray Caverns and Harpers
Ferry, and came here without any expecta-
ton of participating in tomorrow Templaf
event But on their arrival they were met
at the railroad depot by Past Grand Com
mander Harrison Dingman, representing
Grand Commander Bennett A. Allen of the
District Grand Commandery Eminent
Commander Walter s. Garde and his asso-
ciates of New Haven Commandery were
cordially invited by Past Commander Ding
man, on behalf of the District Templars. to
remain in the city over Thursday and par
ticipate in the field day exercises. The
invitation was promptly and cordially ac-
cepted and the New Haven sir knights will
take part in the exercises tomorrow, and
their ladies will form part of the large
audience which is expected to assemble on
the extensive lawns at Friendship.
At Metropolitan Hotel.
The New Haven Commandery and the
ladies are registered at the Metropolitan
Hotel, and are thoroughly enjoying the
Sieybt feat M their trim TODAY
Washington is the fifth stage of their jour
ney, which they are making in special cars.
They left New Haven Saturday, and, trav-
cling via New York, Jersey City, Allentown
and Reading, reached Gettysburg at night.
Sunday was spent in and about Gettys-
burg.
Carriages were provided in the forenoon
for a tour over the scene of the first days
battle. In the afternoon carriages were
taken for a drive over the ground of the
second and third days conflict Leaving
the famous battle city in the afternoon
the party reached Hagerstown in time to
pass Sunday evening. The next morning
they crossed the Potomac and proceeded
down the Shenandoah valley to the Luray
Caverns. The next step was to Harper's
Ferry, where Monday night was passed.
On Tuesday the trip to Washington was
made. The capital city was reached in
| the afternoon, and today the party is huge
| ly enjoying itself in the many excursions
and entertainments open to visitors. To-
| morrow they witness the field day exercises
and on Friday morning proceed on their
itinerary. They leave Washington at a m.
via the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, and
arrive at Baltimore at 950 am. Carriages
will be provided for a drive through the
city, including Druid Hill Park. They will
leave Baltimore at 1853 pm. for Philadel
pha
From Philadelphia the party will start for
home at pm. on Saturday via New York
and will reach New Haven at 6:57 pm.
having been absent just week and day.
An Honorary Member
1t is an interesting fact that Past Grand
Commander Harrison Dingman who wei
coined New Haven Conimandery to Wash
iueton, is himself an honorary member OF
the visiting commandery. Another pleas
ant circumstance is the presence, as a men,
Der of the visiting party, of Past Emineni
Commander Christopher G. Fox of YorE
Commandery New York city.
In addition to the visitors from New Ha
ven number of high officers of the Mary
land Grand Commandery will be in at
tendance, and there Will also be fraters
from the communicates of Baltimore. Mont.
gomery Commandery. which has its asylum
at Gaithersburg, has upon its roster many
well-known members who hold their Ma
| sonic allegiance in Washington.
Field Day is a new event in the his
| tory of Washington Templary. 1t was pro.
vided for in the following Grand Command
mander David Fl. Fenton of Columbia Com
mandery No 2: Resolved, That ii is the
sense of this Grand Commandery that each
grand commander shall designate by gen
eral orders some day during his term prior
| to the 18th day of October "TemplaI
| Field Day." on which day shall be held an
| Inspection of the several communicates oi
| this Jurisdiction" Pursuant to this resoIu
| ton Grand Commander Bennett A. Allen,
| assisted by Grand Inspector General WIZ
! liam 7. Gallher and committees, made the
| arrangements for Field Day" which have
| heretofore been published in full
The following Is the complete roster Of
| the official line of the present Grand Com
| mandery Bennett A. Allen, right eminent
grand commander; William F. Hunt very
| eminent grand commander; George H. wal
| ker, eminent grand generaliSsimo: Thoma!
| T. Morgan. eminent grand captain general
| William H. H. Cissel. eminent grand senior
| warden; Walter H. HOPPER eminent grano
| Junior warden: Henry K. Simpson, eminent
| grand prelate; William r. Guide eminen,
grand treasurer; Arvine w, Johnston emf.
nent grand recorder: James F. R AppIeby
eminent grand standard bearer; George &
ODER, eminent grand sword bearer: Rober.
COOK, eminent grand Warder: Alexander
Grant. eminent grand captain of the guard
DeMClay Mounted Commandery No 4
will assemble at Masonic Temple at moor
tomorrow, and, headed by the 18th Cav.
airy Mounted Band march to "Frieldship.'
The officers and members of the Supreme
Council of Scottish Rite Masons and .ht
delegates to the American Bankers Asso
citation have accepted invitations to witness
the dress parade at $3.50 pm tomorrow.