The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-10-30
KNIGHTS OF GHNALBY
HOLD BIG TOURNAMENT

Th Harrison County Tourns-
mem Association on Saturday az
tefnooh gave a second tournament
of theseries at Lost Greek.
The arches were erected and the
track eyed out on the beautiful
farm Of Mr.. Charles Post, one mile
south OF the town. The day, in It's
beginning, gave unfavorable prom
Use for the glad OCCASION the sky
being overcast with clouds and a
cold rain falling, which continued
until noon with varying severity.
But at one o'clock, when a large
part Of the crowd had gathered and
the knights were beginning to mus
ter in their gaudy apparel and proud
attitudes, the clouds broke and the
blue sky came out with smiles of en-
couragement. There has been some
uncertainty as to whether the tour
nament would take place, but o
the net work of telephones that em-
brace that section was put into ac-
ton and the countryside informed
of the result and in less time than
would take to relate it, there wer1
over three hundred people gathered
in the beautiful valley chosen for
the chivalric display.
The following is a list of the
knights participating in the joust;
Ode Altman, "Knight of Rock
fords
a. H. Booth. Knight of at.
Alvin Booth, ~Knight Of Quiet
q a Gummins, Knight Of Ak
Fred Knisley, knight Of
Bernard
Porter Rogers, "Knight of By
ron.
Earl Sheets, "Knight of westMn-
goldman Smith, *Knight Of Lost
AIfons Stout, |Knight of lacks
Rum.
French Stout, "Knight Of Stony
Rum
Hoy Sutton, 4Knight of Racks
Creek"
Charles stotler, esKnisht of Glen
Elk"
DR.. q. p. Taylor. "Enight of Old
& 3. Goodwin, "Knight of Johns
AT this point a most remarkable
event transpired. A drove OF
thirty-two wild geese came in view
a hill to the north and in their
weirdly interesting and Triangular
form they came directly over our
grounds moving southwark under
the leadership of their self-reliGrt
that honked his commands
and told a story of stormy seas and
arctic islands to the far south where
his instincts led him with uneTrin2
This was held to be a mag
nificent omen in ancicr days an5
rs MEDIEVAL scenes were transpir-
ing before us we thought IL not ont
IF harmony with the exercises OF
the day.
1t would be interesting to yor
readers to recount, in detail, the
many interesting features of the oc-
casion, but I know you have space
but for a meagre outline of the more
important occurrences and so we wilt
here give you the words of the nd
mirable charge of the speaker of tho
occasion, Mr.. j. o. T. Tidler, of
Clarksburg, as it was delivered to
the assembled Knights, and to the
company seated and standing with
in hearing of its presentation. He
said in part:
Ladies, Gentlemen and Sir Knights
I'm every phase of life we see
written upon the wheels of tirne
'tChange,s and in nothing can it be
more ~truthfully said that there hes
been a change than in the system of
chivalry. A change, too, far be-
yond the inevitable one which time
ordinarily works yea, a change 90
revolutionary, so remarkable, and 90
indelibly stamped upon the tablets
Of time with the insignia of societvs
approval that the chisel of Temorse
ages cannot obliterate.
GIN ancient times, as you know
It was the custom for the knights
IF ChivalrY to be arrayed against
each other in an armed contest. I'M
IN the field of battle, to stain their
in each others blood,