Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-09-13
ST. JOSEPH'S TOURNAMENT.
Big Crowd of Annapolitans Attend
Outing At Millersville
Yesterday.
COLORED FOLK ON THE RAM.
PAGE AT NIGHT.
Hundreds of Them From This City,
Half Drunk, Start Fight
At Station.

The outing and tournament. held at
Woodward's Grove. near MillersviIle
yesterday and last night for the bene-
fit of the Roman Catholic Church at
that place, was we'll attended and
most successful affair in a financial
way. 1t is said that after all expenses
are paid, the net receipts will be
larger than those from the similar
affair held at Cecil's Grove last sea-
son.
There we're a number of AnnapoIi-
taus present and many of the members
of ST. Mary's Roman Catholic Church
in this city were interested in the pic
mic and took prominent parts in the
work of the variousfcommittees The
erowdfrom Annapolis contained num-
ber of eolored folk, numbering two or
three hundred in all, and these had
provided themselves with supply of
drinkables before leaving this city
This caused the only unfortunate hap
pening of the affair, when two of the
oolored men got into "a warm discus
sion while everyone was waiting for
the arrival of the train which was to
bring the Annapolis crowd back to
this city.
The train had gone first to Odenton
to carry the up country crowd home
and the lawn at Mrs. Helen Cecils
place at the station was packed with
the crowd waiting to return home. As
soon as the two colored men became
involved in a difficulty nearly every
colored man and many Of the colored
women in the crowd peeled off their
outer garments and literally cleared
ship for action. In the midst of the
scrap one of the original cOmbatants
drew revolver and the fash of the
moonlight on the cold steel caused a
perfect stampede. The fighters were
finally quieted without bloodshed, al
though there were mutterings until
after the train started on it's return.
Many of the white women in the
crowd were frightened badly over the
rowdy actions of the colored excur-
sionists.
The tournament was started in the
afternoon and was well patronized,
both as regards entries and the wit
nesses too. The management had fail
ed in its efforts to obtain an orator for
the occasion and the 'charge to the
knights and the coronation address
had, therefore, to be dispensed with
The riding resulted in the following
winners crowning their chosen ladv
and winning the respective prizes:
Professional Olass-Knight of Har.
mons, Hamilton Smith, first, crowned
Mrs. Hamilton Smith queen; Knight
of Odenton, Wilfred Murray, second,
crowned Miss Theresa Gies first maid
of honor; Knight of Chestnut Grove,
Harry Woodward, third Mr.. Wood
ward did not crown any one; knight
of Greenspring, j. r.. Stevens, fourth.
crowned Miss Hattie Nicholson, of
Philadelphia, third maid of honor.
Amateur Class-Knight of Cross
roads, Lemuel Anderson, first, crown
ed3sMiss Fanny Hardesty queen
Knight of Ivanhoe. Holland Watts,
second, crowedssM Miss Isabelle McNasby
first maid of honor; Knight of Trusty
Friends. Melville Phelps, third,
crowned Miss Ruth Younger second
maid; knight of High Hill, John
Dicus. fourth, crowned Miss Haw-
kins, third maid.
The judges were William Anderson,
George l.. Mankin and S. Davidson
Hall, while Chief Marshal George
Woodward was assisted by Harry Wig
ley and AL. Tucker as aides One of
the features of the day was to have
been baseball game between the
team from Davidsonville and the Ma
rines of the Naval Academy barracks.
it is said, but the Marines did not show
up and fhe game was, therefore, for
feited to the Davidsonville team.
The lawn about Woodward's S Grove
was decorated with lanterns, and con-
tanned number of booths and supper
tables, as we'll as a wheel of fortune
and dancing pavilion. These two
latter did q rushing business and the
| dancing continued so late that Profes-
sor Schreyer and his orchestra from
this city were left when the train
made its last tip from Millersville.
A number of other persons from this
city were also left by the train which,
however, laid at the station for ten
minutes after the scheduled time for
departure, waiting for all corners.
There were Al persons and the
musicians left by actual count. and
these claim that the reason was that tbs
train 'sdeparture was not announced by
long whistle blast as expected.
After reaching Annapolis General
Traffic Manager w. Il. Slaughter, of
he A., W. & b. railroad was sought
by the management and he consented
to send train back for those who had
been left This special reached An
napolis at last shortly after l O'Clock.
Naval Orders.