Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-06
HO! BRAVE KNIGHTS
OF GU|LFORD DAY
Grand Picnic and Fine Riding
at Fair Laurel.

LAUREL, Md. September 5.-The third
annual tournament and picnic-better
known as Guilford day-was held today at
Guilford, Howard county. six miles from
Laurel. A crowd of 1000 attended from
Anne Arundel, Howard, Montgomery,
Carroll, Baltimore and Prince George
counties, and there were many from Bal
timore and Washington and other places.
The picnic was we'll under way by 10
o'clock in the morning. and people began
arriving even earlier than that. coming
in vehicles of every description. from the
smart runabout to the old dayton wagon
that serves every purpose.
What attracted the most notice, outside
of the ball team and tournament, of
course was the handshaking that went on
Folks from Howard shook hands with
those from the upper end of the county,
and the folks from Montgomery shook
hands with those from Prince George
and Anne Arundel. and it was a case of
handshaking and saluting all day. many
of them not having met one another since
the last picnic and tournament. when
Mayor MahOol of Baltimore. .Svho spent
his boyhood days in this tNict1ty.' cat
tended. number of the leading poll
ticians of both the democratic and .repub-
lican parties were present and talked the
situation over. In the toslfnaMtnt there
were two classes of conteStahustl prefes
SIGNALS and amateurs. S&ssUpe Cd Yies@
Ho. the rourn sas SSat,'ia 5 3sfa
In the professional classft there were
eleven knights who coitGetsd yfbf fhe
four cash prizes, while infthe, amateur
there were ten. The marshal of the
tournament was Caleb Hesbsy-=who has
been acting as marshal % dNHddhha-
ment of any Importance ir-this part of
the country for years. HeTuas ASSISTED
by A. Howard carp. The ha4aldEi were
Henry Aseling, Joseph O'Neil and James
Miller; the judges. HAMMOND Dorsey, ,jr.;
Charles F. Macklin, James, A.; Miller.
Philip Smallwood and J. n Miller; tim time
keeper, r. c. Pindell. - ia e., ~,
At . o'clock the knights were WarsIaled
in front of the reviewing stand. where Col.
William s. Powell. after a few, remarks,
introduced Joseph A. Donovan OF ElIieott
City. who delivered the charge, AfteE the
riding all went to the dancing PAVILION
on the picnic grounds, where Mr.. Colds
borough, secretary to Mayor" Mahool of
Baltimore. delivered the coronation ad-
dress, after which dancing was INDUCED
in.
In the morning a ball game was play
ed between the Highland Athletic Club
and the Savage Stars for the champion
ship of Howard county. the former team
being victors. 10 to o.
R. r. Meyer. knight Of Pleasant Valley.
who won the state championship at
Mount Airy several days ago. failed to
win any of the four prizes in the pro-
fessional class. The first prize was award
ed to j. T. Murphy. Knight of Farmer
Boy; second prize; Frank Hobbs, knight
of Cedar Glen; third prize. Gordon
Hobbs, Knight of Rocky Glen; fourth
prize, c. Dorsey Hobbs, Knight of Alling
ton.
The winners in the amateur were: Her
bert Crooks. knight Of Roselawn: Sec ond.
Clarence Ring. knight Of Waveland;
third, Asbury Hobbs Knight of Baltimore
Boy: fourth. Samuel Atkinson. knight
of Birmingham Manor.
List of the Queens.
In the professional. ]. T. Murphy,
Knight of Farmer Boy. crowned Miss
Marie Burton as queen of love and beauty.
while in the amateur class. Herbert
Crooks, knight Of Roselawn, crowned