The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-11
,Concordat Is Este blished
Between Knig ght Temp
lar Governing Body
SOUGHT
FOR MANY YEARS
All Templars Of World Now Con
solidated Into a Cohesive Whole.
Virginians Re5gale Their
Brother Knights With Old
Dorninion's Famous
Brunswick Stew.

Chicago, Ill, August 10.-The reso-
luton, unanimously adopted here to-
day, establishing a concordat between
Knight Templar governing bodies. is
said by Masons to be the most itnport-
an, step taken by the conclaye for
many years. The concordat establishes
amicable relations between the
knights OF england. ireland, Scotland.
Canada and the United States. aid Is
an event which has been crystalliz!ng
for many years. Its consummation u
said to be the chief object Sor which
the Earl OF Euston. pro- grand master
of England and Wales. visited the
thirty-frst triennial conc1 lave.
All the Templars OF the worla are
afillated with the governing bodies OF
one or other nations. and to-day's ac-
tIon practically consolidates them into
cohesive whole.
The election OF officers for the con-
clave OF 1913 will be taken up to-
morrow morning. There is no decid-
ed change in the atmosphere as to the
city for the next conclave. Tho nu-
merous candidates for the honor are
"a and campaigning &
will continue until the election is held
tomorrow
e5{5 COmpetltlve DrllA.
The competitive drills. second only
| In interest TO the parade OF yesterday.
began early to-day and Will last
through tomorrow. The prizes will
be awarded tomorrow night. Detroit
/ Cor.inandery, No. i, was first on the
| feld to-day. Sixty men In black uni
1 forms, topped with the white plumed
(, chapeau. marched and countermarcned
ending with the sabre salute 70 the
/ grandstand.
Bsausant commandery. No. 5. OF
! Baltimore. was the second on the field
i after which these communicates fol-
lowed: Ivanhoe. No. "a. Milwaukee
Kansas City, No. 10; Oriental, 40. 81
kansas City: Raper. No. !, Indianapo
1 lis: Mount Olivet. No. ~, Wichita
1 iIdanseIman, No. l6, Cincinnati: Ken
osha. Wis. No. 80.
Captain James B. Gowen. B. ~ In.
gram and James S. Young, Jr.. officer.
OF the United states Army who actec
as judges in the drills, late today an
nounced the following scores:
4 Raper Commandery, Nc. 2. Of Indi.
annapolis. won first prize. with s2.i
4 per cent.
Hanselman commandery. No. 1s
4 Cincinnati, S7.3.
Oriental. No. 81. Kansas City. s7.2.
1vanhoe, No. "a. Milwaukee. S5.5.
Il henOSna, WlS.s nc. ~, o4.3.
Beausant No. s. Baltimore. 1913.
Mount Olivet, wichita, Kans., 7S.2.
i Detroit Commandery No. /, which
gave an exhibition drill. was gtver
honorary mention. The first prize is q
silver libation fountain and cups: 9
silver loving cup. the second. and 9
centrepiece and candelabra the third
1 Thousands OF visiting knights anc
others spent to-day in sightseeing anc
! other forms of amusement.
4 Growing Event.
3 The crowning event Of the Vir:
ginians. who are quartered at the
Palmer House, occurred this evening
4 when Colonel Henry NJ Boykin. O.
q Richmond. rendered a dinner to score!
lot brother knights. The yirginis
q contingent brought several coloret
cooks with them to prepare the IA.
nous Brunswick stew. During the af
\ ternoon the virginians were shown
4 the stock yards. and tomorrow the!
and other Southerners will be specia
Il guests Of private yacht to witnes
a the yacht races on Lake Michigan.
(; One OF the highest compliments wa
I paid the Southerners at the Paine
II House to- day when the famous Scotcl
u .laKilties, pipers Of Canada, serenadet
them. Among the selections played b,
a the band was Dixie and My Ol,
'I$Kentucky H ONE" s.