Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-07-05
CELEBRATION AT PARK
Many People Witness Tournament
Given at George Washington
Park Yesterday.

staged by Alexander J. Wedderburn
secretary of the George Washington
Monument Association was pronounc.
ed success. More than 1000 Wis
itors from surrounding counties were
present and they seemed to enter
into the spirit of the festivities.
The days program, as arranged by
Mr.. Wedderburn, started with the
serving Of an elaborate luncheon al
noon to the members of the press anG
other guests in the parlors of the
Braddock House.
The formal ceremonies took place
at the park on Shooters Hill, short
ly after 2 o'clock. Mr.. Wedderburn
presided at the meeting in the alb
sence of Mayor Fred ]. Paff and in
troduced the following speakers:
Walter c. Foster Of this city; State
Senator R. Ewell Thornton, of Prince
William county, and Robinson Mon
cure, delegate in the State Legisla-
ture from this city. All made short
addresses, referring in general to the
celebration.
Immediately following the speak
ing the tournament began, and the
entries were as follows: A. D. Lang
ley, of Washington, Knight of An
haeuser Busch; S. Henson, Falls
Church, Knight of Columbia; 6. 7.
Head, Bailey's Cross Roads, Knight
Of Munson Hill; w. H. Byrne, of Falls
Church, Knight of Falls Church; w.
L. Harron, of Washington, Knight of
Washington Boy; L. Seible, of Wash
ington, Knight of st. Joseph; II. d.
Heart, of Langley, Knight of Vir-
ginia; J. S. Blanford, Of Washington,
Knight of the District of Columbia;
c. N. Bladen, of Annandale, Knight
of Annandalc; j. F. Love, of Prince
George county, Md, Knight of Prince
George; L. L. Love, Of Prince George
county, Md, Knight of Montgomery
Bay.
Following the riding, an able charge
to the knights was made by r. a.
Hutchinson, of Manassas Va.
Aftelward the prizes to the knights
for the first four honors were award
ed as follows: w. L. Harron, Knight
of Washington Boy, 500; J. S. Blan-
ford, Knight of the District of Colum-
bia; SIS; J. F. Love, Knight Of Prince
George county. Md, $11; and G. L.
Head, Knight of Munson Hill, SS.
The tournament was in charge OF
F. Owen Triplett, chief Marshal, with
the following assistant marshals: DR..
T. F. Dodd, F. l. Triplett, and Nal
com Mclean.
The judges were: J. j. Grehan,
George X. Pickett, State Senator, K.
Ewell Thornton, with William D.
Greenan as scorekeeper.
In the forenoon the Boy Scouts OF
America gave an exhibition which IN
cluded making fire without matches,
water boiling, first aid to the injured,
artificial respiration, and tent pitch
;nD This was witnessed by several
persons.
At the coronation ball held at . o.
clock last night in the auditorium on
the Elks' Home, Mr.. Harron crowned
Miss Rosa Lee Thomas, of this city as
queen. Mr.Blanford crowned Miss kath-
crime Chrisman, of Washington, as first
maid of honor; Mr.. J. F. Love crown
ed Miss frankie Adams, of this CITY,
as second maid of honor, and MI
Head crowned Miss Julia Stuart, OF
Falls Church, as third maid of honor
In the absence of Mr.. Love, however
the honor of bestowing the crown
was taken by w. H. Bayne' who rode
as the knight of Falls Church.
The coronation address was made
bv State Senator Lewis H. Machen,
who took as his subject, the knights
of old. Throughout the evening mus
;c for the occasion was furnished by
Prof Carleton Padgett's orchestra.
Among those attending the ball were
p number of persons from out OF the
city. -
The committee in charge of the bali
was composed of H. Noel Garner, char
man: Richard Talbot, James Patter-
SON. F. A. Bayliss, 0. H. Kirk, James
Roberts, Arthur Herbert, Jr., James
S. Douglas, jr, Walter c. Foster j.,
Fred Birrell, A. X. Warfeld, Carroll
u.n+zmon. C. H. Marshall, jerome
Kaufman, G. w. Bentz, Jr., ana H. D.