Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-03


party through South Cheyenne Canon
and to the Seven Falls, the return
being made about pm.
Monday morning at o'clock the
party will take automobiles for rlde
through the famous Garden OF the
Gods and up the Rocky mountains to
Crystal Park. returning in time to take
the train for Denver, which will be
reached late in the afternoon.
Four Days in Denver.
Four days will be spent in Denver and
Grand Commander Simpson says that
judged by the programs furnished him
they will be days Of busy delight with
something occurring every hour. Denver
entertained the grand encampment in
1892, and those who attended the session
then are still loud in their praise of the
sir knights of the great western city.
The triennial committee, the grand COM
mander says. is assuring the sir knights
of the United States that their enter
tainment this time will surpass anything
that ever preceded it. Each grand COM
mandery will maintain open headquarters.
The grand cOmmandery Of the District OF
Columbia will have its headquarters at
found Potomac Commandery. No. ). and
De Molay Mounted Commandery. No. H.
while Washington Commandery, No. l,
and Columbia Command No. 2, will
be quartered at the Hotel Drexel, in close
proximity.
The District Grand Commandery will
hold its grand reception to the visiting
sir knights Thursday evening. August IA
in the reception room at the Brown
Palace Hotel. The grand parade Tues
day. August II. is expected to be the
largest affair of its kind ever occurring
at conclave of the grand encampment.
Competitive Drills.
Wednesday and Thursday. August 10
and IA, respectively. will occur the CON-
petitive drills In what is said to be the
biggest temporary stadium ever erected.
1t Is on the site OF the Civic Center, in
Denver, occupies two city blocks, lis TO
by 4Ol feet in dimensions and will COM
fortably seat 10000 adults. Fifteen
prizes are offered for the contests. which
throughout the United States in Templar
circles. The first prize, the only one
that Dr. Frank E. Gibson and his famous
command Of Columbia Commandery seem
to see. Is a mammoth silver punch bowl
with a half hundred solid silver cups TO
match. 1t Is estimated to be worth at
least $500. The second prize viii be a
solid silver loving cup five and a half
feet high: the third prize. solid silver
loving cup four and a half feet high. and
the Fourth prize, grand piano valued at
nearly $1,000.
Heads Columbia Team.
Columbia's drill team is made up Of
tWenty-seven men, with full compile
ment OF officers and eight substitutes.
under command Of Eminent Conn
mander Frank E. Gibson, who has
the reputation Of being one of the
most famous Masonic drill masters
In the world. with. Charles D. Shack
elford. first lieutenant. and C. Walter
Hoover. as second lieutenant. Lieut
Shackelford is also known as winning
drill master. having led his team. one
year as captain of an Odd Fellows drill
team, to victory and a prize on three oc
casions. Lieut. Hoover has been with
the Columbia drill team in every cornpe-
tition for the past ten years. during
most OF the time as an assistant instruc-
tor He commanded one of CoIumhta,s
companies when It won its blue ribbon
at Friendship on two occasions and he
was also assistant Instructor OF the IA
NOUS Arab Patrol Of Almas Temple OF
the Mystic Shrine. which won the cham.
pionship OF the world at ST. Paul I'M one
OF the most spectacular drills eyer nrae
scented In Shrinedom.
BILLY" Will Woo Luck
But Columbia Commandery's drill
team Is taking no chances. IT is even
Invoking the occult and has proyided
itself with a sure ticket to success in the
famous mascot goat, Billy; who ia
known from one end Of the United States
to the other in Masonic circles .,RiI,v''s
Is said to be endowed with the remarka-
Bile power of wOoing victory fnf,,. the
camp in which he abides He mas hesn
conspicuous figure In every parade In
which the local Knights Teniplar OF the
mobiles OF Almas Temple Of the Mvsfics
Shrine have ever participated. He has
gold feet and golden horns and his black
and white blanket with its mvsterious
insignia is familiar to Masons every
where. -
In the ranks of the drill team arc To-
|. be. found many who have been members
Of the famous, drilling contests both In
1 Masonic conuetitioTls and others, Of "a
secular character Some OF them we're
with the victorious tsAm at Saratoga
Springs and some with the chamnion
Arab Patrol at ST. Paul, while. al hers
have figured as members of winning Az
gregations from the High School ca
diets TO the National Guard of the Dis
trict of Columbia. -
Drilled Night and Day.
No one In Washington seems to doubt
that DIR. Gibson has picked an expe-
rieuced team, vet for al THAT he has