Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-13
KNIGHTS IN DRILL
I. FOR TEMPtAR CUPS
Contest at Denver Is Being
Held in Stadium Seating
10000 People.
LOS ANGELES IN LEAD
FOR THE NEXT CONCLAVE
New Orleans Also Coming in for
Observation-Disclosures for
Junior Warden.

Of senior and junior wardcns and the city
which will be fortunate enough to capture
the next concIaye divided attention
among knights Templar in their thirty
second triennial conclave here today, with
the competitive drilling of seventeen pick
ed teams from the communicates Of the
United States
Many Templars feel, according to COS
sip today, that Texas should receive an
honor at their hands as early as pos
sible, and some go SO far as to predict the
election of Samuel p Cochran of Houston
| to the office of junior grand warden, so
that the Lone Star state may be in line
| for the chief office in the power Of Tenn
plars to bestow.
Colorado on the other hand is equally
insistent that George w Vallery, chair
man Of the 1913 conclave committee, is
| the man for the office.
others Are Supported.
W. H. Norris. Manchester, Iowa, is also
being much talked of as possible winner
in the contest. and the Michigan COM
manderies are supporting Huston B. Cole
man of Kalamazoo, Mich, and Maine and
New York are urging the selection Of
Frederick C. Thayer, Lewiston, Me-, for
the office.
No opposition developed today to the
announced candidacy of Leonidus Newly
of Knightstown, Ind, for senior grand
warden
Los Angeles probably is the most-talked-
of city for the next conclave. New Or
leans is receiving consideration also.
| While Templars were busy considering
the politics" of the organization, the
conclave visitors were enthusiastic over
the drilling contests. Drilling will not be
concluded until tomorrow night, eight
teams participating today and eight to-
morrow.
Drill in Big Stadium.
The competitions are being held in a
specially built stadium 10 feet long by
4O4 feet wide, seating approximately 10000
people, The arena within the stadium,
where the competing teams maneuver,
measures 5S4 feet in length by 20 feet In
width.
The teams come on to the field in the
order resulting from the drawing OF lots
for position which was done Monday
night in the presence of members OF the
drill committee and captains OF the Teams.
The results of the contest will not De an
nounced until tomorrow night, when the
prizes will be presented.
Under the regulations governing the
competition, any recognized system OF
Templar tactics may be used In the drlll.
The points on which each commandery
will be marked and the maximum rating
on each follow: General appearance, 10
points marching and cadence, 10 points:
alignments. 10 points; wheelings. 10
points: sword manual. 10 points; facings,
) points; flank movements, points; OBJ
luue movements, points: Templar dis
play movements, 10 points. Total, 100
points.
Teams in the Contest.
The drill teams entered follow:
Chicago Commandery. No. 10. Chicago.
st. Bernard Commandery. No. 30. Chi
cago.
Englewood Commandery. No. 80. Chi
cagO. 90
Columbia Commandery, No. 63, Chicago.
Woodlawn Commandery, No. IS. Chi
cago.
Joliet Commandery. No. 4. Joliet, I'll.
Ivanhoe Commandery, No. "A, Mllwau-
kee.
Raper Commandery. No. 1, Indianap-
oils.
Columbia Commandery. No. 2. Wash
ington, d. c.
Gethsemane Commandery, No. So. New
| ton, Mass
AscaIon Commandery, No. 16. St Louis.
| st. Aldemar Commandery, No. Is, st.
| Louis
Oriental Commandery, No. 80, Kansas
| City.
Mount Olivet Commandery, No. II,
Wichita, Kan.
Newton Commandery, No. 9. Newton.
Kan.
California commandery. No. !, San
Kansas City Commandery, No 10. Kan
sas City.
Punch Bowl First Prize.
The first prize is a twelve-gallon ster-
ling silver punch bowl and ladle, with
thirty silver drinking cups. The cups
represent the thirty constituent COM
manderies in Colorado. each bearing the
name Of a commandery and its number.
The bowl is engraved with famous scenes
in Colorado and bears the seal of the
Grand Commandery of Colorado in color
ed enamels. The handles are crested
with knights helmets and shields. The
cups also bear the seal in enamel. The
ladle has the seal supported by passion
cross, all being emblems or Iemplary.
The engraving has the laurel. signifylng
/ victory. the oak leaves and branches for
strength and the grape for good fellow
! ship.
The second prize is sterling silver low
Ing cup. thirty inches high. engraved
with Colorado scenes. Its cover is q
mounted knight.
/ The third prize is a parlor grand piano.
and the fourth and fifth prizes are silver
| loving cups.
| The value OF the prizes are 5000
| 50 800 loo 81 600 and $3.50.
| Each member. regular and substitute
of every drill team competing will re-
| ceive a handsome souvenir passion cross
| by 31s inches, cast in bronze and beau
tifully engraved and bearing the emblem
of the Grand Encampment. the seal Of
| the Grand Commandery OF Colorado, q
| mounted knight and inscribed with the
| date of the conclave The inscription Is
| wound about with the columbine, the
| Colorado state flower.