Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-14
High Honor Conferred at
Denver on New York
Knight.
I0WAN Is GIVEN PLACE
w. H. Norris, Manchester, Is
Elected Grand Junior War
den-LoS Angeles Next.

officers of the grand encampment,
Knights Templar, occupied members
today. 1t was authoritatively stated
the following were elected:
Grand Master-Arthur~ Macarthur,
Troy, N. Y.
Deputy Grand Mastef-Lee Smith,
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Generalissimo-J. X. Orr, Atlanta,
Ga.
Newly, Indiana.
Grand Junior Warden-W. H. Nor
ris, Manchester, Iowa.
Los Angeles was named the next
meeting place.
KNIGHTS IN DRILLS.
The largest drilling competition
in the history of modern Tenn
PARDON was opened yesterday
by Woodlawn commandery No. 76
of Chicago, the first of the sixteen
teams entered. Eight communicates
in ali drilled. An equal number will
perform today. The winners will be
announced this evening, just before
the opening Of the grand ball at the
Auditorium, which housed the demo.
cratic convention of 1908.
The general impression is that the
first prize will go 10 Raper Command.
cry No. l of Indianapolis; Columbia
No. ?, Washington, DC, Joliet No. 4, or
one of the Chicago teams, but that is
as far as any unbiased observer will
venture to predict.
Members of the Woodlawn team are
confident they will capture the rea
bowl with thirty silver drinking cups
and ladle, all engraved with Colorado
scenes and Knight Templar emblems
and valued at $4,000.
! 1t is certain that Woodlawn sur
| prised its competitors, though it had
! been known that Major Edward H
! Switzer was planning a surprise. This
was the teams first appearance OF
! any drill field.
Woodlawn's only disturbing thought
was occasioned by the equally wei
nigh faultness performance of The
crack Raper team, commanded b!
/ Major Robert L. Moorhead. Few O
the crowd saw Woodlawn's perform
ance because of the early start, 81
awarded the days honors to Raper.
Columbia commandery No. 63, cap
.ained by Milo B. Lehman, was thu
only other Chicago team contending
It's performance was pronounced good
through not of as high an order a.
that of the Raper and Woodlawn com
manderies.
Other contestants were Newton Nc
9, Kansas champions; Kansas Cit
No. 10, Kansas City, Mo-; ST. Aide
mar No. IS, and Ascalon, No. IS, 81
Louis, and Mount Olivet No. II, Wict
ita, Kas.
BRILLIANT FIELD CONTESTS.
A brilliant field contested today
opening with another Chicago team
EnglewOod, No. So champions of Ill
nois. Next came Joliet, No. 4, Cal
tain +. w. Pearson commanding Thi
team outpointed the Raper team at IN
Chicago conc.ave.
Because of being an Illinois tear
it could not compete for the first prize
Third on the list will be the drill We
Grams, st. Bernard, No 50 of Chicago
winners at the Saratoga conclave {
1907 and noncompetitors since thel
Ivanhoe, No. "a, Milwaukee, will clos
the morning session. In the afternoo
Oriental No. 35, Kansas City, will ope
and will be followed by California, NJ
l, San Francisco, the only mounte
, troop permitted 10 compete with il
fantry. Then Captain H. B. Lunbla
will lead Chicago, No. 49, This teal
is one of the favorites. Columbia, N
2, Washington, DR.. Frank E. Gibso
commanding. will close the contest.
Several thousand knights alread
have left the city and are viewing ii
mountain wonders CT Colorado, bl
the general exodus will no. begin unit
tonight. and will be in full swing t
morrow.
The conclave wedding took pla,
this morning, when Miss Estel
Foute, daughter CT d. c. Foute OF CT
cago commandery, married Paul VIII
; tier Pinkerton of Montrose, Colo.
University CT Chicago graduate. 4
tempts TO make the ceremony one +
the whole oommandery failed. 1t W,
observed by only a few friends al
relatives Of Miss Fou.e and Mr.. Pin
erton.