Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-03
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
WILL INVADE WEST
Members of Local C0mman-
deries Leave for Denver
Next Thursday:
FINELY APPOINTED TRAIN
WILL CARRY THE PARTY
Columbia Drill Team Confidently Ex-
poets Victory in Coming
Contests.

Probably 125 sir knights of the five
local Communicates of Knights Tenn
plar will leave Washington under the
leadership of Right Eminent Grand
Commander Henry Il. Simpson Thurs
day morning for the Grand Emcamp-
ment session at Denver, Col. which
will be held August IL to 10. With
the delegation will be Grand Master
of Masons of the District Charles e.
Baldwin, Past Grand Commanders
Thomas p Morgan and Alexander
Grant. Deputy Grand Commander
Charles T. Lindsay. Grand Recorder and
Grand Secretary Arvine w. Johnston
and a host of other distinguished Ma
sons of the District of Columbia.
The party will leave at 9:55 am.
on what is said to be the finest ap-
pointed train ever equipped by the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad Company to
leave Washington. 1t will consist Of a
complete steel vestibule combination Of
baggage and four twelve-section Pull
mans, with day and observation cars. and
will have every convenience that modern
railrOading can supply. 1t will be under
the special conduct of Sir knight :. b.
Hege, a member Of the Columbia Com
mandery, No. 2, Of this city, who Is the
local passenger agent for the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad. In addition to the
regulation dining cars. commissaries will
be maintained by each of the several
communicates.
Entertainments En- Route.
Columbia Commandery will occupy
the center of the transcontinental stage
with it's famous drill team under com
mand of Eminent Commander DR..
Frank Z. Gibson; it's unbeaten base
ball team and its equally famous black
face aggregation of musicians and en-
tertainers. And features of the trip in
addition to the exhibition drills. which
will be given at Cumberland. Pitts-
burgh. Chicago and Colorado Springs.
will be the entertainment program to
tighten the heavy hours. II there should
be any en- route, by the minstrel COM
pany.
1t is to be remembered that Columbia
Commandery is sending its splendid
drill team with the fixed belief that IT
will win the first prize in the drill
competitions which are to be held in
the mammoth stadium in Denver under
the control Of the Grand Encampment
of the United States. This prize Is a
great silver punch bowl with nfty In
dividual cups estimated to be worth
$1,000. The confidence OF Columbia
Commandery in it's representatives In
this contest Is shared by Grand Com
mander simpson ana the OtneT ulSHi-
taries and Templar enthusiasts, who
are making the trip largely for the
purpose of cheering the District
knights to victory, and of being pres
ent and sharing in the enthusiasm Of
the finish
Route Of the Party.
The route of the party Will be direct
from here to Chicago, brief stops being
made for the exhibition drills at Cum
berland and Pittsburgh In the big
western metropolis a stop Of but one
kour will be made. the train being run
thence over the Rock Island route to
Colorado Springs which. Will be REACH.
ed about noon Saturday. Two days win
be spent in Colorado Springs and
vicinity. Sunday morning by special
train the sir knights will attend spe-
cial Templar service to be held on the
summit OF Pixies Peak. 14.1O9 feet in
the air. which will be participated in
by all the Washington Templars. They
will return to Colorado Springs about
1870 pm, and after dinner the party
will leave for Stratton Park. where 100
mountain bprros will be waiting TO
transport tie sir knights, their wives,
daughters Odd the other women in the