Evening star., 1914-10-09
ANNUAL F|E[DDAY
! OF DISTRICT K. 7.
inspection, Dress Parade and
I Track Events at American
League Park.
SPECIAL FEATURE GIVEN
BY-DENVER DRILL TEAM
Woman Competitors in Athletic
Contests-Award of Prizes
Made by the Judges.

Z KnightIy dignity, athletic dash and
feminine delight each played a part In
the annual inspection. dress parade and
Held day sports Of the Knights Templar
of the District Of Columbia at American
League Park yesterday afternoon. The
sir knights, yprim and polished in uni
form and accouterments, challenged In
sspector General E. P. Hazleton to find
n flaw in their ranks. The entrants in
the different field events each asserted
himself or herself with determination
and vim; the wives, sweethearts and
mothers in the grandstand looked upon
their husbands, best fellows and sons
with pride and genuine pleasure, while
the woman contestants. especially in the
married ladies'" races. forgot almost
everything but their purpose to capture
the numerous prizes donated for the
winners.
- Orient Commandery, No. S, third in
rank in point of membership, captured
the silver loving cup awarded to the
conmandery having the largest per-
centage of its membership in uniform
and lined uD for inspection.
Rated as Big Feature.
One of the big features of the oc-
casion was the drill and fancy evolu-
tions Of Columbia Commandery's Denver
drill team, under command of DR.. Frank
f. Gibson. Every movement was execut-
ed with precision and accuracy up to the
formation of the templars cross when
the team knelt. and, with sword hilts
uplifted. bowed heads as the band
played Nearer. My God, to Thee" AT
the conclusion there were hundreds of
washington admirers who wondered
with such a drill why the judges at
Denver could not find them prize VIM
ners.
The officers and members of the team
were: DR.. Frank E. Gibson, captain;
Charles D. Shackelford. first lieutenant;
c. Walter Hoover, second lieutenant;
Robert J. Bell. Charles E. Baldwin
Ralph e. Bihlman. John ]. Crawford
Samuel H Deckman. Salvatore Desio
Michael D'Manna. Collin E. E. Flath.
mon. Harry L. Gordon, William j. Hill
Frank Hegner, w. R. F. Hines, George
L lseman. Frank E. Koch, Thomas A
H. A Stacy. Parker II. Sweet, Sd; RiIe,
A Sweet, Robert E. L. Thomas, Rober1
/ Tfller, John H. Travers, George II
Whiting. Elmer C. Wood and Virgil
c. Young.
Annual Inspection.
The inspection. which began the clos.
ing exercises of the day, was con-
Quoted by Inspector Gen. Edward p
Hazleton of Orient Commandery, No. s.
on behalf of the Grand Commandery
with Oliver A Phelps and Charles H
SQuier as aids. After the INSPECTION
which began with Washington Com.
mandery. No. 1, and continued in nu.
merical order of the communicates. the
grand column was formed and passed
before Grand Commander DR.. Charlie.
p. Lindsey, headed by Nails Band OF
forty-five pieces.
At the close of the review, the grant
commander called William T. Gailiher
chairman; DR.. Frank E. Gibson ant
Charles Long to the front and publicI,
thanked them for their preparation OF
the review and the field sport pro.
grams. and the five communicates
Washington, No. 1: Columbia. No. ,
Potomac. No. 3; De Molay Mounted. No
:, and Orient. No. 5, marched in col
umn formation from the base bal
grounds to Masonic Temple over tn,
route heretofore published in The Star
Policeman Frank Mcpherson of tn,
nfth precinct was awarded the ton o.
coal given to the lucky possessor o.
the ticket bearing the winning number
The judges of the field events wer,
Police Capts. Colin E. E. Flather, w
H. Harrison and Robert e. Doyle. Ed
ward W. Zea was the starter; e. Rich
ard Gasch, Handicapped; E. A. Nelson
5r.. clerk. and William N. Beahm, an
nouncer.
List Of the Winners.