Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-19
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
OPEN FIELD. DAY
WITH PEACE PRAYER
Impressive Scene on Belmont
Plateau Witnessed by
$4,000 Spectators at An
nual Drill.

More than $4,000 heads were barred or
when prayers, some audible and some
breathed out in silence, were offered
pleading for the restoration of peace in
| Europe
The supplicants were knights Tempiar
and their visitors.
The Templars of the Pennsylvania Divi-
sion No. l decided upon the petition for
Divine Interference in the war when
President Wilson by proclamation asked
the people of the United States to pray
for peace The Templar|S opened their
fourteenth Field Day with the prayer.
In brilliant uniforms with hands clasped
across the hits of their swords and heads
barred the knights made a striking pic
turc In the strong sunlight on the pin-
teau. Beneath the trees and from high
vantage spots thousands Of persons gazcd
on reverently.
Mayor Blankenburg. himself a Knight
Templar; Governor Tcner, r. l.. Sir A.
Howard Thomas, Grand Commander of
Pennsylvania, and his staff, in addition to
many other guests and prominent
knights Templar from New York, Baltl-
more, Pittsburgh and other cities, attend
ed tn" ceremony.
The eleven communicates of Philadel-
phIa and vicinity which participated
in the military review and prayer as
scmbled at the Masonic Temple at |
o'clock, ana from there were taken TO
FairmOunt Park in special trains from
Broad street Station. Alter reaching the
Belmont Plateau the communicates lined
up in military formation and tho cere-
monies We're opened by the firing of a
salute to the national coors. The knights
then were drawn up for inspection and
q dress parade, preparatory to the main
feature. tho Offering of the prayer The
dress parade was held In honor of Sir
A. Howard Thomas, Grand Commander
of Pennsylvania. Division Commander i.
Sir Thomas Patton led the parade and
headed the picturesque columns during
the inspection. He was accompanied
by the following staff. all of whom We're
mounted: Eminent Sirs j. Henry Will
liams, Harry II. Heist, James d. Kelly,
A. Lincoln Castle. Thomas Riddle Ellis,
John z. Wiley, James A. Parke, ". Free
land Kendrick, Francis j. Callahan,
George j. Schaeifer, j. Waelder McMul-
len. Eugene j. McAleer. William II. Ma
neely, Robert l.. Buehler, McCluney Rad
cliffe, Robert q. Smith. August F. Kun
zig Wesley r. Boe, William d. Clouds,
George X. Richl Samuel W. Mitchell,
Wesley r. Morgan Vincent SAUL, Ernest
T.. Apeldorn, Burd =. Evans, Louis L.
Strassburger, Leslie j. Pyle and Charles
K. Palmer.
The knights We're under the command
OF Sir Knight James Robinson. of CO.
rInthian Commandery, as field adJutant,
assisted by Sir Knight William NJ Matos
Of Mary Commandery, No. SO, assistant
Held adjutant. Eminent Sir Hayes H.
Duncan, Of St Johns Commandery. No
4, as field officer Of the day, had COM
plete charge Of the grounds
Corinthiau "Chausseur" COmmanderv
the only mounted CommaHdery of knights
Tompl5r In Pennsylvania, had sey-
sral hundred mounted men in the review.
This commandcry acted as escort to
Grand Commander Thomas and HRS staff
one Of the features of the parade and
maHeuvcrs was the first appearance
If a strictly knights Templar band Of
about 50 men. equipped in full Templar
uniform, who rendered the musical
program. This band will give a sDecial
concert tonight when the events will
be closed by a fireworks display.
Tho following communicates partici-
pated in the events:
philadelphia, No, =, T.. S!r William B.
g;iropRF,o Fo,,S.. ,G9.@mSN9d'ri Nn F. s,r rnorunu
Kadosh No, 70, E, Sir William r. Murphy
Mary, No. So E. Sir James Z NJ Keller
s.. Aiban, No. a, L. Sir Joseph n. Noble
Corinthlan "chasseur," No. o.. E. Sir Louis
H. GToh, commander.
Peunsylysnia, 40, 10, E. Sir Alexander
germ defmaato"a, GG%a'asr No. So E Sir J. Elgin Ross.
chester 40, GO. Of Chester, Pa, Il. Sir
HTauiywue, Ne. Sc. Of West Chester, Z. Sir
Nathan II. Jardlne, commander.
kenFington, No "a, T. Sir Eli NJ. Crawley,