The Washington herald., 1914-10-09
Orient DRILLERS
CAPTURE TROPHY
Five Knights Templar Teams
Compete for Honors in
Annual Review.
WINNERS RECEIVE PRAISE
Field Day Sports. Preceding Maneu-
vers, Afford Amusement Aplenty for
Sir Knights and Ladies Fair.
WINNERS RECEIVE PRAISE

With hags and pennants flying. wives
in the breeze. swords prOdding the next
mans knees. some desperately suppress
ing a desire 10 sneeze, Orient Com
mandery, No. 8. marched on with the
silver loving cup presented to them as
winners in the annual inspection and re-
view held by the Grand Commandery,
knights Templar of Washington, held at
the American League ball park yesterday
afternoon. washington Commandery, No.
/; Columbia Commandery, No. .; Poto-
mac Commandery. No. & and De Molay
Mounted Commandery, No. 4. also took
part in the review.
Columbia Commandery's drill team pre-
sented the drill which they gave at the
triennial conclaye in Denver last year
with all its intricate maneuvers and for
nations. Under the dissection OF Eminent
Sir knight Frank E. Gibson. this team
swung with mathematical precision into
~hollow squares, circles and triangles, end
ing with a Templar's cross, then kneel-
ing with heads bowed on their swords
while the band played Nearer. Ny God.
to Thee"
silver Trophy Presented.
Right Eminent Grand Commander
Charles T Lindsay presented the silver
trophy to Sir Knight Charles H. Squier,
adjutant Of Orient Commandery. The re-
view closed with dress parade, in which
all five Communicates formed q diagonal
line from one corner to the other OF the
big ball park facing the grand stands,
while the Grand Commandery stood at
attention. One knight in his enthusiasm
took part in the drill, even though he had
to be pushed in a wheelchair.
Field day sports preceded the drills.
Plenty of amusement was afforded In the
married women's race, when several en-
trants had trouble with their equilibrium;
In the shoe race, when a No. 10 foot
found it necessary to enter a No. shoe,
and in the fat mems race, when the ever
comical fat man tried hard not to be
amusing.
The results were as follows:
spys-d daSh-For boys under twelve yeErs.
First NHanJ SturEes; second, David Bower; third,
Barrett Knocki fourth, Clyde Smith; hfth. VIII
lam slentz; sixth. Donald Canada. The prizes
footballs and theateT tcketE
5oyard dssh-FU girls under twelve. FirSt
Ella oConner; second. sAIlis CGnAda; third, Helen
TTeninblsy; fourth. Winnie Thompson; efth, WEnda
Pearson; SiTth, Evan snallWood. Tia pd1es were
LoEney's chocolates and theater tcketA
l0oyard dhsh-open to all. Frst. J. P. Dourick;
second, L. v. MyeB; third Hugh Buhmar; fourth.
Albert Mcourdy; nth, Stanley Carver; sixth, Arthur
Ardmore.
Fat mea's raos-arntnum wsaEh+, 10 pounds; 50
yardS First, JEmss Graham SscOnd, Z b. Gra-
ham; third, ". L AcChesnag; fourth. ". WIdniG;
fifth, R W. Paroo; drth. GeorEs 7. Ritter
seySrd dasb-For knight renplus' wives. rrst
Mrs windsor; ssooad, MA ", b. PAuo1s; third
MrA v. N. FooksS; fourth. Mn D. Johusoa: Afth-
Mrs. II. Aye1; iTth. Nn n. Andss0a; s-TsltA,
Nm. +. Knockk
soynrd dnsh-Fur maiden women FiBt, Mis-
Ruth Zea; second. MIS- Msrtha COcrsIle; third.
Miss May BeAEans; fourth. Miss Gncs HaBen;
firth, Miss Blanche Statter.
O-yGrd daAh-For married Wumn- Fint, Ma
G. jenkins; sscond, MrA ". r. Denhsm; third,
Mn J. Z. FScher; fourth, Mr& 4 q. LGnch
fifth. MrS. H T. Bennett; HIth. Ma n =.
Grown.
lam KefsuVer; third, Roy Belhnap; fourth, IgnAtfus
GGaa; fifth, Allen BirchArd; Axth. Paul Ayen
Grand Commander Lindsay thanked |
Sir knight Charles Long, chairman Of
he athletic committee. for his work fol- !
owing the presentation Of the cup to |
Orient Commandery.
The Columbia Commandery drfH team, |
which competed at Denver, was a. fol- /
cws:
Frank z. Gibson, captain; Charles D. |
first lieutenant; c. Walter |
second lieutenat; Robert ]. Bell |
z. Baldwin, Ralph E. Bihlman, |
John J. Crawford, Samuel H. Deckman. |
salvatore Desio. Michael D'Manna, Col |
in E. E. Fathers, Virgil NJ Fookes, |
Percy L. Gladmon, Harry L. Gordon. |
William J. Hill. Frank Hegner, W. r. F. |
Hines, George L. Iseman, Frank E. |
Koch, Thomas A Robbins, A A Roby. |
4. A. Stacy, George ]. Smith, Parker H. |
Sweet, 3D., Riley A Sweet. Robert E. L.
Robert 1. Tfller, John H Tray-
rs. George H. Whiting, Elmer C. Wood,
Virgil c. Young.