New-York tribune., 1915-03-06
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
and WOMEN DRILL
Present Brilliant Array at
Charity Ball in Madison
Square Garden.

Ten thousand Knights and fair
women thronged Madison Square Car
den last night at the grand charity
ball of the Knights Templar of the
, state. 1t was brilliant nd picturesque
array. The drills were noticeable
feature, and lent military color to the
occasion. 1t was the first time in the
history of Masonic affairs in the state
that the women of the auxiliary corps
took part in the general drills, and
they got a most enthusiastic reception.
Governor Whitman, Controller Prem
dergast, Borough President Pounds of
BROOKLYN, Bridge issloner
Kracke, Congressman William NJ.
Calder and the high officials of the
Masonic lodges throughout the state
were on the reviewing stand. Cover
nor Whitman was accompanied by
Major j. Stanley Moore, his military
secretary, and Lieutenant II. c. Wood
ward.
Under the direction of John B. Null
Ian, Grand Commander of Knights
Templar of the state, 1,20 knights ca
parisoned in the uniform of their order
were marshalled in the arena at the
opening of ceremonies. The Governor
and the guests Of honor walked
through the files of knights with their
swords crossed above their heads to
the reviewing stand.
The army of Templars marched in
review, headed by the Mecca Temple
bend, of one hundred pieces, of this
city. Drills followed by the Arab Pa
troll of Kismet Temple, Brooklyn, with
their drum corps; the women of the
Alpha Clawson Drill Corps, of this
city, and Ayrora Grata Drill Corps, OF
Brooklyn, Order of the Eastern Star,
and several picked commanderies.
The women of the Order of the East
ern Star made fine appearance. The
Alpha -Clawson Corps, led by Colonel
A. d. Clawson and his wife, Mrs. Mar
garet Clawson. were dressed in trim
white suits with white fezes. They ex-
ecuted the drill formations with mill
tsry precision. The Aurora Grata
Corps drilled equally well. They were
drilled by Henry r. Doring and looked
pretty in white military capes with red
lining and white fezes. The women got
more cheers than the men who drilled.
The double quick formations of the
Arab Patrol, in their picturesque cos
tunes. received much applause.
The ball was given to raise funds
Tor the erection or chlldrenS Dulld-
ing at the Masonic Home in Utica.
Between $4,000 and 1000 was added
TO the fund. The plans for the build
ing have been drawn and approved.
The committee in charge of the project
had $4,000 and required about $4,000
more. Past Grand Commanders Will
lam J. Maxwell, of Brooklyn; Charles
II. Armatage, of Albany, and Edwin S.
Anderson. OF Palmyra. are co-operat-
ing with Grand Commander Mullan on
the building committee. The project
is now assured. and work on the build
ing will begin soon.
The grand marshal was Dana B.
Pratt, of York Commandery, No. 80.
His aids were Louis y. Donnatin. Co.
lumbia Commandery, No. !; William r..
Duncan. Morton Commandery, No. 4;
william ]. Beamish. Palestine Com
mandery. No. IS; Fred (. Haskins,
Manhattan Commandery, No. 81; Albert
Behning. Constantine Commandery, No.
4s. and Henry Kessler. York Com
mandery, No. 90. Seventeen COM
manderies from various cities paraded
in review under their own banners.