The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-08-31
TENNESSEE CAPTURES The FIRST PRIzEIG
Volunteer Company No. 5, Uniform Rank Brings
Home the Bacon.

St. Louis, Perhaps the big
gest surprise in the whole Supreme
Lodge Encampment was that which
was put up by the Volunteer Com
pany Number five, in the manner in
which they captured the first prize in
the competitive drill. 1t came as
thunder bolt from a clear sky to the
uniform men who were supposed to
be better drilled and far better posted
in tactics. The men from the Volun-
teer state however, came in as the
one dark horse. under command of
Brigadiergeneral Taylor, who had
instructed all of his officers from the
FIELD down to the linemen that they
were not to return to their native
soil without bringing back one of the
prizes. Councils were held daily, and
the four companies from Tennessee
drilled from early morning until very
last at night each day. Thursday
morning when the competitive drill
was called for, these brave and fear
less knights from sunny Tennessee
came upon the parade grounds con-
Iident Of victory. They were cheered
by more than two hundred Tenness-
cans, who accompanied them and who
were here to see that they We're not
| lacking in encouragement Major Gem
eral Hall in command of the first
battalion and company from Ten
nessee, strengthened his men in all
the weak places and after the last
company has passed over the parade
grounds, he said," There is nothing
to it, we have them. | have seen
them all drill and | know exactly the
strong points of our company. We
made but one error thta can reasonab.
ly be called an error, and while | adj
nit that our, boys put up some good
drilling, old Volunteer No. has done
the work this day. | am confident of
a place, even the first place, but
cannot foretell what the judges will
say, but you may tell the folks al
home that we have won" True tC
his remarks and his prophecy, the
judges awarded Tennessee the frs
prize. Notwithstanding that this was
Tennesee's first time to send hel
companies to the Supreme Encamp
ment she has gone on record and has
forged her way to to front, taking
rank among such states as Illinois
Ohio and Pennsylvania. Brigadier
General TAYLOR stated before leaving
for Nashville that he would meet the
boys in Atlantic City, prepared to dc
something even better. Grand Chan
cellOr J. p. Crawford was seen after
the decision was made in company
with such sir knights as As W. Fite
DR.. r. w. Allen, w. A. Thompson
T. Clay Moore, c. o. Hunter, and will
such members of the Court of Calan
the as Mesdames Burk and Kenned!
of Knoxville, Clemmie White. Leste
and others from Nashville. They de
clared that they felt proud of the Uni
form Rank. The company left st
Louis for their homes jubilant owe
the work they had accomplished
They had accomplished. hTey arr
to be given a reception within shor
time by their Nashville friends.
: Volunteer Company No. 5, Uniform
Rank X. of p, who captured the frs
prize in the Competitive Drill at tn
Encampment held at st. Louis, Mo
last week. The company was wit
the First Battalion of the Tennessee
, Pythians. 1t was the pride of tn
| Pythians through the week. The
received a great ovation from tn
Tennessee Colony as they passed i
t review on the street parade and O
the drill grounds.