Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-25
SIR KNIGHTS HOLD
TOURNEY INPARK
Drills. Music, Fireworks and
Competitions Mark Long
Days Program Today
SPECIAL TRAINS ARRANGED


A bit of pagesntry a. coIorfuI a. any
tournament Of the Middle Ages will be
viewed this afternoon In the perfect
natural setting Of Belmont plateau.
Fairmount Park. where 1000 knights
Templsr will hold their twentieth an
nual field day.
With plumed hats. jeweled swords
and Impressive black uniforms. the Sir
Knights will 60 through a series OF In
tricate evolutlous while bands will
heighten the military effect. The
knights are from commentaries In
Philadelphia. Chester and Delaware
counties.
BY reason of the large number Of
uniformed knights who will take part
in the exercises. II was necessary TO
arrange that special trains b~ secured
on the Pennsylvania Railroad to take
them to the park. Six Of the com
mandsries participating will form, at
the Masonic Temple at / 40 o'clock
this afternoon and the trains will be
moved at 2 O'Clock.
The drill corps OF six commanderies.
which will participate in the competi-
tive drills. went TO Paramount Park
early this morning for final practice
in drilling. The competition among
them will he started promptly at 2 40
o'clock and army officers will act as
the judges. Each drill corps will con
sist Of twenty nine men. including Off
GERS and guides. Following those drills.
Corinthian "Chasseur" Commandery.
No. 53. the only mounted commaudery
in Pennsylvania. will have 100 of its
members as a troop give an exhibition
drill
Bands WIN Be Prominent
The inspection and review Of the d.
vision will begin at o'clock and for
this occasion all the newly formed
Knights Templar bands will be con-
soldatcd into one band under the lead
ership Of II. u. Sir A. Howard Thomas,
past grand commander of Pennsylvania.
The division will be in charge Of Sir
James Robinson. adjutapt general, and
Sir William w. Matos. assistant ad-
iutant general. and will be reviewed
by ths division commander, f.. Sir
Harry Fl. Hcst.
After the review the communicates.
with their own bands, will be drawn
up in column for muster. Immediately
after the muster. Ave Of the Knights
Tcmplar bands will give novel CON
cert, each band playing one number,
to be followed by an encore. The mu-
sical program will be as follows:
First. Overture, Morning, Noon
and Night by Philadelphia Com
mandery Band, No. ., A. Howard
Thomas. leader.
Second. Selection by St. Johns Com
mandery Band, No. 4, Joseph Kiefer.
leader.
Third Selection. "Spirit of the
Age" by Kadosh Commandery Band.
No. %. Harry V. Koch, leader.
Fourth. Selection. serenade. "A
Night in June" by st. Adams Com
mandery Band, No. AZ. f. Norman
Darby. leader.
Fifth. Selection. Raymond Over
ture." by Pennsylvania Commandery
Band. No. 20, Raymond Haertter,
leader.
Following the concert reception
will be rendered to the grand com
mander of Pennsylvania. II. +. Sir
Thomas Il. Patton. the officers Of the
grand commandery and the grand Off
GERS from the jurisdictions of New
Jersey. Maryland. New York and the
District of Columbia.
Fireworks and Concert
From 9 to 8 o'clock a military band
will give a concert in the center OF
tnP pArHUe RTOuHu anu NJ o " ClO'k VIII
be witnessed the largest display of fire.
works in Philadelphia during the year.
The commentaries which will take
part with their commanders arc:
Philadelphia, No. .. f. Sir Alfred
G.. Marpe. commander.
st. Johns. No. 4, f. Sir +. II.
Brewer, commander.
Kadosh. No. 90. z. Sir Benjamin F.
Williams, commander.
Mary. No. 80. +. Sir William l..
Hemminger. commander.
st. Alban. No. A.. r. Sir Duncan
II. Mackenzie, commander.
Corinthian. No. SO, f. Sir NJ. s.
Gooloyan. commander.
Kensington. No. "a, f.. Sir Thomas
J. Pratt. commander.
Chester. No. 60. f. Sir Charles II.
Lewis, commander.
Pennsylvania. No. 20. e. Sir Harvey
J. Easteller. commander.
Germantown. No. So. r. Sir George
W. Herman. commander.
Brandywinp. No. SS. f. Sir James
+. Mackrreth, commander.