Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-02-23


OF hundreds OF Sir knights. and by
-he ravishing costumes worn by the
hundreds Of women and girls who
were the guests OF the Templars.
Distinguishing features OF the cele-
bration were the presence OF Most
eminent Sir Joseph Kyle orr. Grand
~faster Of the Grand Encampment OF
knights Templar OF the United States
and Canada. and other distinguished
Templar officials from. outside this
jurisdiction. and the reading by EN-
inent Commander William J. High
field of a letter Of regret from Presi-
dent Warren G. Harding. a Knight
Templar, extending to all partici-
pants In the function his best wishes
and also his appreciation Of the
heartening support which members
OF st. Johns had assured him in their
letter of invitation.
Immediately after President Har-
ding's letter had been read. the
Templar Band. under the leadership
OF Charles NJ. Banks, struck up THE
Star Spangled Banner" and every
one stood in honor OF the President.
For the entire evening and until
after o'clock this morning the en-
tire lower floor OF the Hotel DUPONT
practically was given up to the
Templars and their guests and dur
ing an that time the scene was one
OF great brllliancy.
Eminent Commander Highheld.
the members OF his STAFF and the
members of the various committees
had made their arrangements with
such thoroughness that every fea-
ture OF the affair fitted in effectively
and moved forward without a hitch
from the beginning to the end OF the
elaborate program.
Vocal and instrumental music OF
high order was one OF the delight
ful things OF the evening While the
Templars and their guests enjoyed
the instrumental music OF the Tenn
piar Band and the vocal work OF
the Elwood WINS Solo Male quartet
and its individual members. the hit
OF the evening was made by Miss
Beatrice Kendall Eaton. contralto
OF the san Carlos Opera Company
In introducing her. Eminent Com
{. mander Highheld stated that heI
\ father Is a knight Templar and O
Shriner and that. purely out OF love
for the order. she had consented 70
4 come TO Wilmington. without a cent
4 remuneration. 20 sing for the pleas
i ure OF the Templars and their guests
Her first number was MY Heart al
i Thy Sweet Voice" from Samson e
Delilah." by Saint-Saens. Her big
gest hit. however. was when. as ar
\ encore she sang that old favorit'
s song Annie Laurie" The ap
4 plause which greeted her Offering
4 was deafening.
The Drill Battalion. under tn
leadership OF Sir Archie Crozier, cap
tain. also made a profound impress
sion. not only by It's work IN the re
ception OF Eminent Commando
i Highheld and his stan and the dis
tinguished guests from outside. bu
also by the exhibition drill whicl
was given by Il In the ballroom late
in the evening. II was congratu
lated heartily by the Eminent Com
4 mander.
The big function started with a
informal reception held In honor q
Grand Master orr on the mezzanin
4 floor.
4 At G o'clock the doors OF tn
Il Green Room we're thrown open an
81 those who had been invited to IN
formal dinner in honor OF the guest
from outside Jurisdictions filed
s and took their seats at the table,
+ The big dining room was filed In a
Its parts and Harry J. Harkins, IN
manager OF the hotel, and his sui
ordinates broke many records by tn
celebrity and courtesy with which IN
friend chicken dinner was serve'
Those al the table OF Eminent Con
II mander Highheld were Grand Mas
ter Orr Most Eminent Sir Alfred
Lister. Grand Commander OF III
Grand Commandery OF Pennsy
vania: Very Eminent Sir Warren
seipp. Deputy Grand Commander
the Grand Commandery of Mar!
land. Eminent Sir A. HowaI
Thomas. Grand Recorder OF n
Grand Commandery OF Pennsy
81 vania: Eminent Sir Byron J. Picl
& erng: Eminent Commander OF Che
& ter Commandery. OF Chester ia
Eminent Sir Charles r. Lewis, Pa
= Commander OF Chester Comman
cry; Eminent Sir william J. Seed
M Eminent Commander OF st. Alba
8 Commandery OF Philadelphia; &c
eranssimo Sir Samuel II. Baynar
k Jr, and Sir George Carter. OF Iva
hoe Commandery. No. SO. New Yo
81 City: Sir Martin Gooligan. Past Cor
mander OF Corinthian Commander
Chester. Pa; Mrs Highheld, MI
. Pickering. Mrs. Lister. Mrs. seiT
Mrs. Baynard. Miss Trixie Baynar
Mrs Carter. Mrs. Seeds. Miss Bea
s rico Kendall Eaton. and Mrs. Pa
4 r. Scott.
Following the dinner. the Wont
& guests az the Eminent Commander
81 table were escorted 20 seats reserv
q for them at the left OF the speaker
stand in the gold ballroom. Short
thereafter. the drill battali
marched into the ball room al
formed I'm the center aisle In ~
long lines. facing each other. al
extending from the speakers sta
back almost TO the entrance. VIII
the preliminaries were being al
Il posed Of. spotlight was played
* ternatoly upon large portraits
George Washington and Preside
Harding. Those persons not in I
drill battalion were seated a
banked on each side OF the lar
room.
There was the blare Of a trumr