Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-27
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR PLAN.
BIG EDU CATO N FUND
Would ENpcnd 100000 Each
&C., Year to Aid American
Girls and Boys.
DRILL TEAMS IN COMPETITION
Feature az Grand Commnndcry SEES
sinn> l. E>cmplincntinn Of Secret
Floor Work by The Long Beach.
tat, Members.
iBy Associated Press.

NEW ORLEANS. IA. APRIL ga
plan suggested ny Grand Master ! *
orr by which $4,000 would be cx.
pended hy ,hc knights Tcmplars each
yea. for the education Of American
girlS ana bows, was considered al
some length by tho Grand Encamp.
mcnt or the order hero today. y,
decision was reached
Tho report OF special committee
headed by : i. Browning. Crane
commander OF Kentucky, recommend
Cd that 100000 10 transferred from
the permanent fund as a nucleus from
Tho proposed educational plan. and
That each Of the 100000 Knights
Templar in tho United states he as
s"ssed 81 > wear to provide for the
philanthropy.
Drin Teams Compete.
\ feature OF today's sessions OF the
Grand Commandcry was the cxcm-
pllhca;ion OF tho secret noor work %.
the order by the Long Beach. Cal.
commandsry team. which put on the
work in fun ceremonial form. This
is said 10 he the frs, time in ff;y
years that an Individual commandcry
has been permitted To- go through
such q ritual. and large throuv OF
'hn more than $4,000 Templars in the
city turned out To witness the spec
;aclc.
At iicincmanu Park. all day long
crack drill teams went through fancy
marching, sword drills, manuel at
arms and uUuUmbcrcd ovolutions
while tho Judges. three army officers.
inspected and scored each team as
they scd--half an hour being
allotted TO each Of tho twelve teams
competing today. Ten other teams
will dril tomorrow. While Ito init
NATION was given by the Judges Of
their decision on the frs, days
events. the popular verdict OF the
spectators. as indicated by ;heir APP
pfausc. was divided between tho Los
Angeles and the Minneapolis teams.
ToniCh;'s parade IN which facts
about fairies we're depicted i'm n
series ~ seventeen clahora,ely tint.
ed and designed floats. which ri.
vailed any ever seen here in nfty
years ot mardi craS pageauts. older
residents declare, gave the young
:aiks. and older ones, too. much I'M.
pressive instruction a. to the dcni-
yens OF "fairyland"
Elect Officers Today.
Floats depicting intimate scenes
in the lives OF the fairies. the good
ewes, the dragon. goblin tsrds. fees,
mixes, nymphs korrigan OF.
gwragedd annwn. fairy serpents.
mermen and mermaids, ana other
iano!tul creatures, brought rounds OF
applause from even the more blase
carnival fans.
Tomorrow the exhibition drills at
Heinemann Park vii! be continued
The ten companies not participating
to-day being given chance to 20
through their drills. Many OF the
better known dill! teams are on to-
sporrow's program. which promises
TO su-pass totay's showing Business
sessions OF the grand cncampmen,
will continue wiki tho election Of
officers scheduled for late Ia tn" day.
The showing made ~ yesterdays
Tenplay paraie Was today the chic:
topic Of conversation throughout
the city. On every hand astomish-
.ulent was expressed at ,he number
-par;!c!3atiag CHEERS today anuourc-
ing that approximately 1900 Tenn
pla-s was in The line OF match.
(which was eisht miles long and re-
CURED ;hree hours and twenty-five
minutes !, Mass ,rNy.r .gJvt