The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-12-31
KNIGHT rEwpLARs.
installation of Officers. banquet, Toas's
and Responses.

from Mound City and Centralia, SWELL
ing the number OF participants to about
seventy.
When the hour Of 10 o'clock arrived
the ceremonies OF installation had been
concluded and the party was gathered
about the festive board which was SO set
as to form cross. Sir knight Rev. @.
H. Foote invoking blessing upon the
food spread before them, the feasting
commenced, the senses being soothed
the while with delicious music. -s.l,t
During the discussion OF the banquet,
| the following toasts were pronounced:
"To the Cairo Commandery No. 10,
the pioneer Commandery of the Amer
lean Egypt.
Responded to very happily by Emil.
nent Commander, c. II. Foote.
ITO the origin and primitive object Of
Knighthood."
Responded to by Past Eminent Com
| comder, Louis JOrgensen.. The response
of'his gentleman was highly INSTRUCTIVE
and entertaining, and commanded the
| closest attention of the assembly.
"To the Cyrene Commandery, our
worthy sister, and to Hiram of Cyrene.v
Responded to by p. 4. G. Hiram w.
Hubbard in very felicitous and humor-
Gus style, forming jeu ~ esprit that
brought down the house.
'oUR COUNTRY
To this sentiment Sir Knight, Record
err, Jas. s. Rearden responded as follows:.
Eminent commander Ladies' api Sir Knights
rvtt- -
! to respond to this toast Is not sufficient.
The theme is one that admits the largest
latitude In discussing It's GREATNESS; is
people its laws and its manner of govern.
ment. rs resources, Its productions, its
institutions Of learning and science, its
commence and religion, with other sub.
jects; all have claim for, notice IN re-.
spending 10 u toast to "Our County,"
You must allow me, then, to speak
only its beginning and OF itsgreatness.
Less than four hundred years ago Chris
topher Columbus, landed upon the shores
OF North America, and erected the first
standard Of the christian religion From
this period We must date The birth Of our
county, which has grown to such gig0n-
tic proportion, and to iColuanbus we
must award the need OF praise. for ,,hrst
establishing that religious Right IN our
land which has, by slow progress, spread
W
are indebted for our greatness .Aas
Our country Is great. 1t isgreat In the
extentof lis territory: II y. great In its
wonderful resources OF agriciiltare. and
minerals IL IL great In vs. coni m cree
and navigation. II Is great Tn the man.
ner of its government, for II Is an asy-
lum for the oppressed ~ all other xcpun-
ties. II is greatin Us 1internaiI lines OF com.
municaton, transportation and travel 1t
/ Is great In its industrial and mechanical
pursuits. II is great I'm the wisdom OF its
laws and Its statesmen. IL Is great in its
lakes, Its rivers, and lis railroads. IL Ii
great in the dissemination of light and
knowledge. 1t Is great In Its en- eoursge-
ment Of industry and education. II is
famous for its railroad kings. stock job
bers and gold gam blers. IL Is famous for
the valor and chivalry of its men; and
for the intelligence, beauty and con-
stancy of Its women. IL h great I'm all
other things, for here, In our country, tho
people OF all other nations meet and har-
monte, and live together In peace-each
one attending to his own business
and allowing Others to do the same.
But the acme OF all it's greatness Ii In the
fact that here In our country, all people
are allowed to worship God acOorling to |
the dictates OF their own consciences,
free from let or hindrance by national
State or other authority. And
the Christian religion, under whose
banner we, the Knights OF the
Red Cross and knight Templars have
enlisted, rsigns supreme. No IL we srs !
Indebted for our greatness. progress and
civilization. To II we look forward to
the regeneration Of the worid; and FOR
that final reward, redemption from ain.
and place In that Asylum on high,
from whence no pilgrim returns.
"To the Ladies generally, aud partlcu.
larry the wives, daughters aud sweet
hearts Of Sir Knighis.n s...s I... .a.-..aI
Sir knight De Lancey,of Centralia, re-
sponded to this toast, paying the better
half Of creation very pretty yet we'll dc !
served compliments.
Knightly friendship, ever ready with
a full hand and warm heart was re-
sponded to In good vein by Sir Knight
Henry w. Dyer, OF Mound City,
One OF the best, (if not the very best)
responses of the evening was that given
by Sir Knight Jos. Lufkin to the senti-
ment "Women." The gentleman &C.
quilted himself very handsomely in-
deed.
ITO our host and hostess" Sir night |
Jewett Wilcox responded. Dancing |
followed, and in its celebrating maZes I
the gay throng whirled away few hours
right merrlly indeed,
AT reasonably early hour in the |
morning the festivities were brought to
close, and the party separated, pleased
even delighted with thu enteria In uhent N