The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-12-04

brothers John ii. Carroll, G.. s. G.. Full
Ter, Masters, McCaskell, and any num-
ber Of others Of the A. o. U. w. of that
thriving town, besides Brothers West,
Whiting and Cornell from Arlington.
who, with Comrade Northrop, of lro-
quois legion had come up to assist in
welcoming us and being present at the
institution. Fortunes smiles are ever
kindly for the Select Knights, and we
soon learned from Brother Fuller that
the uniforms that this new legion, to
be, had so thoughtfully ordered in ad-
vance, and which had been so long de-
layed, were on the same train that
brought us. and were to be used as
soon as the legion was a Hedging. The
good brothers kindly escorted and as
sisted us to the Rowland House, and,
while we arranged our several toilets
FOR dinner. THAT is, the Grand Master
Workmen coined ~ his curly hair the
necessary arrangements were COM
pleted therefor and the uniforms turned
over to Brother Fuller, who soon had
them at his store and the work of dis
tribution was begun.
Dinner over we repaired to the store,
examined the newly arrived habilia-
ments OF Knighthood, and then began
series of most enjoyable calls upon
the several brothers, viewing their sew
eral places of business and other build
ings, OF which the town has not a few,
and very creditable ones too, which
lasted until nearly supper time, when
We again repaired to the hotel to ar
range our toilets, etc, feed the Grand
Master Workman again and get ready
for the evenings exercises.
The time set was 1880. and it was sup
posed we should be necessitated to hold
special session of the lodge in order
that all who SO desired might join the
new legion, and it was expected that
the institution exercises would com.
mence about an hour later. Promptly
at 8 o'clock, with our worthy Grant
Recorder at the desk of the journa
clerk, and the Grand Master Workman
with the the ballot box in hand, ths
hammer came down and the work of in
stituting the new legion moved steadil,
and briskly forward, and at $3.50 th'
institution exercises proper were over
and nothing remained but to impart {
little advice regarding limitations. meet
ings, installations, etc. You will soor
receive the institution report, and from
that you will learn all particulars. II
is only necessary to state that Comrade
Carroll, the banker, Is Past Command
er, G. s. &. Fuller. Commander, G. f.
Masters, Vice Commander, G.. =. Sher,
wood. Editor and publisher) Lieut.
Commander.
In all my experience in institutinp
legions this is the first time have been
able to complete the work in less than
from three to four hours. Officers
throughout had been selected, and
everything that could in any way ex-
pediate the business had been thought
of, carefully provided for and arranged,
which shows that in this legion we
have company Of comrades who un.
derstand business, and having provided
for it, know how to dispatch it rapidly
and in excellent order.
The legion once instituted, the Com
mander, who, let me here say, is al
ready thoroughly posted military man,
and in every way fitted to be COM
mander-ordered his legion to attire
themselves in their uniforms, (which
were in waiting, even to coats made to
measure,) in order as he said, that they
might be ready for inspection, so that
If anything was wrong 1t might be
noted and corrected at once. This was
soon done and the Grand Commander,
Grand Recorder and Grand Master
Workman, began and conducted n per-
sOnal inspection, to find that every
thing in the whole dress Except few
of the shield escutchcons) was accord
ing to the laws Of the order, and the
legion on working basis-within one
hour after institution-with sixteen
fully uniformed and well drilled
knights, ready to assist in bearing the
standard of our noble order on to credit
and to victory. Brother Guide, this is
what / call business" and could no,
help thinking if the other brothers ol
our order could only have been there
to see how easily and in what bust
ness-like manner these brothers (now
comradesl planned and carried ou1
every necessary detail they must Ger
tainly have been apathetic and hard t.
move If they did not catch the spirit Of
the occasion.
The name of this bright particular
ligion is De Smet No. 4 of Dakota, ant
If the already existing legions Of Min
nesota and Dakota do not want to bt
cast so far into the shade that they viii
not know when summer comes the,
must not only look we'll TO thei
laurels, and be up and doing every mo
ment, but every move must be well ad
vised and in the right direction.
After the ceremonies were over ant
we had reached the hotel the comrade
paid the Grand Commander Zine com
pliment by agreeing that he ''was ;
rusher, and would do to live in Da
kota." know that it made him fee
proud, but not SO proud as he is Of tbi
last legion.
Don't fail to put the name of the lis
on the weekly calls for the Guide. an
don't pass through DE Smet withou
stopping to shake the hands Of thes
business comrades and see the livelies
legion you ever visited.
They have number of other name
on the list and the owners of them wi
not be able to withstand the tempts
tion. They must come IN.