Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-02-23
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THE X. OF p. SILVER ANNIVERSARY.
On Tuesday evening Santa Fe Lodge
No. and Germania Lodge No. 5, Knights
of Pythas, celebrated the silver anniver
sary of their order by a banquet. AS il
ancient days the knights feasted in theil
banquet halls, so for this occasion the
Castle hall, their lodge room, was turned
into banquet hall and richly decorated
with the flags and colors of the order. A
table was set the entire length of the
spacious apartment, and more inviting
picture would be difficult to imagine.
Burton's talent rs a caterer was never
more admirably displayed, rare dishes,
including the most toothsome of salads,
trimmed in colors Of blue, yellow and red,
and bearing the cabalistic letters "F. C.
B." delighted the eye and tickled the
palate. Mr.. Conway had charge of the
seating of the guests and managed the
affair most successfully. About seventy
five knights and invited guests having
assembled, at 8 O'Clock they filed into
the hall and took seats about
the festal board. Past Chancellor
Hon. N. B. Laughlin served as
chairman and POSTMASTER and sat at the
head of the table, with Gov. f. G. Ross at
his right hand and p S. r., S. II. God
dard, OF Nevada, at his left. The exer-
cises proper were entered upon after the
cloth had been removed and the following
tOasts were responded too: "Our Country
and our Homes" by Gov. Ross; ''The
Order Universal by p. S. r., Goddard,
who described the founding and the
growth Of the order during twenty-five
years; ;"The Supreme Lodge''-Gen. E. l..
Bartlett, p. $. r., gave history of the
governing body; T. c., John H. Mills, OF
Socorro, answered for the grand lodge,
while Col. w. +. Dobbin, A. ID. c., in
responding for "The Uniform Rank, !"
spoke of their military organization, and
q. X. r. s., A. M. Dettelbach showed the
benefits and benevolence of "The Endow-
ment Rank" "The Past Chancellors"
were taken care of by z. c., VIM. M.
Berger, and "Germania Lodge No.
5" by their G. c., Will c. Burton.
"The Good of the Order" having been
reached P. c., Uncle Sol. Spiegelberg re-
sponded and illustrated the orders motto
Friendship, Charity and Benovolence. !"
Geo. H. Cross, of the New MEXICAN, an
swered for "The Press" with the statement
that there had always been and should
ever continue bond of cordial sympathy
between the press and such orders as this
assemblage represents. Especially should
this be the caee in New Mexico, for to
this soil belongs the distinction of having
established the first fraternal order, in
many respects similar to your own, and
also the first newspaper on the American
continent west of the Mississippi river.
In all this broad domain the first frater-
nal organization was instituted at Santa
Fe in l84S and the first newspaper at
Taos in 1885. "We New Mexicans," he
said, "have nothing to be more proud of
than this. Who will deny but that count
less numbers have been made better men
through the influence of these two great
institutions-the fraternal order and the
press"'
Other responses to toasts were made
by Messr. Laughlin and Fischer, also by
Messrs. J. A. Spradling, M. A. Breeden,
and Hon. Sam. D. Baldwin, and songs
and recltations were thrown in promiscu-
ously. AT a late hour the assembly ad-
journed well pleased with their entertain
ment and vowing the Knights were roy
al receivers and givers, and wishing "a
silver anniversary" could come every
year. wv
SMALL TALK.
Will Brinker, clerk of the district court,
is over from Las Vegas.
DR.. w. s. Harroun has returned from a
trip to Colorado Springs and Denver.
Judge and Mrs. Louis Sulzbacher, Of
Las Vegas, are guests of Santa Fe friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lohman, prominent peo-
pie Of Las Cruces, are in the city stop.
ping at the Palace.
Mrs. John H. Knaebel and sons are
still in Brooklyn. Mrs. Knaebe,s health
is slowly improving.
Mrs. Foster, OF Minnesota, the esteemed
mother Of Hon. s. p. Foster, is in the
city on visit to her son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis llfeld have returned
from their wedding trip and are domiciled
in cozy home at Albuquerque.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Weltmer leave in 9
few days for a trip east, intending to visit
Washington city before returning. Bor
voyage.
Sister Maria Este'le, of the Albuquerqu,
branch institution, is guest at st. Vim
cents hospital, accompanied by Siste
Deloured.
The marriage OF Hon. S. P. Foster anc
Miss Nichols takes place at the church o
the Holy Faith at 80 on Thursday even
ing next.
Cards will shortly be issued for the mar
riage of Mr.. N. NJ. Norfeet and Miss MAJ
Hudson, the beautiful daughter Of Capt
lJ. r. Hudson. 1t isa genuine love mattel