The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-11-21
THE NEW COMMANDERy.
Black Eagle Its Name-The Institution
Followed by an Elegant Banquet

" |" iNStt E'ts'lhtl.
The institution of Black Eagle Com
mandery Knight Templars adds TO the
city another band Of earnest men joined
together for Il common object. On Feb
ruary Sd of the present year a dispensa-
ton was granted and the charter under
which yesterdays ceremonies took place
was issued on the 18th Of last month.
The instituting ceremonies began at
S o'clock and were in charge Of L. y.
Aiken Of Butte, deputy grand COM
mander Of the state. Several were pres
ent from Helena and Butte. The Hell
enaitcs were Samuel Douglass and Il. G.
Young and from minneapolis j. Il. Van
Cleve, while from Butte Patrick Talent
was present.
Oiiiccrs-olcct and installed are: Rev.
w. Il. Coombe, eminent commander: J.
a. Carrier, generalissimo; W. II. Cham
berlain. captain general: Il. II. Powers,
senior warden; w. p. Wren, junior war
den: viii Hanks, treasurer; Eugene
Prior, recorder; j. +. Mcclellan, sword
bearer; p. W. Hanson, standard bearer;
r.. McDougal. sentinel, and W. p. Beach
ley, warder.
The commandcry is composed Of some
of the most sterling and best known
business men in the city. It's charter
members are MCssrs. W. i. Coombe, II.
p. Rolfe, j. \. Carrier. Il. W. Hanson, r,
f. Collins, b. II. Powers, \. J, Trigg,
w. j.. Chamberlain. Eugene Prior,
Frank Coombs. \. Jensen, J. =. McClel-
land, w, p. Wren. Fred W. Wright, Il.
McDougal. ID. l.. Willard, John y. Harris,
j. NJ. Erskine, Will Hanks. John T.
Athcy, Weston Fullerton; VIM. Mac
Queen. W. p. Bcachley, Robert Vaughn,
a. ID. Smith. Chas. Hulitt, John II. Hall.
b. l.. Lapcyre.
After the institution ceremonies were
completed the gallant Knights adjourned
to the Milwaukee, house where a menu
made up of all the d~elicacies that heart
could desire, or that j. \. Carrier. the
we'll known landloard and a brother *.
II. could dream of, was served. The la
bles were ta~stcfully decorated and the
toothsome yiands looked most alluring.
It was a merry crowd that seated itself
about the festive board to celebrate in
the way dearest to the heart Of man Il
most pleasant and enjoyable occasion.
With the laudabic object then Of
doing full justice to the menu
spread the company busted them
selves seasoning choice viands wits jcsts
and smiles equally choice until Sir
Knight w. Il. Chamberlain arose and IN
his courtliest manner furnished each
knight with a fragrant Havana. These
lit and everybody comfortable. Sir
Knight Wren was called on to act as
toastmaster. He accepted in d neat
speech, detailing the history of Black
Eagle Commandery. Rev. W. b. COombc.
eminent commander, was then called ON
and succeeded in entertaining the choice
spirits there gathered. He spoke feel
ingly. thanking the commandcry for Inc
high office which it had chosen him to
fill. Black Eagle Commandcry was, he
said. but a little over six months old and
, yet in that little time bad knighted SIX
, teen and received several from other
lodges. The history of Knights Tcmplar
5 or of Christian Knighthood he traced
from its early origin in the days OF the
5 crusade and commented cntcrtainingly
on its noble objects. He eXhortcd the
members of the commandery each and
everyone to make Black Eagle Com.
mandery a great success.
Following the eminent commander, j,
> A.. Carrier. gcncralissimo. spoke. Toast,
: master Wren then called ON Dep.
uty Grand Commander Aiken of Butte
. He invited each Sir Knight to come
! to Butte. Sir Knight Talent of Butte as
another of the visitors was called on. lie
( devoted a great portion of his speech tc
{ the wonderful progress of the Cataract
city. Later he delivered a neat speech
detailing the great good done by thu
, order. His speech abounded in bright
SMILES and neutrality-suspicious. and bore
: evidence of careful polish and prepare
ton.
Sir Knight Young of Helena next re
T. spondcd. His address abounded il
e humor and seemed TO delight his audi
tors hugely.
{; Sir Knight +. Z. Collins next arose
b The institution of the ~cOmmandery was
he thought, under the most favorable
conditions. Its name is suggestive of {
y wonderful power harnessed by mans in
penuity, of Il power which when. Mon
n tana has a hundred times her population
and mining camps dot her every sum
{ nit, by which even then Great Falls can
n furnish the state with water power
IIdCn INllSIt, hS uit iSliSS'iie'" "
S least a thousand horse power SO that the
~commandcry started with 1000 or 300,
horse power which would yet wonderful
ly increase.
Sir Knight Douglass next arose an'
addressed his brother Knights.
: Sir Knight Hansen expressed himsel
=, earnestly on the great and glorious goot
; which, all through history, showed itsel
to have resulted from Masonry and 81
Knight w. f.. Chamberlain followed.
: Sir Knight Van Cleve told a good stor!.
t and sat down. Sir Knight Willard sale
he was fond of sociables. He also re
marked upon the good looks OF the com
mandery and expressed himself as dc
termined to do his duty as a guard, dill
cult though it might be. Sir knigh.
A.they declined to talk and Sir knlgh'
, Coombs followed with an appeal which
reached the heart of each jovial Knight
+ Sir Knights Wright, Erskinc. Hanks
Harris and MrDoupal all smoke in pleas