The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-08-22
BILLINGS AERlE CELEBRATES
IRIS FIRST ANNIVERSARY
FEAsIED MIND AND BODY
Tender Banquet to Members Of Other
Efaternal orders-Prove
Generous Entertainers.
From Wednesdays Daily Gazette.

From Wednesdays Daily Gazette.
Though they may have sharp beaks
and sharper talons, the Eagles have
hearts ~pulsating with the milk of
human kindness and the way they
have OF heaping Goals Of fire on the
heads of their enemies makes them
eligible to entry among the select.
After having been beaten shameful
ly and disgracefully by the Elks In
the baseball game yesterday after
noon they invited their vanquishers
to the festal board and filled them
to repletion with eatables and liquids,
RECALLED them with song and story and
| filed their ears with the sweet strains
| of music. It was the Eagles way Of
getting even.
The ball game and the banquet
which followed were a part OF the eel
ebration Billings aerie had in honor
of the first anniversary Of the insti-
tuition of the order in the city. OF the
game little need be said, except That
it was a good one, Notwithstanding
the disparity in the scores at its con-
clusion. The Elks won, making II
runs against 4 by their opponents.
1t was a snappy game in spite OF his
and the Eagles need not be ashamed.
They did their level best and have
nothing to take back.
AT O'Clock the Eagle band appear
ed in the park east Of Twenty-seventh
street and gave an open air concert.
A large crowd was present and for a
considerable distance away were per-
sons listening to the music. The per-
Torrance of the band surprised those
who had never heard it before. In
, the selection of the numbers consti-
tuting the programme much discern
ment was displayed, as they consist
t ed of both classical and popular airs
/. and consequently appealed to all.
It was 10 o'clock when the banquet
, began in the Eagles lodge room, at
the corner of Minnesota avenue and
Twenty-ninth street. DIR. Rinehart
presided and did so in a happy and
felicitious tanner. Always quick anc
ready with repartee and sally of wit
a he was even better than usual anc
his introductions of the various speak
e ers were gems.
l. Before the signal to begin the on
slaught was given, w. A.. Vale, pre-
late of the aerie, offered a short pray
r err and invoked Divine blessing OF
those assembled. An orchestra al
OF most hidden by palms and flowers dis
d coursed soft music during the prog
ress of the different courses and add
IL ed greatly to the enjoyment OF tn
/. banaueters. The feast spread befor'
d them was not of the kind that need
Isl ed music as a sauce to- make 1t az
If ceptable, but it was Eagles night an
ID nothing was too good for their guests
n The menu was all that epicure coul
desire and the generous profusio'
,e which marked the supply showed tha
those who partook of it were expec1
r. ed to do their duty.
N When the last course had bee
i served and the %succulent roast pi
in which had decorated the head OF tn
es table had disappeared beneath yes
~ made conspicuous by their obtruslv
p%rotrusion, Judge Matheson was cal
RI ed upon to respond to- the toast, "Ol
by Guests" In a short speech he thanl
nd ed the hosts for the honor they ha
M conferred upon him and the 9TH
a guests in inviting them to be presel
to at so happy and pleasureable an Q
lc- casion.
a ]. A. Staffek, worthy president
it the aerie, replied to- the toast 90
m Order" and did so in an eloquent al
Impressive manner. He briefly e
lal planned the aims and objects of t
order and also told Of the good it hi
accomplished during the few yea
8. of it's existence. His remarks apes
.st ed to all and at the conclusion of t
address Mr.. Staffek received MAJ
congratulations on the excellence
q his speech. .'The Press" broug
forth remarks from Messrs. Gillu
10 BENJAMIN, Stout and Decker. w
om the exception of Mr.. Benjamin t
Of speakers only justified the poor
Ter TEEN in which scribes are held
ms speakers, no matter what may
their accomplishments as writer's
"Our City, was wittily respond
to by Alderman White, who made
hit of the evening, so far rs the spe
ers were concerned. w. M. Johns
spoke for "The Bar and took
Dis hearers into his commence TO the
tent of telling them what much at