The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-08
Installation and Banquet.

On Friday evening, Dec. 26th, 1884, Masonic Hall
was filled with Brothers, their wives and lady
friends to witness public installation Of the Off
GERS Of Benevolent Lodge, No 9S, and Cyrus Chap
ter, No 25, and as we looked TO the East, South
and West at the many and pleasant faces, we
asked, whence came you, and answered, from the
homes of true Mesons, and from the cheerful hum
and mingling of voices it certain that all had
met 'on the level" and were enjoying the evening
ION the square, Lodge being called to order,
Sir Jacob Dewitt, P E. G. c., assisted by Sir Geo.
S. Green, n Z. G. II. P, installed the officers Of
Benevolent Lodge, No. 90.
After this interesting and impressive ceremony
Bro R. Mccormack stepped forward and request
ed that Bro Geo. c. Kenyon do the same, when
Bro: Nc. took the Lodge by surprise with an ap-
propriate and timely little speech. He said that
he had selected this occasion to present Bro.
Kenyon with slight testimonial of friendship and
esteem and after abiding to his two years service
as Senior Deacon of Benevolent Lodge, during the
time Bro. K. occupied the East, he pleasantly re-
ferred to his nearly twenty years of active Masonic
work. He also referred to the important advance
ment of science; the great events which have
transpred during the last twenty years, and feel
ingly of the late civil war and said In the mean
time Mansonry, an Institution so old that history
does not record the date of its BIRTH has not been
idle, but in a quiet, unostentatious way has con-
tinued to relieve the distress Of brothers, widows
and orphans, and is to-day, as for centuries past
family intoxicating those beautiful Masonic les
sons Of Friendship, Morality and Brotherly Love.
He also referred to Bro. Kenyon as one who had
always taken an active interest in the welfare Of
the Order, and invested him with rich and beaut-
tifully engraved Past Masters Jewel, "a silver
square and compass with '-blszing sum- Of gold,
in the centre) with the remark that although Bro.
K. had been honored by his companions Of the
state of Kansas with the most exalted Office in
their power to bestOw, that Of Most Excellent
Grand High Priest, he hoped this little jewel
would remind him of an Office as impOrtanth not
as exalted as any in the Order.
Bro. Kenyon responded in happy and pleasing
manner as follows:
Ny BRorHER.-In accepting this valuable pres
ent can only return to you my sincere thanks,
not only for the gift itself but for the friendship
that prompted the giving. 1t is token OF respect
very gratifying to me as it shows that the little
cement Of brotherly love that have been permit
ted to spread in the Temple of Masonry has bound
together at least 3 small portion of that Grand
Edifice OF which we all form part. In future as
1 wear this Jewel it VIII serve to remind me not
only Of this very enjoyable evening but also of the
many pleasant mee<<ngs we have had together in
our Masonic work. Again thank you for thi.
kind remembrance and hope that the pleasure Of
giving it has been one half as great that have
experienced in receiving it.
Following was the installation of the officers Of
Cyrus Chapter, No. 25, by Sir Geo. S. Green as