The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-26
CLOSE OF THE CONVOcATION.
The New Members of the Scottish Rite-The
Shrine Meeting Tonight.

Yesterday was the third and closing day Of the
twenty-frst annual Scottish Rite cenvocation.
Work commenced at 10 o'clock IN the morning,
in Indiana Consistory, S. P. r. s., of which
Joseph w. Smith is the illustrious commander
in-chief, and John T. Brush master of ceremon-
les. The degrees conferred belong to the .sChi-
valric and Philosophic' grades, and are named:
l90, Grand Pontiff; 20o, Master ad Vitam; 30,
Patriarch Noachite; 22o, Prince of Libanus; 23o,
Chief of the Tabernacle; 24o, Prince of the Tab
ernacle; 25o, knight of the Brazen Serpent; 26o,
Prince of Mercy; 27o, Commander of the Temple;
2S0, knight of the Sun; 29o, Knightof st. Andrew;
3O0, Grand Elect knight Kadosh, or Knight of
the White and Black Eagle; 80, Grand Inspect
or Inquisitor Commander; 800, Sublime Prince
OF the Royal Secret. Following is a correct list
OF the new members receiving the thirty-second
degree. with their addresses:
Anderson.
New Albany-Norman Byrn and Frank E. Sine.
Brownstown-H. A. Burrell.
SEYMOUR. S. Collins and w. j. Kelly.
DuvaIl. ir.
Greensburg-Frank E.. Gavin.
Valparaiso-W. j. Harris and II. D. Newton.
Giinton--B. Il. Morgan and @, FL. Merrill.
Evansvile-E. w. Patrick.
F~owler-George J. Richmire.
maFontaine-Wm Snyder.
Terre Haute-A. N. Smith.
Danville-C. A. White.
H~obert-Augustus Wood.
indianapolis. M. Lindley and {. A. Richardson.
At the conclusion of the work last night the
new members adopted the following resolution:
Resolved, That we tender to the officers and mem.
bers OF Indiana Consistory our hearty thanks for the
courteous treatment and the generous hospitality
winch we have experienced at their hands.
E. W. PATRICK, Chairman.
FRANK E. GAVIN, Secretary.
~ ~ - 49, -o,- TO:L~ $500
day were: Samuel P. Oyler, Franklin; j. E.
Taylor, Joseph L. Smith, William Gebhart, F.
d. Gordon, Richmond; r. B. Mitchell, Logans-
port; A. w. Quackenbush, j. w. Holmes, Peru;
Julius Brittlebank. Terre Haute; Thomas New
by, Columbus; John Blythe, John McNemar,
Gallon, o.; S. d. Baker, Huntington; Charles L.
Wilson. Atlanta, Ga; Moses DeCamp. Frank
fort; Wesley Allen, West Newton; G. K. Hen
dirk, Benton Harbor, Mich; John D. Widaman,
Warsaw; c. B. Harris. Goshen.
The class OF 1880, A. and A. S. r., numbering
twenty-five members, held a reunion and ban
quet at the Grand Hotel yesterday at noon. The
menu was elaborate, and consisted of all the
delicacies of the season. Toasts and responses
were as follows:
The Procession of the Equinoxes". N. L. McClelland
Here shall ye see no enemy, but winter and rough
/, weather"
'alruly I would the gods had made thee noetical."
THE Eleven O'clock Law" Bruce Carr
Not to be absed after midnight is to be up betimes."
Our duesJS -......Aloert L. Charles, Grand Master
You are princes and my guests
Among the invited guests were the following
distinguished Masons, who made short speeches:
Enoch 7. Carson, 800, and w. B. Melish, 800, of
Ohio; A.. 7. G. Pierson, 800, of ST. Paul, Mimi;
Albert P. Charles, grand master of F. and A.
NJ, of Indiana; VIM. H. Smythe, grand secre-
tary, Byron K. Elliott, $50, Martin H. Rice. $50,
and William Hacker, 49,, of Indiana. It was a
most enjoyable occasion, and one which
would be to the interest of other classes
to follow. The class of 1880 will hold a reunion
at each annual convocation. The following class
officers were elected for the ensuing year: Presi-
dent, Hon. w. D. Foulke; secretary, DR.. E.. F.
Hodges; chairman of the executive committee,
Bruce Carr.
Murar Temple, Ancient Arabic Order of
Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine, will meet this
evening at 7:30 o'clock, in the Scottish Rite
Temple. for the purpose of comforting the de-
grees upon twelve or fifteen thirty-second degree
members of the A. and A. S.. r. Visitors will
be in attendance from Chicago, Cincinnati.
Minnesota and other States. The order is a
purely social one. and the annual banquet, which
follows the work, is always an enjoyable feature.
The one this year will be no exception, as ample
preparations have been made FOR a night of FEAST
ing and a flow of wit and reason. A business
meeting of Importance will be held at GAS o'clock,
Immediately preceding the work.