The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-20
PRINCES OF THE ROYAL SECRET.
Gloss of the Scottish Rite Con vocation-The
New Thirty Second Degree Members.

The Scottish Rite convocation which closed
last night an extremely successful one,
both in attendance of visitors and in the mum.
Der of initiates which was the largest in the
history of the Rite. The work yesterday com.
menced at 10 o'clock A. NJ, in Indiana Consissory,
5. 2. r. S., 1872 TO 32o which is the only body in
the State having authority co confer the
chivalric and philosophic grades. Fifty eight
Rose Croix Masons presented themselves for
Initiation and were duly passed to the last de-
gree-the thirty -second-bnt not without many
trials and tribulations that were fully appre-
clated by the class. Several radical changes
We're made in the manner of doing the work,
but IL was succeosfnlly carried out by Dr. 2. G..
G. Hunt, illustrious commander-in-chief, and
John T. Brush. master of ceremonies. Follow
ing Is an accurate list with the address Of the
gentlemen on whom the thirty -second and in.
termsdiate degrees were conferred:
Andrews-Newton z. Cook.
CenteFviile-J. A. Commons.
Columbus City--T. r. Marshall, George W. North.
E E1shsrsT.S. f. Fox A; 9; ". Green.
Fort Wayne-charIes g. ORR. ii. w. Mordhurst, J..
J: Williams, Charles E. Reed. W. f. Heath, William
NJ Glenn, ]. B Williams, Chas. A. Wilding. d: $.
ris. Robert T. KEITH George Godfrey, Geo. w.
Moore, John D. Olds. DeMotte @. Gar dner, Levi
Griffith, James 2. Gray, ]. H.. Burley. James L.
Saurs, Charles Weaver. Marion Teegarden.
Franklin-Luther Short, Samuel Harris. J. G.
Wood.
Huntngton-John s. Glenn T. o. McTvaine.
Indianapoiis-J. FL. Oliver, A. L. Webb, G. ]. Many,
Jesse Blair, A. v Brown, j. G. Beigler II. d. Mar
tin.
LafayeSts-J NJ Dresser. c. G. Longyear r. NJ.
Moore, r. 3. Hart. j. Q. Russell @. Fahnestock.
La Oranges. A. Brant.
Lawrenceburg-William III. OBrien.
Muncie-J. G. Woods, John McNaughton.
New Albany-W. s. Cearns.
Richnnond-C. v. Thompson.
South Bend-John A. McGill.
Terre Haut6-L. q. Kretx, @. O. McKeevex.
West6ed-L S. Baldwin.
Among the candidates was George W. God
frey. farmer living near Fort Wayne He is
full-blcoded Indian, being the grandson of the
Godfrey has long been a Mason, and his initia-
ton into the Scottish Rite 10 probably the first
case of the kind in the Northern jurisdiction.
He is we'll educated, and il said 70 have one of
the beet-tiled farms in Allen county. Nearly
all the candidates are prominent men in their
communities. Some doctors, others are
county officers. lawyers, judges and editors,
while the majority represent manufacturing
and mercantile interests. Senator j. M. Dres-
ser, OF Lafayette, is we'll known in this city. He
was captain of Dresser's famous battery during
Eighty-sixth Indiana. Two of the candidates,
Harry Lancaster, of Lafayette, Chas. T. McIn-
tire. city, were compelled to retire at the close
of work in the Rose Croix chapter on account of
Among the visitors who arrived in the city
yesterday were the following: Alfred D. Cress-
Ter, J. W. Bell. Fort Wayne; J. q. Dodge. Co
lum5us: Thomas FL. Kirby Muncie; N. e.
Elliott. G. NJ. Daggett, L. s. Briggs. Terre
Haute; A. S. Mark1y, Mount Carmel, III; A S.
Catherwood, Frankfort; John D. Widaman.
Quincy A. Hossler, Warsaw; James Mcdonald,
Cincinnati: r. Simonton. Huntington; Lyman
Walker, Peru; w. T. Durbin, Anderson; Louis
Weik. Greencastle j. F. Thompson, Joshua j.
Morris. New Castles D. z. Shea, Gallon. O.;
Charles A. White, Danville: Richard Lee. A. M.
Bondle. Piqua. o.; Sam r. TilEon, Catlin, ILL.,;
H. A. Bnrrell. Brownstown.