Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-06-26

/ dunong the VlSltOrS being MeSSrS. Erich.
Denton, Virgins. Wilson, Berry, Hen
derson and Insley.
| From Ashland Hon. A. M. VanLan-
ingham and d. I. Diffenbaugh came in
but too late to witness the march or the
ceremonies, though they saw enough to
satisfy them that the event was the big
gest that ever occurred In Southern
Kansas.
Conductors Ed Heddins and Billy
Phillips came over from Wellington
and renewed acquaintance with many
old friends.
From Hazelton there were present
among others:
IL. Il. Steck, w. L. Gamble,
u. b. Croll, d. D. Edwards,
u. r. Follett, C. D. Brown,
Il. L. L. Burns, w. w. Fain.
w. l.. Peck, n. A, Smith,
NJ. l.. Presnell.
Among those from Kiowa were:
M. l.. Mcclure, Jas. F. Lee,
A. L. Wilson, w. C. Charles.
). Y. Leming, TIP. Wilson.
THE 'BIG SKI BAND.
An attraction that could not well
have been dispensed. with was the big
Six band, of Wellington, an organiza-
tlon that any city might feel proud Of
1t was made up of the following gen.
tlemen: w. II. Dean, solo cornet; Fred
Tederman, solo cornet; Will Myers, 1st
cornet; Merit Daniels, baritone; Fred
Collins, LIST trombone; Cash Davis, I'd
trombone; G. II. Blume, 1st alto; Chas.
Purcell, I'd alto; Will Lawbaugh, tuba:
E. w. Bowles, bass drum, Bert Chap
man. snare drum.
THE CEREMONIES.
The ceremonies were conducted under
a dlspensation granted by the master
OF the grand lodge of Kansas to Delta
lodge, No. II, OF Medicine Lodge, w.
M. Shaver, past master of Magnolia
lodge, No. 231, of Newton, being desig-
mated as special deputy grand master
FOR the occasion. Mr.. Shaver arrived
on Sunday and became acquainted with
our people and met with Delta lodge at
a special session held Monday morning.
when the lodge was called from labor
TO meet again at 2 p. m. At that hour.
In ThompsOn's opera house, which had
been secured on account of the regular
lodge room being too small, there as
sembled about 800 Master Masons. in
Guiding the two Communicates. The
lodge was called to order with the fol-
lowing officers in charge:
w. NJ. Shaver, Newton, d. G. NJ.
Jos. Stevenson, Belle PLANE, w. NJ.
+. Z. Caruthers, S. w.
Frank Beers, J. w.
r. NJ. Woodward, Treas.
L. w. Stout, Sec'y.
Ira Tricky, Mulvane, S. d.
Frank Holmes, j. d.
jerry Simpson, S. S.
ii. NJ. Ingraham, j. S.
Rev. Thos. Penick, Wellington, Chap
lain.
X. Hahn, Tyler.
These officers, with e. T. Freeman as
marshal and VIM. b. Morris as bearer
OF the Great Lights were in charge of
the laying of the corner stone.
In the procession were Wellington
lodge. No. $50, in charge of Past Master
Walters; HazeltOn, Attica and Kiowa
lodges, in charge OF H. b. Steck, Master
of HaZelton lodge. Other Master Ma
sons present from the county went with
Delta lodge, while the visiting Masons
were with the other lodges in line.
The following was the order of process
sion as it formed on Main street, facing
south:
Queen City Ladies' Band.
School children and teachers, Supt. Ii.
S: Lands, marshal.
Eldred Post, No. ia. G. A. R., Judge
Loren Edwards, Commander.
Delphia lodge, No. 10, knights of
Pythias and visiting brethren.
big Six band, of Wellington, w.
IL. Dean, leader.
Pioneer lodge, No. 179, 1. o. O. F.,
Henry Morgan, acting n. g. and w. d.
VanSlyke, marshal.
st. Johns Commandery, No. "a,
knights Templar, of Wellington, F. b.
West in charge.
Wellington lodge, No. $50, A. f. & A.
NJ, +. B. Walters, Master.
Citizens band, Medicine Lodge, I.
e. Molloy, leader.
Charity lodge, No. 263, A. F. 81 M,
II. b. Steck, Master.
Mt. Olivet Commandery, No. II,
Knights Ternplar, of Wichita, w. S.
Corbett, Z. c.
Delta lodge, No. II, A. F. & A. M,
Medicine Lodge.
The line of march was from Thomp-
sons opera house south on Main street
to Lincoln avenue, west to Cherry
street, north to Washington avenue,
east to Main, north to Stolp avenue,
east to Walnut street and south to the
school building.
At the east side of the school build
ing, the foundation walls being compile
ted four feet above the ground level,
the procession halted, and the Masonic
fraternity, or as many as could get on
the platform made OH the floor joists of
northeast room, took positions and the
assemblage was called to order by Hon.
L. A. McNeal, member of the school
board, who then turned the ceremonies
over to the Masonic fraternity.
deputy Grand Master Shaver made a
short explanatory address and called on
the chaplain, Rev. Penick, of Yelling
ton, for prayer. The d. G. III. then
called on the treasurer to deposit the
box containing the articles and items of
history. Treasurer Woodward respond
ed and placed the box in position. The
D. G. M. then covered the box with &c
mant and snrpad cemnnt over tho nlano