The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-18


ples which have now spread over the
whole earth; the high character OF its mem
bership, which embraces liberal kings on
their thrones, the nobility, and best
scholars of Europe and America, the elite
of the fraternity around the globe. with
whom the most modest but Intelligent
Master Mason may find companionship
and feel at home
This reunion will be especially interest
ing and pleasant from the fact that the
members of this jurisdiction will meet in
their own home for the first time. Their
spacious cathedral, which they purchased
recently, has been remodeled and is now
ready for occupancy. IL is the old Baptist
church on the corner of First and Market
streets and was purchased on account of
it's especial fitness for Scottish Rite ca
thedral. 1t cost $4,000 originally and
many more thousands have been added to
that sum in beautifylng it until it is today
one of the handsomest buildings of the
kind from the Mississippi to the Pacific
slope.
An EAGLE reporter was shown through
the interior of it yesterday and he was ad-
mitted into every room except the Holy
of Holes" where no footstep is allowed TO
fall except that of one belonging to the
consistory. To describe the beauty of the
interior is too difficult a task to be attempt
ed by one whose time is limited, for it
would take hours to frame words suitable
to describe it properly.
After passing through the main entrance
at the south the first room encountered is
a small Office neatly furnished, where the
Tyler protects the main lodge from the
curiosity of the cowans and evesdroppers
| Adjoining that on the west is another
room which is used as coat and hat room
and that, too, is we'll arranged with every
thing usually required for the purpose to
which it is dedicated. Beyond this room
the toilet room is located and it is a very
cozy place, though small Everything a
person needs can be found there, from
hair brush to the large mirror that hangs
on the wall, and there is not a modern
young ladies dressing room in the city
more complete in its appointments. 1t,
as all the other rooms are carpeted
! finely and papered nicely From either
that room or the cloak room or the parlor
the main work hall can be reached. This
is a beautiful room. 1t looks exactly like
miniature opera hall, having been sup
supply of very handsome scenery painted
to represent fine columns and other archi-
tectural designs characteristic of Masonry
in the Holy Land and Egypt. The procen-
ium is very handsomely decorated in
brown and gold and hanging over it is the
golden double headed eagle which
is worn so much as a watch charm
by Consistory masons. Back OF
the stage is the property room
which can be reached without entering
the main hall by reason of q system of
screens that has been arranged. The
main hall also contains a very nice gall
| lery Supplied with opera chairs and afford
| ing a seating capacity for about forty or
fifty guests. On the east side of the gal
! lery there is neat ante room for the use
of the choir which does not necessarily
have to be composed of membere OF the
consistory This is supplied with an
organ and it is said the music rendered at
the meetings of the consistory Is exceed
ing'y good. When the secret work is
going on this room is practically cut apart
from the gallery and hall so that the choir
can see or hear no more of the proceedings
than person five miles away. The lodge
room, proper. IS URutbu Wltu lOul CluDiCuA-
attic gas lamps The grand reflector hangs
directly over the altar and it is said to be
of very interesting design. The other
emblematic lights hang over the seats of
the three principal officers of the lodge.
The floor is covered with fine brussels
carpet and the ceiling and walls are COW
cred with very expensive papering that
runs from dark olive on the wall until it
blends with "A sky blue on the ceiling. a
beautiful freiZe of water lily pattern also
adorns the walls as well as many other
handsome designs too numerous TO men
tion. The parlor of the lodge adjoins the
main hall and is handsomely arranged
finely papered and carpeted with brussels
carpet also. The charters of the various
orders which constitute the Consistory
adorn the wall also a life-like and life
size picture of General Albert Pike the
distinguished, renowned and eXhalted Ma
son who died this year. The next room on
the east OF the parlor is the banquet hall
which is supplied with tables and seat
ing capacity of 100 persons. This is also
beautifully arranged and handsomely dec
GRATED. The kitchen is located on the
north of the banquet hall and is supplied
borrowing of dishes or knives and forks
INDUCED in by the Consistory folks. They
have everything in the table ware line that
is kept in the best hotels in the country
and is not cheap table ware either. Taking
it all together the building and its apart
ments are absolutely complete in every
detail aud are a credit to the zeal and en-
terprise of its members.
The following is q complete list OF
the members of the Consistory:
J.P. Allen, J. H. Alley. E H. Anawalt,
W. NJ. Anawalt, Wichita; A V. Alexan-
der, 8 degrees. Arkansas City.
A. w. Biting, &. w. Biting, o. d.
Barnes, Wichita, Kan; G. E. Balance,
Omaha. Neb.; John l. Boyd, Denver, Col;
Samuel Barrett. Pittsburg, Kan; Elmer
L. Bleckley, Wichita
grees. Wichita; w. IL. Collins. Chicago;
q. w. Cox. II degrees, Wichita; J. T.
Crosby. Fort Scott; A. L. Chaplin, Pitts
burg. Kan; w n. Caswell Wichita.
r. c. Dean, Il degrees, A. c. Dickson,
l4degrees, J c. Derby. William Davidson,
IA degrees. r. NJ. Dickerson, Wichita;- AL
bert w. Dold, Kansas City, Mo; j. ID.
H. P Farrar, Arkansas CITY; Thomas
G. Fitch, Wichita; William D. Ford, Pitts
burg, Kan.
William Griffenstein, T. B. CLOSER,
Wichita; II. c. eager, Fremont, Neb.; Ed
ward Goldberg, A A Glenn, {. A. Gates,
Wichits; H. l. GoodrOw, Elgin, H.; l. W.
Gill, Wichita
r. Allen Hail, George (. Harris.
Il degrees, c. H. Hunter, Il degrees,
j. A. Hollinger and J. r Holiday, Wich-
ita. Kan; J. W. Hirst, Fourteenth degree,
Leayenworth, Kan; G. J. Hartman, New
ton, Kan; :. II. Horner, Caldwell, Kan;
f. D. Holbrook, Horace. Kan: o. p. Hood,
Pittsburg, Pa; J. l. Huey, F. J. Hess, J.
II. Hartman, Arkansas City, Kan; J. A.
Heilmau. Newton.
Ed Il. Irwin, Winfield