The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-21
A ROYAL WELCOME.
Brilliant RECEIPT Tenderef Mr.. and Mrs.
Hetlinger BY the Knighis Templars.

Brilliant RECEIPT Tenderef Mr.. and Mrs.
Hettinger BY the Knights Templars.
The reception given last night to Mr.
and Mrs. l. II. Hettipger by the members
of Mount OIivet Conmandery, knights
Templars, and their ladies at the Scottish
Rite cathedral was o. very brilliant, a very
social and, consequently, n very pleasant
affair. The beautifully furnished rooms
of the cathedral were brilliantly lighted
by the emblematic groups of gas jets as
well as by electric lights, while the at
mosphere was laden with the sweet strains
of Barnes s. Newcombs orchestra. The
evenings program opened with a reception
and closed with a banquet and series OF
speeches such as only the Knights can get
up and enjoy. About sixty of the lead
ing ladies of the city attended
the reception and made it truly pleasant
one for the fair young bride of Mr..
Hettinger, who has come TO make her
home in the Peerless Princess. Some Of
the richest, most intelligent and most
honorable citizens of Wichita are mum.
! bered among the Knights, and conse-
quently the affair was in keeping with
their standing in the community. For
about an hour the reception progressed
/ and then supper was announced. The
| dining rooms of the cathedral were
| thrown open, revealing two long rows of
! tables, set with the china of the Scottish
Rite Masons, which is of the very best,
while the room was lighted brilliantly
with electricity and two rows of wax
candles extending from end to end of the
tables. The supper consisted Of a
very nice menu including some de-
! licious hot coffee. Both the cooks and
/ walters were knights and they acquitted
themselves in a manner that would do
credit to the staff OF Delmonico.
After supper POSTMASTER Harry Gordon
in his usual eloquent and impressive man.
ner extended the welcome of the COM
mandery to Mr. and Mrs. Hettinger 1t
WAS royal welcome, warm welcome,
and welcome that was full OF the deepest
sincerity Mr. Hettinger responded in the
most happy manner in behalf of himself
and his bride. His remarks abounded
with The most pleasant wit and the most
assuring testimonials of his intensely
happy state. He said that about two
years ago he listened to speech by Mr.
Gordon at similar gathering in which he
sung the praises of the fair sex so eIo-
quently and beautifully, that from that
moment he sought to acquire the heart
and hand of the ideal woman of Mr.
GOrdon's eloquent word painting and he
was quite sure he had found her. and so
was everybody else Mrs. j. A Holliuger
was called upon for recitation and pleas
ed the assembled guests with a very happy.
original piece that abounded with witty
illusions to woman's position with refer
ence to her knightly husband
Ex-Mayor Clement responded to the
toast ''the ladies'" and did it admirably,
considering the fact that it was au i'm
promptui effort. He abandoned the usual
course of fAttery and spoke TO them from
a standpoint of Their true worth and the
part they have played in all the great and
noble epochs in Christianity and civiliza-
ton. The eXmayors remarks abond-
ed with lofty ideas and with
tender sentiments and received
for his ability in portraying the many vir-
tues of the gentler sex the hearty and pro-
longed applause Of the knights whose most |
tender cords were touched by his remarks |
At this point Mr.. Gordon explained the |
accident which prevented Sir Knight |
Lewelling. governor-elect, from being |
present and commissioned Mrs. Lewellng |
who was present to carry home to him the
of the knights and their sor-
row for the accident which compelled him
to be absent.
Captain Scott Corbett was called upon
for respone to any toast he might choose
to select, and he talked very interestingly |
toI fifteen minutes on the men quoting |
ancient history by the page and wrapping |
his tongue about Biblical names with |
a nicely that was astonishing The |
fact of the matter is that be went through |
the complete history OF the Red Cross
knights. His remarks were full of inter-
est to the ladies particularly who are de-
barred from going through the mysteries
of the temple
The very interesting evenings entertain
ment closed with speech by Charles NJ.
Jones who spoke on the merits of Mt.
Olivet commandry. His speech was a rev.
citation to those present for he is quite o
speaker. He is what might be called an
oratorical flower that is blushiug and
blooming unseen. He paid very high
tribute TO the members of the commandry
and showed that they were not only in all
the honorable avocations in the CITY, that
they were in places of distinction, but
that they belonged to every nationality.
etc. He wound up by quoting to the
ladies the charge given to the brother
after being invested with the degree of
which is one of the prettieSt
in the English language Mr..
and Mrs. Hettiuger may well feel proud of
tue hospitable and fraternal reception
rendered them and the true knightly wei
come held out to them.