The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-08-13
KANSAS AT DENVER.
FIVE Wichita Men Accepted IN the Pictorial
Gallery Of the News"

bett, G. A. Walker and j. p Allen.
About tomorrow paper is expected Go
| arrive containing an account of the death
of the editor. J. A. Hollinger's picture
bears an exact likeness to that of August
| Spies; Ike Hettinger's looks exactly like
that of Prince George of Greece, or some
heavy pork-packer; w. S. Corbett looks
exactly like Frick of Carnegie Steel
works fame; j. p Allen looks like him
self. while G. A. Walker looks like a Tam
manyite or a Clan-na-Gael.
| The News compliments Wichita and
the state Of which she is the metropolis,
by giving them write-up occupying over
| two columns.
| Speaking of Mount Olivet commandery
OF this city, it says:
The largest commandery in the state of
| Kansas is Mount Olivet, No. IL of Wichita
which will be at 1905 Cleveland place.
Mount Olivet was chartered on May u,
1915, and WAS Instituted ten days later by
Dir John II. Brown, the present grand re-
corder and secretary of all Masonic bodies
III the state OF Kansas. Ii was the first
commandery instituted in the Arkansas
valley, though since then five have been or
| gauized out of the original jurisdiction. As
| now constituted Mount Olivet's member
|
| mess men of the city, most of whom take a
Keen interest in templary. Its officers are
efficient in the work of the ritual and have
always been so since its organization. All
the members are uniformed in full regula-
ton uniform and no other commandery in
| the state is as well equipped
There are twelve past eminent command
ers in the body, the list being headed by
Past Grand Commander Sir w. S. Corbett
who In turn was followed by Past Eminent
Commanders Sirs j. z. Allen, G. 4.
Walker, G. T. Martin. o. D. Barnes, J. II.
Alley, Flnlay Ross, Charles H. Hunter,
Charles NJ Jones. j. a. Holiinger Robert
Z, Dean and o. b. Stocker Sir w s. Cor
oett is president of the Kansas National
bank, Sir j. p. Allen is director of the
State National bank and ex-mayor of
Wichita, and Sir G.. A. Walker is cashier
I OF the Wichita National bank. Sir J. A.
Holllnger, the present recorder of the COM
mandery, has held that Office ever since
his term as eminent commander expired,
ana ne 1t was who took the commandery
TO Washington, ID. c., three years ago.
Sir l. II. Hettinger, the present eminent
commander, is young maa who is en-
thusiastIc in the cause of knight Temp
larry.
Mount Olivet commandery is Differed as
follows: Sir |. H. Hettinger. eminent com
mander; Sir Fl. l.. Gordon, generalissimo;
on "a u nun you Captain SSltTdl. Or L.
Il. Bleckley, prelate; Sir j. A. Hollinger;
recorder; Sir j. L. Dorsey, senior warden;
Sir John L. Powell, junior warden; Sir
William Davidson, sword bearer; Sir w.
II. Herbig, standard bearer; Sir George
w. knorr, warder; Sir II. l.. Smithson,
captain of the guard.
Besides these, all of whom will be &C
companied by their wives, the other mem
bers of the commandry who have signified
their intention of taking passage to Den
yer on the Missouri special Knight Tenn
plar train are Sir I. j. Humble and wife,
Sir j. +. Holiday aud wife, Sir c. NJ
Benton, Sir &. NJ. Jones and wife, Sir J. S.
Cole and wife, Sir l.. ID. Skinner and wife,
Sir o. z. Smith and wife, Sir F. w Oil
Sir z. Goldberg and wife, Sir d. G. Harper
and wife, Sir G. W. Anderson and wife,
Sir W. S. Pratt and wife. Sir w. w. An
derson and wife, Sir j. II. Alley and wife,
Sir ID. J. Wallace and wife, Sir H. F.
Goode, Sir G. NJ. Dickson and wife, Sir A
v. Alexander and wife, Sir {. N Jaekman
and wife, Sir Jesse Burt, Sir w. A Smith,
Sir George w. Bristowe, Sir r. Z. Deane
and wife, Sir T. K Mclean and wife, Sirs
Ii. C. Loumis and B. Hunt
The Dodge City commandery is compli-
mented as follows:
Dodge City commandery (U. d. left fer
Denver last night. 1t has chartered
special Pullman sleeper, handsomely dec
Grated with the emblems of the order at
tached to special train of Pullman cars
occupied by other small communicates
from various portions of the state.
This is the initial pilgrimage of this COM
mandery. and few of the knights have ever
participated in or witnessed the scenes in
cldent TO such an occasion. They all feel
confident of doing the order credit, as IL is
acknowledged that they have one of the
smoothest working blue lodges and chap
tiers in the state.
While at Denver they will make their
headquarters in their car. Having a
dining Car at their disposal they will take
their meals there when convenient.
They will arrive in Denver this morning
about o'clock. After the knights have
been located and rested they will report to
the headquarters of the grand command
cry of Kansas and await orders As IA
number of ladies will accompany the sir
knights it has been decided to make a tour
of a weeks duration, visiting all the prom
nent and picturesque points of Colorads.
The following is list of the sir knight
of the Dodge City commandry who will
attend the eonclave: Sirs S. Il. Busser, r.
by, r. w. Evans, Fred Gardner, G. NJ.
Beeson, w. N. Riley, j. H. SWEET c. S.
Williams. j. H. Churchill, T. II. Pope, |
O. II. Simpson, George Greenway. Ed
Hood, T. L. McCarty, d. w. Barton, ID. |
Francisco, r II. Norvell II. @. Simmons,
Joshua Mitchell, r. 81. Turner, J. A |
Corey, p. H. Young, G. G. Gilbert. Her
cules juneau, s. Jay Crumbine. The |
wives of al the knights bat the last five |
will accompany their husbands.
Dodge City commandry dates its exist |
ence from the annual conciave of the |
grand cemmandry held at Newton last /
May, when n special dispensation was |
granted, appointing Sir 5. h, Busser emf |
nent commander, Sir L. l. McCartv gen. |
eralissimo and Sir y. FL. Simpson captain |
general.
In the eight weeks of it's vigorous infau-
cy it has conferred knighthood on twenty |
five candidates and received into its treas
ury 81 GOO If it were called on now to |
lend crusade to Palestine and recover |
the holy sepuicher. it could master IN the |
sublime service forty-four swords and its
Beauseant would never trail in the dust. /
Dodge City is now the headquarters of |
Masonry in western Kansas. With the
advent of Rev. :. E. Busser came an in
creased enthusiasm for the institution, and
At once 4 chapter of Royal Arch Masons /
was instituted. The chapter carried away
the prize last year in the amount of work
done, il having exalted in nine mouths
Royal Arch Masons. IL WAS
TO by the grand chapter, convened
last February at Leavenworth, rs 'aE
apocalyptic revelation of the possibilities
Of perfect work"
Dodge City now has among its 2,470 pop
ulation los master Masons, sixty-seyeu
Royal Arch Masons, ten royal and select
masters, forsy-four Knights Tempisr. and
nine mobiles of the Ancient Arabic Order OF
Mystic Shrine. Application has been
made for council of royal and select
masters, and in september such council
viii he organized.