The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-29
RIDING THE MASONIC GOAT
Twenty Eighth Annual Convocation of
the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite.
Degrees of AdoRiram Grand Lodge of Perfec-
ton Conferred Yesterday and Last Night
on Thirty-Seven Master MasOns.

Many Masons of high degree were in the
city yesterday. After registering at the
hotels they vanished in the direction of the
tall building on South Pennsylvania street.
where the AncIent Accepted Scottish Rite
Of Indiana Is holding Its TWEEN ty-eighth an
nual convocation. The annual reunions of
the Rite always draw many of the brethren
to the city. for it is at these reunions the
Masonic goat is said to play his liveliest
pranks over the rockiest of roads. The
blue lodge goat is reported to be an animal
of uncertain MOODS. who delights in TAX
ing unawares the candidate for the Master
Mason degree, but if the hints
dropped by Scottish Rite Masons are
indicative of the truth. the beasts used
In offering the degrees in the tall temple
are behemoths of the prehistoric age in
comparison to the blue lodge billy" It's
also intimated that the Mason who oan ride
one of these animals TO the steps of the
thlrty-second degree need have no fear of
the Shriners' camel, if he chooses TO ride 1t
later on.
As the visitors arrived at the temple
ton COMMITTEES: B. +. sipp chairman, Fl. {.
Ratfensperger. r. X. Syfers, Hiram Brown,
Austin b. Prather, Thomas II. Parry.
Charles s. Crossley, Albert Daller. Charles
r.. T.. IL l..
Robbins. L. E. Morrison, Sam b. sweet,
John r. Nickum. H. G. Adams, Horace
Wood.
The following names were on tho reg.
lister in the ante-room Ito the Scottish Rite
Hall: I. j. Mccoy. Rensselaer,; :. b. Rude.
Liberty; NJ. c. Drake, LadoRa; G. H. Hamil.
ton. Oscar Matthews, Gaylord Smiley and
M. +. Station, Tborntown; ID. Cammack.
MuncIe; George w. Gunder and Joseph II.
Reese. Marion; X. Fl. Hannah. Alexandria; j.
al>c Dat
AoSiss Sn A. ). a. Trosssr and e.
NJ. Keller, Columbus; d. B. Carter,
Forest; John Il. Dougal. Fort Wayne;
Frank A, Sollyer. Washington; +. n. Gray
F. johnson. Michigan City: Leavin swia-
gett and James MoCafrey. Cambridge City;
T. Il. Julian and Robert Hatcher. Lafayette;
w. +. Whedon. Madison; E. Marsh, Green
field; H. q. White and Henry Malley. Edin-
burg; 5. M. Douglass. Evansville; d. g.
lin; j. w. Park, south Bend; Mortiia OF
Nye. LaPorte; Jacob Isley. Attics; j. G.
Ellis. Vincennes; A. r. Cadwallader, West
Lebanon.
When Adonlram Grand Lodge of Perfec.
ton met, at O'Clock, yesterday afternoon,
thirty.seven candidates presented them
selves for initiation into the first OF the
four bodies comprising the rite. Nicholas
X. Ruckle presided and John w. Staub
master of ceremonies, and his assistants
conducted the neophytes over their tor
tuous path. The work of comforting the
fourteenth degree did not end until a late
hour last night.
To-day, at p. NJ. the same class of can.
didates, with probably q large addition
will receive the two degrees of Saralak
Council. p. of j. Charles L. Hutchison
will preside and ID. Fred Appel will be
master of ceremonies. At 8 P. NJ. all mem
bers of the rite In this city will meet in the
banquet hall of the temple, where feast
will be spread and speeches made. At 7:3(
p. NJ Indianapolis Chapter of Rose Croix
will convene, and the seventeenth and
eighteenth degrees be conferred under
direction of Byron X. Elliott, with Jacob
W. Smith as master of ceremonies.