The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-25
MRS. LEASE WILL BE THERE
ar THE MEETING or THE GRAND
LODGE OF MISSOURI AT EkNs<s CITF.

LoD0E OF MISSOURI 1T KANSAS CITF.
She says shes = Fuii-1sdSed Height Tsus-
pisr. and What she says Go-- In the Cy-
] clone st.t--Ir the Free Mason. Dery uer
Cisins Sse'It Start m Order OF Her Owp.
Mrs. Lease says she's q Free Mason. when
Mrs. Lease says anything. and says IL hard.
the great State OF Kansas gets under cover and
holds It's breath. When Mira Lease gets
through saying what she has got to say the
great State OF Kansas comes out with q sigh
| OF relief and resumes business at the old
stand. This IL because the people Of Kansas
know Mrs Lease Of old But Free Masonry.
| which 6ourishes In other places besides Kan
sas. doesn't understand Mrs. Lease. and when
she speaks Free Masonry Is moved to lift up
it's voice In laughter.
MIRA Lease doesn't stop at announcing that
she Is Free Mason. She solemnly asserts that
che is Knight Templar. or rather. the femi-
nine OF Knight Tempar. which is perhaps Lady
Templaresa There is no president for this
form. as no woman has ever yet reached that
degree. but when Mrs. Lease gets up and does
things the English language has to hustle it.
self aud branch out in new directions to keep
| up with the procession. To prove that she
has reached this exalted degree OF Free
Masonry she wears Knight Templar charm
with keystone and other insignia when-
ever any Mason tackles Mrs. Lease on the
propriety OF her wearing these things. she
says airily:
oh. its all right I'm q full member OF the
Hugh Depayne Commandery. II you don't
believe II. try me with the signs"
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III 81. s.~..,,ia, NJ ... On
Th. ,.mnns 1000 go. - III, ~
tioI.n hsni,a a-aa.,onsS as s a.u po
| M.sonr, d..,r.. ar. ~ - ,"n $1,000
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s iouna SoI'hy 'houiu also oecome
or, %ssons, ana 20 mat emo proposes 70 extend
Once by giving a sien Of the ordsr." SAYS
| she II was saved from personal violence and
| probable injury. That act m q thinking thar
| Free Masonry would be even more valuable to
women than to men, yho are better able to
protect themselves Therefore. I have de-
| termIned to initiate women into Free Masonry
| There 10 no reason why they should nor make
as good or better msmbors Of our Fraternity
than men. There have been women Masons be.
fore now. II the other lodges refuse to recog-
nize the women initiates. We will act indie
pendently OF them. In time they will be forced
to recognize US and cooperate with "a Itmay
be that this will form the chief part Of my fu-
ture work"
Just now IL Mrs Leases glorious opportuni-
IL for testing her Masonic rights. for there 4,
now IN progress the meeting OF the Grand
Mrs Lease will hIe herself with demand that
the papers, which she says shs will present be
recognized. II they aren't then let Free Ma
.onrx b.vara tbo now., q, ~ y. i'd 100000.
'ont, oo"aro III" po"sr oi tho iaoJ ofAtoress.
politicianess. lawyeress OF Kansas. for as surely
as the sun rises In the accustomed position Of
m. b..v.ns 40 .,,.lx Iii NJ. I.a..no.na
'"o hea'on'' ~ sutop Will hFs LeaSe 40 Ano
get up Masonry OF her own No longer may
a.s :, ~ - 80 " ~ 40 S
"oias Vi tho oo'sks Song
They may not gather round our shrnss
Their tonguos aa.. We cannot truss
ou' iA'h E" IN 'hsh hps
Meantime Masons all over the country r..
- ,ha IL. ~. ~, ."o oo'
card the AFFAIR with mingled surprise and
amusement. The sur prise In that Mrs Lease
should have mastered IN, sign. grin. ana
passwords Inc amussmentis that she should
claim to be knight Templar. IL You ask q
Mason that thar. IA .o smnsIne IN ths t.mnn.
Kansas woman's claiming to be- a Knight
Tsmplar. he will chuckls and say that II 10 alb
sprd on tbs face n, n ana ,hat no ono h,,
MEMBER OF the fraternity can appreciate tho
truly delicious character OF the Joke. When a
Sun r.porter .sksd nrominart Mo.on
whether II was possible that Mrs. Lease should
be IN ember OF the fraternity he contaminated
a Ia .ornar q, tho oaiI,na IA s,t1 dr.a,iI.
- eO'"o' " t'o 'e''inH sn' 'a'a "'eauiy'
DO Jou wear pants don't mean to quote
the words OF that adyertIs ement at you +" he
.xn,oinad. "hut that ia rs.IIy tha ouas,Ioo =,
stake with regard to Mrs Lease Unless she
wore male attire and had mAsqueraded for
som. tim.as man sbe couldn't r,ossihlx h.s
Mason ana AS Tor her having gone through
the fourteen degrees necessary 70 her hecom-
ing Knight iemplaE thnt istlmpiy lAngha-
Die. No. sir mink that Mrs Leases heat