The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-19
SCOTTISH RITE REUNION.


With tie cool bracing spring air Of yes
terday, there seemed to be new life in
| fused into the work, and the most enter
| tanning session of the Scottish Rite re
| union was the result.
A large influx OF visitors from abroad
| reinforced those who had previously ar
rived. and added to large degree to th'
pleasure of the social side of the session.
The morning session began at 1880 with
the 18th degree. prince Of the Ros.
Croix." which was the initiatory effort o.
the officers in charge of this section. Il
proved a most successful and beautiful
presentation, the cardinal principles
Faith. Hope aud Charity" being effect
lively portrayed The emblem Of the or
der. the Rose Croix. was reproduced in tn
form OF an elegant cross OF roses and cal
lalilies more than four feet high. which
rested on . terrace Of steps overiaid with
silver leaf and evergreen.
The other floral decorations were ex
quisitely arranged, which, with the vivid
pictorial portrayal Of the work with the
stereopticOan, enhanced BY the singing OF
a select choir. with the burning OF incense
the mysterious rites and flow of oratory,
the last degree.
The twenty-first degree "Noachite o,
Prussian Knight" was the leading feature
of the evening session. This degree
with its dramatic and thrilling pas
sages, its impressive ana tragic de
Monuments with the play of the ma
gicians skill, commands the closest atten
ton of candidate and members alike
throughout the historical delineation oil
the work. The characters were all well
assumed, but special mention is due W
NJ. Shaver in his eloquenec and the digni-
fed rendition of the part of Lieutenant
Commander J. II. Alley for the kingly bear
ing aud impressive portrayal OF the charac-
ter of Richard, king OF England; OF Henry
Walleostein in the brilliant representa-
ton of Phillip. king of Francs; of c. AZ.
Jones aud C. W. Biting in the tragic and
intensely dramatic passage at arms as
Count Rienfred and Adolph, the Saxon in
the Hall Of Magic"
The musical program was exceptionally
good. The solo work of Mira Is. o. Hagen.
with the instrumental work OF the Mes>rs
Dunbar, Dorsey and Miss Hall, received
we'll merited appreciation and applause
during the progress of the work.
Among the visitors from abroad in adj
di.ion TO those named previously were,
Alex. w. Marshall and j. Adger Smyth OF
Charleston, S. c.; f.. L. Fay of ST. Louis
Saml Page. Evan Davis, G. B. Hamilton,
j. ID. Norton and L. W. Harrison OF To-
peka; W. H. Hudson, Winfield; j. S Lang,
Coffeyville; j. F. Gard and G. F. Wood
Iduu. SuctUyVdlcs 1uuS. ~ A1ouu, Ooiiua
H. d. McQuade. Stafford; j. r. TrOuslot
and w. j. Pu.tt, Newton; I. c. Myer,
Arkansas City, aud j. NJ. j. Sanno of Ft.
Leavenworth.
J. Adger Smith of Charleston, as well as
his colleague of tue same city, Alex. w.
Marshall. are very prominent members OF
the masonic order in their state The for
mer being grand representative of the
grand lodge OF England. past grand mas
ter aud past grand high priest OF the blue
lodge and chapter of his state, The latter
representative of the grand lodge OF
Scotland and u member of the royal order
of Scotland from Edinburg. also a
knight OF the court OF honor under the
southern jurisdiction. Evan Davis aud j.
d. Norton of Topeka are thirty-three de-
gree members of the supreme courcil OF
the southern jurisdiction, and I. w. Har-
rison is mayor of Topeka.
j. NJ. j. SannO OF TT. Leavenworth,
aside from being a warrior OF renown un-
der Uncle Sam, is in matters Masonic a
knight of the Court of Honor in the
southern jurisdiction.
Tomorrow is the closing day of the pres
ent reunion. and promises to be one OF in
creased attendance aud attractiveuess.
The closing chapters in the work
will be added. and after the
work is flushed, in the evening
all the sublime princes Of the royal secret,
both new and old. will march to the Ma.
sonic hall, at the corner Of Main and First
streets, where the semi-aunual banquet
and love feast will serve to rejuvenate tho
weary candidate aud workers who have SO
enjoyably traversed the mystic passages of
Scuottish Rite Masonry during the week.