Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-05
The Girl DISCHARGED.
MAsONs AT topeka.
The Leading Officers of the Order
Hold Sessions.

The Leading Omcers of the Order
Hold Sessions.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
TOPEKA, Kan, August 81, 1894.
This city during the past week has been
given up to the Masonic fraternity The
General Grand Chapter of the Royal Arch
Masons of the United States and also the
General Grand Council of Royal and Select
Master Masons were both in session. All
but one or two Of the states and territories
were represented.
! Few matters Of importance in the way of
legislation came before the organization
George l.. McCahan Of Baltimore was ex-,
allied to the office of general grand high
priest. The other officers were promoted
in the order Of their succession. The grand
high priest Of Iowa was elected to the va
cancy left at the foot of the line in the Of
nee OF general grand master of the first
veil. There was a great rivalry among the
cities Of Baltimore, Boston and Hartford
all of which claim to have had something
TO DO with the early organization and for
nation OF the body-to have the honor of
entertaining the next meetings. Baltimore
carried on the prize on the second ballot.
Washington, because Of its proximity to
the monumental city, will probably at that
Tune entertain the greater part Of the dele
gates to the meetings. Most of the dele
gates at the present session. in speaking
Of going to Baltimore. did not omit to de-
clare that one Of their chief desires in 60
Ing to that city was to have the privilege Of
being so near the national capital.
The delegates from the capital city were
Noble d. Larner. past general grand high
priestj George f. Corson, general grand
master of the first veil George H. Walker
grand high priest: Frank L. Campbell
deputy grand high priest; Alexander H.
Holt grand king, and Theodore G. DeAfol
grand scribe. They held a reception on
tended.
Companion Larner oficiated in the in
stallation Of the new officers, among whom
was companion Corson Of the District of
columbia, who was promoted to be general
grand master of the second veil.
Companions Holt, Corson and Walker
represented Washington Council In the as
sembly Of the General Grand Council of
Royal and Select Masters Ex-Congress-
man Coburn of New York was elected to
the office of general grand master.
Wide-awake committees received all dele
gates at the depots when they reached the
city and escorted them to the hotels. A re-
Seption was given on Tuesday night and on
thursday special train took everybody to
Fort Riley, sixty or seventy miles away,
where Gen. Forsythe, commandant of that
post. had arranged a program that proved
interesting and instructive. At o'clock a
dinner was served and toasts were respond
ed to by Gov. Prince of New Mexico. Gen.
Forsythe and many others. A base bali
game was played on the parade grounds
between nine from Emporia and the
soldiers from Fort Riley. pThose who cared
neither for the speeches nor the ball game
roamed over the reservation and visited,
among other points, the monument in men,
DRY or Capt; Ogden. which is erected on
try and said to be at the exact geographical
center of the United States.
AT O'Clock the special train conveyed
the party to Junction CITY, few miles
or vxvhn t,x>sAA
pared supper. a.
From Fort Riley the visitors could see at
a distance the remains OF the buildings at
Pawnee where the FIRST legislature of Kan
sas held its sessions. A hole in the wall
OF one of them could be distinctly seen
which told the story Of a cannon shot fired
during those troublesome Times.
One feature of the entertainment pro-
vided for the visitors by the companions Of
Topeka was carriage ride around the
city. w.