The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-16
FUN FUND IS $4,000
THERE Is NOTHING SMALL ABOUT
THE jelly sHRINERc.

Grand Commandry of the State--shrin-
ers Parade the streefsfn Royal Oriental
Style--Banquet Given Last Night a
Grand and Elaborate laTair--Notes of
the ConcIave.
Grand Master-Robert E. Torrington
of Wichita.
Deputy Grand Commander-W. c.
Holns of Parsons.
Grand Generalismo-W. c. Chafie Of
Topeka.
Grand Captain General-George H
Jenkins of Kansas City Kan.
Grand Prelate-S. Z. Busser of Dodge
City.
Grand Recorder-A. NJ Callahan Of
Topeka.
Grand Treasurer-w. S. corbett of
Grand Senior Warden-Ed Hays of
Wellington.
Grand Junior warden-C. NJ. Jones
of Wichita.
The above were the grand officers
elected al the annual concIave of the
knights Templars Of Kansas yester-
day.
There was less business transacted
at the meeting than at any previous
meeting in the history Of the order in
the state.
Lawrence was selected as the place
for holding the next conclave, and the
second Tuesday in May 1896, is the
date.
There was no issue whatever to
bring out discussion. 1t was business
from the start
The grand recorders report showed
that there ere forty-two charter COM
manderies in the state with a dispense
ton issued to the Sir Knights of juno
ton City and Chanute to organize COM
madries. The number of Knights in
the state is 3,176 that are affiliated
with communicates. Two hundred and
forty united last year: thus making
net gain Of sevnty-five
THE SHRTNER'S PARADE.
At O'Clock last night the Shriners
parade took place and it presented
much nicer appearance than did the
knights Templars parade of Tuesday.
About $50 of them were in line and they
preserved the most excellent military
order in the march. -Four stalWart
policemen led them. Next came HoIa-
days Military band Of Hutchinson,
which was in turn followed by a score
or more of Arabs. Grand Master Nc
tdII " lItf- Blue LplSt AlaSoIS oil Kan
SaS, SorgeOuSiy dressed in boomers
and turban, with sword in hand and
finely mounted on n donkey, followed
and attracted no little attention The
small boys and the ladies We're SPECIAL
admirers Of him and his donkey, and
he received round after round of cheers
Down at the bottom of the parade were
= the grand officers of the Shrine in car
rlages. escorted by "A company Of
Arabs The grand officers were az
rayed in the rich robS of the order
and made a swell appearance.
The paraders We're all dressed in
black suits, canes and fezes, and many
OF them We're in evening dress. The
Wichita boys presented the incest ap-
pearance as all Of them wore dress
suits They marched from the Carey
hotel to Main street and thence north.
finally winding up at their hall on the
corner of First and Main street.
MEETING Or THE SHRINE. 4
Over 100 candidates were initiated
into the mysteries of the shrine last
night and travelled over the sandy des-
ert. They will never forget their trip
ii they live to be as old as the pyramids.
The iniation fee is $50 and the money
taken in at last nights meeting amoun-
ted to over 5000 All this sum viii
be devoted to the cause Of fun. And.
by the way. the shrineT can have more
fun for $4,000 than any other class of
people on earth. The degree is not one
of the regular degrees in masonry.
but for all that no one can become
member Of it who is not either a
knight templar or u Scottish rite mason.
Il is a regular rib splitter and men
have been known I OtraYel hundreds of
miles TO be present a one of the meet
ings. Women cannot belong to it. and
1t is well. Mrs. Lease 10 the contrary
vi u RAJ 10 iS alah f,-
rate and the costumes worn are exceed
ingly gorgeous.
THE BANQUET HALL.
1t was 1870 when the guests sat down
TO the tables in the auditorium. The
banquet was announced to begin at 10
O'Clock but there was too much fun X
the meeting of the shrine TO desert it
for banquet before reasonable hour
which is never much before midnight
for shriners.
The banquet was gotten up by ladies
of St. PauTs Methorist church under
the direction of Edward Goldberg and
it was Il very elaborate as well as a very
artistic affair. Mr.. Goldberg had the
tables set in the shape of an octag0n
in the auditorium. In the center of the
DOOR was = beautiful mountain Of
palms and flowers suTmounted by life
sized statue Of an Arabian camel. 1t
was a triumph of art and great praise
was bestowed on Mr.. Mueller the gen
tleman who got it up. The other deco
rations were very elaborate. Mr..
Goldberg also designed the napkins
which Were very pretty. In the center
of the napkins was a Turkish feZ bear /
ing in gold letters the name Isis and the /
date of the banquet. The menu was
very fine and consisted of everything /
that goes 10 make up a grand ban /
quet. There were some fine punches /
in the catalogue of good cheer and /
NUNS extra dry in abundance The ban .
Paul's church have gained quite repu- !
tation for getting up hanqueJs and now /,
serve the knights TempIar and Scottish |
Rite tables altogether. ThiTty-Jwo of ,
the prettiest young ladies in the city /
waited on the tables and it presented !
truly i scene of female beauty and /
knightly chivalry.
Harry L. Gordon was the toast mas |
ter for the occasion and some eloquent I
speeches were made. but at such late !
hour that II was impossible to set them. /
CONCLAVE NOTES.
Ex-County Commissioner James |
Heskett of Summer county is here as a /
delegate.
Johnnie Blair of Caldwell had more |
fun than anybody at the Shriners' !
meeting.
1t was very noticeable the number of /
young men who are knights Templar /
in Kansas.
Colonel Rouark of the Santa Fe at
Woodwork, @ T.. is in the city attend /
ing the conclave
EX-Sheriff Ault and George L. Pratt |
were among the victims Of the Shrin- /
ers doings last night.
Mrs Glenn Spruance Of Wellington IS /