The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-11-24
MASONS TO BUILD
GORGEOUS CATHEDRAL C0nTEM
PLATED BY ST. ELMO LODGE
They Propose to Erect . Home for the
that viii be q Monument to the Zeal and
Enterprise of the Scottish Kite Bodies
Working In this Valley Good Start
Made At the Thursday Night Banquet
Outline of Plans Proposed and How
They are to be Executed.

They are to be Executed.
At the Scottish Rite banquet at Gar
field hall last Thursday night, the MEM
bers assembled were presented with an
idea Of opening a subscription book
soliciting subscription of different
sums OF money; to be loaned TO the con-
sistory in this city 10 erect and furn-
ish a new Scottish Rite cathedral The
plan was hailed with delight by all the
members here and from abroad. and 1t
was a substantial kind Of delight too.
for notwithstanding the general finan-
cial depression eight thousand six hum
dred dollars were subscribed in few
minutes. The plan as formulated so
far IS to build an entirely new cathedral
either upon the present cite Of the pres
ent one or upon one equally, or as well
situated. Bonds VIII be issued to the
subscribers in exchange for their cash,
10 run without interest. and IL will be
readily seen that the plan is one where
no one Will really be giving to the con-
sistory Of this city. but will be allow
ing their cash to drift back into the
money market. returning TO them as
II was sent out, but bringing back the
everlasting gratitude Of the consistory
TO which il was loaned.
The membership in this city is now
three hundred and forty-four. with the
addition OF the class OF twenty-eight
just finished. AS only about a hun
dred Of this number were at the ban
Quet, IL can easily be seen that the
amount subscribed is not near equal
to what 1t would have been had all tna
members been present.
The consistory here numbers 100 more
than the one at St. Louis, and LEO more
than the one in Kansas City. counting
nineteen new members just taken in
in the class at Kansas City.
Mr.. c. Z. Fulton, who spends a great
part of his time travelling over the
country said TO an Eagle reporter last
night that the work OF the consistory
here Is far in advance OF any he has
visited, and this includes Kansas City,
St Louis and Cincinnati.
The new cathedral is expected to
cost between thirty and thirty-ive
thousand dollars. and probably will be
completed and furnished within the
next two years at the farthest- 1t
will be, when completed, the finest tenn
pie in the entire southwest, and the fur
nishings will be as fine as the finest in
Tie ldlQ.
Wichita Is looked upon from all the
surrounding country, extending out for
a considerable distance, as the COM
mercitl center from which all the sup
plies are obtainable. and with the strong
and vigorous mebership here IN the con-
s.story they occupy, is a center in all
masonic affairs, too powerful to cope
with by any other city in all the coun-
try around. With this magnificent
new structure now beyond the stage
of mere contempla ton she will be prou-
der than ever she was before. The
speed, and precision and accuracy with
which Kansas people perform seeming
ly herculean tasks is a source OF great
wonderment to the people of the east.
And considering what other individ-
uals have done here. it is needless to
say that an attempt made by as large
and powerful a body as the masonic
order of this city, will not fall through
with, and no fears whatever OF this
are entertained.