The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-19
NEW MEN AL HELM
GRAND CHAPTER OF KANSAS ELECT
OFFICERS FOR YEAR.

lent Grand High Priest for the First
Time in the History of the Order in the
state-Evening Reception Given to WISH
tors by Ladies' of Eastern star-List of
distinguished Dead From Other States
Opening of Grand Lodge Today-Notes
of TIE Meeting.
The grand chapter of the Royal Arch
3fasons of Kansas concluded its work
yesterday by the election and installa-
fion of the following grand officers:
Grand High Priests. Z. Busser Of
Itmporia.
Deputy Grand High Priest-E. E.
Mcneil Of Kirwin.
Grand King-A. II. Connect Of Great
Bend.
Grand Serbia. a. Sharp Of Larned.
Grand Treasurer. j. Freling Of
(Lesyen worth.
Grand secretary-Jacob Dewitt of
Salna-
The appointed officers are:
Grand Captain Of the Host-Compan-
ion Smith Of Minneapolis.
Grand Captain-Charles D. Webb Of
Topeka.
Grand Marshal-ColoneI H. c. LOOMS
OF Winfield.
Gran4 SentineI-DeIos Acker of Sen
eca.
The present Grand High Priest, Rev.
9. p Russer, Is rector of ST. Andrews
Episcopal church Of Emporia, Kansas.
lie was born at York, Pennsylvania,
August 3, 1850. He was made Mason
1t Lowell, Michigan, in 1876 and has
been Z resident Of Kansas for fifteen
years He is the first clergyman to be
exalted 70 the high position of Grand
High Priest Of the Grand Chapter of
Kansas. He is a member of Wichita
consistOry and is recognized as an
earnest worker in Masonic work.
The election was not holly contested
as all the candidates were in the line Of
promotion and progression, which is a
great principle in Masonic work.
The following list of distinguished
dead in other grand chapters jurisdic-
ton was submitted:
CaIifornia-M. i. Charles Ray Grit
man, ?. =. II. y; NJ. L. John Mills
Browne, T. G. L. p.
Cana dan. Z. Fred J. Menet, P. G. H.;
n 2. L. u. Henderson, P. G. Il.
DeIaware-M. Z. Thomas Davidson,
?. G. Il P.
Marvland-M. 2. Charles Van Swear
en- gen Levy. p. G. H p.
1GontaEa-M. Z. Richard o. Hickman,
p. =. II. =.
Michigan-M f. Michael Shoemaker,
p. c. II. P; r. z. Charles P. Hunt, P.
C. H. 2.
Nebrsska-aI. Z. Alfred G. Hastings,
y. G. 4. P; NJ. L. Charles F. Goodman,
P. c. II. p.
New Hampshire-M z. Thomas Ed
wsr6 Hatch, p. g. II. p.
New YoTk-M z. Rees Gibbons Will
liams, y. 9. II. p.
~ II
RloUnt, =. G. H p.
New South Wales-R. z. Francis Bar
nard Davidson, G. S
Oregos-R. L. Stephen F. Chadwick,
p G. +.
Rhode Island-M. F. Samuel George
Stiness, ?. G. H. P; NJ. Z. Nathan H
Gould, P. q. H p.
Texas-AL h Z. Ellis Coombs, P. G.
H p.
virginia-M. f. Rev. George Wash
fngton Damn, p. @. H p. and Cd CHIP;
=. f William Bryan Isaacs, Cd. Secy.
NJ z. William H H Lynn, p G. H. p
West LVirginia-M. L. Franklin, Rex,
p. c. Il. p.
Washiagton-M E. Albert Won H.
Carpenter, p. G.. II. P NJ. z. Jacob II.
BeIlinger, p. 6. II. r. and &c. Treas.
Early in the afternoon the grand
chapter adjourned and the members put
n the time in extending their fraternal
scuuaintances and seeing the city.
In the evening the ladies of the East
ern Star gave the visitors a reception
at Sadswick Music hall which was a
most delightful event.
Today at 9 o'clock a. IN. the grand
lodge Of Ancient Craft Masonry will
convene in Garfield hall Something
like SEQ members viii be present as each
lodge in The state is allowed three rep
resentatives. This will be the great
event Of the Masonic convocation and
they are the men who will take up and
settle theg reat Masonic questions and
issues of the state.
The following are the present grand
officers Of the grand lodge who VIII be
succeeded today:
James II. Mccall. Wichita, Grand
Master.
Chues c. Coleman, Clay Center, Dep
uty Grand Master.
William NJ Shaver, Wichita, Grand
Senior Warden.
n. l. Stone, WameSo, Grand Junior
Warden.
Robert i. Torrington, Wichita, Grand
Treasurer.
Albert k. Wilson, Topeka. Grand Sec
rotary.
Rev. Samuel f. Busser, Dodge City,
Graz d Chaplain.
Henry c, LOOMS, Winfield, Grand
Senior Deacon.
Emil Arner, salina, Grand Junior
Deacon.
James r Hawkins, Preston. Grand
Marshal.
John W. Gillian. Oswego. Grand
Sword SeaUer.
W. Z. Dunaway, Clay Center. Grand
Senior Steward.
William H. NIize, Osborn. Grand Jun
Tor Steward.
J. v Brandon. Smith Center, Grand
Pu-suivsut.
Delos ". Acker, Seneca. Grand Tyler.
One OF the great questions that viii
come before this grand lodge meeting
is lhat of TIE Masonic home 4 big
fund has been collected for this purpose
and il is expected that some thing will
be done with il. If a home is not seCur-
cd the funds collected Viii probably be
returned 10 the local lodSes from which
81 was collected.
The work of the Third degree was eN-
emDfifiaE last night and a great many
Master AIasons were present.
on CRYPTIC MASONRY.
nr. Nays address was so well receiv-
d that a demand was made upon him
hy the msherS of the council for more o.
T. Referring 10 the departed he said:
All have not come. Some who ming
ed with Is at orr last assembly have
been borne by angels wings on golden
Rondclas across the mystic stream AMI
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