The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-08

As stated in yesterdays Eagle the
Seventeeth serni-annual reunion Of
Scottish Rite bodies of the Valley of
Wichita, convened in the Scottish Rite
cathedral, in this city on Monday. April
6, and will continue four days The fol-
lowing degrees will be conferred in full
form with all the accessories, including
music:
Elmo Lodge Of Perfection, No. 9. 4th
to 14th.
Wichita Chapter, Rose Croix, No. 8.
18th TO 18th.
Wichita Preceptory Knights Of Ka-
dosh, No. 5, 18th to S0th.
Wichita Consistory, No. 2, 31st and
32nd.
Beginning at 9 o'clock yesterday
morning, work was taken up in the
7th degree and continued TO the 14th
degree when an adjournment was had
until evening.
The following class Of candidates
Were examined and promoted through
the several degrees:
J. 3. McMahan, DR.. George Purdue,
DR.. f. Z. Hamilton, Nicholas Steffin,
Frank r. Dyer, Ira P. Pierce, L L.
Newcomb, B. B. Herndon, Charles W.
Southwark, ]. Z. Hoffman, Frank A.
Miller, John T. Manner, o. A Myers, T.
+. Adams, ]. A. Pratt, o. G.. Jacobs, y.
l.. Neikirk, W. c. Park, Orville Smith,
George L. Hoyt, Harry Aney, c. 5.
AIackey, d. b Fuller of Eureka.
In the evening the class took up the
work in the 18th degree with j. II.
Mccall as King Cyrus accompanied by
his magnificent court
In the 10th degree f. E. Bleckley pre-
sided as King Darius and the class
were advanced through all the dazzling
beauties and hidden mysteries Of this
degree.
Professor Henry W. Huttmann has
charge of the music for the occasion and
introduced the celebrated quartette
composed of Bion Hull, Fred Sweet.
Will Hatton and Frank Higgins who
made glad the hearts OF the weary pill
grims and completely captured the au-
dience with their harmonious melodies
Miss Alice Goldburg then gave violin
solo entitled the BLUE Bells of Scot
land" with variations, which perfectly
captivated all.
Mrs. George aHmmann then sang the
beautiful solo, 1.-The Holy City" and
the worshippers at the shrine could al
most behold the end of the pilgrimage
of all true AIasons.
Professor Blume's orchestra composed
of Fritz Huffman, Ralph Dunbar,
Arthur Reams and James Hobbs, dis
coursed sweet music throughout the
evening.
Among the visitors present the fol-
lowing were noted last evening by a re-
porter for the Eagle: Ed. Hayes of
Wellington; Thomas Dickinson of Fort
Scott; ]. a. Corey of Dodge City; c. II.
Hettinger Of Harrisburg, Pa, A. p.
Glozer of Newton; A. s. White of Gin
cinnati, Ohio; B. T. Holt of Peoria, Ill;
w. E. Brown of Augusta.
Work will be taken up this morning in
the 18th degree at 9o'clock and at 1880
the mysteries OF the upward march dis
closed in the 18th degree will be enter
ed
Missionary is a good deal like what
good chUrchman once said, when asked
why he was a churchman. Said he:
Il like my church because it never
NEEDLES with politics or religion" We
can apply this remark with peculiar
force to Missionary. 1t does not inter-
fere with mans duty 10 his country,
or his creed, nay, more, it encourages
and Strengthens his loyalty to both by
practice and precept. It is the friend
and support of good government every
where, and it frowns upon any and all
attempts TO break down those equal
rights guaranteed TO all under the con-
stituti0n, whether in the worship of his
God, or in the pursuit of wealth and
IN his daily avocatiOns. There
are IN all communities some fanatics
who do not recognize these rights, but
who insist that their neighbor shall let
them think for him, and howl him down
if he dares to have the courage Of his
own convictions, in matters OF political
policy or personal rights. These So
called reformers want TO either rule or
ruin if they only can be on top. But as
good Abraham Lincoln said: You can
fool some of the people all the time. and
all the people some of the time, but you