The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-10

Themselves Up to Enjoyment-F Feast
Spread That is Fitting for a King-Nu-
sic and oratory INDUCED in Until the
Sma' Hours-Many Visitors Were Pres
emit From Surrounding Towns - Big
Class Take the Degrees All the Way Ur
to the Thirly-second,
The semi annual meeting of the Scot
fish Rite Masons, working in this city
since last Monday, ended last night
with a grand banquet
The banquet was gotten up by y.
Steffen, wlife the tables were set and
served by colored walters from the
Carey.
About 200 Sir knights participated in
the banquet and remained until the
i sma' hours indulging in oratory tina.
was replete with wit and wisdom Some
very eloquent speeches were made
The banquet was given in Masonic
hall on the corner of Main and First
streets. The hall was beautifully dec
GRATED for the occasion with works of
art and plants artfstically arranged.
The tables were adorned with beauti-
ful flowers fresh from the hot house as
well as rich potted plants The toast
master was Charles NJ. Jones. Several
very eloquent speeches were made but
go late that they could not be obtained
for the first edition of this paper.
The last days session of the consis-
tory commenced at 9 o'clock yesterday
morning with an Increased attendance
and ended at 1870 p, m.
The work of the meeting was In
charge of J. Giles Smith. deputy in
spector for Kansas; Charles NJ. Jones,
master of Kadosh of Wichita consist
DRY No 2; Thomas G. Fitch, Sir Pro
cepter OF Wichita council knights of
Kadosh No. 3; Elmer f. Blec5ley, wise
master, Wichita chapter Rose Croix
No 5; Henry Wallenstein venerable
master Elmo lodge of Perfection No. g.;
who were ably assisted by Edward Gold
berg. NJ. A. Carvin, James II. Mccall,
William NJ. Shaver, George L. Pratt,
A. NJ. Goldstandt, Edward Vale, Fred
H Stuckey, c. w. Biting, Charles G.
Cohn, August Anderson, William M
Annawalt, /. Goldsmith, F. w. Oliver
and others.
The full roster Of the class Of candi-
dates is as follows. Thomas z. Ad-
ans Of Sapulpa, I. T.; David B, Fuller
Of Eureka, Kan; George L. Hoyt, OF
Burton. Kan; Otto A. Meyer of Almo,
Kan; Artemus I. Neikirk of Cross, O.
t.; William c. Park Of Emporia, Kan;
Forest Pratt of Pittsburg, Kan: Orville
Smith of wellington, Kan: John w.
Skinner Of Winfield, Kan; and Frank r.
Dyer, Ernest E. Hamilton. Baker B.
Herndon. Jacob T.. Hoffman. Orlando G.
jacobs, Charles J. Mackey, John T. Ma
nier, Frank A. Miller, Joseph b. McMa-
hon, George e. Purdue, Charles w.
Southwark, Nicholas Steffin, Harrison
Amey, Ira T. Pearce and Leland L. New
comb Of Wichita.
Additional visitors from abroad: Col
onel H. c. Loonis, E.. P. Greer, John
r. Ballard, w. c. Beck, John s. Svflkin,
of Winfield. Harvey Horner and Sol
T. Tuttle, Of Caldwell; Frank J.. Hess,
Arkansas City; P. G. Walter, Anthony;
1. A Hillman, Newton; II. w. Gleason,
Hutchinson; Q. G. Corburne Topeka;
Edd Hays. Wellington, E. 5. Donnelly,
Guthrie.
The quartet composed Of Fred W.
Sweet, Bion Hull, Frank Higgins and
VIII Hatton, sang during. the thirty
second degree and banquet.
leAa:G-arR rijlo IN in DIN DIN DIN nm
Senator Harry Gordon of 1ffs city
welcomed -the visitors and Hon Ed 2.
Greer of Winfield responded. Among
the more eloquent of the speeches were
those delivered by S. w. Cooper, F'rfd
Bentley, Thomas G. Fitch, Henry G.
Sluss OF this city and Judge Fuller OF
Eureka.