The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-11-14
MAsoNs TO MEET
CITY WILL BE THEIRS TOMORROW
MIGHT.

the Degree at the Coming Reunion-Re-
ceptIon to Visitors aud Candidates will
be rendered iu tho Scottish Rite Tenn
pie at the Corner of Market and First
Street Monday Night ut 7:15-work
to be Resumed on Tuesday Morn
ing.
Tomorrow evening Wichita will be
turned over TO the Masons.
The week will be one of unusual in
terest in Masonic circles, it being the
occasion of the seni-annual convention
Of Ancient, Accepted Scottish Rite no
cons in this valley.
The Cathedral at the corner Of Mar
ket and First streets. where the con-
vention is to be held, has been elabor-
ately prepared for the occasion, and an
unusually interesting meeting is ex-
pected.
A class Of about thirty candidates has
been elected to take the degrees at this
meeting, coming from all sections Of
hdASGS, tuC lAuAdi
and Territory Of Oklahoma.
The Scottish Rite accept Master Ma
CONS OF the York Rite in good standing
as candidates for membership in their
bodies The Scottish Rite in the South
ern jurisdiction is divided into four
coordinate bodies, viz: The Lodge Of
Perfection, the Chapter of Rose Croix,
the Council of knights of Kadosh, and
the Consistory.
In the Lodge OF Perfection the cam
didate receives all the degrees from the
fourth to the fourteenth. inclusive, these
being styled the 'Ineffa bic degrees" In
the Rose Croix the dgrees are from fif-
teen to eighteen, inclusive, being His
toric and Religious Degrees" In the
Kadosh from the nineteenth to the tnir-
tieth, inclusive, being the philosophical
and Chivalric Degrees" and in rhe Con-
sIstory the thirty-first and thirty-sec-
ond degrees, being the Official Degree
OF the Rite.
The program of the work In these de-
grees, as presented by the officers Of
the Scottish Rite of this valley at their
dl tLc WITH, as AOA-
lows:
Monday evening. the 18th, at 7:50 p. m.
a reception to visiting brethren and
candidates will be held; work in the de-
grees commencing at S o'clock in Elmo
Lodge of Perfection No. the 4th, 5th
and 9th degree being conferred at the
evening session.
Tuesday morning, Nov. is. at 10
o'clock, work will be resumed in the
9th degrees being presented before lunch
hour. Commencing at O'Clock, the
10th, 11th, 18th, 18th and 14th degrees
will be presented, work closing at
O'Clock.
At the evening session work will be
in the Rose Croix, that roy
al degree. the 18th, knights Of the East
of the Sword or of the Eagle" consum-
ing the time Of the evening session.
On Wednesday, November II, the 18th
and 18th degrees OF the Rose Croix will
be conferred at the forenoon session,
at o'clock. At 1: 80 the
18th degree, knights Of the Eagle.
Knights of the Pelican, or Prince Rose
Croix, will be conferred, work closing
at 4 p. m.
Wednesday evening at 7:3o the coun-
ell of knights of Kadosh will assemble.
and all of the degrees from the 18th TO
29th will be presented.
On Thursday, the 18th, commencing at
9 a. m. the Goth degree. Knight Ka-
fosh. or Knight OF the White and Black
Eagle" will be conferred with full form
and ceremony, closing at $3.50 p. m. At
1 n. m. the 31st degree in the Consistory
will be conferred, and after supper the
32nd degree will be conferred, closing
the labor of the reunion. Immediately
sumptuous banquet will be
served to the members. candidates and
brethren at Garfield hall. A
number ofeminent members will re-
spond TO appropriate toasts and an elab-
,rate musical program will De furnish
81.
This reunion OF the A. A. s. r. in this
valley is the goth in their history, the
bodies Of the Rite being organized here
n 1887. The committees having charge
II the various matters incident to this
are as follows:
Executive-Charles VI. Jones J. G. |
Smith. Edward Goldberg, Thomas G. |
Fitch. Henry WaIlenstein, z. z. Bleck- |
ey. Charles G. Conn, John L. Powell.
Reception-Finlay Ross. Henry c. |
-.oomis, George L. Pratt, George 6.
Hartley. A. Anderson. James II. Black. |
}. B. Fuller. z. w. Wellington, 4. R. /
Slazier. c. r. Fulton, p. G. Walton, ]. |
\. Corey.
Music-Cnarles VI. Jones. c. W. Bit
ing. Edward Vail. o. D. Barnes. A. VI.
ioldstandt. 3. B. Cushman, with Hen
V ". HUFFMAN as musical director.
Banquet and Entertainment-Efward
Goldberg, L. r. Delaney, b. L. Eaton,
v. Mh. Anavalt. F. ". Oliver. A. Hess
!. F. Hayden. S. H. Horner, George p.
)old. Glen. Spruance, c. W. Carey, with
:. Steffen as caterer.
Henry Wallenstein as venerable mas
er of Elmo Lodge Of Perfection No.
rin have charge OF the work in that
-ody.
Elmer e BleckIey. wise master OF
Vichita Chapter Of Rose Croix No. 5.
ill have charge OF that part OF the
-ork.
Thomas G. Fitch. sir precsptor ~
Wichita Council Knights OF Kadosh No.
will he in charge.
Charles c. Conn. master OF Kadosh o.
Wichita Consisiory No. >, viii preside
ody.
DEATH OF j. r. TAYLOR
ormer Citizen of wichita Die. In Chicago
at the Age of IS