The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-11-07
AN EVEN SCORE
TWENTIETH ANNUAL REUNION OF
THE a. q. 6. Rs.

Which Means That the Bodies Of the An
Client Accepted Scottish Rite sitting In
the Valley OF Wichita, Will Hold Their
semI-Annual Reunion In This City,
Beginning Monday, November the
Fifteenth-very Elaborate Program
Prepared-Convention in Wichita Marks
Epochs in Progress of the Rite.
The twentieth Semi-a nnual reunion of
the bodies of the A. A. S. R. of Free
masonry, sitting in the Valley OF Wich-
fta, will be held at the Scottish Rite
Cathedral in this city on November Is,
16, IL and IS, commencing on Monday
evening the 18TH at 7:30.
The Scottish Rite Of Freemasonry
has obtained quite a foothold in the
United States in recent years, and is
now a powerful and influential organiza-
ton. This country is controlled by two
Jurisdictions. The Northern jurisdiction
with headquarter. at Boston controlling
all states north OF the OHIO and east OF
the Mississippi rivers, and the Southern
jurisdiction, with headquarters at
Washington, D. c., controlling the re-
manning territory in the United States,
and that Of Japan and the Hawaiian
Islands.
The bodie. Of the Rite in this Valley
yank among the strongest Of the organl-
cation in the Southern jurisdiction.
Wichita Consistory No. ranking second
in the list Of consistories. Almost 400
members are now on the roster OF this
consistory, with class OF about thirty
candidates at hand to receive the de-
grees from 4th to 32nd, at the coming re-
union.
The order of the Scottish Rite was
started in this city just ten years ago,
having but twelve members then, ana
they without property OF any klno.
They have, in this short time, grown TO
one OF the largest organizations OF ITS
kind in the Southern jurisdiction. and
own, free from debt, the handsome Ca
thedral property at the corner or Mar
ket and Fist streets, fitted out with a
gorgeous array Of paraphernaiia and &C
cessories, which enables the officers OF
the Rite to present the work in the Varl-
Gus degrees in the most entertaining
and instructive way.
The fame Of the talented reproductions
OF these historical and beautiful degrees
by the local members of the Rite has
gone out all over tine Southern Jurisdic-
ton. until the semi-annual conventions
held in this city are epochs in the pro-
gre.s of the Rite, and are always well
attended.
Probably the handsomest program
ever issued by a fraternal organization
has lust been mailed by the officers of
this Rite to their members and Scottish
Rite friends throughout the country.
The program is cut in the shape OF the
double-headed eagle, one Of the en-
Dlems Of the order. The highest art Of
the Iithogropher's skill has been brought
into play. and the sixteen pages OF this
program is replete with beautiful sketch
es. half-tones, and colored work in gold,
pink, blue, green and other rich effects.
The officers having the work OF the
coming reunion in charge are: Chss. q.
Cohn. master of Kadosh Of Wichita Con-
sistory No. q; Thos. G. Fitch, precepter
of Wichita Council knights Kadosh No.
s.; Elmer E. Bleckley. wise master or
Wichita Chapter Rose Croix No. 3;
Henry Wallenstein, ven. master of Elmo
Lodge of Perfection No. 9, and john Il.
Powell, secretary for all the bodies.