The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-11-19

TO their feet on the aye proposition. u-
COMMITTEES who have the matter in hand
offered the owner OF the building $4,000
ON the following terms: $1,000 in cash,
$1,000 in one year and $1,000 each year
thereafter for twenty years. This prop
osltion was declined by the owner Of the
building He submitted the following:
He would sell the magnificent building
for s23, COOS, 600 N cash and $1,000 each
year for ten years al per cent interest.
The committee did not exactly like the
proposition, but when ii was voted on
last night in the banquet hall nearly all
present voted that il be accepted, and
those who did not arise to their feet in
me affirmative did not vote in the mega
tive The question has not been settled,
nor has the vote in the banquet hall any
bearing only as a test as to the senti-
ment 1t now looks as if the Y. NJ. c. A.
building will at no distant day be the
home Of the Scottish Rite.
The twentieth semi-annual reunion OF
the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite Of
Free Masonry came to a close last even
ing in a blaze of oratory with banquet
ing and music accomplishments.
The labors Of the reunion closed at
1890 D. m, with the 32nd degree, Sub
lime Prince of the Royal Secret" a large
audience of local and visiting brethren
being present 10 witness the graduation
from the highest degree Of Scottish Rite
Masonry conferred on the largest class
that ever entered the doors of the cathe
draI.
At II o'clock the members. candidates
and invited guests repaired TO Garfield
hall. where the banquet WAS served.
The large banquet hall presented an
enchanting scene of stalwart and intel
lectual men, who had journeyed a long
distance, being rewarded at the end. The
soft mellow light which radiated from
the numerous banquet lamps only helped
to make the scene more beautiful. On
the tables which had been artistically ar
ranged in the form Of a Teutonic cross,
were small palms of every variety. About
the hall in appropriate places were plac
ed other palms and plants. On the plat
form was a bank Of flowers, palms and
ferns, and in the center was a beautiful
cross Of white roses about which were
entwined red carnations. The service
was splendid and the eatables were the
best and embraced all that the market
affords. 4,
The visitors from abroad at the ban
quet table last night were: Col. H. c.
Loomis. 80. Winfield; E. P. Greer, 81,
Winfield; S. G. Carey, 80, Winfield; Jno
S. Wiekin, 32, Winfield; Major A. E.
Woodson, 81, Darlington, o. T.; w. A.
Sullivan, 80, Darlington, o. t; VIM. NJ.
Shaver, 80, Topeka; VIII c. Chaffee. 80,
Topeka, A. K. Wilson, 80, Topeka; Geo.
II Jenkins, IA, Topeka; w. X. Maxwell,
3d. Parsons: VIM. Bussey, 81, Parsons;
D. B. Fuller, 80, Eureka; VIM. Crebo, 50,
Eureka; s. Harvey Horner, SO, Caldwell;
Sol T. TuttIe. 3D. Caldwell; Isaac Wright,
81. Columbus; Leslie Nfblack, 80. Guthrie
J. II Pugh. 80. Woodward; j. A Sterling
80. Arkansas City; ]. NJ. Phillips. 80, Ar
kansas City; S. E. Busser, 80. Emporia;
Lee Scott. 30, Chetopa; George P. Bush,
81, Chetopa; B. F. Musser. 80, Caetopa:
A. Sidney Chase, 80. Ellsworth; Edward
w. Wellington, So. Ellsworth: o. A Mey-
er, 80. Alma; S. F. Hayden, 50, Fort Scott
James T. Crosby, 80, Fort Scott; J. F.
Savage, 80, Coffeyville: c. H. Henry, 80,
OSsa watomie; ". ]. Kyle, So, McPher-
son: J. D. Leonard. 81. Edmond, O. t;
J. 3. Lonberger, %, Pueblo, Colo; James
A. Corey, 80, Dodge City; E Hamilton, SO
Chickasha, I. T.; VIM. Duncan, Duncan,
1. t; II. H. woolsey. 50. Kingman; J. C.
.. Morse, 80. Hutchinson; George T.
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glewood: ". Z. Brown, 80, Augusta: p |
Carroll. b, Ell Dorado; ]. W. Page, 81 |
FL Dorado; Ed Hayes, 81, Wellington;
Glenn Spruce. 80, Wellington: Orvine !
Smith. 30, Wellington. and 100 local
members.
The following toasts and responses
were given:
Chas. G. Cohn-Address Of welcome.
Z. Hamilton-Response on behalf of |
guests.
Q. H. Bentley.
D. E. Fuller OF Eureka
Thos. q. Fitch-"Good Fellowship"
VIM. NJ Shaver Of Topeka-"Grand |
Lodge Of Kansas"
Henry Observation-Disclosures
\. Sidney Chase of Ellsworth.
Jas. II. Mccall.
Henry Z. Asp. in behalf OF class.
s. B. Advantageous TO Class Greet
Ing.
Leslie Niblack of Guthrie.
Edward Wellington OF Ellsworth.
Ed z. Greer OF Winfield.
s l. Hail OF La Crosse-''Prssent Sal
ulatives."
VIM. c. Rogers-'Osage Talk
Several choice musical selections help
sd to make the evening all the more en-
ioya bic.
TIE following salutation was read by |
Mr. S l. Hale in behalf OF class ban
suet:
TO the officers and members OF wich-
ita ConsistoSy No >, Ancient and Ac-
cepted Scottish Rite Of Free Masonry, |
Greeting:
We, the members of the class o.
November. 1897, take this means % ex-