The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-22
WILL BEGIN MONDAY
Wichita Col0sistory Will Have
a Century Class.
TEMPLE is COMPLETED
Largest Body in the Southern
Grand Masonic Jurisdiction


AS far as Masonic taistics show the
will be done tomorrow at the new and
magnificent Masonic T emple in Wichita
by Consistory No. 2. A A. S. R No less
than 10 have made ap pucation and ten
in by tomorrow noon Wichita today has
the handsomest Scottish Rite Temple in
the United States, there, being mono to
compare with it any place'throughout this
wide domain. 1t was only last February
that work began on the former Y. NJ. c.
A building which the Conssistory had pur-
chased Today II looks as II Alladin had
had full sway and that he had done won
derE II liz a complete revelation to those
who were there yesterday and last even
ing Beautiful carpets covered the floors,
the frescoing is gorgeous and the thea
ter is the most complete this side Of
Chicago. The electrical part being one OF
the principal features. no hess than $50
inca11de scsnt lights being IN the auditor
ium, where the degrees are given. There
are dining rooms, reception rooms, par
lors. smoking rooms. bath rooms. secre-
tary's room, kitchen, rooms 70 store BIZ
cycles, candi6AteS room and other rooms.
The furniture Is tasty and conforms with
the room in which II Is 7tsed- Albert Pike
lodge room on the setond floor Is the
finest Blue Lodge in tine west tho fur
nehings being magnihceut.
On Monday the Temple will be IN read
mess and at 9 o'clock. after that hour
no one but members and candidates will
be allowed to enter the building. At that
hour the reception committee together
with corps OF assistants will be in the
parlors and receptions roons to receive
those who may call. On Monday night
the fourth, fifth and sith degrees will
be conferred at o'clock sharp. These
degrees will be put on by Elmo Lodge
of Perfection, No. g. They will be con-
ferred under the direction Of Mr.. Charley
NJ Jones, venerable master. The two
most important parts in these degrees
will be exemplified by Mr.. Henry Wal
lenstein and Mr.. Fred H. Stuckey, some
Of the minor parts being done by able
assistants.
To the candidates to compose the class
Il is absolutely essential that they be at
the ecretary.s office on Monday between
4 and O'Clock to be enrolled and to re-
ceive instruction. At 100 a reception will
be given to the visiting members who
will be here from abroad in force. Work
will begin at Immediately after the re-
ception. The assembly will continue, be-
ginning Monday night, two on Tuesday.
two on Thursday. one each afternoon and
evening. Closing on Thursday night with
a grand banquet which will begin at
o'clock. The feast will last for an hour
and a half after which there will be three
or four hours of oratory. some Of the
best speakers in Kansas and Oklahoma
being present who will speak.
Wichita Consistory No. g. at the present
time numbers 412 members at tho close OF
the week there will be over 500 which will
place this Consistory in point of numbers
the largest in the Southern Grand Ma
sonic jurisdiction which includes all that
country south Of Mason and Dixon's line
and west of the Mississippi river, the
Hawaiian Islands, japan and Old Mexico,