The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-01-20

sFES MA ~ DEO ESr.
scottish Ritc Mosons celebrate ne Fir-i
InniressaiB 81 ~. oklahoma Todgc
~ Pc51tcfion.
The 6rtt anniversary If Guthrie
Lodge Of Perfection No ! Orient OF
OklAhoms. southern Jurisdiction OF
Scottish Rite Masons, was appropriate
ly and impressively observed last even
ing by the members OF That noble rite.
One year ago yesterday the lodge OF
perfection was formed under papers
temporary granted by Harper Sam
uel Cunningham, SD degree. honor
= deputy inspector general Cf the
suprene council for Oklahoma. At the
institution Of the lodge Of perfection
there were eighteen charter members.
Now the mem 5ership roll numbers
thirty activ, mem bcle The growth
OF the chapter has been so lattering
that recently letters perpetual were
asked of the supreme council, and last
night the inspector-ge general granted
these lttiers The lodge opened last
night in the fourteenth degree, and
the applications for mem bership OF
CAssius NJ. Barre II Augustus Platt,
of Guthrie, and > asper Sipes, OF okla
homa City, were balloted and favor
ably reported on.
Work in the fourth. ff,h and sixth
degrees WAS mounted in elaborate
style, a wealth Of new wardrobes and
paraphernalia being used fhe de-
scripiive work was handled iu mas
terly manner Arrangements hal been
made 10 install the new G M ;ers Of the
Lodge OF Perfection and also these Of
Chapter Rose CroIx, but this was i'm
ally post poned until today. The lodge
will meet AZ 3 oclock today aud con-
tinue the degree work until 10 o'clock
at night.
At the cor oletion Of the work last
night the brtthren OF the Rite were
called from labor to refreshm ents, and
in commemoration OF the Il ST annt-
versary OF the Lodge q Perfection,
discussed an appetiNng feast at Ritz
haupt's Vienna cafe The tables we're
emblemstically decorated and pre-
sented plea.ing and suggestive ap.
pearsnce.
The menu was as follows;
Menu.
New York Counts
celery olives Pickles.
Salted Beef Tongue with French peas
Couey Island Punch.
vienna Slices with Pota % Salad.
Roast Turkey with oyster Dressing
Cranberry Sauce. Ih5t Hlae Ribbon
Fruit Nuts cigars.
Cl1ee. Cocoa. Tea
The inner man refreshed, the usual
intellectual feast followed, and it was
perhaps the happiest and most uniq ne
ever held in The universe Including
neophytes, twenty-four members OF
the Rite were seated about the board
I'D each aud every brother WAS com
=, - - gsfoake a speech, sing a song
W. rcrs1-s.-. soke, and Every man feel.
ingly CON piled Toe en- semble de-
veloped a latent mass OF talent. Il. 5
Donuelley fii dated as POSTMASTER.
Hon. Chas C. Kneisly, deputy OF the
spector-general for the Supreme
Council Of lows, valley OF Davenport,
now a resident Of this city, has identi.
fed himself with the Oklahoma valley
and renders much valuable assistant cC
in the work
The mem bers present at the ban
quet were:
Tesgue Ray, i4th degree.
John ~. Pugh. 80
~ hDNNtAShf o. bhiNhkO OiltuAs
q. A Cunningham, 80
Edgar West Jones, 30.
II. p Wolf, Ia, Oklahoma City.
Jasper Sipes, 6, Oklahoma City.
Il =. Barnes, 80
Gorge Henry Willis, 80
zevy, is
A. T Payne, 39 wiehlts
Seymour s. Price, 80, Oklahoma
City.
CAssius NJ. Barnes, 6
H. Augustus Piatt.
NJ. K. Singleton, 80, Oklahoma City
B. Is. Pollock, l3, Oklahoma City.
ChAs. Il. Billingsley, 13
Harper Cunningham, 80.
Warren Bennett
UriBh Clovd Guss, 81
Leslie G Niblgck, 3e
Chas O. Kaeisly, 49,, Davenpod
Orient
,Ss-L j Hiatt 32
T. s Donnelly. 32.
Henry f Asp, 39.