The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-25

Yesterday the largest brotherhood Pro
tective Order of EIks ever organized at
enc meeting in the state of Kansas or in
the west. was initiated in the knights Of
Pythias hall on the corner Of Topeka and
Douglas avenues. The members from the
Topeka and Kansas City lodges arrived
from Guthrie. where they had on the
evening before initiated a lodge. The
gentlemen were taken to the Carey i'm
mediately, where most of the original
signers met them. An informal meeting
was held and mountaineering formed
and the plans for the day made. At .
O'clock in the afternoon all Of the original
applicants were made Elks. The work
was exemplified by II. Taylor and c. T.
Sawyer. They We're given the Sky fugle
degree. Mirth and jollty held full sway
for over an hour and passersby on the
streets below wondered what caused so
much hilarity The frosted windows kept
vulgar eyes from witnessing the scenes.
The gentlemen TO install the officers and
initiate the lodge were:
Mr. c. H. Fitzgerald. exalted ruler, of
No 26. Kansas City, Mo.
Mr.. Frank w. Cooper. organizer, No.
rs. Kansas City. Mo.
Byron P. Humphrey. of No. 26, Kansas
City. Mo.
II. c. Shields. Of Columbus. Ohio.
F NJ. Dunkin. Of No 2o4, Topeka. Kan.
W. A. Smith. distrist deputy of Kan
sas. of Topeka lodge No. 2o4. Mr.. Smith
acted as exalted ruler in insUtuting Wich-
tia Lodge No. 427.
Topeka Lodge No. eoi were represented
by Messrs. 4. C. Goodwin. A. B. VOL
verton W. 3. Small, G. A. Morse. O. C.
Eckstein. John T. McNIanus. Eugene
Wolfe, J. s. Coe, DR.. W. c. Hamilton. II.
G. Heath. J. J. Kinney J. c. Payne. A J
winthrode. Among the other prominent
Elks here were Mr.. Frederick c. Gidday
OF No. IS. Grand Rapids Mich: Il W.
Lawson, Of 225 Mankato. Mimi: T A
Tanner. exalted ruler Of Oklahoma CITY
Lodge No. ~; Charles c. Kneisly. exalt-
ed ruler Of Guthrie No. 426 and General
Harper S. Cunningham of the Guthrie
lodge.
After the initiation the following Off
eers were elected:
Exalted Ruler-E. r. Blecklev.
Esteemed Loyal Knights. 3. Amidon
Esteemed Leading Knight-George P.
Locke.
Esteemed Lecturing Knight-C. E. Saw
yer.
Secretary-H. Taylor.
Tyler-Colonel Il. G. ToIer.
These officers were only elected 70 nj
cut the unexpired term. which is until
the first Of April Then new officers viii
be elected.
At the evening session the work in The
skyfugle degree. Mr.. George Bergma-
was the first candidate. Following hin
came Mr.. Aaron FIooher ot Independence
Kansas. He was the king bee Of tht
candidates although all Of them per
formed their part in admirable man
ner. They greatly assisted the gentle
men who arc doing the work.
The following gentlemen were initiated
at the afternoon session: Nessrs, =. I
Eaton. L. p. Delaney. c. r. Fulton. c. \
Stinson. P H Bertram s \. Bridgeman
r. e. Torrington. S z. Amidon. Geerg,
P. Locke. George n Spencer. F T. Do
Ian. H. Taylor. A. c. Walden. C (. Saw
yer J ". Musselman. H ]. Hagny
Charles Mossbacher. W. P lines. ". J
weiser. L. S Hoagland. c. H Luling c
II. Mcknight. H. c. Toler. Charles Oar
rigrand. E Z Bleckley. A T. Payne, S
". Hess.
At the evening session the following
gentlemen were put through: Messrs- c
j Fletcher. Henry WaIlenstein. c. C
Cohn. r R. vermilion. Ike Goldsmith,
y. Oldham, L Gross. a J. Saur, ]. V