The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-03-19
TUESDAY A BIG DAY
Scottish Rite Bodies to Open
in Full Form.
ELABORATE CEREMONIES
Car Load of Scenery Arrives
From Chicago.

The coordinate bodies of the Ancient
and Accepted Scottish Rite OF Freema-
sorry will convene Tuesday morning for
the twenty-third semi-annusl reunion Of
the rte sitting in the valley Of Wichita,
orient Of Kansas. Promptly at o'clock
in the morning of Tuesday the Consistory
and subordinate bodies will hold form
a reception TO visiting brethren and can
didates. This will take up the time from
8 to 10 a. m OF Tuesday. At 10 o'clock
work in the degrees viii commence under
The immediate supervision Of Elmo lodge
Of Perfection, No. 8, August Anderson, y,
venerable master. All the officials of the
several bodies make il an imperative re-
quest that all candidates for the classes
Of degrees be present at the temple, cor
ner First street and Topeka avenue,
promptly at 8 o'clock Tuesday morning.
The portrayal ofthe degrees Of the lodge
Of Perfection will commence at 70 a. IN.
and the first viii be the fourth of the rite,
known as Secret Master, and the principal
performers and personnel Of the work IN
this degree viii he Fred Stuckey a. King
Solomon; Chas. NJ Jones, sd, as Adoni-
ram; VIM. NJ AnaWalt, as orator; and
M A Carvin as master Of ceremonies.
The fifth, or Perfect Master. viii be dram
atized By George L. Pratt, 33d; James II.
Mccall. $50; Henry Wallenstein, and
Chas. II. Jones. At 100 inthe afternoon
the sixth degree, known as Intimate Sec
rotary, viii be put on in charge Of corps
Of officers. The rest Of the afternoon
viii be taken up with the complete work
ing Of the degrees Of :. Provost and
Judge: S, Iutendent Of the Building; g.
Flu OF the Nine; TO- Elm of the Fifteen;
u, Elu~of the Twelve; y, Master Archi-
tect; 3, Royal Arch Of Solomon; Il, Per-
feet Flu. The last degree will be in
charge Of Edward Goldberg, SD, as ven
cradle master, with a complete corps Of
officers In the evening Of Tuesday at
7:3o O'clock. the fifteenth degree, or
Knight Of the East, Of the Sword, or of
the Eagle, viii be worked with full music
and stage effects. This is the first de-
gree in the body of Wichita Chapter Rose
Croix, No. ;. in charge of George L.
Pratt cd, as wise master The recep-
ton committee is composed Of thirty
seven Of the prominent members of the
Consistory in charge Of /. /. Newcomb,
chairman.
Tuesday as the first day will be of es-
pecial Importance, and the class of candi-
dates must De present at the reception on
that day. the 2lst Throughout the week
there viii be daily detailed reports of the
progress of the work. and the interest in
this reunion win be the greatest in the
history Of the Wichita bodies Yesterday
morning Mr.. Bestor Brown of Chicago
arrived in the city with a car bad of
specially arranged scenery which viii an
pear in the working of the more impcrt-
ant degrees. namely the sixteenth. Prince
Of Jerusalem. which viii be worked in
fun form on Tuesday evening. commenc-
ing az 10 o'clock, and the nineteenth or
Pontiff, which viii appear on Wednesday
afternoon. These are Rose Croix degrees
and are additions to the usual work of the
semi-annual reunions. There have been
regular rehearsals for these degrees ard
with the added coStuming and scenery
they viii be displayed before the class
Ina more perfected manner than has bnen
attempted heretofore in the soutbe~, in
risdiction. Mr. Restor Brown viii he s,e-
signed fun control and observation-disclosures
or the stage management and with ,aare
or study i'm the northern Jurisdiction
work and also Of the best theaters az
Chicago, he IS enabled to know exec.1v
The best effects OF these sublime dramat,,
degrees. all Of them having the 1of.v
motive Of inspiring the highest faith in
morality. philanthropy and DhiIoso-bi,s7
research. 1Ir. Brown Is an bonorar,
member Of Wichita Consistorv No . ana
never fails TO he present at these ranrio,,s
where his Information and experience o~s
Justly appreciated.
Each day ofthe concIave. and =, foot
each hour. has a special feature a~~aroo5
according to the official program. and -,
last day Of the meet will be esnocfa,-,.
interesting. A. the final banoua+ ~,
THURSDAY NIGHT there VIII DO several A.,
sons who viii respond TO toas+s. III.
Henry c. Sluss wiz preside as +oaet,,,-
etr and The responses VIII he announces
later Al arrangements arc now .co-,,c,a+,
% make this spring class among the 49,
interesting and important Of the ssr.o-
ana no pains or expense have ben s,s~,-
Tor this result.