The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-11-05
SCOT fish RITE BODIES
Begin Semi-AnnuaI Reunion
in Wichita, Tuesday Week
PROGRAM Is SENT OUT
Committees Named and EIab-
crate Preparations Made

/ The twenty-fourth semi-annuaI reunion
OF the four bodies Of the Ancient and Ac-
cepted Scottish Rite Of Freemasonry.
| Valley Of Wichita, Orient OF Kansas, be-
gins Tuesday week. The program is
issaed and in the hands Of members and
candidates. This event occurs on No
vemoer Il, Is and 1s and will be among
the best which this well known Consist
DRY has ever presented. A large class is
in waiting and will receive all the de-
grees from the fourth 10 the thirty-sec-
/ ond. This finely arranged program, from
an artistic standpoint, IS very handsome,
and from Masonic point Of view is COM
plete and Instructive. On the front page
is the cut OF the Albert Pike memorial
at Washington, D. c., which shows that
grand patriarch OF Scottish Rite Mason
~ in heroic pose resting on q. pedestal Of
marble. on the has relief of which sits
the yestaI virgin leaning on her left
hand and in her right holding the stand
ard Of the order, a banner with the dou-
ble-headed eagle whose wings are droOp-
ing and clutching in the talons the wind
ing dagger under which appears the
Latin heraldic symbol Of Deus, meum-
que jus"
The bodies of the Ancient and Accepted
Scottish Rite sitting in the Valley Of
Wichita, Orient Of Kansas, acknowledge
and yield allegiance 70 the Supreme
Council Of the Thirty-third Degree for
the Southern Jurisdiction of the United
States Of America the Mother Supreme
Council of the world. whose grand see is
at Charleston in the state of South
Carolina and whose grand East is in the
House Of the Temple beside the Burning
Bush at Washington, D. c.
This is the twenty-fourth serni-annual
reunion OF the coordinate. bodies Of the
rite sitting in this valley and it is ex-
pected that a large number of outside
rlembers Of the rite will be guests Of the
Consistory during the conclave. The fol-
lowing officers Will have general charge
Of the work, assisted by a large list Of
associate officials and committees: Au-
gust Anderson, 80, venerable master, FL
mo Lodge Of Perfection, No. 9; George
L. Pratt, 80, wise master, Wichita chap
ter OF Rose Croix, No. 5; Henry Wallen-
stein, 80, preceptor, Wichita council OF
Knights Of Kadosh. No. 5; Edward Cold
berg. 80, master of Kadosh, Wichita Con-
sisrory, No. 2; John L. Powell, secretary.
The officers Of the supreme council, A.
A. S. r, are Thomas Hubbard CasweIl,
SO, grand commander, San Francisco,
Cal; Frederick Webber. SO, secretary gen.
eral. Washington. D. c.; Matthew Muir
ray Miller, SO. deputy inspector general Of
the supreme council for Kansas, Topeka
Elaborate preparations have been made
by all the four bodies 10 make of this
conclave one Of the most successful in its
history The regular biennial session or
the Supreme council OF the rite was held
recently at Washington, and the Wichita
delegation have just returned, bringing
added honors to an already highly hon
ored list Of preferments from the Mother
Supreme council Several names were
added to the list Of 33d degree members
as well as more Knights Commander Of
the Court OF Honor. The elegant program
closes with two pages Of In Memorlam,
one Of which is given to the lamented
Chas. NJ. Jones, 33d. This page bears
photograph of Mr.. Jones with q biograph-
zeal sketch, giving his Masonic career
completA, and one OF the most honored
and respected and valued members OF
this Consistory. whose reputation extend
ed over the entire nation. Messrs. Fred
fenstein make up the second memorial
page.
Reception committee-Leland l. New
comb, 81, chairman; Henry c. SIuss, So;
E. b Schermerhorn, 3; Thomas E Dew
ey. 3; Ira Z. Lloyd. So; W B. Washing
ton, 50; A. K. Wilson, g; NJ 7. McG-aw,
%; J. r. Soden, 3; Henry E. Asp. p; Ed
ward ". Wellington, %; Chas. E. Wander
WORT, g; David B. Fuller, -; J o. Da-
wilson, q; W. o. Lenhart. 3; John "
Moore. s.; Isaac Wright. %; H H. Wat
kins, 8; John 5. Lang, g; Stephen F.
Hayden 50, X. c. c. II; James A. Corey.
90; W. D. Jellison, p: A c. J0bes, .; G.
5 Hartley. -; 5. H Kilgore. %, John s.
Gibson. s.; Geo. T. TrembIe. p. FinIay
Ross, s.; Earle ". Evans, g, Alex \.
Sharp. g; o. Il Bentley, s.; J. \ Mccall
Ium, 81; Edward Vail. =; s T. TuttIe. @:
Fred II Stuckey. =; W. J. Keyte. 80;
W J. Keyte, 8; H 2. Toevs. g
Music ConuIttee-John L. Powell 50
chairman; Henry ". HUFFMAN. g:
Bruce n Priddy. .; A NJ Goldstaad;.
-; \. z. woodson- 3. Fred ". D5Id. %:
s. II Homer, .: b 3. Cushman. 3; ".
N. Shaver. -
Banquet and entertainment committee
George L Pratt. g. chairman. Nicho.as
Steren, =; c. W Carey. p, L X. Lin9s-
ley, =; Glen Sprua1ce. .. A. r. GIazte-. .
p; :. F. Hayden. .; ". II Her5.g. 60:
=. Z. Davis. -; WLa- Beatty. =. E Z
Beach. -
Committee in charge OF oandida.e-J-
Giles Smith. =. chairman: Bestor g
Brown, q stage manager; P. " Auier-
son. - Marx Hrouch.21. costu-7a-s. FL
bert Dunoat y manager o.: properties
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