The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-29
.BAnQUET At CAREY
Was in Honor of Thirty-Third
Degree MaSonS.
SUPREME OFFICERS THERE
They viii Leave for Home
This Afternoon.
SUPREME OFFICERS THERE

| LQ1rty-InlrQ degree ScOLUSh Rte mdSOtS
and to visiting and resident thirty-third
degree Masons.
| Yesterday morning a reception was held
at o'clock in the parlors Of the Scottish
Rite temple to Sovereign Grand Com
mander Thomas H. Caswell, Of the SD
preme lodge; Grand Prior E. T. Carr, OF
Montana; Grand Constable R. E. Elem
ing, Of North Dakota; Sovereign Grand
| Inspector General Harper s. Cunning
| ham of Guthrie, and Deputy Grand Com
| mander T. w. Harrison, of Topeka
! After the reception twenty members OF
| the Wichita Consistory exemplited the
| fifteenth degree for the benefit Of the
grand officers c. L. Davidson 3. 3.
| Cushman, H Wallenstein and E. E.
/ Bleckley took the principal parts in the
work. The work was finely done and so
pleased the officers Of the grand lodge
! that they decided to remain over until
! this afternoon instead of returning TO
! their homes yesterday afternoon, as orig
| inally intended.
| At las o'clock yesterday afternoon the
| banquet was served in the dining rooms
! Of the Carey hotel. The menu was elab-
| crate and the guests remained at the
| table until late in the afternoon. 1t was
! one of the most enjoyable banQuets
which have taken place in this city in
| years.
! Col. Thomas Q. Fitch acted as toast
master He proposed the first toast to
/ the grand commander. Grand Command
er Casweu responded in an eloquent
/ speech, thanking the Wichita Consistory
for the honors paid him.
| Grand Prior z. T Carr IN a short talk
! told the history Of the institution Of the
| Scottish Rte bodies in this city twelve
| years ago, the first lodge being organized
| called attention to the fact that it has
| since grown until now it has over go
members and is the largest one in the
! southern Jurisdiction Of the supreme
| council, which comprises all the territory
south Of the Ohio river and west of the
| Mississippi
| Grand Constable responded TO the toast
! OF Scottish Rite Masonry" He told OF
| the work in both the northern and south
! ern jurisdictions. His talk was very in
/ teresting to those present as he is very
well acquainted with the work
! Sovereign Grand Inspector Harper S.
| Cunningham told Of the growth Of Scot
| fish Rite Masonry in Oklahoma, which
! is the youngest Jurisdiction in this coun-
| try. The consistory at Guthrie was insti-
tuted only last year and now has a mem
bership Of over 100.
j.
/ the toast responded to by Deputy Grand
/ Commander Harrison Of Topeka He told
/ of It's growth, the character of its mem
/ bership and the future outlook.
| Charles Hitler of Salina, who received
| the thirty-third degree at this session,
! spoke for the class and told Of the i'm
! pressions made by the sublime degree
which had been conferred the night be-
/ fore.
/ Scottish Rite Masonry in the Valley
/ OF Wichita" was responded to by Mr..
/ Henry Wallenstein Of this city. Mr.. wal
I lenstein made an eloquent talk and re-
viewed the progress Of the work in a
/ pleasing manner.
| ]. Giles Smith, one OF the Oldest thir-
/ ty-third degree Masons in this Jurisdic-
/ ton. told q the organization Of the first
, consistory in this city. He said that he
! published a call in the Eagle thirteen
/ years ago for all thirty-second degree
! Masons~to meet at the old Occidental no.
| tel then the leading hotel Of, the city. to
/ meet for the purpose Of organizing a
! consistory. But five were present at the
meeting.
/ Following were those present at the
! banquet: Grand Commander Thomas H.
/ Casswell Of San Francisco; Grand Prior
/ z. T. Carr Of Montana; Grand Constable
/ R. E. Fleming Of North Dakota; Sever
/ eign Grand Inspector General Of Okla
+ homa Harper s. Cunningham Of Guth-
/ RE: Deputy Grand Commander for Kan
( sas r W Harrison OF Topeka: w S.
/ Phillips. Topeka: z. S Donneuy. Guth-
! RE: Charles Hitler, Salina; [. c. Gus.
! Guthrie; B. T. Langdon, Fort Scott; S.
/ II. Horuer. Caldwell: Ed. Goldberg. Qua
/ paw Agency; J. Giles Smith. Col. T C.
/ Fitch. C. I. Pratt. J. H. Mccall, y. wal
/ lenstein, Q. @ Cohn, F. ". Oliver. c. ".
/ Biting. E Z. Bleckley. F. z. stuckey.
/ OF this city, and Grand Commander OF
/ Knights Tenplars Ed HAYS q yelling
/ ton. Grand Secretary Of the Grand Chap
/ ter Jacob Dewitt OF Salina. and ex-sec-
rotary OF The Conslstory J. L. Powell Of
/ this city.
/ Following the banquet those present re-
I paired u the Scottish Rite temple. where
+ a photograph was taken upon the front
steps.
/ Last evening the thi-ty-frst degree was
/ exeupIlfad by Paul Brown. H. wallen-
/ stein. c. G. Cohn, 2. ". Oliver and twen-
/ y others.
! This morning the grand officers Of the
/ supreme lodge VIII inspect the Scottish
I Rite temple throughout Grand Consta5Ie
Fleming OF North Dakota IS particuIz rly
interested IN viewing all the arrange
ments for exsnrlisylns the degrees IS q
rev 50 10 temple Is being erected n
Fargo. y. d and the Numbers az The
consistorv there desire 70 have 4 pat
termed after tire hest temples n the
country
Al 1919 o'clock iris morning TIE grand
officers viii be driven 70 the Masonic
Home. which they VIII Inspect. after
which thay VIII be driven about the city.
They VII leave for home iris afternoon
The Members os tha Wichita Consist
or feel highly cornplfne-ted beca-ss
che grand commander and t5u- q his
active associates ve-e present when re
degrees were conferred This * the Iz---
est number q officers % TIE s1rrerns
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