The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-05-21
NEW TEMPLE


+. S. Barde, Oklahoma correspond
ent of the Kansas City Star, has the
following in the Star concerning the
new Masonic temple
The Ancient and Accepted Scottish
Rite Masons of Oklahoma will give the
public opportunity on the evening of
May Goth TO see the beauties of the new
Masonic temple, built by the different
branches of this rite at a cost of $780,
600. The occasion will be a concert in
appreciation of the gift Of 81, 900 pipe
organ by citizens of Guthrie. This is
the only pipe organ in Oklahoma.
The temple is an imposing structure
of native red sandstone and terra Gotta
brick, the second story being con-
structed of brick. The architecture is
classical in style. The temple is one
Of three in the United States built ex-
clusively for Masonry. The Indianap-
oils temple is occupied on the ground
floor by merchants, but the Guthrie
temple is wholly for lodge work.
The Guthrie temple has purchased
nearly $4,000 worth of robes, vest
ments and paraphernalia, and So, 600
worth of scenery. The auditorium has
a magnificent vaulted roof the full
height Of the building. The stage is
so feet wide and % feet in depth, with
an elliptical proscenium arch Of staff in
white and gold. Five hundred incande-
scent lamps are on the stage alone.
Their colors are such that every shade
of light from MONDAY to softest twi.
light, can be prodaced instantly. The
electrical apparatus cost more than
50 900. There are fifty drop scenes to
illustrate the pictorial features of the
Scottish Rite degrees, Bestor G.
Brown, of Topeka, employed as an ex-
pert by Chicago maker of equip
ment for secret societies; said: There
is not a modern device known to stage
equipment that cannot be found here,
There are not to exceed half dozen
theatres in the country that have the
electrical apparatus owned by this
temple, and most of the stock theatres
have not more than from 25 to 30 drop
scenes"
The reunion of Scottish Rite Mas
ons at which the order will formally
install itself in it's new home, will be
held May 20, 30 and 81, The thirty
second degree will be conferred upon
a class of nearly 100 persons, which
will so nearly remove the indebted.
ness caused by the building of the
temple that in two years the order,
through further comforting this degree
expects to be entirely out of debt.
Prominent Masons from all parts of
the country will attend the reunion.
Charles E. Rosenbaum, thirty-third
degree, of Little Rock, Ark, will eX-
emplify the work in the thirty-second
degree. He is known throughout the
United States for his proficiency in ex-
employing this degree. The other
degrees of the rite will be exemplifed
as follows: Secret master, George h.
Willis, X. c. G. H.; perfect master,
Isaac B. Levy; intimate secretary,
league Ray: elected knight of the
nine, A, G. Farquharson; perfect elu,
Chnrles G. Kneisley; knight of the
east, U. G. Guss; prince of erusalem,
! Edwin DeBarr, and Oklahoma City
team; knight R Sc Croix, U. G. Guss;
Noachite or Prussian, Antrobus, X. c.
G. Fl. and Hennessey team; Inspector
Inquisitor, Leslie G. Niblack
The building of the temple is due
prim arily to activity in Masonic work
by Harper S. Cunningham, thirty
third degree Mason and now sovereign
grand lnspector-general in Oklahoma l..
Until the bestowal of his preseut title
he had been deputy of the supreme
council for Oklahoma since the open
ing of the country. He is now mem
ber of the supreme council of twenty.
FIVE for the Southern jurisdiction of
the United States, The thirty-second
degree was conferred for the first time
in Oklahoma about two years ago.
There are now 104 members Of Scot
tish Rite Masons in Oklahoma. There
are four persons in Oklahoma upon
whom the thirty-third degree has
been conferred-Harper S. Cunning
ham, Edward S. Donnelly, U. G. Gusa
and Charles Kneisley, all of Guthrie.
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