The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-05-31

M Fescheimer Chicasha.
r Thatcher Edmond
E d Murdaugh, Edmond.
B Lille, Guthrie.
NJ Grant, Guthrie.
w M Jenkins, Guthrie.
Anderson, Guthrie.
Z r Fleeisher, Guthrie.
Twamley, Guthrie.
w Sombart, El Reno.
w NJ Cross, Guthrie.
G E McKeeby, Guthrie.
A Mcintosh, Davis, 1T.
FMeyer, Guthrie.
WI Farquharson, Hennessey.
H T Swearingen, Guthrie.
ID Leach, Oklahoma City.
D M Lentz, Guthrie.
CT Dolcater, Guthrie.
w M Buckley. Mulhall.
Tatum, Guthrie.
M Mock, Guthrie.
M Bishop, Norman.
w A T Robertson, Ponca
w A Frazier, Guthrie.
G w Pettyjohn, Mulhall.
T B Woosley, Mulhall.
H B Byron, Hennessey
L Haily, South McAlester.
Browns Great Work.
Among those deserving of high praise
for the complet etion of the temple are y. y.
Guss and E. L. Blincoe. All the other
members of the Rite are deserving OF
praise and credit but none will withhold
laudation from that prince OF Scottish Kite
gentlemen, Mr.. Bestor Brown, OF Iope-
ka, Chicago and Guthrie. To Brown the
Riie owes immeasurable praise. His man
agement' of the temple auditorium and
stage during the tConferring of the degrees
has been marvellous His smooth ma
nipulation of drops, scenes and light
effects has prevented catastrophes most
dire and caused inCandesCent smiles to
overspread the features OF workers. The
Guthrie temple stage is the product of
Browns mind, and he takes as much pride
in seeing the various degrees properly
mounted as the most ardent member OF
the Oklahoma consistory. Besides being
the dean of Scottish Rite stagecraft and
repres enting the largest Scottish Rite
supply in the world, Brown is alco
a prince of the true, the good and the
beautiful. When God made Brown
He sat around all the rest OF the day
and felt good.
Historical Degrees.
The work of the Guthrie Scottish
Rite bodies was continued yesterday
with the comforting of the historical
and doctrinal degrees.
The first historical degrees, the ff-
teenth and sixteenth, present stir
ring portion OF the history OF the He
brew nation and the dramatic procliv-
tiles of each of these degrees were
we'll presented by the officer in charge.
The fifteenth degree was presented
H.
man, as principal, assisted by Messrs.
Mathews and Filson in the first Sec
tion and in the court scene by Messrs.
Levy, Willis, Farquharson, Adams
and Niblack.
The scene given by Messrs. Hoffman
and Viii is was magniticently render"
ed and one of the gems of the day.
The first degree of the afternoon,
that Of prince of Jerusalem, being
the sixteenth degree of the Rite, was
presented by members of the chapter
from Oklahoma City, with Edwin De-
Barr in charge, assisted by Messrs'
Benz. b. Pollock, Henry p. Wolff,
Clarence K, Bennett, Arthur G. Ben
nett, George Gardner and Jasper Sipes.
The degI ee was superbly produced
by these gentlemen, each OF whom
seemed to more fully comprehend the
character he represented than is seen
in Masonic work even in cities where
exist opportunities for drill and instruc-
ton. Especial mention should be
made OF the presentation OF the char-
acter of Zerrobabel in this degree by
Prof. Edwin DeBarr, and to him much
credit should be given for so success
full rendition OF the work.
The eighteenth degree, that OF Rose
Croix, the great doctrinal degree OF
Scottish Rite Masonry, was presented
to the class. with its magnificent
music and fine scenic effects. The ex-
empllfication OF this degree by U. G.
Guss 33e as master. and Chas. e. Ros-
enbaum sac, of Little Rock, Ark, as
master of ceremonies, assisted by
Messrs. Niblack, Levy and Adams
was more than creditable. The les
IONS of charity and tolerance taught
by this degree are seldom given more
impressively.
The music in this degree was as folr
lows;
Prof. A. Station, cornet solo =
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