The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-06-03
FINEST SCOTTISH RITE TEMPLE
Henry WaIlenste ms Aest mOny-De
scrlptiOn OF q uthrie's Pr de.

Guthrie, .. r., June 2.--'tAiy conceit has
been completely upset and l must con-
fess that Wichita consistory must yield
its laurels 10 the Oklahoma consistory
and its magnificent temple. The stage Of
the latter, especially. Is far ahead Of any
thing 1 have encountered in that line and
is a wonderful combination and artistic
beauty"
So spoke Henry Wallenstein, thirty
third degree Mason. of Wichita, who has
been attending the convocation Of Okla
homa Scottish Rite Masons in Guthrie
this week and his hearty tribute 10 ths
beautiful structure which is the pr de Of
every Oklahoma Mason was but voicing
the sentiment of the numerous visitors
from other states.
The three days convocation of Scottish
Rite Masons closed THURSDAY with a ban
quet over which Hon. Harper S. Gun
ningham, inspector general for okla
homa, presided as POSTMASTER. Governor
c. NJ. Barnes made the speech OF vel
come to the guests and among the re-
sponses to toasts we're speeches by J.
Giles Smith and Fred STICKY OF Wichita.
both Of whom feiicitated the oklahoma
brethren upon their remarkable accom-
plishment and predicted for them d rcsy
future. The remarks % the v ichita
speakers were especially happy in C
ferring to the strong ties Of affection ana
friendship existing between the wichI.I
and Oklahoma consis. res. and ev3ttt
great enthUsia SIN.
The new temple. whJ:h IS 20 Re tho
headquarters Of Oklahoma Scottish Rite
Masonry for years to coma IS q spienG.d
structure OF native red ,astsGne AMI
terra Gotta brick. the ez erIor srchI &c
ture Of which has been eatsd n 4 pure,
classical style. max gIy q fesnh fFrst -
pleasing 10 the artists sense The south
side Of the massive structure Is taken Up
by the consistory rooms. OF auditorium
and the stage The auditorium has = mag
niicent vauite3 roof the fun height o. the
building. with a handsome balcony dec0r-
ated in relief work % white and gold ex-
tending around the room The dlstiu-
gushing feature % this rom and. n fact
Of the temple. is the sage. which Is de-
clsred ~ those qualified by exoeTencs
70 speak. as being the msst perfectly
equipped f0r Masonic work % any sfsge
IN the country. The stage is = lsas vide
am EEr4 "a fE-.s+As WIN al Ftrt 800
arch of star decorated 81 rs3tss w5rs -
white ard god IN the afrAnEsDsat e
the lighting features every dFeice ri
improvement IA the sei1 q electricity ,-as
beez provided On TIE stage thsye are
80 lnezndesoent amps q ci1srsn; shades
ard 50 controlled sha; every shase q
light varying cro7 tie strong ElsFs = TIE
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