The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-10
TONIGHT.
Odd Fellows Will Give seSilent
Degree Work.
Uninitiated May Get a Glimpse
of Odd Fellowship.

The Odd Fellows who are in conven-
ton in this city today are endeavoring
to make the jubilee meeting in the Aud
itorium this evening an entertainment
which will be wholly satisfactory to the
large number of Topekans who viii at
tend.
This is the only open meeting held by
this convention The special features of
the programme tonight is the silent de-
gree team work and the speech by
Capt. Joe Waters on odd F'elloWism as
Seen by an Outsider"
The exhibition of team work is expect
ed TO be quite interesting. 1t IS some
thing new and this will be the first time
II has ever been seen IN Topeka me
team is composed of ladies of the Re
bekah assembly and the drill Will be
given under the direction of Chas- P
Drew of Burlingarne. The ladies' will be
in costume.
Besides the two events above noted a
number of short talks have been ar
ranged for from other speakers of note
In speaking of the matter to a State
Journal reporter this morning, Grand
Master John A Bright said: I wish 1t
to be impressed upon the people OF To-
pela that we cordially invite every one
TO attend the meeting tonight. both Ia
dies and gentlemen and children. We
want to fill the Auditorium to the doors.
There viii be no admission charged, the
entertainment will be good and it will
pay any one to come
All the officers of the grand lodge of
Kansas We're elected and all were in
stalled except the grand master. at
Wichita last May The installation of
J. ". Haughey viii be in the Represen-
tative hall tomorrow night.
It is the custom to elect a new grand
master each year. The old grand master
serves until the closing of the meetings
OF the grand lodge when the new grand
master assumes the duties of the office
John A Bright retires from the office
al the close of this convention. He was
born April p, 1915, and Joined the order
June 8, 1868. He served as grand chap
lain for eleven terms between the dates
1883 and 1897. He held the office of grand
secretary for three terms and as the
grand warden in 1878. Later he was
elected deputy grand master in 1888 and
grand master in 1899.
J. W. Haughey who viii be installed
as grand master tomorrow night was
born near Monmouth, H. April 80, 1858.
He attended the academy at AledO and
graduated in 1872. Leaving the academy
he entered OberliE college and was
classmate of Tom NcNeal. He grad
uated with honors from Oberlin in 1876.
The years 1S77-S-9 We're spent in the
study of law with John c. Pepper. He
was admitted to the bar in 1880. Fol-
lowing this Mr.. Haughey came TO Kan
sas and entered the law office Of ". E
Stanley in Wichita where he remained
about six months settling up a couple
of estates. Later he removed to Wei
1ington where he has remained ever
since practicing law.
Mr. Haughey is now serving as deputy
grand master of the lodge and has
served on the judiciary, legislative and
grievance and appeal committees for
nearly ten years.
The regular sessions of the grand lodge
began this morning at Representative
hall at O'Clock. The RebeIzah assembly
also convened at the same hour in the
senate chamber. Only the routine BUSH
ness was taken UP in the meeting Of the
grand lodge.
The election of officers in the Rebekah
Assembly occupied nearly all the fore
noon.