The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-30
WITH A BANQUET
Scottish Rite Reunion Closed
Last Night.
NAMES OF. VISITORS
Banquet Served by Ladies Of
Hospital.

grand banquet served in the temple BAN
quet hall. Three Kindred and fifty mem
beers and their invited guests partook of
this elaborate feast. The banquet was
furnished and served by the ladies Of the
Wichita Hospital. The menu was as fol-
lows:
Oyster Cocktail. Celery Waters.
Veal Croduettes.
Saratoga Chips. Olive Pickles.
Scalloped Oysters. Chicken Salad.
Ice Cream.
Coffee. Cake.
Judge Henry c. Sluss presided as toast
master. o. H. Bentley made an address
OF welcome. Archdeaeon Albert Watkins
Of Ellsworth responded on behalf of the
class. Toasts were also given by the fol-
lowing gentlemen:
Mr. Bentley's address to the class was
neat and appropriate and highly compll-
mentary to the new class which, he sail.
was the best and most brilliant that had
ever been presented in this conslstory.
He paid a high tribute to the men CT
Kansas and Oklahoma who had taken
their degrees at this consistory.
Judge Sluss introduced Archdeason
Watson of Ellsworth in a most happy
vein. The archdeacon had created no it.
tie notoriety during the session as the
expostulator of the Crocodile club. and
Judge Sluss told everybody to prepare 20
shed crocodile tears when the arch5eac3n
should commence his speech.
Archdeacon Watson made a very brill
liant and a happy address on behalf Of
the class. He is an orator and sufficient
~ punctuated his address with wit as to
keep the audience in an uproar of laugh
ter, and closed with a most touching lrib-
Ute to Scottish Rite Masonry, the beau
ties of which he and the rest of the class
had just learned During his add less he
read the following resolution, presumed
by the class:
The class Of March, 1900, to the Con-
sictory sitting in the Valley of Wichita:
BE it resolved, That the class of
March, 1900, do express to the officers and
brothers Of Wichita Conslstory, Nc. 2,
our appreciation Of the exemplific2tion
aid communication to lis Of those SUBJ
lime truths that establish the brother
hood of man and fulfill the divine laws.
and we extend to the officers and broth
er5 our hearty thanks for the kind treat
ment and many courtesies. shown to US
by them and we hope and trust that the
truths taught and learned will be further
exemplified in our daily life and thereby
bring credit and honor on the Consistory
10 which we belong"
The rest Of the program. which was be
ing carried out as the Eagle went to
press was as follows:
Music ..................... Male Quartette
Address ...... Robert Dougherty, Newton
Song ................ S. W. Cooper Wichita
Address. Thomas H Grisham. Cotton
wood Falls.
Music ....................... Male Quartette
Address ...........M. TRULY, Independence
address ...........J. d. Houston, Wichita
Song .................S. W. Cooper Wichita
Address..,...E. B. Skimmerhorn. Galena
Address ...........A. c. Stewart, St Louis
Music .................-..... Male Quartette
The music was of the most excellent
character and brought forth rounds Of
applause Mr.. Cooper's selections wero
especially fine. He has a great deal Of
humor in mis- style and insists on march
ing to the time Of his songs
The decorations of the banquet room
deserve especial mention. for the room
was scene of magnificent splendor The
decorating was done by Mr. c. ". Bit
ting. Flowers were arranged in beautiful
bouquets strewn along the tables and in
emblems on the center table Streamers
were hung from a cluster Of electric
LIGHTS above the center Of the room. di-
verging 10 the balconies. and flags and
bunting were arranged in splendid order
about the room.
Everybody went away speaking Of the
beauty and enjoyment Of the occasion
which has given to Scottish Rite Mason
~ in. this valley a name that will live
as long as the history Of the order.
Thep rogram for yesterday included the
work Of the thirtieth degree. Knights Of
Kadosh. This work was in charge OF the
following officers: L. Z. BleckIey. c. G.
Cohn, T. H. Stuckey. v. NJ. Shaver. B. r.
Cushman, George 7. Pratt, Thomas G..
Fitch. c. ". Biting and Edward Cold
berg. The presentation Of this degree
consumed all the time from in the
morning to in the afternoon. being the
last degree Of the Kadosh.
During the evening session, the thirty
first degree. Inspector Irquisitor. and the
thirty-second degree. Master of the Roy
al Secret. were exempliGed. The officers
ofthe thirty-first were Edward Vail. Paul
Brown. August Anderson. W W Pearce. /
Isaac Goldsmith. c. Y. Ferguson, A. C.
Mueller, F. II. Stuckey, c. 6. Cohn and
others.
l. c. Whittier acted as Master OF the
kadosh in the thirty-second. He was
ably assisted by a corps OF officers. The
work in this degree closed the la5ors Of
the reunion. A class OF fifty candidates
completed the thirty-second degree. being
the second largest class in the history OF
the oonsistory. An unusually bright and
intelligent lot Of men composed this /
class andthey enjoyed themselves greatly |
during the week
Atthe close Of the thirty-second. a beau
tiful tableau was given by Miss Codman |
and Miss Blake.
A great number OF visiting AIascns |
have been at the temple. Among those 4
whose names appear on the register are:
E. W Wellington and Sidney D. Chasee. |
Ellsworth; e T Battin. Caldwell: F J. !
Hess. J. Z. Gerety and Geovge 5. Hart |
ly. Arkansas City; H. +. Giuett John /
McCallum and GeorSe George, Cotton |
wood Falls; James T. Crosby and S. f. |
Haven, Fort Scott; Frank Kelley A /
Sorepser and Isaac A. Zug. Mcpherson; |
Ed. Crebo, r c. Thrau and D. 3. Fuller. /
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