The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-04-18
SPLENDID
CEREMONIES
Entertain Visitors at Temple
Yesterday.
FINE STAGE SETTINGS
Music and Drama Add to the
Beauty of Proceedings.
BANQUET Is GUARDED
Members and Guests Must
Procure Entire Cards.
BANQUET is GUARDED

esterday morning the esoteric work Of
the dramatic and historonic was con
tinued. with the Chapter OF Rose Croix
in charge. Right Worshipful A. x WI
son, Grand Secretary Of the Most wor-
shiDful Grand Lodge Of Kansas A. r. &
A NJ. put on the seventeenth degree
in the morning, assisted by a corps of
officers and twenty-four elders. This de-
gree is known as the knight of the East
and West in the English rituals, and in
the French Rite as Chevalier dOrient at
doccident he Oldest traditions. which
originally did not connect the degree
with Masonry, contained a legend that
upon the return OF the knights from the
Holy Land, in the Time OF the Crusaders.
they organized the Order. and that In the
year IFS Jhe first knights. to the num-
Der OF eleven, 6ook their VOWS between
the hands Of Garinus, Patriarch. Another
legend is that the knights of the East
represented the Masons who remained
in the East after the building OF the
FIRST Temple while the Knights of the
East and West represented those who
Travelled West and disseminated the Or
der over Europe, but who returned dur
ing the crusades and reunited with their
ancient brethren, hence comes the name.
The modern ritual. as adopted by the
Spreme Council, retains the apocalyptic
character OF the degree which has always
oeen attached to il, as is evident from
The old tracing board which IS the figure
described in the first chapter Of the Reve-
ldtion Of St John. The jewel is a hep
tagon inscribed with symbols derived
from Apocalypse, among which are lie
lamb and the book with seven seals. The
apron is yellow lined and edged with
crimson In the old ritual its device /
was two-edged sword. In the new one /
II is tetractys of zen dots
Ia the afternoon The eighteenth degree I
was pat on in fun stage effects by Rev. /
j. ID. Rltchey. Sind, as Most Wost Wor- /
shipful Wise Master, assisted by fun /
corps Of officers. This oegree Knight OF /
Rose Croix, is the last of the religious
degrees OF the scottish Rite. It has q
long and interesting L-storicaI alIusion
and celebrates Maunday Thursday and
Easter Sunday as two obligatory DAYS of
meeting The jewel of the Rose Croix
IS goiden compass, extended on an
nrc 20 the sixteenth part of a circle.
or twenty-five and a half degrees. The
head of the compass is surmounted by
a triple crown, consisting Of three ser
les OF points arranged by three. five and
seven Between the legs Of the compass
IS q cross resting on the arc; its center
IS occupied by d fuA-bloom rose. whose
stem twines around the lower limb of
the cross. at the foot OF the cross, on the
same si~e on which the rose is exhibited.
breast 90 feed its young which are in
nest surrounding it, while on the otner
side of Cne jewel is the figure Of an eagle
with wings displayed. On the arc of the
circle, the p. w. of the degree is en-
gravedin the oipner of the Oredr In this
Jewel are included the most important
symbols Of the degree. The Cross, the
Rose, the Pelican and the Eagle are all
important symbols, the explanation of
which VIII go far to a comprehension
Of what IS the true design of the Rosy
Rross Order.
At in the afternoon the Wichita Coun-
eli of knights of Kadosh No. assumed
Work in the Philosophical and Chivalric
degrees. The nineteenth. or Grand Pom
tit. was deliberately rendered by a full :
company. with splendid stage effects and
music. The degree is occupied in The es- {
animation of the Apocalyptic mysteries ]
Of The New Jerusalem. It's officers are a !
Thrice Puissant aad one Warden The
Thrice PGissant is seated in the East on
4 throne canopjed with pale blue, and !
wears white satin robe. The Warden 5
Is In TIE West, and holds q stan of goid. ,
The mer9bers are clothed in white. with I
blue llets. embroidered with twelve stars {
lf gold. and are called True and Faithful I
Brothers. The decorations Of the Lodge {
ire blue sprinkle with gold stars. t
The twentieth Master of Symbolic !
-odse was communicated. y
I'm the evening tho twenty-hst, Noa- (
hite or Prussian Knight. was rendered r
n fan n Past Grand commander William S
" shaver Of the Grand Lodge A. F. &
A. ~ as Lieutenant Commando. assisted
'y q fun corps Of officers.
This degree IS purely legendary and Is !
realty as on Masonic authority puts it.
misplaced IN any series OF degrees sup
2osed 10 emanate from the Solomonic !
remple ap uniting link. and unsightly :
Interruption of the chain Of legendary
fymholism substituting Noah for solomon
md Peieg for Hiram Abif Originally
here was a singular regulation sn that
shan be ao artificial lights in the lodge :
'oom and that the meetings shall be held
N the night N the fuH moon Of tile
nontn. The arron is yellow, inscribed T
With an arm holding @ sword and the i
Egyptian figure Of silence. The order IS
slack ANA the Jewel, q fun moon or a
riangie traversed by an arrow
All the remaining degrees from the end
Knight Royal Axe. Prince Of Lihauus, TO S
ma Including the 29th, Scottish KNIGHT Of c
g. Andr5 ", were either communicated }
r placed before the class in brief bat ef- y
ecfive dramas
,rhis morning the last degree Of this seq y
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