The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-02-03
IS BEYOND COMPARE.
Gorgeous Invitation Sent Presi-
dent Diaz of Mexico.
BY WICHITA C0NSlSTORY
Probably Handsomest Ever
Sent TO That Dignitary.

It Is gorgeous-the invitation sent Por-
hrio Diaz by wichita Consistory yester-
day. probably the most beautiful the
president Of the Cactus Republic viii
ever receive
It invites him to come to Wichita in
April to the Twentieth Century Jubilee,
and If beauty in an invitation is an in
ducement the greatest man Of Mexico
and her history VIII be here
Some think that the president may
come, as he is an ardent Mason. and the
trip. compared TO the one to the Atlantic
coast, is not long one.
The invitation which is so respondent
is in the form Of folio bound IN rich
leather, with the name of the addressed,
.Senor Don Porhrio Diaz. Thirty-third
Degree, City Of Mexico" printed in gold
on the front cover.
Within, the invitation proper Is a water
color creation of beauty. the first page
bearing thirty-third degree eagles in
gold, with sunburst surrounding and 2
crown surrounding him, and festooned
below the inscription: Ancient and Ac-
cepted Scottish Rite Of Freemasonry,
valley Of Wichita, Orient of Kansas"
The real spirit Of the emblematic de-
sign reaches its climax on the inner
pages. Here is the invitation. appearing
first in English, and then IN Spanish AT
the top Of each page ara thirty-third de-
gree eagles, these being connected by
ribbon banner from beak to beak and
inscribed "Ancient and Accepted Scottish
Rite of Freemasonry." The ribbon Is a
symbol of the tie that binds the two ma
tions.
The tangle Of color above and below is
splendid. Above the American eagles are
the flags of the United States; above the
Mexican eagles the red, white and green
Of the other republic. Below are the
shields Of the United States and Mexico.
while in the fold, the Rio Grande. in its
gentle meanderings is seen with vegeta-
ton common to either country lending
itself to the color scheme.
The fourth page contains a photograph
Of the Masonic Temple in Wichita set
against a water color background.
Ribbons, colors Of the two countries,
bind the invitation to cover. and ribbons
covered with gold wafer and seal of the
Wichita Consistory, No. 2, appears on
lower left hand corner. Of front cover.
The invitation itself readsi
ITO Senior Don Porfirio Diaz, SSd degree,
City of Mexico.
"TllustIious Sir and Brother-You are
cordially and fraternaily invited to at
tend the twentieth Century Masonic
Jubilee Reunion to be 1<d by the CO.
ordinate bodies Of the Ancient and Ac-
cepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry sit
ting in the Valley Of Wichita, Orient Of
Kansas, April IS, 16, Il and Is 1851
AS this is the centennial year of the
organization of the Supreme Council for
the Southern jurisdiction Of the United
states Of America, as also the dawn Of a
new century that marks che high adj
vancement of the cause Of the Rite
throughout the world, we desire to fit
tingly commemorate these events. and It
would afford us very great pleasure TO
be honored with your presence on that
occasion. Fraternauy and courteously,
FIRED II. STUCKEY, SO.
'sv. NJ. Elmo Lodge Of Perfection. No. 9.
"CHAs. G. COIN, 81.
"Preceptor Wichita Council OF Knights
Kadosh. No g.
20. H BENTLEY. 80.
CIV. NJ. Wichita Chapter Of Rose Croix,
No. s.
'THOs. G. FITCH. SO,
M OF X, Wichita Consistory, No. q
GEORGE L. PRATT, 80.
~ GILES SMITH, SO.
'HENRY WALLENSTEIN. 80.
"JNO. L. POWELL. K. c. c. II
Secretary.
Executive Committee for the Twentieth
Cert1lrv Inhilae Renninnm