The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-06
SCOTTISH RITE
WILL MEET
Senli-AnnuaI Reunion Begins
Monday Night.
FINE MUSICAL PROGRAM
Candidates for Degrees to
Come From New Mexico,

The twenty-ninth semi-annual reunion
Of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish
Rite OF the valley Of Wichita viii con-
vene in this city Monday night and con-
tinue in session until Thursday night,
when the semi-annual banquet viii be
held IN the banquet hail of the Scottish
Rite temple at the corner Of Topeka av-
enue and First street
A class Of fifty candidates VIII be pres
ent during the reunion, to take twenty
nine degrees Of Scottish Rite Masonry.
About twenty of these candidates are
prominent cattIemen, merchants and
bankers Of Roswell, New Mexico. who
have secured a special disDensation TO
take the degrees at the temple in this
city Under ordinary circumstances these
citizens Of New Mexico would take their
degrees at Santa Fe, New Mexico, but
attracted by the renown Of the Wichita
cOnsistory, they have obtained permission
10 come here. They VIII arrive from
Roswell in a special car on the Santa Fe
tomorrow morning. A suite Of rooms has
been reserved for them at the Carey no.
tel.
on Monday evening the class Of candi-
dates VIII be organized in Albert Pike
ion of the members, both Of those who
live in Wichita and those who live else
where win be held IN the parlors On the
first floor
On Tuesday morning at $50 the regular
work Of the reunion win begin with the
comforting Of the first degree of Elmo
Lodge Of Perfection. which is the fourth
degree Of Masonry. The work IN this
lodge win close late Tuesday afternoon,
gree. Tuesday night the first degree OF
Rose Croix. or the fifteenth degree Of Ma
sonry, viii be conferred. The work in
the Rose Croix viii close at s o'clock
Wednesday afternoon. with the confer
ring of the eighteenth degree.
Immediately after this degree the nine
teenth degree in III council Of Knights
Kadosh VIII be conferred. The twenty
first degree viii be conferred in the even
ing.
On Thursday morning the thirtieth and
the work viii close Thursday afternoon
with the comforting Of the thirty-first
and thirty-secOnd degrees.
The music for the reunion viii be IN
der the direction of Henry Huffman, who
has arranged an elaborate program. large
~ Of operate selections. The music VIII
be furnished by Miss Jetta Campbell. Mrs.
Wilson. J. B. Shields, B. 3. Hull and
Harry McClung.
Immediately preceding the work in the
fifteenth degree, short musical program
will be rendered. when the following Sc
lectiOns win be sung:
"Vilamele." Miss Jetts Campbell
"A Son of the Desert am I" II. c. Nc
Chung
Scene from grand opera 'III Trovatore."
Miss Jetta Campbell and II. c. Nc
Chung.
Immediately preceding the twenty-hrst
degree a short program VIII be rendered
for the entertainment OF the class, in
Producing all the singers taking part in
the musical work of the degrees The
program is as follows:
Spinning Wheel Song, from Martha"
The Sextet, from Lucia De Larme-
Tore"
Good Might, from Opera Martha" by
a quartette.
In the thirty-second degree the follow
ing selections viii be rendered:
Recessional
Professional. Onward Christian Sol
oiers"
March. instrumental. ''The Konen."
MI.
tie Deum" in c. Dudley Buck.
Doxology.
America"
The reunion will close Thursday night
with a banquet at $50 o'clock at which
toasts VIII be responded 20. A musical
program Wrlll be rendered during the BAN
quet. The principal address Of the even
ing viii Be delivered by Albert Watkins.
Z. J.. r., of Ellsworth Kansas There
viii be about 600 plates at the tables
An executive committee composed Of
T. + Blecklev. J. J.. Powell, Henry Wal
lenstein J. Giles Smith. George i. Pratt,
q. r. Ferguson. IF. @. Fitch and T. H.
Tucker has had the principal charge of
the ritUalistic work, and they VIII be as
sisted by am able corps of officers. Bes-
tor C. Brown of Chicago VIII arrive i'm
the city Monday to take charge Of the
stage work. Tie has acquired reputa-
ton throughout Masonic circles for his
work in this line.
While no noted dignataries win be pres
emit. a LARGE number of the members Of
the Hite throughout the state are expect
ed TO be here this week