The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-17

be it's guest on Tuesday. November 4
next, at the celebration of the one hum
bred and fiftieth anniversary of the IN
itiation of George Washington into the
Masonic order. President Roosevelt be-
came a Mason about two years ago.
joining the lodge at Oyster Bay, N. Y.
George Washington was initiated 1T
Fredericksburg, Nd, on November a.,
1852.
Capital Ark No go gave a free enter
tainment at K. p. hall, Tuesday even
ing, March IL, under the management
of c. H. Kutz. principal of State street
school. The company is composed OF
C. H. Kutz and thirty-nine of his
pupils, and is known as "Saum Saum
and his band" The name of their play
is 1.-The Gods and the Holidays" 1t is
first class in every respect. About 400
people witnessed the play at K p hall
The company will entertain the Meri-
dan Ark next Monday evening.
Kansas was we'll represented in the
recent meeting of the camp clerks at
of the Modern Woodmen of America
Captain NJ. ". Saxon, clerk of sun
flower camp, is credited by the ofncial
paper with having delivered one OF the
very best addresses of the session This
is a high compliment, when it is consid-
cred that fourteen states were repre-
scented with several hundred clerks.
Topeka. council No. 1857 of the Royal
Arcanum has set apart the last Mon
day in each month as one given over
entirely to the entertainment OF the
members. The arrangement OF the pro
gramme for the entertainments is un-
der the direction of a committee com
posed of Brothers Saxton, Glasgow. w
c. Bowhay, H. E. Thompson and w
Wilcox. The entertainment last month
closed with a banquet. b. t. Lewis was
POSTMASTER, and after the feast Mr.
Lewis gave an interesting description OF
the City of Mexico. Those present
were: Saxton, F. c. Thompson, Bird.
Gahagan, Kitchell H. F. Smith, Sher-
man. Wilcox, Washburn, Forsythe.
Haynes, Lewis, Sidwell, a e BoWhay,
w c. Bowhay, E. g. Smith, Rolte'
Brown, Ball, Davis, McAloon, Tyler. B.
NJ. Nelson, Anderson, Morrison, Hen
shaw, Stewart, Fl. E. Thompson, Du-
breuil. Wilcox, Glasgow, Green, DR..
Scholle.
Odd Fellows all over the state are be-
ing asked to contribute to a fund to
send the degree team of Encampment
No. /, of Leavenworth, to the sovereign
grand lodge meeting in Des Moines'
Iowa, this fall to contest for the prizes
1t is said the Leavenworth degree team
is the best of any in the western states
The round trip fare to Des Moines from
Topeka for the sovereign grand lodge
meeting will be $40.
A joint committee of all the Odd Eel
low lodges of Topeka is making great
preparations for the celebration of the
anniversary of the order, April 26. on
that date the order will be SO years old
The degree team of Cheops council
of the Ancient Order of Pyramids went
to Richland Monday night, where the
secret work was put ON and a class OF
twenty-five candidates initiated.
Tuesday evening, March f. Shaw
nee lodge No. / celebrated the forty
fifth anniversary of it's institution by
having an address by ex-United States
Senator John Martin, P. G. NJ, fol-
lowed by a short talk BY Grand Sec
rotary w. H. Kemper and programme
of musical and humorous selections,
and later by lunch.