The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-06
LODGE NEWS.
Kansas MasOns Will Gather In
Topeka February 5-1S.
WOOdmen of World Prepare to
Entertain Officials.
MRS. E. b. MANCHESTER
Because 1t Admitted a Gambler
to It's Membership
A New York Masonic Lodge Is
Ordered Disbanded.
MRS. E. B. MANCHESTER

Masonic affairs will be busy IN To-
peka during the four days from Feb
ruary Is to Is. The calendar for the
forty-eighth annual communication of
the most worshipful grand lodge of the
A F. & A. NJ, the thirty-ninth annual
convocation of the most exalted grand
chapter of Royal Arch Masons, and the
thirty-sixth annual assembly of the
most illustrious grand council of Royal
and Select Masters has been an
nounced.
Sloan lodge No. 225 of Topeka will
put on the third degree in costume be-
fore the Masonic grand lodge in Rep
resentative hall at the state house on
Wednesday evening, February II.
Sloan lodge was the first Masonic or
ganization in the country to adopt and
perfect the drama in the form of which
the Master Mason's degree is exempli-
fed. Its team was the first to make
the exemplificatiOn in costume, and six
years ago exemplified the third degree
before the grand lodge at Wichita At
that time it was officially adopted by
the grand lodge. Since that time the
other Masonic lodges in the state have
adopted it, and in other states the idea
of dramatizing the degree work has
become quite general This is the first
exemplifieation before the grand lodge
since its adoption
The calendar for the annual meet
-1ngs this year is as follows
~ Monday, February 10. 1908 a. M
The M. 1. grand council Royal and Sc
-lect Masters of Kansas, will convene
in thirty-sixth annual assembly, at
Masonic hall Ged room).
D m.-The NJ. E. grand chapter of
Royal Arch MaSons of Kansas will as
semble in thirty-ninth annual convo-
cation at Masonic hall (red ROOM.
p m.-Zabud council No. 4, r. and
S. NJ, will confer the Cryptic degrees
or from oil r "a
state at Masonic hall (red room).
Tuesday, February 49, 1908 a. m
The NJ. E grand chapter, Royal Arch
Masons of Kansas, win convene at Ma
sonic hall (red ROOM, in continuation of
their cOnvOcation opened on Monday.
p. m.-The annual convention of
anointed high priests will be opened in
Masonic hall Glue ROOM, for the pur-
pose Of bestowing this holy order on
those entitled to receive the same.
1870 o. m.-The most excellent Mast
er's degree will be presented in full
ceremonial form at Masonic hall (red
room by the officers and members of
Manhattan chapter No. IA, R. A. M.
Wednesday, Feb. 17-9 a. m, the for
ty eighth annual communication of the
NJ. W grand lodge of A. F. & A. NJ.
Of Kansas will be opened in the house
of representatives. west wing of the
STATE capitol.
7:3O p. m.-The degree of Master Ma
son will be conferred in the house of
representatives lull, OIa-
II attic form, by the officers of the NJ.
W. grand lodge
Thursday, Feb. 1880 a. m, the
NJ. W. grand lodge win be called from
refreshment to labor.
Headquarters will be established at
the Copeland hotel, southeast corner
of Ninth street and Kansas avenue. A
bureau of information will be establish
ed at this point by the executive com
mittee of the Topeka lodges, and breth-
ri inf not ion hi RI
secure rooms, should make application
of this committee. Mail or kilograms
addressed in care of this bureau will be
promptly delivered. A rate of one fare,
plus so cents, for the round trip, has
been granted from all points in Kansas,
including Kansas City and st. Joseph,
Mo. Tickets will be on sale from Feb
ruary 10 to II inclusive and will be
good returning to leave Topeka until
and including February 20.
The school of instruction provided by
regulation of the grand lodge will be
held in A. o. Z. W. hall, on the south
east corner of Sixth avenue and Jack
son street, commencing Monday morn
ing. Feb. Is, and continuing through
Tuesday
On Wednesday and Thursday. Febru-
airy II and IS, no sessions of the school
will be held.
On Friday, February 10, the sessions
of the school will be resumed at Ma
sonic hall and continued through Fri
day and Saturday
BY invitation of the NJ E grand
high priest, the degree of most excel
lent master will be exemplihed before
the grand chapter. in the Masonic hall,
on Tuesday evening. February t. by
Manhattan chapter No. IA, of Manhat-
tan. E. William c. Anderson, high priest.
Manhattan chapter has earned a well
merited reputation for excellent and
conscientious work anG as this degree
viii be placed before the grand chapter
in full ceremonial form, it will be an
important event and will merit large at
tendance
On Tuesday afternoon. February 16.
at 4 o'clock, the order of high priest
hood will be conferred: NJ. Z. John c.
Postlethwaite, vice president, in charge.
On Monday evening, February 10,
Zabud council No 4, of Topeka, by in
vitation of the NJ. I. grand master, will
hold a special assembly in the Masonic