The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-13
Preparations for Receiving Ma
sonic Bodies Finished.
Presentation of Masonic De-
grees Will Be Impressive.
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TOpeka Business Men May Help
knights of Pythias
To Make Their Big Initiation
an Entire Success.
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The cryptic degree of Royal Arch
Masonry will be put on at the meeting
of the grand chapter at the Masonic
building next week by Zabud council
in a very elaborate manner The Cryp-
tic degree was at one time put on at
Pixies Peak where the natural noun
tain scenery were adapted for the stage
effects. Special pains have been taken
to secure artistic effects in the presen-
tation of the work and the exempnhca-
ton is informally. impressive and
beautiful.
About a car load of costumes and
scenery are waiting to be used IN the
presentation of the grand master De
gree before the grand chapter. MUSIC
adapted to the needs OF TINS ceremonial
has been arranged and will lend much
to its success. The work will be done
by one of the smaller chapters for the
purpose of demonstrating the posi-
bility of its presentation by any chap
Ter in the Jurisdiction in full ceremonial
form. A number of special and partic-
ularIy intel esting features have been
promised for the opening of the most
worshfpful grand lodge on Wednesday
morning.
Rite Masons will tender to the officers
and members of the grand lodge an en-
tertainment and smoker at the Masonic
building on Jackson street, to follow
the degree work at Representative nail
during the earlier part OF the evening"
There will be very large number OF
NIasons in Topeka during the coming
week fully 500 being expected for the
grand lodge and probably an equal
number for the grand chapter and
grand council. The Masonic gatherings
are always welcomed by Topekans. The
visitors usually come well supplied
with money which they put in circula-
ton here during their stay. They are
IL - vol
ers. The Masons will be here from
Monday until Thursday.
The Ohio club will hold its monthly
meeting in the club rooms at III West
Sixth street Monday night. The Ohio
club has a large organization in To-
peka, being purely social organlza-
ton of people who formerly made their
homes in Ohio. Its membership IN To-
peka already numbers about 200 per
sons. Refreshments will be served
Monday night.
On February % Ark No so. K. P. A,
will give a literary and musical enter
tainmant.
Council No. 1857, Royal Arcanum, will
begin its initiatory work in the near
future The regular meeting nights
have lately been fixed as the first and
third Thursdays in each month. The
lodge meets at the Knights of Pythias
hall.
The meeting of the Woodmen of the
World last Monday night in honor of
State Deputy ]. w. Kaiser was a sue
cess in every respect. The address of
the evening was made by Capt. P H
COney, welcoming the guest of honor
and the other visitors. The meeting
was public. Prof. Swart, of Fort Scott.
was one of the guests. Several vocal
solos were given by Miss Hazel Kaiser.
dan for of ff7r -f-
was presented with a beautiful bouquet
of flowers. About 500 persons were
present during the evening. After the
entertainment programme there was
dancing until midnight
On Monday night the local lodge of
Woodmen of the World will initiate d
class of four candidates.
Grand Secretary W. H. Kemper of
the Odd Fellows of Kansas has been
invited to Manhattan on February %
to instruct the degree team of that
place
Preparations for the initiatory exer-
cises which are to be held by the
Knights of Pythias lodges of Topeka in
Representative hall on May are being
carried on rapidly by the committee in
charge. communication has been
made to the Topeka Commercial club
asking the support of that organiza-
tlon 1Or the project which the PythianS
have in hand. 1t will cost considerable
money to put the big initiation scheme
into operation but the visitors whom
II Will bring to Topeka will bring bust
ness which will repay a great many
times over any outlay which the mer-
chants may see fit to make. 1t is be-
lieved that there will be no less than
500 candidates for the initiatory de-
grees.
The odd Fellow grand lodge is pre-
pairing to admit a new lodge in the or
der at Santa Fe in Haskell county. in
the most western part of the state AL
though the new lodge is in a town forty
miles from RAILROAD it is said to have
good nucleus of Membership It will
be installed on February %.
Mrs. Clara Riggs of Wichita will go
to Caldwell on February 16 to install
Caldwell Rebekah lodge No. 449 which
has recently been formed there.