The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-30
STATE MASONIC
LODGE DIVIDED
Thirty Two Districts Are Set
Aside
AT MEETING LAST NIGHT
Board of Directors Elect Four
New Members.

AT a meeting Of the council Of admin
istration of the Kansas Masonic lodge,
which was held in the Carey hotel last
night, it was decided to divide the state
into thirty-two masonic districts. and the
grand master, Col Thos. G. Fitch. will
appoint a district deputy grand master in
each one of these districts.
The announcement of the lodges in
each district and the names OF the dis
trict deputies appointed will be made in
a circular issued by the grand master
and grand secretary, within the next two
weeks.
! These district deputy grand masters will
be required to visit each of the lodges in
/ their respective district at least once in
/ the Masonic year. for the purpose of in
/ spection and instruction He will then
! be required TO make a report of his work
! TO the grand master of the state.
This plan, which was provided by the
/ legislature at the last meeting of the
I grand lodge. has been most successfully
tried in many OF the grand lodge juris-
dictions throughout the United States.
Wichita will be in district number
r twenty, dLG VIII BS composed OF IUe
following lodges:
Sunfower lodge No. Sc. Wichita; Wichita
lodge No. SO. Wichita Albert Pike lodge
No 30S, Wichita; Mulvane lodge No. POI,
Mulvane; Unity lodge No. 273. Clearwater;
Norwich lodge No 3l9. Norwich; Spivey
lodge No. 347, Spivey; Comanche lodge
No. 295. CoIdwater; Ashland lodge No
20, Ashland; Minnesota lodge 23o, King
man; Morton lodge No. 25s Cheney; VAL
ley Center lodge No 36l Valley Center;
Burton lodge No. 49,, Burton; Reno
lodge No. 40. Hutchinson: Friendship
lodge No. 29S. Haven; Mt. Hope lodge No
23S Mt Hope.
The principal officers composing the
council of administration are: grand mas
ter. Thomas G. Fitch, Wichita deputy
grand master, Samuel l.. Peters, Newton:
grand senior warden. Thomas L. Bond.
Salina; grand junior warden. Edward w.
Wellington. Ellsworth; grand secretary,
Albert *. Wilson, Topeka
The meeting of the board OF directors
Of the Kansas Masonic home was held
yesterday afternoon. The meeting was
for the purpose of reorganization in con-
formity with the action Of the grand lodge
held in Topeka in February.
-Four new members were appointed to
fill the vacancies made by the retirement
of u. r. Fuller. Topeka: H c. LOOMS.
Winfield; r. E. Torrington. Wichita and
Geo. w Clark, now Of Oklahoma City.
but formerly of Topeka The four MEM
bers appointed to fill these vacancies are:
Thomas l.. Bond. Saina: Samuel l..
Peters. Newton; Edward ". Wellington,
Ellsworth, and E y. Bleckley. Wichita.
The board as it now stands is as fol-
lows: Col. Thomas G. Fitch Samuel L.
Peters, Edward W. Wellington. Thomas
L. Bond. E. f. Bleckey. Col. Perry NJ.
Hoisington Newton; Alex A. Sharp.
Larned; John c. Postelthwaite. Jewell
City; Mrs. Emma W Port. Beloit.
The officers Of the board are: president.
Col. Thomas G. Fitch. Wichita first vice
president Samuel r. Peters. Newton: sec
ond vice president. Emma W. Port, Beloit;
secretary. Alex A. Sharp Larned; treas
urer John c. Postlethwaite. Jewell City
No change was made I'm the local man.
agement of the Masonic home, as the
present managers were elected for the
year at the grand lodge meeting. and /
their work has been most efficient and !
satisfactory.
The work of the past board was highly /
praised as the affairs Of the home are /
in an excellent condition. At the next 4
meeting of the board which will be in 1
May. the question of building an addition (
to the home will be talked Of and ar
will probably be made II is /
the intention to build a two-storv addi- /
ton on the south side which will provide .
additional kitchen facilities and Will also .
add ten or twelve new rooms.
An adjourned meeting of the board Of
directors will be held in this city during
the week Of May 10Th al the time Of the /
grand commandary of Knight Templars.
Don't forget the social of Elizabeth Re
bekah lodge this evening al their hall.
over 12S North Main. The goat is in
good trim. and the public exemplifca-
ton Of the degree viii be something worth .
seeing. Everybody invited