The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-16
Masonic Bodies Are Giving Five
Degrees Today.
Builders of SOlomOn's Temple
and Descendants of Crusaders.
BANQUET THURSDAY.
Expected That 500 Guests Will
Sit at Tables.
Masonic Hospitality fingers
Long in Mind of Guest.

The addition of seven new members,
brings the class of candidates for mi
tiation at the fall reunion of the An
cient and Accepted Scottish Rite
bodies of the Valley of Topeka to 2O4.
Several other names will probably be
added today and the final list will
probably total 21O. It is one of the
| largest classes ever initiated in the
state.
| Extensive preparations are being
made for the big semi-annuaI banquet
to be held at the Masonic temple
| Thursday night. More than 500 people
will attend the banquet.
| The eighteenth degree, prince Rose
Croix," was conferred at 9 O'Clock this
morning. The work was eXemplified
| by the following class:
| Wise master-Charles A. Moore, SD
Hon.
Senior warden-Fred c. Fuller, s2d.
Junior warden-James E. Thomas,
orator-stephen s. Estey, 82d K.
! Hosptaler-Lewis C. Burns, 32d.
Master of ceremonies-Elmo b.
| Whitmore, SOD.
Guardian of the tempIe-Frederick
! W. Strives 32d.
eXemplified as follows:
Twentieth Degree, Master of the SYM
boIic Lodge, 80 p. m.
Venerable master-Frank S. Crane,
| 32d K. c. c. H.
Senior warden-Robert L. Cochrane,
| sgd.
Junior warden-Wlliam L. Excl,
32d.
Master of ceremonies-C1yde j.
Thompson, 32d.
T,,-aDtv CacO06 narrao KnioI,f DovoI
Arc, Prince of Libanus, 300 ID. m.
Venerable preceptor-James o. Roll
Ter. 32d.
Senior warden-Frank E. McFar-
| land 32d K. c. c. H.
Junior warden-Wi1liam G. Tandy,
S2d.
Master of eremonies-Clyde J.
| Thompson, 32d.
Expert-Cornelius B. Burge. SD.
Assistant expert-William E. Rippe-
| toe, 32d.
Twenty Fifth Degree, Knight of the
| Brazen Serpent, 500 p. m.
| .Hakam-Henry c. Kibbee, 32d.
First elder-Ralph D. Montgomery,
| 32d.
Second eIder-James E. Thomas,
32d.
Instructor-Fred c. Fuller, sgd.
Guide-Charles E, JOslyn. 32d.
Twenty-Nin Degree, Scottish knight
of Saint Andrew, 400 p. m.
Venerable master-Peter J. eleven
Prior-George w. Hart. sgd K. c.
c. H.
Preceptor- David T. Nicon. 32d.
Chancellor-Samuel L. Courtney,
32d.
AImoner-Harrison Clarkson, 32d.
Fiscal-Alfred G. Lewis, SD.
Master of ceremonies William l..
| Excl, 32d.
BafIiff-Guy A. Morse, 32d.
MarShaI- NJ PepIveIJ
Warder-Thomas s. Morrison, 32d.
Sentinel-James E. Thomas, 32d.
Captain of the guard-William G..
Tandy, 32d
The nineteenth, twenty-third, TWEEN
ty-fourth, twenty-sixth. twenty-seventh
and twenty-eighth degrees were COM
municated this afternoon by Rev. John
S. w Dean of Baldwin
Supper will be served in the recep-
ton hall of the temple tonight.
| At the evening session the twenty
| first degree "Noachite. or Prussian
Knight will be exemplified by the
! following team:
Lieutenant commander-William NJ
Shaver, SD Hon.
Warden of the north-William A.
Tinker, sgd.
Warden of the south-Theron G.
Kirkpatrick, 32d. K. c. c H.
Recorder-Frank L. Stevens, 32d.
K. c. c. H
Baron Altendorf-E Elisha H. Ander-
son, SD Hon.
Isadore of Bohemia-Alfred H. Rod
gers 33d Hon.
! Thaddeus of Poland-Frank S.
Crane. 32d, K. c. C. H.
Richard of England-Winfield A. S.
Bird 32d, X. c. c. H
Count Reinfred-Chester B. Reed,
32d, K. c. c. H.
32d.
AIphonso of Castile-CharIes E. JOS
lin, sgd.
Adolph the saxon-Llewellyn ].
Graham, 32d. K. c. c. H.
Warder-George w. Hart. sgd. K.
Lieutenant of the Guard-samuel
Cunningham, 32d.
rumpeter-Thomas S. Morrison,
SD
Guards and attendants.
The Masons are keeping open house
at their temple on Jackson street this
/ week. They announce a banquet for
Thursday noon, but if the Thursday
feast surpasses the ordinary dinner
: they served at noon Tuesday and
Wednesday it will have to be some
thing away above the ordinary run OF
banQuets.
The Masons invited some of their
friends to dinner and a newspaper man
was one of the favored ones. His hat
is off to the Masons as entertainers
They surpass in the art They serve
their own dinners and the service is I'M
excelled The dinner was of the New
England style and calculated to make
a dyspeptic turn gourmand. The well
come surpassed the dinner. Any guest
to a Masonic spread will spend the rest
of his days signing to be a Mason.
:. ADJUSTMENTS.