The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-01-15
GRAND OPERA PROGRAM
ARRANGED FOR ASSEMBLY Y
Interior Of Temple Has Been
Re-MOdeIed and Vastly I'm
proved in Arrangement

Entertainment features for The an
mul reunion OF the Scottish Rite
Masuns here next week have been
planned ON uH unusually elaborate
scale 1t Is expected THAT the gath
ormg next week Will be the largest
ami most important of the SORT held
in The temple, which has ueeh re-mod
eled and vastly improved within the
last eight months The Guthrie peo.
pie making the arrangements for the
meeting haze PLANNED an occasion IN
keeping with the dignity of the as
sembly and the increased beauty Of
The temple.
The consistory will be in charge
at the temple Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday. The indications are
thai the largest class in the histcry
Of Guthrie valley will be given the
higher degrees Of Missionary. Soyer-
eigu Inspector Ger eral William Busby
will be in charge
Program Starts Monday.
Monday will be taken up by the ar
rival Of candidates and other visitors
Monday night the bfde lodge Masons
Of Oklahoma City Will use the temple
fer the initiation OF class in the
thira degree They will bring the
candidates up in the afternoon.
Tuesday the consistOry exercises
viii be started. The invitations to
the ceremOnials we're signed by L
" Baxter. venerable master of Guth-
rie lodge Of perfection; A. c. HiXon
wise master, St CroiX; II. 7, Sweat-
engen. commander DeSonnac chapter
Knights of Kad0sh; G. G. Willis
mas .er of Kadosh; Frank Derr, sec
retary of all bodies, ard Wm. Busby,
sovereign inspector
The final degrees, making many
thirty-second degree Masons, Will be
conferred Thursday
The Social Side.
The social side of the occasion will
be replete with attractions. Mrs. l..
f. Leach, Jr., at the head of the lad
les committee on entertainment an
neunces an attractive program.
Tuesday, January lis to p. m
Reception for visiting ladies, in lad
les drawing room.
Tuesday, 4 to ) p. m.-Automobile
ride for all visiting ladies', f. II. Nc
Guire in charge.
Tuesday night-Play by students OF
Christian university, Enid,
Wednesday afternoon-Mrs. Laura
Leigh Hanson, teacher Of oratory at
Christian university, Enid, in recital.
Wednesday night-CEand bpera
stars in El Treyatore, Martha, and
other selections, without chorus
Thursday night-Reception parlors
General assembly of visitors and their
ladies'. Guthrie Masons and ladies.
Before the receptions Thursday there
will be a short informal entertainment
in charge of the Temple quartette.
Viii be Elaborate Event.
The event Wednesday night will be
the most elaborate OF the season An
opera comWlny, all Btaas. without
chorus. with present selections form
the most attractive Of the operas.
The entertainment is unique in many
respects The company has appeared
III Wichita, for instance, three times
under the auspices of the, Masons. 1t
is costly and highly praised organ
zation.
/. f. Leach, Jr, has charge Of the
general entertainment features.
The temple improvements are not
able The auditorium and blue room
are practically completed SO that they
can be used at this time. Opera
chairs and carpets, all new, have been
placed in the auditorium. The sec
retarys office Will be in the south
west section, although il has not been
finished The stage and electrical
fixtures throughout are new A Lew
plant has been installed The dram
attic representations are to be elabor-
atp