The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-01
Spring Reunion of Scottish
Rite Next Week.
Glass of Seventy viii Take De-
- grees in Topeka.
EASTER SUNDAY SERVICES
Elaborate Ceremonies for
Maundy Thursday Also.
ToItec Rite Reunion Follows
the Spring Celebration.

Masons in Topeka are making elab-
crate preparations for the thirty
eighth semi-annual reunion of the
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite
bodies of the valley of Topeka, Orient
of Kansas. This reunion will be held
April s, 8. 10 and IL. Masons from
ali over Kansas will be in attendance
and the Topeka Scottish Riters VIII
make it one of the most successful
reunions in the history of the valley.
Friday, April u, the day following
the Scottish Rite reunion the Topeka
bodies of the Ancient Toltec Rite Will
hold a reunion for the purpose OF con-
ferring the degrees of this rite upon
deserving petitioners. In this reunion
thirty-second degree Masons, the
knights Templars and their wives,
mothers, sisters and daughters are
eligible. Mrs. Cora WEIGH, secretary
at 431 Tyler street, is handling the
particulars of the rite
The Maundy Thursday and Easter
Sunday services will be observed by
the Scottish Rite in Topeka this year.
ON Easter Sunday morning the Ma
SONS will breakfast at o'clock fol-
lowed by the ceremony OF rehghtihs
the lights These services will be com
pIeted in time to allow the members
to attend the services at the churehes
over the city.
Maundy Thursday is commemorative
of Christ's last supper with ms us
ciples and the incidents OF TINS sup
per. Both the Maundy Thursday ana
Easter Sunday services will not be Oh
a public character and the services
will be open only to Scottish Rite Ma
sons who have attained to the e1gh
teenth degree. The Maurfdy Thursday
services will be held in the Scottlsh
Rite banquet hall beginning Win
supper at $3.50 o'clock April A.
The banquet this spring will not be
omen to the lady friends of the mem
bers. 1t has been deemed advisable TO
confine the banquet to members OF the
Rite only. The institution has grown
so large that it is impossible to ae-
commodate all. Last year more than
100 mem bers were unable to sit down
at the first banquet table In the fall
the women will be invited at the big
gest banquet in Scottish Rite history.
The spring reunion consistory class
this wear will include nearly 20 mem
bers. This is unusually large for
spring reunions.
The lodges of the Scottish Rite, Val
ley of Topeka, Orient of Kansas in
cludes Orient Lodge of Perfection No.
s. Unity Chapter of Knights Rose CroiX
No. 1, Godfrey de St. Omar Council of
knights Kadosh NO. 2, and Topeka
Consistory No. 1. The Jurisdiction Of
the Valley of Topeka extends over
received from any county in the state
with the exception of Sedgwick, Saline,
Bourbon, Wyandotte and Douglas.
The committees in charge:
Reunion and Ritual Gommittee-LaRoy
NJ. PenweH 33rd Hon, Chm; Clement
Smith 33rd Hon, Vice-Chm. William NJ.
Shaver 33rd Hon, secretary; William s
Eberle 32nd; Theron c. kirkpatrick 32nd, K.
C.C.H.: Charles a. Moore 33rd Hon.; Win
field a S. Bird 39rd Hon; Elisha H. An
derson S3rd Hon.; Frank E. mcfarland
82rd, KOCH; owen j. Wood 33rd Hon:
James E. Thomas 32nd, KOCH; Chester
B. Reed S3rd Hon.
Executive Committee-LaRoy NJ. Pen
well 33rd Hon.; Clement Smith 33rd Hon;
William NJ. Shaver Bird Hon.; Elisha H.
Anderson 33rd Hon; Theron c. Kirkpat-
rick S2nd, KOCH: Fred Shippee 32nd.,
KC. H: Clyde J. Thompson 32nd, K.C.
c. H: Thomas A. Beck 32nd.
Hotel Committee-LaRoy NJ. Penwell SSTd
Hon; Elisha H. Anderson 33rd Hon.
Reception Comnittee-Alfred G. Lewis
s2nd, chairman with assistants.