The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-12
WITH The MAS0NS
Glass Of Ninety Taken Through
Valley of Rose st. Croix.


At the opening of the forty-drst
annual reunion of the Scottish Rite
Masons of the Valley OF Topeka =
class Of ninety took degrees, includ-
ing the fourth to the fourteenth.
Some five hundred Masons con-
gregated yesterday in Topeka and
partook of the hospitality OF the
local lodge. Today the Unity chapter
of the Knights Of Rose Croix No
viii bestow degrees from the four
tenth to the eighteenth. inclusive
The reunion will close Friday night
with the semf-annual banquet for the
members OF the thirty third and their
ladies'
The following Masons received de-
grees today:
Charles E Beyerle. Topeka; Phillip
H. Cook. Topeka; Earl McKeen. At
Gibson; John r. Carpenter, Seneca:
Leland NJ. Chamberlain. Holiday.
Clyde H Hale, Oskaloosa; Paul Men
nenoch. Eureka, Loren NJ Wi1es, Sol
der; Bartine r. Smith, Soldier;
Ralph E. Banner, Be1leville: Frank
p Edison. Topeka; John w. johnson.
Garrison, Robert T. Jones, Usage
City: Charles c. Bruce. Usage City;
Robert Gordon. Topeka; Joseph H
Mcdowell, Herington; Floyd r. Heav-
ner, Emporia; Harry T. Chubb. To-
peka; James E. Spalding; Topeka,
Walter A Cross, Topeka; Oscar
Gohlke, Topeka; Willard F. Trexen.
Amos H. Plumb, Emporia, William
8. Fulton. Topeka; Robert Maxwell.
Topeka; Ira E. Parnen. Topeka;
Charles G. Dodds. Topeka: Carl A.
Nordlund. Topeka; Thomas E. Chand-
Ter, Ottawa; Horace E. Toothaker.
Ottawa; Virgil Boyer, Topeka;
Charles J. Dillon. Topeka: Frederick
J. Wagner, Mcfarland; George w.
Beverley, Alma; John F. Lackey, Os-
Charles l. Krouse, Onaga; Henry A.
SmaIIwood. Topeka; Elmer G. Gibson,
Topeka; Robert F. Tasker, Topeka;
Charles C. Stillman, Morganville:
Charles s. Menninger, Topeka; David
c. Bergundtha1. Topeka, William 8.
Bergundthal, Topeka; James R. Cow
drey, Topeka; Luther NJ. Jones, To-
peka; Rowland Price, Meriden: John
H Morris, Clifton: Joseph W. Hicks.
Topeka; Henry Buechner, Topeka:
Thomas F. Martin. Meriden-
! Masons who received degrees yester-
day were: Elmer C. Bomar, Clay Cen
ter; John W. Jackson, Onaga; Charles
mara. Topeka; Richard w. Thomas
Emporia; Edward p. Oldham, Topeka
John p Slaughter. Topeka; John F.
Billings, Topeka: Howard D. Gorsage
topeka, W1tbert D. Ross, Topeka
Henry G. Buechner, Topeka; d. Lewis
Topeka; John r. Johnston. Topeka
! John d. Pratt, Topeka; Ferdinand H
Schalle, Topeka; Charles c. Stillman
Morsanvil1e; Joseph P. Hicks, Topeka
| Among the visitors attending the re-
union: Robert Kennedy, BelleviIe'
Robert B. Hall. Onaga: John Lamb
| Onaga; J. H. Mcdowell, Herington
! Harry O'Brian. Clifton; J. ". Howe
Abilene: n. C. Seal. Emporia; Paul A
| Serhert- Onaga: II. T. Potter, Clifton
c. D. Ellis, Winslow; H. W. Hedgecock
/ Emporia; G. NJ Hart, Overlook: C. E
Holcomb, Baldwin; F. F. Swartz. May
eta: Vernon r. Lunger, Mayetta
John n. Crouch, Colorado City; A. D
Battey, Kansas City. Kan; F. Porter
Usage City; Fred Skinner. Atchison
James H. Lynn, Soldier: s. NJ. Gibson
Onaga; John S. Leech, Chicago; e. W
Poindexter, Kansas City, Kan; G. A
Beeler. Kansas City, Kan; Pete
Johnson. Netawaka: S. s. Langley
Greenleaf; c. D. Peter, Salina; Rob
ert NJ. Forbes, Silver Lake; C. b. Gufty
Onaga; H D. Crum, Emporia; jaime.
r. Plumb. Emporia; E. E. Jones, En-
Larson. Sharon Springs. John Erick
son. Westmoreland; ]. l. Burgess
WestmoreIani; C. J.. Ross, Waveriy
Chester A. Groice, Pueblo. Colo; M. I
Parker, Waterville; Robert F. Hunter
| Ottawa; C. E. Myers, Holton; c. K
Rockurse Quincy, ILL., O. B. Cautrisi