Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-15
MASONS' GROWING
EVENT THIS WEEK
Scottish Rite Orders to Complete
Program with Formal Dedica-
ton Of Temple.
MANY INVITATIONS PLANNED
Over Three Hundred VIII Ne Given
secret work OF the order, with
FlnaI session and BiE Ban
auet Thursday Eve.

auet Thursday Eve.
All last week the members of the order
of Scottish Kite Masons played tho part
OF hosts 60 the other Masons Of Omaha,
Nebraska and Iowa The occasions was
tie. completion OF and the throwing open
90. inspection ,and use the new Scottish
Rite cathedral ct Twentieth and Douglas
streets. erected and furnished at a cost OF
some. t9s5 go
Each evening last week reception was
held In the cathedral and each evening
some particular branch OF Masonry was
invited. The Invitations met with a gem
erous response and during the period
there was not a time when the cathedral
was not comfortably filled with Masons
and members OF their families. with the
receptions there were dances, musicales
and banquets, and everything was so en-
joyable that the week will he .ong re-
membered In Masonic circles OF Nebraska
and Iowa
Crovvnina Event This Week.
However, tho functions OF last week
were only Incidental 70 tho GROWING
event. OF this week-the dedication OF the
cathedral. something that Is to bring to
ofaata large number OF Maaons Of the
country. many OF whom are expected TO
bel present from distant states.
tfhe dedication OF Scottish Rite Ma
Soelc cathedral Is an event that does not
otknr' every year, and ell Scottish Rite
AtAs6ns know full well that the services
afk 40 impressive. and at the same time
so tsAtntifui. that they cannot afford TO
miss the opportunity.
Rot only will the cathedral DO dedicated
this week. but there viii be done vast
amount OF lodge work In the Scottish
Hlte degrees. Indications now are that
theirs viii be class Of from 800 TO $50
to b initiated. The class for initiation
wpI be orRanized att the cathedral at s
otIock Monday morning. At 10 there
wfi be n btisiness session and atl o'clock.
sharp. the eonferring Of the degrees will
bekin, continuIns until in the afternoon.
hurting these hours there will be work
50 ali of the degrees from the fourth to
the fourteenth. Inclusive, The lodge room
wbfiS. however. win not be finished much
before z o'clock.
~ Ceremonies in Evening.
Promptly at O'Clock in tho evening
the ceremonies OF dedication will begin
10 the auditorium on the second floor OF
the cathedral Only Masons OF the Scot
tleh Rite branch viii be admitted, In
fent. the dedication and the ceremonies
connected Herewith win be held as secret
10 the outside world as the lodge room
work
At the dedication Frank c. Patton. X,
&C. H.. viii preside and after ne makes
short speech there will DO music. fol-
lowed by the invocation by Bishop
Btecher of the Episcopal diocese Of vest
ern Nebraska This will be followed By
the address OF James r. Cain. jr.. who
will talk on the Meaning OF Masonry"
lie IN turn will be followed BY Carl II.
Herring. who win speak on the Meaning
OF the Building"
The dedicatory address will be by
Henry Clark Aiverson. grand Inspector
general This viii DO followed by the
singing OF America, the benediction clos
ing the exercises. asses. +.
There will. be an abundance OF music,
for between the speaking numbers on the
= program there win be vocal and instru-
mental sslectiouA
May Have Public Might.
Maspnfo cathedrais when once dedicated
are seldom. n ever. afterward open 10
the public The Scottish kite Masons
Of omaha are considering the advisable
isy or breaking away from tho old rule
and giving ali omahans an opportunity
OF seeihg tho interior OF tho cathedral
here which by those who have visited
the BUILDING during the last week, as
seft that q lie one Of the most beautiful
and best appointed that has ever been
II tho building Is open 20 the public.
u ~ probable that the dete will he next
saturday evening.
The candidates who have passed
through other branches OF Masonry and
have been Recommended for the Scottish
Rite degree are going to be kept busy
during the coming week, for besides tho
seven degrees conferred Monday, three
viii be conferred Tuesday, four wednes-
day and two Thursday. this bringing
them up 70 and including the thirty
seooand .dogree Having taken these de-
greoa those who stand the ordeal and
pass are Scottish Rite Masons.
BY those who know, Il Il said that the
read travelled IN reaching the pinnacle
q 1 hard one. but there are frequent
resting spots and there Is never desire
10 turn back.
fnt final session OF the Scottish Rite
order, held Thursday. will terminate
Win a banquet spread In the immense
bAnnuet han OF the cathedral In the eve
ming, where provisions win be made for
feeding not Iess than 1905 people. y