The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-01
MASONS' PLANS IN
Albert X. Wilson Issues Notices
to Kansas Lodges.
Annual Official Circular on
Meeting in Topeka.
THOUSAND To CAPITAL CITY
Every Section of State VIII Be
Represented Here.
Program in Full Is Announced
This Afternoon.
THOUSAND TO CAPITAL CITY

This Afternoon.
The annual official circular of the
Grand Lodge. A F. and A NJ of Kan
sas, the Grand Chapter, K. A NJ, and
the Grand Council, r. and S. M was
issued today from the office of A. K
Wilson, grand secretary of the first
I two orders and grand recorder of the
third Secretary Wilson estimates
that there will be 1000 Kansas Masons
in Topeka for the meetings
The circular contains the calendar
for the annual meetings of the orders
which will take plac in Topeka Feb
ruary IA, Is, l 6, and II.
Announcement of the meeting
places is as follows:
Grand Lodge will meet in repre-
sentative hall in the state house.
The Grand Chapter, Grand Council
and the order of High Priesthood will
meet in the lodge room proper of the
Masonic temple, and the conference
of District Deputy Grand Masters in
the Egyptian room in the Masonic
| temple.
The exemplification of the first and
second degrees in representative hall.
The conferral of the Mark Masters
degree in the Masonic temple.
| The conferral of the Council degrees
in the Masonic temple.
OrQcF OF
On Tuesday afternoon, February 1 5.
at O'clock the Order of High Priest
hood will be conferred in the Masonic
temple. All Companions who have
been elected and installed High Priests
are eligible to receive this order.
The program announced is as fol-
lows:
Monday, February IL, 1915.
GRAND COUNCIL.
Of D nj
and Select Masters of Kansas will con-
vene in forty-eighth annual assembly
in the Masonic temple.
7:15 p. m.1Zabud council No. 4,
R. & s. NJ, will confer the several de-
grees of royal. select and super ex-
cellent master in the Masonic temple.
GRAND CHAPTER.
2 P. M.-The grand chapter of
Royal Arch Masons of Kansas will
1 assem- BILE in fffty-first annual convo
cation in the Masonic temple.
Tuesday, February Is, 1916.
9 A. M.-The grand chapter of
Royal Arch Masons of Kansas will
convene in the Masonic temple, in
continuation of their convocation
opened on Monday.
P. M.-The annual convention of
the anointed high priests of Kansas
will be opened in the Masonic tenn
pie. for the purpose of bestowing this
holy order on those entitled to receive
the same.
1880 P. M.-The Mark Masters de-
gre win be conferred in the Masonic
temple by Topeka chapter No. 5, r.
A. M.
Wednesday. February 10, 1915.
GRAND LODGE.
a. m.-The SiXtieth Annual Com
municatiOn of the Grand Lodge of A.
F. & A. M, of Kansas, will be opened
in Representative Hall in the state
house.
p. m.-Oration by Arthur Capper,
governor. OF Orient Lodge No. 81, To-
peka.
2:45 p. m.-Report of committee on
neurology.
p. ma conference of the dis
trict deputy grand masters will be
held in the Egyptian room of the Ma
, sonic temple.
.. m.-Entertainment provided
by the Topeka bodies, further an
nouncement of which will be made
, by the grand master.
1880 p. Observation-Disclosures of the
first and second degrees in Represen-
tative Hall. The brethren will assem-
BILE at 1915, as the work will begin
promptly at 1880.
, Thursday, February II, 1916.
9 a m.-The Grand Lodge will re-
sumo labor.
In stating the Council work, the cir
cular reads:
'Zabud Council No. has accepted
an invitation from the grand master
to confer the several degrees of Royal,
Select and Super Excellent Master
on Monday, February IA.
"In order that ample time may be
=. allowed for comforting the Super Ex-
cellent degree in full form under the
/ new ritual adopted by the general
3 grand council. it has been deemed ad-
visable to begin this work promptly at
7:15 p. m.
j Under the Las of the grand coun-
. ell, the jurisdiction in this state is
s concurrent except in counties where
councils are located. Any affiliated
Royal Arch Mason is eligible to re-
h ceive these degrees.
). "All companions residing in coun-
n ties where a council is located, and
:, who have not received these degrees
e but who desire to take them while in
g Topeka, must petition their home
a council and ask that Zabud council
be requested to confer the degrees al
| their special assembly on the abovs
! date. Zabud council has kindly Of
u fered to confer these degrees upon re-
u quest of other councils, without max
!, ! ing any charge or division of fees.
THE beautiful lessons relative tc
( the traditions of the craft as exempli-
fled in the several degrees of the coun-
, | Gil are so interviewer with the degrees
> | of Capitular Masonry that it is mos
= important for each companion to re-
: ceive these degrees in order that he
= may have a more complete knowledge
e of the several degrees contained in the
chapter.
please communicate or apply tC
Harry F. White, recorder, Zabu(
n Council No. 4, Topeka, Kan, for pc.
4 titions or further information
The Lodge Work.
4 The gra d lodge will eXemplify the
1 work of the first and second degrees
l,e, racsitinrnS hRinsr filled by