The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-14
WOOD IS GRAND MASTER


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reported to be the keynote of the
election, followed by the installation
of officers. All officers were adj
vanced one notch, excepting the grand
sentinel, grand treasurer and grand
recorder. H. W.. Haviland of Kansas
City entered the list of officers as
grand steward left vacated by the adj
Ger. William H. Harrison of Wichita,
grand master.
Increase in Membership.
At the regular business meeting this
morning it was announced that the
council had increased in membership
and had a total of 1856 members at
present. william II. Harrison, retir-
ing grand master, was presented with
the usual past grand masters jewel.
Resolutions of condoleEce were
drawn up, adopted and telegraphed
to Edward w. Wellington of Els
worth, whose wife died yesterday Mr..
Wellington is illustrous grand master
of the most illustrious grand coun-
ell. Following is a list of officers
elected:
The New Officers
Owen j. Wood, Topeka, grand mas
ter.
Elrick c. Ccle, Great Bend, deputy
grand master.
Charles n. Fowler, grand P. C. of
w, Wakefield.
Aaron H. Connect, Great Bend,
grand treasurer
Albert X Wilson, Topeka. grand
recorder. ..
grand captain of guard.
Ben S Paulen, Fredonia, grand
conductor of council.
Jay B. Kirk, lola, grand marshal.
Fred J. Cossitt, Wichita, grand
custodian of work.
grand steward.
w. Amer Burnett, Oberlin, grand
sentinel.
From Over State.
Masons from all parts of the state
began coming into Topeka early this
morning to attend the sixtieth annual
communication of the grand lodge, the
fifty-tirst annual conVOcatiOn of the
grand chapte- and the forty-eighth
annual assembly of the grand council.
Committees met them at the train,
decorated the Masons with badges and
gave. them carfare uptown, where
they gathered at Masonic temple and
the National hotel Masonic headquar-
tiers for the week.
Elmer Strain, James B. Doncyson,
Ralph w. Squires, Fred c. Fuller.
NIeOESe w DdlllI6I anu w WEI
son, members of the local committee,
were on hand bright and early and
the work incident to the big enter
tainment planned by Topeka for her
distinguished visitors was carried on
with a will. Lunch and supper will
be served the visitors at Masonic
temple during the four days they are
in Topeka. On Wednesday the Ma
sons will attend a matinee at the
NOUelfV thea in a bO0V
Oldest Mason
John [. Ketcheson of Leavenworth
is probably the oldest Mason in the
state attending the meetings of Ma
sonic bodies For fifty years Mr..
Ketcheson has done the printing for
all Masonic bodies in Kansts. Mar
tin Musi of Ellinwood, the Uncle
Sam of Kansas Masons,'' has a rec
ord aim ost as enViable. Mr.. Musil
became a Mason in Wisconsin in III.
At present he is a member of five
Masonic bodies. He wears a beard
exactly the same as that of Uncle
Sam seen in cartoons.
II. w. Lane has Travelled the fur
thest of any Mason to attend the gath
ering. He mas come 345 miles from
Liberal and was mighty glad to get
here. Wheat is doing fine and Lib
eral missed the ice covering expert
enced in most of the states. Instead,
a heavy snow fell.
Z. j. Long, a farmer from Havi-
! land, Kan, IS another who has taken
4 & long trip to attend the meeting of
Masonic bodies. The ice covering ism t
going to affect the wheat bit. he
stated this morning, and everything
points to prosperity in his neck of the
woods.
/ Tomorrow's Program.
At 1915 o'clock tonight Zabud Coun-
ell No. 4, r. & 5. NJ, will confer the
several degrees OF royal, select and
super excellent master in Masonic
Temple. At o'clock tomorrow morn
ing the grand chapter of Royal Arch
Masons of Kansas will convene in Ma
sonic Temple in continuation of their
! convocation opened on Monday. At 3
o'clock the annual convention of ar
nointed high priests of Kansas will be
opened in Masonic Temple.
At 1880 o'clock the mark masters
degree will be conferred in Masonic
Temple by Topeka Chapter No. 5. A
A NJ On Wednesday the grand lodge
the big event of the four days ses-
:, sion, begins. It will be impossible fol-
'rTopeka to entertain the Masons next
year on account of the legislature be-
ing in session so according to custom
the meeting will be held in some Other
city. However, it is almost certa:T
that Topeka will entertain them two
years hence.
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