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he Knight's TempIar ConcIave

The Knights TemPlar ConcIave
The special conclave of Appelo
COmmandry 40. 81, was held in its
asylum March Both, this city. There
were members present from several
surrounding counties. In the after
noon an auto trip was made to the
Experiment Station the Fort Hays
Kansas Normal School and to several
other places of interest in the city.
At two O'Clock work in the Red Cross
was begun with ten candidate. At
O'Clock a four course dinner was
served at the Normal by Miss Agnew
After supper work in the Temple de-
gree was begun in the Masonic hall.
The candidates were Judge J. E.
Andrews, Harry White Grass, Jr,
Charles A. Shively, Ernest B. Mat
thew, Henry Deany, Charles Pokemy,
Timothy Ward Shots, William c.
Stevens, E. F. Mattiesen, and w. A.
Hayes.
An installation service for the new
officers was observed for the mem
families on the evening of March 81
The officers installed are as follows:
Z. +. West, eminent commander; H.
F. Addison, Generalissimo Fred J.
Wagner, Captain General; W. A.
Lewis, Senior Warden; H W. Chit
tenden, Junior Warden; C. w. Reed
er, Recorder: E. B. Matthew, prelate !;
]. I. Morrison, standard bearer; r. s.
Markwell, swordbearer; Otto Knoche,
warder. George Philip, Jr., was the
| installing officer. After the ceromo-
MES light supper was served in the
banquet hall.
Three charter members of the To-
cal commandry were present on these
two days, w. w. Bemis, C. W. Miller,
and c. W, Reeder. Among the other
members of the cOmmandry who were
present were: John Mcmahon, J. H.
Middlekauff, George Philip Jr., J. H.
Downing, Alex Philips Fred J. Wag-
ner, E. G. Waldo, N A. Voss, W. D.
Philip, VIM. Roenfeldt, VIM. Rich
mond, Chas- A. Hardness, A L. Boyd,
G. F. West, Chas. Keagy, S. L. Bowl
by, j. j. Kerans, L. A. Hamilton, w
2. Vose, W c. Wagner, Otto Knoche,
F. III. Wilson, G.. G. Cochran, J. H.
ROenfe1dt, Geo. King, Emil Lawson.
H. F. Addison, d. P. Lorenz, W. H.
| Snyder, Peter Madsen, G. H. Lessen
ring, ]. L. Stot, J. T. Morrison, J. G.
Brenner,s J. F. Hull, Peter johnson,
| Jr-, H. W Chittenden, Ralph Bowl
by, }. H. Irwin, c. E. Williams, E. C.
| Flood, G. 3. Snyder, NJ. G. Kirkman,
r. A. Wilson, H. E. Pearce, H. J.
Vine, G. L. Waldo, Guy L. Knorr, R.
s. Maxwell, D. p Brown, Frank
Steadman, P. Caspar Harvey and
! others.
The jurisdiction of the Hays COM
mandery, comprises twelve counties
of Western Kansas
Annual Meeting of n. E. Ladies Aid.
/ The Ladies Aid Society of the Meth
odist church had its annual election.
! The new-ofhcers are as follows: Presi-
dent, Mrs. Covalt; Vice President,
Mrs. S. M. Enfield; Secretary. Mrs.
Lily Kearns; Treasurer, Mrs. Byrd
! Moore After having served as presi-
| dent for nearly four years, Mrs. Sar-
an Bartholomew, asked to be retired
She is to be congratulated upon the
record she has made in those four
years. When she began her official
career, there were but eighteen mem
| bers in the aid. 1t now has a mem
bership of siXty-three; a ladies par
lor has been beautifed and complete
ly furnished; the money receipts tax
en- IN have run into thousands of dol
lars-last year alone the books show
receipts of S1,07O. Mrs. Bartholo
new herself has furnished a great
many OF the Iuncheons and has given
one to the Aid Society and officers
and teachers of the Sunday School,
and church boards, and their friendsi
when nearly two hundred were pres
ent. Mrs. Bartholomew, in spite of
her almost three score and ten years
proved herself to be one of the most
active, aggressive and diplomatic
presidents of an aid that this confer
ence ever had-and during her term
of Office never missed a meeting or
met with any friction whatever in
the affairs OF the society. As a small
token of appreciation the ladies pre-
sented to their outgoing president 2
handsome mirror and a pot of Easter
lilies. At this meeting, another gift
was made to Mrs. Frank Stout in ap-
probation Of their faithful service
and efficient management during the
strenuous day of the Golden Belt.
when so many meals were served to
visitors. Mrs. Wood closed the after
noon IN delightfully."- preparing and
serving an Easter luncheon that was
much enjoyed by all.