The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-07
Largest Project Of Masonic
orders Is Building OF Temple.
Construction Has Cost Over
Half Million to Date.
SHOW MEMBERSHIP INCREASE
No. II initiates IS Candidates
During Last fear.
Record Year for Zabud Council
Royal and Select Masters.

The largest project the Masonic
bodies OF the city have ever attempted
was that of building a new temple.
The temple IS being erected at Tenth
avenue and Van Buren, street at a cost
Of 100000. The construction on
the temple began in November. 1919,
and It has cost to date s521.s7s.O5,
Of this amount $4Ot,664-55 was, ex-
pended this year. The temple is AZ per
cent completed AL transactions.
bookkeeping and expenditures for this
new temple are handled thru the Of
flee OF James 3. Doncyson. secretary
of. the Scottish Rite bodies OF the VAL
ley OF Topeka
Last year was the largest in the his
tory OF Topeka lodge No. II, in regard
70 the increase in membership
Eighty-fiVe candidates were initiated,
bringing the membership up to S43,
One OF the activities OF the lodge was
the forming OF q team to put on work
IN dranatized form
Membership OF 1000.
Orient lodge. No 81 is one Of the
three largest in the state. Its mem
berShip now is over 1900 The in
crease in membership last year was
49, a big entertainment was given
sons attended The Rev. John Wells
Rahill, pastor Of the Central Congre-
gationaI church, delivered an address.
Evan. Davis was reelected secretary
for the coming year for the twenty
ninth consecutive time
The membership of Golden Rule
Lodge No SO is now sol. Sixty caRdi-
dates were initiated during the last
year. A degree team was organized to
put on the work OF comforting the de-
drees. in cramatized form.
The membership in Sloan lodge
=
81 candidates being Initiated. The
membership Is now. 81. Three petit
lions were received. from former mem
hers OF Round Table Chapter No. 9.
DeMolay. The annual party was held
on Decemher Il for members and
their families over 1000 persons at
Two hundfsd and fifty-one candi-
dates were exalted during the last
year by Topeka Chapter No. 3, Royal
Arch Masons- This was the largest
year in the history OF the chapter in
regard to Membership. it reaching
1884. This was the greatest per cent
OF increase made by any chapter in the
state The membership IS also double
that Of any other chapter.
= The year 1891 was a record one for
zabud council No. T. Royal and Sc
1ect. Masters. The increase in mem
bership was 800. The sum spent for
wardrobes was $2.30O. An entertain
rnent was given for the members,
wives and friends in. April at which
500 persons attended The big an
nual watermelon feed was held early
in the fall.
To New Orleans in April.
Topeka Commandery No. 5, Knights
Templar, organized a Class A drill
team which will 90 to New Orleans in
April. There viii be a meeting of
the Grand Commandery, May IS, II
and IS.
The membership of the Scottish Rite
bodies Of the Valley OF Topeka was in
creased $50 during the year 1921.
Three reunions were held in January,
April and November. The reunions
were held four full days and three
nights. 1t took 265 men to put on
the various degrees.
Beulah. chapter No. 81 o. E. s,
made a gain in membership Of Isl,
which advanced the total mem berShip
to 1,442-. The big annual party and
banquet was held on December II.
Topeka council No I, Ancient Toll
tee Rite, had a highly successful year.
The membership increased 305. which
was one of the largest increases in the
history Of the council. The big an
uuaI party will be held on January %.
The council is about nineteen years
old.
Shrine Club Is Active.
The Topeka Abdallah Shrine club
was very active last year. The mem
bership. increased over $50, making
the total membership 500. A cere-
monial was held in Topeka on May A.
and it was the largest in the history
OF Abd1llah temple. There were 500
uovices and 500 petitioners. A picnic
was held at Garfield park in August.
at which nearly 1000 people attended
Four entertainments were given for
the members and their wives during
the year--A- number Of oyster suppers
were given for the members
The increase in mem bership of
Helena. chapter No. 21O. o. < .Ss-was
SIS, bringing the total membership up
to AIS. This was one of. the largest
increases in the history OF the chapter
The grand matron of Kansas attended
one OF the meetings A Mother Goose
party was given in November. A sum
OF $40 was given to the tuberculosis