The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-11
FOURTEEN DEGREES ON TODAY
Members of HOyt Body Con-
ferred the Seventh Degree.
Obligatory Feast of Maundys
Thursday One of Events.

The fifty-eighth semi-annuaI re-
union OF the Ancient and Accepted
Scottish Rite bodies of the Valley of
Topeka. Orient of Kansas. convened
at o'clock this morning at the Ma
sonic temple. with the opening of the
Lodge of Perfection. One hundred
and fifty men received the degrees. !
The attendance was approximately
500 and will reach the 1900 mark
Tuesday.
is general director of the work He I
is assisted by Frank : Crane. thirty ]
third degree. Chester =. Reed. thirty (
third degree: Clement w. Seely. 1
thirty second degree. X G. c H, AMI !
Ferdinand Voiland. thirty-secOnd de- |
gree. X. c. c II. Association direc- |
tors OF the work are: Frederick w
Strives. Alpha Z. Sutton. Arthur L. |
Thomas and George W McClelland- !
James b DOncyson is secretary, re- |
corder and registrar James f. /
Thomas is deputy of the Valley OF To- /
The fourth. fifth and sixth degrees
were conferred at the morning meet
ing. George E SeybOld was in Charge I
OF the comforting OF the fourth de- /
gree. he vas assisted by Edwin +. 1
BroOkens. Frank A. Moss. Ira f. 4
Henry. William g. CartLdse and sam
ueI Alexander.
Frank E Parr was in charge Of |
the comforting of the fifth degree!
He was assisted by Harry W. Wright, /
Frederick A RehkOpf. John W. New
ell. Sidney S James and Arthur J,
Whitmore.
Waiter L. Payne was in charge of
the comforting of the sixth degree. He
was assisted by Ira E. Henry and
Frank Z. Leatherman.
The degrees from the. seventh to
the fourteenth we're conferred this
afternoon and the fourteenth degree
will be conferred at the evening ses-
sion.
Hoyt Conferred the seventh.
The seventh degree was conferred
by members from Hoyt, Kan ROY
4. Nauzey vas i'll charge. He was
assisted by Alexander Lee Orion VIII
Iiams Cecil F. Joslin. James W. Gle
land Patrick ]. Matthews, William A.
Maris. Arthur G.. Colbron. Harrison
3. Talbot and Frank E Breneman, all
OF Hoyt l.
Edwin L. Brookens was in charge
of the comforting Of the ninth and /
tenth degrees He was assisted by
William J. Russell. ST. William C Il
Cartilage George A Heron Chester
A Buell.. Lewis Fl Gest Louis r. YES
per. Charles F. Chrisman. Charles A.
Moore. samuel Alexander. Sidney s
James Zeleil c. Hopkins, James B.
Doncyson. Flavius o. Burkett and
Willis Coates.
The Rev. Edmund J. Kulp commu-
nicated the thirteenth degree.
Elisha IT. Anderson will be In .
charge I
teenth degree at the evening session.
which opens at $50 o'clock He will
he assisted by Charles A. HARLAN.
Frank l. Sturges, William G. Cart
lidse. Frank L. stevens. and Willis
Coates.
The fifteenth sixteenth. seven
tenth and eighteenth degrees will be
conferred at the Wednesday morning I
Chapter knights Rose CroiN No 1. I
The nineteenth degree viii be con- ]
ferred Wednesday evening by Cod
frey de St. Omar Couhcil of Knights !
Kadosh No ?
Obligatory Feasts- 5
The obligatory feast Of Maundy s
Thursday viii be observed by United
chapter Knights Rose Croix No !,
Thursday evening
Visiting sojourners arc: W. II. Davis {
Of Belle Plaine. wichita Consistory |
No. = Ellis F. Blomgren- Des Moines.
Ia. De Moines Consistory No. 5. and
p H. piehl of St. Paul Mimi. Mime !
sofa Consistory No l.
NTasons Receiving Degrees.
Persons receiving the degrees from I
the fourth to the fourteenth are:
Homer Augustus Alexander. Topeka.
oliver Klein Arnett. Topeka
John Richard Atwood. Fairview. r
John Elmer Raker. Topeka.
William Reuna Baker. Topeka
Winfred Duane Bsukston. Topeka. I
Walter Robert Barrett. Iopeka.
Carl. Minnesota Rciknap. Marysville. (
erwin Wallace Berry route No. ]. To {
Daniel Nelson Biddinger. wamego
Frederick Thompson Bonebrake. Garnott G
Fred James Bowen Emporia- s
Shirley Francis Royce. Florence. II
John Adam bright. Topeka 7
Charles Elmer Brown. Topeka. .
Emmett Joseph buckles, Topeka.
James Randall Burrow. Jr. Topeka. !
Judson Charles Cole. Topeka 1
Guy Alfred Collard. Topeka. I
Arthur Richard Connolly. Colby.
Charles w. Crews, Clyde.
Isolla Barton Cunningham. Topeka.
Ralph Terrence Curry Topeka.
Frank Morris Daniel. Topeka.
.. Ports Davis Topeka. I
Harlowe Il. Dean. Topeka.
William Laird Dean, Topeka
Charles Anderson Deardorff. Overbrook.
John Alfred DeardOrff, Topeka. i
Meldrum Clayton Diffenderfer. Topeka. !
Grover Cleveland Doering. Topeka.
Charles Labor Dolman. Topeka.
James Harvey Drury. Clifton. {
Hugh Charles Duff. Topeka. +
George Marvin Durham, Greenleaf. Z
Richmond Martin EnOchs, route No 6,
Floyd Marion Fairchild. route No. g. T
North Topeka.
Daniel Bynum Farmer, Melvern
John Wesley Feldner, Topeka. I
Wilson Mathews Forbes Topeka.
Warren cliff Fox. Topeka (
Wflfred r. tSasche, Topeka.
Merton GoOdeagIc. Baxter Springs
Thomas Henry Gorrell, Atchison-
Herman Louis Haasis. Florence. Il
Dewitt Marion Hargis, Valley Falls
Clinton Deloss Hart, Topeka.
Edwin II. Harter. EmpOria.
Pete Holman. Alta Vista
Floyd c. Hubbell. Florence.
Walter lie Roy Hutson. Topeka.
Augustus Theodore Ingman, Barnes.
Edward johnson. Topeka c
Earl Jay johnson, Soldier. :
John Elias Jones. Usage City.
Paul SEWN knntz. Topeka
Peter kearns. Greenleaf {
George Winfield Keesee. Topeka. a
Eugene hempton- Topeka. v