The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-15
Representatives viii Be Here
From So Communicates.
Fifty-Third Annual COnclave
To Begin Tuesday.
ATTENDANCE TO EXCEED |, 200
Opening Event VIII Be Divine
Services at Cathedral.
Parade To Be Held on Kansas
Avenue Tuesday Forenoon.

parts Of Kansas representing fifty
seven subordinate commanderies will
arrive in Topeka TINS evening and
Tuesday morning to be in attendance
at the fifty-third annual conclave OF
the grand commandery Of Knights
TempIar of Kansas to be held here
Tuesday and Wednesday The total
attendance including the Sir Knights
of Topeka will exceed the 1900 mark.
The latest schedule of the arrival Of
visitors follows: Monday afternoon
Pittsburg, via Union Pacific, Gao p m.
train: Paola, via Union Pacific, S;e2
D. m train; Eldorado, via Santa t'e'
$3.50 p. m. train.
Tuesday morning - W lchlta anu
Wellington. via Rock Island, 4;55 a m
train. Pratt and Mcpherson. via ROCK
Island, $40 a. IN. train; Goodland'
PhilhpsburE and Atwood, VIA ROCK
Island. 6:5J a m train; Newton, AZ
kansas C'ity. Winfield, Great BEND
Dodge CITY. Hutchinson. and Anthony,
via santa Fe. 5:45 a. m train' En-
poria. via Santa Fe- 80 a. m. tFalh'
Kansas City with band ana OttaNa'
via Santa Re. 9:20 a. m. train; sauna,
Havs CITY and Abilene, via Union Pa
ficic. 7.l1 a. m. tram.
Leavenworth. Fort Scott, Indepen-
dence Kingman. Marysville, CON
cordia. Lawrence and about twenty /
communicates have not yet reported /
the time Of their arrival
, Attend Church Services
All communicates will form on Polk /
street south of Eighth avenue at 9.SO /
O'Clock to attend Divine services at /
S;rs.e Cathedral by ths Grand Prelate /
the Rev. Robert NJ Botting of Dodge
This VIII be followed by a parade at
l9:15 o'clock Tuesday morning Inc
street near Ninth street It viii be
led by Marshsns band
The line Of march follows: east on
Ninth street to Harrison street; south
east on Tenth avenue TO Jackson
street; north on Jackson street to
Ninth street; east. ON Ninth street to
Kansas avenue. north ON Kansas ave-
nue. to Fifth street: south on Kansas
avenue to Ninth street; west on Ninth
street to state house.
To Review Parade.
The parade will he reviewed at
Ninth street and Topeka boulevard by
Leonidus p. Newly, of Indianapolis,
grand master Of the grand encamp-
meut OF Knights Templar of the
United States. and the grand COM
maudery OF Kansas
Grand Commandery will open at
representative hall state house. i'm
TtediateIv following the parade. All
Z
reading Of the reports Of the grand
officers will be the principal business
at this meeting.
The registration and distribution of
official badges viii he made at the
National hotel H. here Right Eminent /
Arthur J. Carruth Grand Commander I
of the Knights Templar OF Kansas.
with his official staff VIII establish
headquarters.
To Serve Complimentary Meals.
Meals rom r,1er1f- ~ N 10 v-fs5fsr,sr
knights and their ladies will be served |
Tuesday and Wednesday at the Ma
sonic temple al the following hours: 1
hrea kfast, Z TO S:30 o'clock: lunch. .
noon to las o'clock; dinner. o'clock
Wednesday, lunch only. 1880 TO 1870 /
o'clock
Bcauccant to Entertain.
The members of the Topeka as
sembly OF the order of Beauceant
VIII entertain the wives of visiting Sir
Knights all day Tuesday at the /
Masonic temple. The order is COM
posed of wives Of knights Templar
The officers who viii be in charge
of the entertainment are: Mrs. Leon
r Lane. president: Mrs. W. q. Tandy
oracle: Mrs. George Whitaker. first
vice president; Mrs. J. A Steinmeyer,
second vice president: Mrs Clinton H. 1
Hart. preceptress; Mrs. George W.
McCTelland. recorder; Mrs Kenneth
NJ. Pomeroy. treasurer; Mrs Robert
u. Blaine marshal; Mrs George T.
Reese. assistant marshal: Mrs. George
w. Crawford. director OF music: Mrs !
5. j.. Flora. standard bearer: Mrs w /
> Solinger. color bearer; Mrs. ]. G.
Stoneback. daughter of household:
Mrs John D. Rodgers. mistress Of
wardrobes; Mrs. William Schick inner
guard, and Mrs. Clarence r. Mauney
outer guard.
Entertained at Two Theaters
The impression prevails that but one
theater viii be attended by the ladies' !
of the visiting knights Templar Tues
day evening. Arrangements have been
made Tor the entertainment at the |
first performance at two theaters. the
Orpheum and the Grand The ladies' /
auxiliary of the Templars. the Order
OF the Beauceant. have in charge this
feature of the evenings entertainment ]
and they Will see to it that the visit
ing ladies have seats in either theater /
they may choose. Owing TO lack of |
sufficient time 10 carry il out. the /
'-line party idea was abandoned. and
the above plan substituted in order l
that the visiting ladies might be enter
tanned during the work in the temple |
Tuesday evening. After the first per-
rormance at|he theaters there viii he \,
no limit TO the entertainments pre-
pared for both the knights and their II
ladies'. I!
Competitive prize drills will be held (
at O'Clock Tuesday afternoon on I
Washburn field. Special street cars
viii leave the Masonic temple at 1880 Il