The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-01
CORNERSTONE OF
NEW MASONIC
TEMPLE is LAID
Kansas Scottish Rite Hold Big
Reunion in Topeka.
Glass of Sixty Candidates Ini-
tiated at TOday's Session.
OWEN J. WOOD IN CHARGE
Officers of Grand Lodge A. F..
and A. NJ. Take Part.
Much Progress Is Made in
Masonry in Kansas.
Glass of Sixty Candidates Ini
tiated at TOday's Session.
OWEN J. WOOD IN CHARGE
Much Progress Is Made in
Masonry in Kansas.

-A%SUAA III
The corner stone Of Topeka's new
$1,000. 900 Masonic temple was laid at
? o'clock this afternoon by the officers
of the Grand Lodge of Kansas A. +.
and A. NJ owen J. Wood. past grand
master of the Grand Lodge served as
grand master and was in charge of the
ceremony.
The program opened with song by
the Orient chorus, composed of Orient
lodge No. 81. James T. Thomas,
thirty-third degree, delivered the in
troductory address. He stated that the
laying of the corner stone of the tenn
pie was the second greatest event OF
Masonic history of Topeka The first
was the founding of the first lodge,
Topeka lodge. No. II. He told how
the history of Topeka was interviewer
with the history of Masonry. Many
of Topeka's prominent pioneers were
Nfaso1s Thomas stated that the new
temple was symbolical of the hVlns
temple
DR.. Edmund J.. Kulp. pastor Of the
First Methodist church. gave the
prayer
The regular ritual was performed.
Address by I. G. Fitch.
Thomas c.. Fitch of wichita deliv
cred the address OF the ceremony he
told of the great progress of Masonry
thru the ages and stated that Topeka
rev Masonic temple was a credit TO
the founders of Masonry He stated
that the Masonic order had a larger
member hip than any other orga MIA
ton of the world.
The ceremony closed with the sing
ing of America"
The members of the order served as
members OF the Grand Lodge
They are: Most Worshipful owen
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master: WOrshipful Chester b Reed
as deputy grand master; Worshipful
Frank :. Crane as grand senior war
den; Right Worshipful Elmer F.
Strain. grand junior warden; Wor-
shipful Elisha H Anderson as grand
treasurer. Right WOrshipful Albert X
Wilson, grand secretary; the Rev. Ed
mund J. Kulp as grand chaplain;
Wurshipful Alfred A. Rodgers as
grand senior deacon; WOrshipful
Ferdinand Noiland as grand junior
deacon; Worshipful James b Doncy-
son as grand senior steward; Worship
ful Sadlier J. Hodgins as grand junior
steward; Worshipful William s. Ber-
sundthal grand sword bearer; Wor-
shipfuI Peter J. CleVenEer as grand
purSulvant and William J. Bond aS
tyler.
The following articles and papers
were placed in the cOner stone: Holy
Bible, copy of grand lodge laws. roster
of the grand lodge officers of 1922,
Blue lodge membership of Topeka.
roster of officers acting for the grand
lodge. names of members of the cor
ner stone class. roster of building COM
mittee. names of the members of 4he
council of administration, names of
architects and copies of The State
Journal and Daily Capital
The cornerstone reunion of the Scot
peka opened at Sis o'clock this
morning. The fourth to the four
teenth degrees were communicated and
the fourteenth degree was conferred.
J. L. Thomas Is Orator.
-he reunion was continued this af-
t-r at S:l5 o'clock The fifteenth. six
teenth and seventeenth degrees will be
communicated. James T. Thomas,
thirty-third degree, will serve ora
tor.
The eighteenth degree will be con-
ferred at 1880 o'clock this evening
Chester B. Reed. thirty-third degree.
viii be in charge of the work. The re-
union viii close Friday evening with
the comforting of the thirty-second
degree.
Members of Corner Stone Glass.
The members of the corner stone
class are: Peter p Barten, Emporia;
Charles NJ. Boulanger. Elsfn: Napoleon
B. Burge. Topeka: Robert Russell
Clements, Topeka; Lauren E. Conger,
Yates Center; Andrew E. Cosley. Wa
mego; James Lester Cox. Great Bend;
Joseph Gilmore DeHoney. Topeka:
Joseph Evans Drury. Gridley; Carl
George Fahrbach, Berryton: Harold
Lewis Fast. Topeka; Willis Dickson
Faulkner. Silver Lake: Frank Law
renee Fleming. Council Grove.
Edward Hyle Foster. Gridley: War
ren Cliff Fox. Topeka; Lee Edward
Geyer. Corning; Harry Joseph Claim
Topeka; John Walter Gwin. Topeka;
George Frederick Hall. Hoyt: Row
land Merriam Hazard, Topeka: Samuel
Moore Henderson. Topeka; Roy Hen
dirk. Topeka: Richard Francis HesIer,
Gridley; Amos Russell Hinshaw. Wax
arusa. Darley Lyle House. Topeka;
Phillip Sherman Houston. Gem;
George John Hupe, Belvue; Upton
Lawrence Irwin, Jr-, Auburn; George
Winfield keesee, Topeka; Frank Ed
ward Kramer, Topeka.
John Edwin Larson. Topeka; George
William Lathrop. Ottawa; John Lee
Lattimore, Topeka; Harry Maxwell
Mcfarland Topeka; Charles Knipe
Mclaughlin. MiltonvaIe; James Jacob
Messenger. Topeka: Boyd Addison
Miller. Emporia; Samuel Grant Null
lin, Topeka; Harry Emory Newton,
q OverhTook; Wesley William Parry
Barclay: Cornelius Poort, Topeka;
Frank Potter, Elgin; Oliver Lee Pot
ter, Topeka; Gideon Warren Potts.
Oneida; John Lewis Ramsey. Belvue;
William George Read. Topeka; Orton
Tilden Reese, Topeka; Frederick Carl
Rissig, Topeka: Arthur Lee Rogers.
Topeka; Marion Fore Russell. Great
Bend; Preston David Russell. Topeka;