Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-08-05
MASONIC PILGRIMS.
MOBILES OF THE MYSTIC SHRINE VISIT
SACRAMENTO.
Mecca Temple Halts on the Outskirts OF
the Oasis of Islam Temple
and is Refreshed.

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Arabs arrived at the Sacramento depot.
They had evidently abandoned their cum
bersome camels, for they appeared in a
special vestibule train of three Pullman
sleepers. dining-room car and baggage
car, having come over the California and
Oregon road from Portland.
These people were members of the An
cient Arabic Order of Mobiles of the Mystic
Shrine, accompanied by their wives and
families. The Mobiles are all members of
the Masonic fraternity, high enough in the
organization to be Knights Templar or
Scottish Rite Masons of the thirty second
degree.
The excursion was the enterprise of
Mecca Temple, of New York City, which is
a large organization of about 1,5O0 MEM
bers. From it the Order of the Mystic
Shrine originally sprang.
The following Temples are represented
in the excursion: Pyramid, Bridgeport,
Conn; Oriental Troy, N. Y; Cyprus, Al
bany, N. Y; Kismet, Brooklyn, N. Y;
Bowmi, Baltimore, Md; Acca, Richmond,
Va; Syria, Pittsburg, Penn. AT Chicago
they were joined by representatives of the
Medina Temple, and at Portland, Ore, by
members of Al Kader Temple.
The party left New York City July 21st
on special train of two sleepers, diner
and baggage car, which has been their
home since that time. A late train for
babe the intended stop at Chicago, but at
Minneapolis Helena, Spokane Falls. Taco
ma and Portland they were entertained
| royalty by the local orders at each place,
| stopping long enough to see the cities from
| carriages and taste the good things which
| Masonic hospitality spread for them. At
| Spokane the Mecca delegates instituted a
Lodge with the very strong charter men,
bership of fifty. A party which accom-
| panied them from Helena worked the de-
grees. They spent five days in the Ma
tional Park, driving by stage las miles, and
| then reluctantly proceeded onward.
At Sissons the excursionists were met by
Mobiles William Johnston, W. D. knights
| and j. E. Mills, committee representing
| the Sacramento members of Islam Temple,
| of San Francisco. When they reached
Sacramento the distinguished visitors were
| met by the following gentlemen, compris-
! ing the Reception Committee of the Sacra-
mento members of Islam Temple: Eugene
]. Gregory, W. B. Miller, J. F. Clark, N.
| NJ Fay, Edward Lyon, R. ] Van Voorhees,,
| Henry A. Heilbron, c. NJ Coglan, John
Gruhler, T. W. Heintzelman, H. ]. Small,
| William Johnston. w. B. Davis, w. NJ.
Petrie, B. Hoover, W. D. knights, J. E.
| Mills, James WOODBURY., Z. B. Carroll, ].
B. Wright, E, W. Hale, Marshall Hale,
William Mclaughlin, Albert NJ. Johnson,
! 7. ]. Scott and R. P. Burr.
| After the Arabs had sharpened their
| swords, counted their shekels and brushed
the dust from their bright fezes, they were
taken in charge by the committee and ex-
| plored the outskirts of the oasis of Islam
Temple. They were placed in carriages
and driven to the Capitol art gallery and
about the streets of the city and finally to
the Masonic Hall. where they were served
with refreshments and heartily welcomed
| by the Sacramento members of Islam Tenn
pie and their wives, together with num-
Der of prominent Knights Templar and
| their wives. The spokesman of the oc-
casion were W. B. Davis and William
Johnston for Islam, Captain ]. B. Eakins
of New York City for Mecca, and Irving
W. Pratt OF Portland, Oregon, for Al Kader.
| After each speech the Sons of the Desert
sang line of their favorite ode, "Roll,
| Jordan, Rollp' The visiting Mobiles ex-
| pressed themselves as delighted with the
warm reception they received at Sacra-
| mento, and made up their minds that if
| their entertainment here, which was only
| an outpost on the oasis of Islam Temple,
was a sample of Pacific Coast hospitality
| they would be overwhelmed when they
reached the heart of the oasis-San Fran
| cisco. They will find the conclusion cor
rect, for the Shriners of San Francisco have
prepared to give them such a weeks en-
| tertainment as was never known before in
| this country.
After an hour spent in social intercourse
| at Masonic Hall the party entered the car
riages again and were driven to the depot
Here they were turned over to the tender
mercies of committed. of twenty-four
| Mobiles from Islam Temple San Francisco.
These gentlemen had arrived during the
| forenoon on the Southern Pacific Directors
| car, Sacramento" which had been courte-
ously rendered them by Vice. President G.
| +. Croker, member of the Order. The
Islam Committee was composed of the
! following Mobiles: F. II. Day, c. L. Field,
Thomas Flint, George Spaulding, George
l.. Gould, J. B. Fargo, A. Powell, J. H.
Gray, G. l.. Spear, Frank Pierce, F. P.
Calunden, A. W. Baldwin, A B. Wefels-
burg, S. D. Mayer, G. G. Kenyon, H. T
Graves, F. W. Summer, F. W. Cartan, Geo,
R. Armstrong, Asa K. Walls. Charles Z
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Palestine Commsndery, K. T., New York.
| The San Francisco car was loaded with
| flowers and everything necessary to enter
tain the distinguished visitors during the
| journey from here to San Francisco.
The following are the names of the
Mecca Temple delegation, eighty one in
all:
New York City--Geo. w.Millar, Mrs. ]. Shand
ley. Miss Shandley, ]. B. Eakins, H. NJ. Cooke
C. H. Davis Joseph Clark, Mrs John Clark, Miss
Anna Clark, DR. ]. H. Downes, DR.. s. K. Ellison
James S. Bryant, Mr.. and Mrs. John Il. Dressler
| Mrs. G. G. Durant, Miss Bessie Durant, Mrs. NJ
| baylor. Mrs. Emma Norton
Brooklyn, n. Y.-Mr. and Mrs P. Fl Bresnan
| Mr.. and Mrs. Rorbert d. Smith, W. E. Potter
James MCGEE, w. Harrington, Nj. and Mrs. An
drew Peck.
George West, Ballton Springs, N. Y; J. H
keepsie, N. Y; Mr.. and Mrs. George W. Robin
son and Dr. and Mrs. T. X. Perry, Albany, n
Y; Dr. E. d. Bemis and J. $. Munday, Newark
| n. j.; Mr.. and Mrs. N. d. Grannis, Waterbury
| Conn: Mr.. and Mrs A. II. Weaver, Mrs NJ. NJ
| W. Prince and Mrs. Cyril Johnson, Stafford
| Conn: G. A. Grannis, Thad Beecher, w. FRS
bee and Oakland Smith, Bridgeport, Conn; Mr.
| and Mrs w. II. Higgs, Miss S. d. Easton, Alfred
| 7. Kicker, Dr. J. F. Axtelle, Mr.. and Mrs Edgal
| F. Burnham and A. Dumont, Hartford, Conn.
Mr., and Mrs. John n Smith, A. w. Allen, E. n
| Smith and ]. B. Allen, Thompsonyille, Conn.
H. W. Crawford, David r. Alling, E. II. Smith
| S. NJ Munsou and Charles F. Root, New Haven
| Conn; G. G. Durant. Bethel, Conn.,; Mr.. ant
Mrs E. D. Keller, Norwalk Conn.,; Ed. Mum
Holyoke, Mass; DR.. and Mrs A. B. Lyman, Bal
timore, Nd; Delos M. Johnston, Erie, Pa; JohI
| H, Whitbeck, Chicago, H.; W. A. Dawes Mil
| waukee, Wis; Mr.. and Mrs. John W. Holland
Miss Annie Clark and Miss L. c. Morehead
Lakeville, N c.; H. l.. Turney, Norfolk Va.
Mrs K. Dodson, Miss X. Dodson and Miss Mar.
| Dodson, Richmond, Va.
The delegation from Al Kader Temple
Portland, was composed of the following !.
John R. Foster, Professor T. H. Craw
ford, Miss Nina Smith, Miss Gussie LIE
camp, Alex. Thomas, Professor 1. w. Pratt
+. W. Bales and wife. Hon. B. McElroy AM
| wife. d. L. Williams, C. w. Johnson, J. H
Witham. T. J. Bass and daughter, F. A. E. Star
and b. +. Gulbison.
The train pulled out of the depot at 1919
p. NJ, the Sacramentos giving three cheer
and the pilgrims responding with "Roll
Jordan, Roll %
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