The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-08-16


progress, while the southwest corner was oc-
cupied by the chamber of torture and sacri-
ficialpavilion.
With an emphatic thump OF the gavel the
Lord Chancellor, f. G. A lexander, commanded
silence, and short colloquy between himself
and Noble Abram Frey, the director and
author of this admirable degrees, opened the
fun, General j. f. Smith, being introduced as
the Venable Patriarch, explained the plot
and administered blood-curdling obligation
to the classes of candidates which included
the entire number of ladies on the floor. AS
test of their courage they were conducted to
the apartment OF the Surgeon General, DIR.
Hamilton E. Leach, and caused to dip their
ungloved hands into a crucible of molten
lead, well represented by harmless quicksilver
over an alcahol lamp. The first trial having
been.successfully passed Miss Mule Yost was
selected as champion of her sisters to bear
the tortures of the succeeding horrors and with
commendable fortitude she walked over
planks bristling with rusty nails, jumped from
ladder representing one of the pyramids,
and successfully forded wide and turbulent
stream. To exemplify the manner in which
the Shrine insists on implicit obedience Miss
Maggie Yost, who refused to submit to the
initiatory exercises, was taken into the sacri-
fetal pavilion by the stern and unrelenting
guards The curtains were withdrawn dis
playing her body severed in twain, but the
smile upon the pretty countenance of the fair
sufferer showed that she was merely the victim
of a very clever stage illusion. This horrifying
spectacle closed the degree and all were in
vited to partake Of the hospitality of the
Temple, in the old pavilion where Noble
George Budd, with score of walters, dispensed
cooling edibles to the guests. programme
of eight dances ended the entertainment at
the hail. On the return trip pretty favors
were distributed among the ladies and the
winners in the guessing contest announced.
The number of beans in the jar was found to
be iftytwo. Mrs. Harry Standford who
named this figure, received the first prize, an
elegant pair of opera glasses Mrs. G. A.
Goodman, second prize, handsome lamp;
Miss A. Bates, third prize, vases; Mrs. A. M.
Spier, fourth prize, fan; Mrs. NJ. Becker, fifth
prize, mirror.
The various COMMITTEES were as follows:
Comfort-A. w. Kelly, chairman; G.. Y. A.
Lee, Ii. f. Brenninger, George t. Budd, A.
b. Bennett, s. W. Began, Geo. Butterfield, E.
e. Elmore, A. H. Holt, N. T. Haller, j. j.
Jones, S. H. Merrill, j. F. O'Neill, j. NJ. Rrei-
man, j. L. Skidmore, l.. r. Vinton.
Degree-Abram Frey, chairman and di-
rector; George H. Walker, c. E. Gibbs.
Refreshments-Aaron 81. Bell, chairman;
F. 81. Thomas j. II. Small, jr., r. E. Fugitt,
Fl. T. Miller, A. X. Cralle. II. 1. Rothrock, A.
G. Forney.
Dansante-D. p. Hickling, master of cere-
monies; j. B. Cralle, A. E. Acker, F. r. Fava,
ir., F. E. De Moll, George Haas, ir., E. M.
Mix, G. E. Stouffer, L.. NJ. Taylor, jr., A. A.
Thomas, George S. Atwater, c. g. Dulin, F.
Music-George 81. Walker, j. F. Grant, G.
A. Whitaker.
Among those present were L. d. Carman
and Mrs. Carman, jr., Mr.. and Mrs. G.. c.
Stokes, Mr. j. Karr Miss Minnie Karr Mr. w
Richmond, Mrs. George Muller, w. Musser,
Miss Antonette Muller, Herndon Morsell, F.
G. Alexander, wife and mother, L. G. Wood
and wife, John 81. Olcott, d. T. Miller, A. B.
Coolidge, Mr.. and Mrs. johnson, ]. W. La
Tourette, f. J. Lewis and wife, c. W. Han
cock, j. II. Pickell, wife and daughter, j. NJ.
Buchanan, w. j. Byers, E. M. Mix, Dr. Aaron
Baldwin, c. d. Kramer, S. j. Haislett, A. NJ.
Smith, 81. c. Pearson, 81. G. Darragh, s. B.
Ellery, j. Il. Warder, FL. s: Merrill, FL. T.
Thomas, DR.. S. s. Moffatt, j. X. Robinson,
William Gettinger, Miss Curry, S. B. and Mrs.
Pennebaker, G. B. Edwards and wife, Miss
Edwards Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund Cottrill, DIR.
L. ID. Ingraham, Jessie w. Lee, jr., S. NJ.
Yeatman, Noble Helmick, R. T. Hirston, Mrs.
and the Misses Lightfoot, Miss Jessie Alex
ander, Mrs. George Budd, Miss Sallie Lam
beth, Mr.. and Mrs. E. P. Bunyea, Mrs. and
Miss At Lee, Mrs. Burchler, Miss Brown, Mrs.
Charles Childs, Mrs. General Smith, Mr. and
Mrs J. West stagner, Mrs. George Miller, y.
Howard, Ella Chandler, Mrs. A. E. Barrow,
Mrs. B. Williams, Mrs. R. S. Rider, Miss M.
N. Cutcheon. Mrs. M. L. Willis, Mrs. A. NJ.
Templeton, Mrs. l.. j. Palmer, Mrs. K. Her
ron and the following ladies: Mesdames and
misses V. C. Childs, H. A. Seligson, F.
b. Gilman, Mrs. Jouy, A. G. Fuller, E.
| A. Austin, D. Holmes, Kate Griffin,
B. H. Ryan, A. G.. Brown, L. L. Hunt, j. Jack
son, b. L. Brown, L. L. Cruit, G. Q. McKoff.
1. L: Murray, NJ Wheeler, G. K. Roome W.
ii. Walker, NJ. Townsend, H. E. Simons, R.
Wychoff, w. T. Fisher, E. McCleary, E.
Haas, FL. Bunch, j. L. Jarvis. w. Campbell,
! NJ. Lewis, L. Kelly, N. Leonard, L. w. John
| son, B. Otterbach, p Hocheisen, e. Flatz, H.
Lenolr, J., s. Dodge, j. M. Egglsston, G. E.
| Siggers, E. B. Patten, j. NJ. McVeigh, j. B.
Esbey, M. Morgan, A. M. Stevens, NJ. Stod-
dard, E. c. spier, B. L. Dana, Belle Barron.
Mrs. w. Hamilton Smith, A. B. Gibson, A. E.
Fuller, P. J. FiBgles j. Barrett, A. L. Hoff-
man, M. Furmy, L: Carpenter, M. Harrison,
| G. Bntterfeld, NJ Baxter. NJ c. Hodkinson,
| G. Fuller, II. Wolf, j. Alexander, M. j. PEN
ley, w. 0. Roome. r. s. Rider, R. e. Heron,
G.. Yost, r. Yost, b. A. Allen, j. E. Dennison,
I'd. L. Robinson, G. s. Hyer, c. A. Myers, E.
| J. Hunt, A. S. Forney, E. j. Pullman, L. V.
Haywood, E. Woodward.