Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-09
RODE ON THECAMEL
Mobiles Of the Mystic Shrine
Journeyed Last evening
HOT SAND AND A HIGH TIME
Prepared fog Them a. the Mosson-An-
nual Election Of Ofheess-shfiners
From Abroad Wsxs There.

The snriuers were in il yesterday.
They sramped through the sands OF the
desert. rode the camel, and TILED
themselves full Of the good things OF
life. Eighteen uovitiates we're conse-
Grated At the shrine. Eighteen newly
fiedged Mobiles went TO bed with biis-
tered heels. caused by too intimate
contact with the hot sands Of the Sala-
din Sahara. Pilgrims came from all
parts Of tbs state. and tho camel was
an overworked beast when he went to
bed. The Shrlnsrs began business
shortly after dinner yesterday. They
cult just before breakfast this morn
ing. There 10 no eight hour law III
force III their ritual.
The Omeers Elected
At last nights session the following
officers were elected: Potentate, Lou
b. Wlnsor of Reed City; chief Tabban,
II. X. Dean of Grand Rapids; assistant
chief rabbsn. Ed l.. Bowring OF Grand
Rapids high priest, Nate A. Stoddard
OF Reed City; oriental guide. N. n.
Reynolds of Grand Rapids; recorder,
&. L. Fink of Grand Rapids; treasurer,
I. S. Freeman of Grand Rapids.
~ the Banquss.
At midnight banquet was served in
the Morton. The tables extended par
allcl the entire length of the dining
room. At tho head Of the par
allel tables was . cross table.
at which tho officers were
seated. The tables were respondent
with chrysanthemums, roses and smi-
lax. Wax tapers in silver candslbra
were scattered about, the soft light OF
the tapers blending in perfect har-
mony with the table decorations.
George L. Buss acted - toastmaster,
and $50 mobiles eat at tho board. The
camel was not there. He can 60 seven
days without drinking; % he was ruled
out. Toasts were responded to by
Judge +. s. B. sutton Of Saulte Ste.
Marie; Potentate Lou B. Winsor Of
Reed City; Judge Champlin and
George Thompson of this city and A.
J. Peake of Jackson. The menu was
dainty and elaborate and WAS hugely
enjoyed.
Out OF Town Guests.
Among those present from out Of
the city were the following:
JTHannah, &c Despres. George Cane. "
w Smith. J A Thompson Campbell o.
Traverse City; 5 Sutton of Sauite Ste
Marie. George Bowling Of Montague. n 4
Stoddard. l. Winsor Of Reed Citys @ II
LOOMS. l. W WEIGH. J G vanWinkle Q!
Sparta; Russell Of Saginaw. George 3
Giiman.s Robert Nice Smith. ID W johnson Of
Detroit; Ford Of Fruitport. K Goodrich Of
Traverse City. S Murphy of Green Bay. Wis.
H d Baker. James Cow, Charles Dodge of
Muskegon; kenyon of Ionia. Brosinnam
of Chicago & w comstock Of Big Rapids. A w
Middleton Of Greenville. H L Foster Of Reed
City. Fred Postal Of Evart. J II Williams W
Nufer Of Whitehall. C l. King Of Holland.
John Co'e Of Fremont. d II Rankin. H John
SON of Shelby. Asa Clark of Kalamazoo: Will
lam Smith. John NJ Corbin. George ID Wilcox.
A Osborne, b Bradley. A d Gallery OF Eaton
Rapids; N CDodge Of Frankfort. william
Downey Of kalamazoo. Lombard OF Has
tings o Coleman. A O Frink. NJ Osborne.
III La Crosse of Kalamazoo. j r Cross of Cass
opolis. @ b Field of st. Joseph. w Conkey A
Bisbee. J d Mcclellan. Monroe II Morrow and
n Hinkley Of Benton Harb0r.