Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-16
MYSTIC MOBILES MEET.
They Take a Grand Caravan Through
0maha's Crowded Streets.
VITAL STATISTICS OF THE ORDER.
Glowing Tributes Paid to the Memory Of
Departed Comrades.
The QUESTIONS BEFORE THE COUNCIL

OMAHA, NER, Aug 15-Three thousand
mobiles with cleaning lances and brilliant
apparel, on foot, in carriages and bestride
gaily caparisoned camels wended their
way through the oasis of Omaha this even
ing. The caravan was magnificent spec
tacle, and as it wound around the trail lead
ing from the temple through the haunts of
the traders it was greeted with grand dis
play of bunting, illuminated with pyro-
technics. Twenty thousand people gathered
along the line of march and witnessed the
grand parade of the ancient Arabic Order
of the Mystic Shrine now assembled in
Omaha, 1t disbanded after having been
reviewed by Illustrious Potentate Briggs
from the Paxton balcony.
Then came grand reception to the mobiles
and their ladies, at which they were well
coined by Mayor Bemis and given the key
and the freedom of the city. The rooms Of
the temples represented here were crowded
with mobiles all day and far into the night,
and there was music to beguile the senses
and revive memories of other days The
water bottles, long upon the backs Of the
camels, were opened and the soiourners
drank deeply of the refreshing liquid. Then
for those who desired deeper draughts there
were punch bowls presided over by dusky
sons Of the desert, and other refreshments
worthy the travellers who had journeyed
hither from every State in the Union.
Potentate Briggs Gives Statistics.
The Imperial Council opened this morn
ing at 9 o'clock in the Masonic Temple.
Ilfustrious Potentste Briggs called the
meeting to order, and Imperial Order Frank
M. Luce called the roll. Immediately after
the call, Potentate Briggs delivered his
annual report. Among other things he
said:
ILLUsTR1oUs ASSOCIATES - Again 1 have
the pleasure of greeting the Imperial body
In annual Congress assembled with the
salutation ordained by the prophet (Honored
be his name), and in accordance with statu-'
transactions OF the Imperial officers as far sa
the same may have come to my knowledge,
with such recommendations as seem to be
proper for your consideration.
He then quoted statistics showing that
there were in this country 81 Temples and
%, 789 Mobiles, against 13 Temples and 425
Mobiles in 1878. A grand achievement for
the few years elapsing since the introduc-
tion of the order in the Western hemis-
phere, and noble organization whose light,
once kindled, has never been extinguished
at any oasis where a charter has been
granted. An order not requiring to shine
by borrowed light, but giving abundant
tangible evidence of its ability to live and
prosper in the light of its own beneicent
and appreciated influence.
Honors to tho Fraternai Dead.
OF the fraternal dead, Noble Briggs said:
While none of the active members of this
Imperial Council have been summoned to
the portals of the unseen temple
during the past, past year nnr,, our altsrs
the demise of several prominent in the an
cient Arabic order in America as well as
one. who, by reason OF his position as ruler
in the East had endeared himself to his
people and to those of other nations who
had been brought in correspondence with
him by his many acts of courtesy and for
bearance which would yield his memory ad-
ditional glory by reason of the possession
OF those characteristics whic h should be
common to all claiming membe rship in this
Oriental order.
The list OF those who have been called
from among US is as follows:
David Kalakau, thfrty-third degree, King of
the Hawaiian Islands, a Noble of Islam
Temple, San FranSisco, CAL, died at San
William Jermyn Florence, thirty-third de-
gree, Grand Shareef OF Mecca Temple, New
York, and Representative of temples in the
East, died at Philadelphia, Pa, November
49, 1891
Tewfik Mohammed Pasha, viceroy Khedive
Of Egypt, died at Cairo, Egypt, january,
lS92
Edward Mitchell, thirty-third degree,
Right worshipful Grand Treasurer of the
Grand Lodge, A. r. & A. NJ. Of Ontario,
Noble Of Alkoran Temple, OF Cleveland, o.,
died at Buffalo. y: Y, February %, 1892
William franklin Baldwin, twelfth degree
Right Worshipful Senior Warden of Grand
Lodge, A. F. and A. NJ, Of o.. Noble Of
Alkoran Temple, Cleveland, Ohio, died at
Mount Vernon, o., April 3, 1892
Charles H. Harris, thirty-second degree, |
! Noble of Medinah Temple, Of Chicago. |
III, died ut Chicago May 4, 1892
~ have secured as far as possible sketches |
If the life and services of eaclr of the above |
oromin ent members Of our nobility and the |
same are appended to this address for the |
and recommendations OF the |
proper committees" |
Tho Reports of the Other ofhcsrs.
At the conclusion of the address, which |
reference to bylaws, charters,
official visits, finance and ac-
counts, new ritual. foreign correspondence,
,rievances and appeals, jurisdiction and