The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-11-13
OSIRIS TEMPLE
Order OF the Mystic Shrine, Holds
4 Meeting Here.
NINETEEN CANDIDATES SHOWN
Tho Rcd-IIot Pathway Across tho "Burn-
Ing Sands" and Compelled TO Make tho
Journoy-A Large Number OF Out-of-
Town shriners Prei.nt-somo Of this
Visitors who were nere-List Of tho
Candidates.

n proclamation was lSSucQ BOIl6
moons ago by tho Potentntc OF Osiris
Temple. Mobiles OF the Mystic, Shrine.
calling his faithful subjects to assemble
at Arlon hall when the pale sickle OF
the new moon wns visible in tho
clear sky over the desert, which by tho
Mohammcdans' calendar Is known as
the sixth day Of the sixth month. Jamaz
VI Akh!r 1874, or translated TO conform
with the Christians time card was last
night. The Mobiles met at the deslg-
mated place good and plenty, all aturcd
In the regulation full dress suit, fez
and chrysanthcmum.
Nineteen, weary, foot-sorc and re-
pentant sinners presented themselves at
the gates OF the temple, anxious TO ex-
plate their sins and be regenerated nc-
cordlng to the mystic rites OF the or
der. During the ceremonies incident to
the conversion OF the class OF inildeIs
to true faith. many chapters OF the ko-
ran were recitcd. the sacred black stone
from Mecca was uncovered. the spring
Zcm ZEN was allowed TO flow Its health
giving elixir and tho hieroglyphics on
the Obelisk were translated by the mas
ter OF languages. Z. Z. Baldwin.
The unlucky and repentnat sinners re-
ferred 10 were ]. ". Marshall. Parkers-
burg: F. Z. Thompson. Davis; ]. o.
Watson, jr., W. J. Rowland. Fairmont:
G. B. Chorpcnny, NJ. G. CUNNINGHAM.
D. X. Reed. ClarksbuTg; D. n. Wallace.
c. W. GrIer, J. W. Henderson. A. ID.
McVey. W. G. Agnew, ". II. Boughner.
D. c. Stewart. S!sterSville: George u.
Varney. Carl Sobansk!, W. J. Hamilton,
D. E. HARE, F. B..Klicves, Wheeling.
When the emissaries who were sta
toned In the temple reported the young
moon on the horizon. forming d!adem
for the sphinx. their testimony was
taken down In writing and then the
potentate delivered the decree that the
day and the hour OF repentance for the
novice had really begun. Then began
the peculiar restless excitement which
sent out from the hall the weird and
awful sounds that gave evidence that
the last gasp OF the evil spirit had been
driven out OF the soul OF one OF the re-
pentant sinners.
The sands were the hottest the sun
and red hot furnace could make. and
the camel's hump was sharpened for
the occasion. The look on the unfor-a
tunate nlnctecn's faces as they came
from the place of torture for theSlast
time bore evidence that they had passed
through q terrible ordeal and were
ready to eat. Even the Potentate and
his lusty brigands were pcrsp!ring free
ly and had sort OF haggard and worn
out look. eb3 "A
To make long story short, after The
sands had been crossed in triumph. the
aS6eublage sat down TO q swell ban
Quet, spread In the dining room below,
where songs, speeches and eating were
lndulEed in by everybody present The
spread was one OF the finest the Shriners
have ever had, all OF which IS 20 the
credit OF ZieSenfeldcr the caterer. The
menu was rs follows:
what We Eat and Drink"
Oysters.
Blue Points on Half Shell. Oyster Patties.
Potato. I1S Chicken.
Cold Meats.
Ham. G6gi1SSn.s TTTEsy: Tongue.
Pickles. Horse Radish. Celery. Olives )
Lady. Assorted Small Pound.
Brick Ice Cream; Bread and Butter.
Drinks-Any Old Kind.
OF course the local members of Osiris
Temple were present and helped their
guests the visitors to enjoy themselves.
Among the visitors were Messrs. ]. B.
Barnes. J. L, Kirkland. W. T. Sturm,
G. L. McKnin, Z. S. E.aston, Z. E.
Reader and F. Y. Faulkner OF Nam
nington; D. McKain. Washington. Pa;
John L. Means. Sleubenvillc: Edwin s. z
Batchclor, Pittsburgh; VIC. Kohl, Sis
tcrsvlllc; James Carnahnn. Steuben-
Vile: C. s. Kolb. I. l.. Ellis, G. NJ. Payne.
w. NJ Morse. E. B. Morrison, Thomas
II. Sugden and W. ". Walker, of Ma
rictta; II. P. Meyers. Buffalo, N. Y:
W. B. Caldwell, Ietart. Ohio. Robert
McGee. Grand Rapids: r. C. Dunnins-
ton. Fairmont; a. II. Lawrence, Boston:
c. Trlmble. Powhatan: II. Krug, Krug,
Md: Rev. G. w. Hinkel Denver, Col:
W. B. Penn, Bowcrston, Ohio; IN. F.
Clcndcnnen, Connolton, Ohio: H.. L.
Scrafford. Pittsburgh; E. o. Bowers,
Sistersville: Thomas Burtoft, St Clairs-
vile; J. F. Mallory and s. F. Hassett,
ST. Marys: +. E. Mallory, Pnrkersburg:
T. T. Wallace, Clarksburg: &. d. Glib
son and William Campbell of Charles-
Town: f. II. Atkinson. Cadl-; o. A, 4
Evans. Mcdonald, Pa.
The fun was kept up until late hour,
when tho mobiles departed for their re-
spectlve tents, well satisfied with the
evenings festivities.