The San Francisco call., 1896-03-15
Feted and Feasted in the Temple
Found at Their Jour.
ney's End.
NovIT1ATEs CROSS THE SANDS
Thirty Reach the Golden Mecca and
Quaff at the Fountain of
Zem-Zem.

, SACRAMENTO, CAL, March 1.-THE
Caravan OF Islam Temple, Mobiles of the
Mystic Shrine, arrived in this city from
San Francisco shortly after 6 O'Clock this
evening, and was greeted by the local
members of the tribe, who, in company
with the Second Infantry band, had
marched out upon the desert to meet the
incomers. Over sixty local wearers of the
fez were in line, and the incoming caravan
was escorted to the Golden Eagle Hotel
for dinner, after which all adjourned to
the Temple. There, thirty novitiates, in
fear and trembling, awaited their coming
to begin the journey across the desert,
whose glowing sands they were to tread
with unsandaled feet, aud whose lofty
pyramids they fain would climb on bended
knees in the hope that they might be
allowed to quaff deep draughts of the
fZzing waters of the fountain of Zem-Zem.
The caravan was under the immediate
direction of Illustrious Potentate Charles
L. Pstten, who was supervised by the i'm
perial potentate of America. Charles L.
Field and upward of hundred pilgrims
accompanied the long train of salt-lsden
Camels to the green and glowing oasis of
Sacramento. What happened to these
fearless yet trembling pilgrims is only
known to themselves and those who, in
former years, have likewise been bound
with ropes and led blindfolded and bare
foot across the redhot sands.
After their perilous journey those who
3 had not fallen by the wayside had their
wounds dressed and oil poured over their
bIistered feet and were led beneath the
tall palm trees of the banquet hall and had
their shattered nerves soothed with copious
refreshments. Then they were regaled
with sun-dried dates. while strains of
dreamy music filed the air.
The costume of the Shriners was full
dress suits with red fezes, embellished in
front with the silver emblem of the order
the scime;er and claws. The novitiates
dressed at will.
The San Francisco camel-drivers in
cluaed the following Arabs: C. S. Bene-
dif V. D. Debosa, NJ. 1. Kingman, C. L.
Mtrphy, F. NJ. Cartan, ]. G. Mondso, J. G..
0Poa1@--sy, j. a ES-->s,,,so-,- 7 AZ zo-i--l-
W. Maxwell, ]. T. Bromley, S. D. Mayer,
W. G. Campbell, J. T. Baston, l..
I. Stanton. George Thompson, G. R.
Armstrong, NJ. G. Strong, ]. q. Davis,
II. D. Rowe, Charles L. Field, A. w. Bald
win, C. L. Patten, ]. P. Frazer, W. R.
Parnell, Antoine Craig. B. Horn, S. D.
Tent. R. B. Moore, H. J. Burns, E. de Kay
Townsend, G. NJ. Perrine, J. H. Grey, J.
Westphal, o. J. Huested, L. Z. Philips, E.
E. Drake, s. Plummer, ". q. Boient, G.
Ames, William Mccormack, c. H. Twomb-
ley, A. W. Lancaster, ]. G. Wall, John
Harkst. J. W. Lucas, T. MuIlar, J. c.
Crooks.W. H Smith, T. L. Mclaughlin, T,
Tomlinson. T. Kyle, G. Hobe, c. NJ. Smith,
F. W. Williams, A. S. de Greayer. H. W.
Brown, Paul Boettcher, C. H. Bassett,
Thomas Flint, ]. NJ. Curtis, H. Brittou,
W. G. Brown, Harry Grey, William Clough,
E. c. Hughes, NJ. A. Wheaton, George S.
Dow, DR.. C. W. Wicker, George Hass, F.
W. Titus, NJ. Johnson, W. Briggs, A. Bro
made, George D. Graham, Nj. Jones, ]. s..
Long, G. H. Dwyer. ]. H. Culver, DR.. C.
G. Kenyon, A. Kendall, R. J. Van Voor-
hies, L. A. Splitter, L. c. Kerr, Charles
Bliss and Thomas Morton.