The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-10
Knights. of Khorassan Initiate Seven
Travellers.
PYTHIAN DOORS OPENED
DRAMATIC CEREMoNIALs CON-
CLUDE WITH FEAST.
Frightful Sufferings of the Novi-
tiates Allayed With Oils and
Good Cheer-Teniple In the Oasis
Closed For Six Months-Middle
Ground of Pythians.

The membership of the Dramatic Order
knights of Khorassan. Utah oasis. was
increased last night to 1877 by seven cour-
ageous gentlemen Drawing the elements to
traverse the distance between Desolation
and the tents of the =hosoitable Arabian
tribes. Lightning flashed. thunder roarso,
the earth trenD.ed, billiards. from the
north met the hot winds from the south,
and the weary, frjendiess novitiateS saw
nothing but darkness and despair until
CHE sun of mercy flashed out suddenly and
welcomed them to the festal board OF the
tormentors.
Last nights ceremony in the Castle hall
OF the Pythian Knights was, 10 say the
so dramatic as TO be impressive. The en-
tertainers and entertained numbered
the Pythians sat down to tempting
spread prepared by Simon. under the
direction OF j. Knox Bodel. +. /. Gunneii
and w. p. Cooper. the committee on feast
for the weary
The Seven Brave Men.
Answering the invitation sent out by
the Imperial Nawab j. w. Foote. 7. ii.
Biddick c. ]. McNitt and G. w Morgan
of this city and George r. Strong, A. L.
'MoodhoUse and Fred Nelson OF Provo
tempted fate by urging their brothers TO
show them the way every fuli-nedged
Khorassan must travel
Venerable Sheik W. II. Lovesy plotted
the way for the first LOCO miles this way
felt secure in crossing Muir glacier alone
Following his lead. every one of the seven
tyros became hopeless wanderers. Royal
NiZier &. i. Douglas was Appealed 10 Dui
he could not understand the signals OF
Ii seemed ages TO the wayfarers before
succor came. so long, in fact. that Nor
gan declared ne had traversed the globe
three times from the north pole to the
desert and back. Once Foote thought he
saw Grand Emir Fred Gardner perched
m ba ny mid HIT IL delu-
sion.
Away behind. stoney and McNitt
trudged along under the embrace OF the
northern lights. They had no overcoats-
they were having warm time irrespec-
tive of climatic conditions. Up IN the
clouds was George osmond. the Mahedi
He directed the path Of safety, but the
followers knew il not
Mysteries Explained.
What seemed like terrible earthquake
was explained afterward by Mental Van
Noorhis as the wall of a lost soul Pretty
soon Ed w. Duncan came forth with a
screech of satisfaction and all went well
again
Out of the wilderness came a voice as
though Biddick had met face to face the
fierce Mokanna. A hand of mercy gave
Biddick 10000 volts of electric fluid 10
lessen mis- sensibilities.
Voc rouse was the last novitiate to
come out of the wilderness. Sahib w. Il.
Evans and Joe David Doty brought him
in in q half-famished condition
When the ceremony neared the end ana
the full scope of the panorama was taken
IN by the n1vitiates. there was an ex-
change of Fluctuations that seven more
PythianS had met on middle ground 10
Cultivate acquaintance with kindred spir-
its and amid clean, amusing Oriental fes
tiVities.
The temple in the oasis of Utah will be
closed to travellers until next June. when
probably several score of. tyros. Will de-
fiiand TO be taken in and cared for.
Judge Rolapp. who was expected to De
one of the ihrong of distinguished guests
in the tent last evening, wired regrets at
his inability to participate with the royal
fumigators and dealers in Arabian Ter
mented oils. but the message wished sue
cess to the merry travellers in the desert