Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-22

| Ed. n. Harris,
Detroit
people are honest and hate treachery and
| corporate sefishness and greed. Out of the
| dark clouds which have often appeared
| the sun of human progress has in time al
| ways Shone again with increased briliancy.
| The genius of American institutions cannot
| and will not permit the permanent sway
| of any system which tends to paralyze in
dividual effort, which seeks to make the
| man who tolls with hand or brain the slave
| of an unlawful combination.
| A Great Fraternity.
You will meet during your stay your
| own Senators and Representatives in Con-
gress and many others from the various
states of the Union who have become emf
nent in the national councils. You will be
formally received by the first citizen of the
| republic. who has with dignity and with
signal ability borne heavier official bur-
dens than those imposed upon any of his
predecessors And from all Of the people
| OF the District of Columbia, citizens and
officials. you will have a sincere and a
heartfelt welcome.
But We greet you not alone as visiting
citizens There is a nearer and a dearer tie
which binds us. As mobiles Of the Mystic
Shrine-as the Imperial Council-you are
the chosen representatives Of a great fra
ternity, whose membership Is made up of
those who are among the best citizens of
every community in which 1t has been in
stalled. They who are eligible to its mem
bership must be of that noble brotherhood
which is as old as civilization, whose ten
cts are broad enough to unite the worthy
and well qualified of every race and nation
| under the sun, and whose roster bears the
names of eight of the Presidents of the
United States of America.
An Oasis on LIES Desert.
ITO you mobiles of the Mystic Shrine, 1
| find no fitting words with which to express
he }, ,ff
| We have all come up out of great tribula-
| ton. We have under cloudess skies trod-
| den the hot sands of the desert When the
twentySiXth annual session of the Imperial
Council shall have become memory Of
the past. as you recall the days now pass
Ing, may it appear unto you that it was a
reality and not as a dream that after a
long and weary journey, you at last reach
ed a place where the camels could safely
be unburdened ard given needed refresh
ment and rest: where, under the cool
shade. while you were soothed by the mu-
steal play of fountains. the sorrowful recol-
lection of the desert faded from your
minds May you here and now realize the
dream of the one who sang:
And the nights shall be filled with music,
And the cares that infest the day
Shall fold their tents, like the Arabs
And as silently steal away.
I'm brief, may your capital city, with the
kindly attentions and the hospitable recep-
ton of the mobiles Of Almas Temple be I'M
10 YOU, tdciI anu an, Il NtTildDIe OASIS upon
that strange and mysterious journey known
as human life.'
Mr.. Ross was app!auded throughout, and
this broke out afresh when Potentate
terms. Past Imperial Potentate Harrison
Dingman, who did the honors on behalf Of
Almas Temples $50 mobiles and the 400 9TH
ers who temporarily reside in Washington.
Mr.. Dingmnn's Words.
Noble Dingman began his address to the
illustrious imperial potentate and mobiles of
the Imperial Council with the Shriners
peace salute, "Es selomu aleikum." and
proceeding. said:
The distinguished honor has been con-
ferred upon me by the potentate Of Almas
Temple of bidding you a welcome to the
nations capital This is made doubly graf
flying for the reason that for several years
past it has been my hope and aim to see
the nobility Of North America assembled
in this city, under the protecting dome Of
Almas Temple. You have acceded to our
wishes and come in goody numbers. many
| Of you with wives and sweethearts dear.
| and 1t is exceedingly pleasing to cite the
| fact that while the mobiles Of Almas Temple
| and the citizens of Washington. irrespective
| of the Mystic Shrine. playing the host
on this suspicious occasion, nevertheless 1t
| is your capital as we'll as ours. and as
American citizens We are proud to know
| that this capital city is worthy Of your and
| our highest appreciation. and that 1t con-
| but 1t also contains. as you will discover
| before you leave for your homes. mobiles
| and their friends. including a very large
| contingent of the fairer population Of this
| CITY, who are most anxious to extend every
| hospitality, every kindness, every courtesy,
| and to make the sands under your feet not
| only hot. but also to extend the cooling
! draughts necessary to quenoh all existing
| thirst so that your visit among US will
| prove a veritable oasis.
| Influence of the Mystic Shrine.
'The Mystic Shrine Is no longer a ques-
| ton Of success. Its influence and useful
ness is coextensive with the territory of
| North America, and 1t Is certainly very
| gratifying to know and feel that this bond
| Of brotherhood binds section to section, ma
tionality to nationality. and faiths-no mat
| ter how dssinilar-are no bar to the great
| chain Of fraterniZation- In this spirit we
| welcome you. In this spirit We hope you
| will enjoy yourselves, SO that the canlels
| of the desert shall not be burdened with
| richer freight than you will be when you
| return to your respective homes. laden, not
| with obligations. but with the tokens of
| loving friendship, good cheer and fraternal
accord that will spring like the bubbling
fountains from our hearts to yours.
An Eloquent Invitation.
"And SO l consider 1t great privilege to
stand in your presence and state that in the
name of the most worshipful grand master
| Of Masons of the Grand Lodge. F. A. A.
NJ, District of Columbia-a noble OF Almas
| Temple welcome you. And again. that in
| the name Of the most excellent grand high
| priest of the Grand r. A. Chapter Of the
| District of Columbia, a noble Of Almas
| Temple, welcome you: and that once
| again. in the name of the right eminent
| grand commander of the Grand Command
| cry, knights Templar of the District of
| Columbia a noble OF Almas Temple, 1
welcome you; and finally. with love and
| affection that knows no bounds, in the
name of the potentate of Almas Temple
| and his $50 mobiles, l bid you welcome TO
| our city in all its beauty and its delights.
| Our temple, our homes, our hearts are open
to you. Enter therein like true mobiles OF