Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-03

esque feature of these annual gatherings is
the parade of the mobiles. who march. at
tired in evening dress and wearing the dis
tinguishing red feZ of the order. Each tenn
pie vies with the other to make the best
showing IN numbers, appearance. excellence
of drill and music, and as Washington is
better fitted for parades than any other
city in the world this turnout in May will
be, it is believed the largest and most i'm
posing in the history of the Mystic Shrine.
There will be many other attractions, and
prominent among these will be the parade
of the Arab patrol. a unique and amusing.
organization, composed of mobiles. who wear
the dress of the denizens of the desert and
| give grotes1ue drills with wonderful skill
Prizes are usually offered at the annual
gatherings for the most superior showing
by the Arabs, and this course will be fol-
lowed in May.
The mobiles of Ain Temple Of this city
are determined to entertain their visiting
brethren they were never entertained
before on such an occasion, and from the
well-known ability they have always shown
in attaining an object, they will doubtless
be successful in this applaudable aim.
1t has been decided to raise the sum Of
$4,000, to be used as an entertainment
find. and the plans to be followed to secure
this amount will be presented to a meeting
Of the financial committee. OF which Mr.
B. II. Warner is chairman, next Tuesday
night The amount was fixed by the execu-
tive committee, which is composed of the
following well-known citizens and Shriners:
Il.
Past Potentatc Harry Stamford. vice
chairman; Noble Orrin G. Staples. treasu-
rer. and Recorder George H. Walker, secre-
tary, and the following chairmen and vice
chairmen Of the various committees:
Hotels-Harry Stamford, w. S. Knox
vice chairman
Reception-Frank H. Thomas, Frank X
Raymond. vice chairman.
Transportation-John ]. narrower, Thorn
as P. Morgan, vice chairman.
Finance-B. H. Warner, w. T. Galliher,
vice chairman.
Entertainmept-Geo. W. Evans, George
Gibson. vice chairman.
Decentralization F. Gude NJ. Dyren-
forth, vice chairman.
Parades-Allison Nailor, A. w. Kelley.
vice chairman.
PreSS-Frank H. HoSford, G.. K. Berry
man, vice chairman.
Music-Benj. Parkhurst, Samuel Hart.
vice chairman.
Printing and badges-Geo H. Walker, ia
| cobus s. Jones. vice chairman.
Ladies reception-Edwin B. Hay John
H. Olcott vice chairman.
Advisory-Harrison Dingman.
Audit. A. Sample, A Burt Coolidge,
vice chairman.
Chairman Thomas is the potentate of
Almas Temple, an Office he held during 1899
and to which he was unanimously re-
elected for the present year. He Is widely
known and equally popular. and his hust-
| ling abilities have been recognized on many
occasions. He has sent out to each of the
eighty temples Oh the MyStlC SHRINE q cir
cular letter. in the course of which he
makes the following announcements.
1.-The imperial potentate has selected as
the dates for the annual session of the I'M
perial Council the 22d and ODD of May next
Committees of Almas Temple have been or
ganiZed for the proper entertainment and
comfort of the representatives and others
who may favor us with their presence on
that occasion. We intend that all who come
| whatever be their rank or station in the
order, shall have good time; but our pro-
gram has not yet been completed. and for
that reason cannot be announced at this
tine. Aside from any special program
however, the natural attractions Of Wash
ington will quickly suggest themselves to
a body of men SO intelligent as the nobility
of the Order of the Mystic Shrine. Con-
gress will in all probability be in session
at the time. and visitors will have the op-
portunity of seeing the various branches of
the national government in full operation
The many points of historical interest in
and about Washington will be accessible to
all.
LAS to hotel rates, we boldly state that
| our hotel committee will offer to the no.
bility as good. If not better. rates than have
been offered by any city in which the I'm
perial Council has been held for many
years. Washington is accustomed to large
crowds at the time of presidential inaugura-
tons and the like. and there need be no
| fear that accommodations cannot be fur
! nished at reasonable rates to all who
| come.
Popular and Prosperous.
| All the members of the various commit
/ tees are affiliated with Almas Temple.
| which is one OF the strongest branches of
| the order in the country. 1t was organized
| under a dispensation granted by Imperial
| Potentate Walter NJ Fleming, January T.,
\ 1885. its founders being Maj. W. Bayliss
| Geo. W. Pratt. Geo. H. Walker. Emmett c.
Elmore Samuel ]. Haislett. Benjamin W.
/ Browne, H. Harvey Hazard, Charles W.
| Brown. Aiphonso B. Bowers and J. William
Palmer who were initiated for the purpose
| December %, 1885 1t was granted a char
ter at the meeting of the Imperial Council
June Ii, 1886.
| The number of mobiles of Almas Temple
at the end of 1890 was SSS. a total of forty
four new members having been added dur
i ing the year.
| Officers of the Temple.
Its present officers and representatives,