Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-24
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Biennial Conclave Grants . Charter
For Mystic Shrine Temple at
Dss Moinea
Will Have Exclusive Jurisdiction
Over Sever Counties In Central
Part Of Iowa.
End ola Long Struggle to Secure
the Coveted Charter Other
Iowa News.
Washington, May 24.-The imperial
council OF the Mobiles Of the Mystic
Shrine mas authorized the establish
ment of a temple at Des Moines, which
shall have exclusive jurisdiction over
the nine counties Of Boone, Story, Mar
shall, Dallas, Polk, Jasper, Madison
Warren and Marion. The organization
of Des Moines temple was the result
of compromise, the older temples
lsstrenuously objecting to8a new temple
in Iowa. After due elaboration, how
ever, 1t was unanimously and harInoni-
Iously agreed that the Des Moines tenn
pie should be authorized, with exclusive
jurisdiction over the nine counties,
above named.
kaaba temple, Of Davenport, which
| was organized in 1877, as the first tenn
/ Pile west of Cleveland, o., retains exclu-
sive Jurisdiction over twenty-seven
lcounties in southeastern and southern
Iowa. FL Kahir temple, Of Cedar Rap
4 ids, which was organized in 1886, re-
ltains exclusive Jurisdiction over TWEEN
\ ty-ttree counties in northeastern Iowa.
1.-THE forty counties west OF Des Motnes
4 are to be under the concurrent jurisdlc-
iItion OF the three temples at Davenport.
4 Cedar Rapids and Des Moines. 1t is
4 presumed that the Des Moines temple
4 will naturally grow in strength with
4 great rapidity, because OF the enormous
contiguous and natural tributary coun-
4 try.
4 Congressman Lane. who is the only
s|i"Shriners of the delegat ton, has beensat
Iowa Headquarters all during the con-
4 clave. Congressman Hull has been a
4 VERY frequent visitor, and has done
a much to help entertain the mobiles.
q Des Moines, May 24.-Dispensation
A for charter for a temple Of the Nys-
II tic Shrine has been granted to Des
Moine4 Masons by the supreme repre-
A sentative body of the order now in ses-
!. sion in Washington. Word to the eff
4 feet that the charter had been granted
Twas received in the city early Wednes-
/, day morning, and was hailed with de-
4 Hight by the members of the shrine in
a Des Moines and other members of the
i order uf Masonry who have been inter-
ested for long time An the proposltlon
1 Ito establish another tempe of the
Shrine in Iowa. 1t Is a great Glory for
|Des Moines members, having been
drought about after defeat had been
|ssuffered twice in efforts to secure the
Recommendation OF the Cedar Rapids
temple to which most OF the Des Moines
!, members belong.
II Ten years ago an effort was first made
j to establish separate temple from the
I Cedar Rapids temple. The movement
I. was headed by l.. NJ. Martin, who took a
train load of Shriners down to Cedar
j, Rapids, but on the vote to recommend
81 the establishment of another temple 5Des
j, Moines lost out. Desultory attempts
Il were continued from time to time until
a year8ago when another train load OF
lsIDes Moines Shriners and Shriners from
a the vicinity Went down to Cedar Rapids
/ Undermined to bring about the accom-
{ Enlistment OF their desires as to another
But again the aspirations OF
i, 1.-THE Des Moines men were doomed to dis
appointment. When 1t came to vote
lit was found that about ten votes were
short to carry the proposition. But In
I.stead OF voting to recommend another
: temple in Des Moines. the Cedar Rapids
members as sop to the supporters o
!, the new temple, united in compliment
> airy vote for Frank w. Evans for Crane
g potentate. resulting in his election. Mr.
! Evans had been one of the most arden
supporters Of the new temple.
Immediately after the second defea
I inSCednr Rapids, preliminary steps wer,
2 taken towards securing the establish
: ment of the temple by the supreme bod.
: of the order without the sanction of tn
!, Cedar Rapids temple and against tn,
s Iopposition which 1t was certain woult
s be made. Signatures OF several hundred
\ members OF the shrine who live conven
: iently to Des Moinea We're secured ant
7 / Nlessrs. Austin ana Evans and Conrat
Youngerman went down to Washington
to the annual meeting with the needle,
credentials and support toinsure the es
Establishment of another temple. Tha
: they were succeaSfulis matter of cred
: At for them, andsof benefit to De
!. Moines. for the establishment of q loca
shrine means good results accruing 7
the city. 1t Is customary with each tenn
J, pie to hold several meetings during tn
. year, and they are all we'll attended
& Aside from that, 1t probably means TIL
e erection of a handsome temple building
: lin the city. The order is maintaine
wholly separate from the Masons an
will require a roof Of its own.
The name Of the Des Moines tempt
= will probably be Za-Ga-Z Zig. This is tn
\ name OF an Arabian town and numbe
. of badges bearing the inscription wer
z secured when the. last effort to cstab
]. lish the temple was made.
!.
. WAS BEHIND THE TINES.
: Iowa Man Who Thought He Coul
Easily Have Two Wives ~ Once.
Council Bluffs. May "a week ag
Justice Wen performed the marriag
!, ceremony Of Wilbur Race and Mis-