Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-23
DAUGRIERS>ofI ISIS
Fair Dispensers of Benefactions at
Imperial Court.
an ORGANIZATION OF RECENT ORIGIN
Significance of the Badge anc
White Fee.
SOME PERSONAL SKETCHES

SUM T. IthSt)N AL . N II vi Ilko
The Daughters of Isis have taken pos
sion of Washington in full partnership
with the mobiles. With glad feet they press
the grassy soil of the oasis in their on
ward pilgrimage and cry Allah is good"
but they say it in United States. The
Daughters of Isis hail from the four quar-
tiers of the domain of the American I'M
perial Potentate of the Arabic Order of the
Mystic Shrine. and right well they support
the Shriners in their merrymaking.
''Why Daughters of Isis?' asked curl
Gus outsider of one. who might be termed
"She." because of her commanding pres
ence and gracious mien.
Because We try to dispense the bene
factions of the noble Shriners and are to
them what Isis to Osiris and to
Egypt was her smiling reply.
The story is pretty one and worth tell
ing in connection with the noble ladies of
her court. Isis, the beautiful, the prin-
cipal goddess of the Egyptians. the wife of
Osiris. and the mother of Harus, the three
forming the most popular triad in Egyptian
mythology.
Isis instructed her people in the art of
agriculture. and wheat and barley were al
ways carried in her festal professions Isis
in Greece was typitied by Pelagia. the
Queen of the Sea. and in Italy. after the
Temple of Isis was erected in the Campus
Martius. was titled Isis Compensis. About
this benefactreSS of Egypt are woven many
charming myths, but always she stands
out as the woman. great in beneficence.
grand in truth and purity. The modern
title, and they follow with unfaltering tread
the footsteps of Osiris. king of life. lord
of innumerable days and ruler of eternity"
BadEes Seen at Court of Isis.
The badges worn by the Daughters of the
Imperial Court of Isis unique. Across
the great pyramid Of Cheops is limned the
unsmling face of the sphinx. the great
creature of hewn stone. who, for half a
century of centuries, has so well guarded
her own secret and that of the pyramids
that today idle conjecture, legends and
myths stand in the place of unrevealed his
tory, and the marble lips will never tell
what the stony eyes have seen in all these
ages.
Our badge just means that what hap
pens under the rose we never tell said one
laughing matron of the Court of Damascus.
Daughters of Isis. Under the rose" means
to these charming women what it did to
the ancients, when they hung above their
banquet boards single perfect rose, and
what was said sub rosa" about that fra
ternal board never found echo outside the
banquet halls
The Daughters of Isis have but recently
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are but few courts as yet They are
auxiliary to some temple of the Shriners
and take the title court They are pure
ly social in their purposes and assist their
parent temples in dispensing their hospital
| tiles and benefactions. The distinctive
emblem of the Daughters of Isis is the
white fez. The chief courts at the present
time the Court Of Damascus" auXil-
larry to Damascus Temple of Rochester;
Court of Moolah. auxiliary to Moolah Tenn
| PIE OF st. Louis; Lu La Patrol of Philade-
phia. and many others.
one of the largest temples Is MOslem. of
Detroit. Mich. Its white tents are spread
| at the Raleigh and all who come are well
| come to bread and wine" without stint.
| The Headquarters are handsomely draped
IN red with great stars and crescents in
| white. Hand-painted banners with Arabic
| designs and cames form a frieze around
the room. On a table stands a baby ele-
| phant, IN red velvet cover. 1t emits ele-
| pha2t sroans when its trunk is twisted and
| nearly frightens the ladies into Mysteries
| There are cut flowers and palms and fun
| without measure.
OF MOsIem Shrine.
! The badge worn by Moslem Shriners and
| ladies has for its medallion a painting of
| George Washington on china set in a sill
| YER laurel wreath. The assistant secre-
| tary. Mrs. Florence E. Hutchinson, has
| her hands full looking after the details of
| this big temple. The ladies of Moslem
| Shrine are: Mrs. W. II. Allison, Mrs. An
| derson. Mrs. w. o. Allen. Mrs. Alderman,
| Mrs. w. H. Baxter. Mrs. c. II. Baird. Mrs
Walter Beckwith Miss Jennie Beckwith,
| Mrs NJ. n. Bedford. Miss Bedford. Mrs E.
| A. Burch. Miss Grace Burch, Miss Edna
| Burch. Mrs. w. f. Bridge, Mrs l.. l..
Bacus. Miss Louise Beck, Mrs w E.
| Beach. Mrs. D. Crawford. Mrs Nellie Cas-
| parry, Mrs. C. p. Collins. Mrs. C. c. Curtis
| Mrs. II. c. Coons. Mrs. Fred Desmond, Mrs
| 5. Il. Field. Mrs. Gilbert. Mrs. James
] Golden, Miss Meta Goebel Mrs. c. f.
| Stone, Mrs. Jessie Saxton, Mrs. George r.
Wilson, Mrs. N. II. Williams. Mrs J. r
Mayhew, Miss Mayhem. Mrs, C. J. Mer-
bach. Miss Monroe. Mrs. George l.. Nado-
Nelson, Miss Odell, Mrs. John d. Potter,
| Mrs. Nelson S. Prague, Mrs. H. E. Rey-
nolds. Miss Jennie Rowland, Mrs. w. T..
| Ryan. Mrs. f. r. Harris. Mrs. Joseph
Harris. Mrs George Il. Holmes, Mrs. A. G.
Hopper. Mrs. Lucy Hill, Mrs. Florence f.
Hutchinson. Mrs James H. Kerr. Miss
Florence Kerr, Mrs. Peter Katus. Mrs. c.
+. Canter and Mrs Adam Ludewig.
Mosem Temple has its parlors on the
first floor and fastened to the top of the
door leading to the punch bowl and other
festive features is a rope big. enough for
the hawser of the Miantonomoh. This rope
leads past the elevator down the marble
stairway and in the entrance below Is a big
placard which reads: Follow the rope and
a. Will ltdu you " hoSltHn
banner of Ismailfa.
Ismailia Of Buffalo is also one Of the
strong temples. The headquarters at the
Raleigh are elegantly decorated one end of
the reception room being taken up with a
huge camel painted upon canvas. and look
ing ready to receive his burden. The BAN
ner of Ismailia is of white satin deliberately
embroidered in gold thread. Banners and
pictures hung about the walls. and
punch and lemonade served to all
guests. The ladies who accompany Ismailia
Temple are: Mrs. C. E. Almendinger. Mrs.
Philip Becker. Mrs. a. Blood. Mrs. G. T.
Brown. Mrs. Bush. Mrs. NJ. ]. Blodgett.
Mrs. w. A Bean. Mrs. T. s. Burger. Mrs.
f. T. Beach. Mrs. F. A Boyer. Mrs. Bur-
nett. Mrs. C. II. Corbett. Mrs. II. A. Corbin.
Miss Corbin. Mrs. A. L. Colburn. Mrs. E.
Cumson. Mrs. F. L. Cranston. Mrs. C. d.
Carrick, Mrs. Adam Cornelius Mrs. NJ. o.
Denny. Mrs. w. Dempster. Mrs. J. w.
Davis. Mrs. Judge Emery. Mrs. A. A. En-
gle. Mrs. Jennie Evans. Mrs. E. B. French.