The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-06-13
70 MEET NEXT IN frisco
IMPERIAL COUNCIL, ORDER OF THE
MYSTIC SHRINE, HAS AD-
JOURNED
NEW OFFICERS ARE CHOSEN
Philip @. shafrer, of Philadelphia,
Succeeds Lou B. windsor as
Imperial POtentate of
the Order.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, June 12IThis has
been busy day for the Sinners of North
America, who are here attending the
twenty-seventh annual nesting of their
orders The days programme was in
terspersed with business and pleasure
and from the early morning hours until
the conclusion of the grand annual ball
at Convention hall tonight the Shriners
were on the move.
San Francisco will entertain the order
next year during the first week in June
The imperial council met at the Balti-
more hotel and transacted the import
business of the meeting. The Golden
City won on the first ballot
New officers for the next year wero
also elected: Lou B. Windsor. imperial
potentate, retired, and then by the usual
rotation Philip c. Shaffer, CT Phila-
delphia, who was imperial deputy po-
tentate succeeded to the first position in
the order. Henry C. Akin. of Omaha
imperial chief rabban, succeeded to tho
position vacated 10y Mr. Shaffer George
Green, of Dallas, Tex, imperial assistant
rabban, became imperial chief rabban;
George L. Brown, of Buffalo imperial
nigh priest and prophet, was elected inn
Perial assistant rabban; Henry A Col
Inns, of Toronto. Can, was elected i'm
perial high priest and prophet. Alvah p
Clayton, of st. Joseph, who was imperial
first ceremonial master, ar appointive
office, two places down the list, was
pushed over the heads of two others to
the position of imperial Oriental guide
William S. Grown, of Pittsburg, Pa i'm
perial treasurer, and Benjamin w
Rowell. of Boston, Mass, imperial re-
corder, were reelected.
After Mr.. Shaffer had been installed
he appointed four imperial officers as
follows: Rial S. Peck. Hartford, Conn. ;
imperial first ceremonial master: Clay
ton l. Alderman, Marion, Iowa, imperial
second ceremonial master; Archibald N.
Sloan, Chattanooga, Tenn. imperial
Va, imperial captair of guards: Frank
c. RoUndy, Chicago, imperial outer
guard.
The council adjourned until the meet
ing next June The visiting shriners, in
Guiding many of the women, were enter
tained this morning by a visit to the
packing houses. A reception committee
of the Ararat Temple of this city, met
the visitors at each of the packing
houses and then they were escorted
through the departments of the great
plants. At noon luncheon was served to
the guests at the packing houses.
There was an exhibition drill of seven
patrols of shriners ait Expesticn park
this afternoon. Seldom has such a large
crowd been attracted to the baseball
park than was there today. The green
grass of the park furnished an excellent
background for the gay costumes of the
men in the Snriners' patrols and their
movements over the green sword were
quick and decisive. The teams which
participated in the drill were the Alad-
din, of Columbus. Ohio; the NICOLA, of st.
Joseph. Mo: the Moolah. of St. Louis;
the Tangier. of Omaha; the Zurah. of
Minneapolis; the Medinah, Of Chicago,
and the Ararat. of Kansas City.
Each of the six visiting patriots were
given a handsome bannerettc or small
banner by the Ararat Temple, their host
in Kansas City.