Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-16
Knit Room Echoes

The Mobiles Of the Mystic Shrine of Tan
gier temple will hold ceremonial session at
their temple Thursday evening, in honor
of the imperial potentate, Henry c. Akin.
The special proclamation has been issued
and a special dispensation has been Sc
cured for the work. The proclamation is
issued in one of the neatest pamphlets
which has ever been issued by the temple,
the illustrations being particularly appro-
pirate. The proclamation says:
A special session of Tangier temple will
be held on Yam owwal Ramadan, %, A. ii.
1873, in the English language, Thursday.
noon at Masonic temple in memory of Alb
doo'l-Wahob,- born in Maid, Arabia, 1851;
died 1TsI VII A. BE- BE- b lsES' A A. 7 hi o The Th m IN
the evening. Here's where. we shine,
Moosaylamahl = Kazzab Laylatoo Qudr
Might OF Power, in which all animals and
vegetables bow humbly before Almighty
Allah, the creator. There will be
within our wall A~l,Moonatigoon che Typo
c~rites), who secretly deny the faith. Pray
for them and send them forth, reformed
It is announced that there will be espe-
cial features at the session under the
supervision Of the Terrible Turk" and
who has imported we'll trained torturers
to the number Of ten, who will devote
their time to the novices. There will be
special music, to be supplied by arabic
songsters,t and the occasion will be made
memorable in the annals of Tangier.
They say that Carleton, who is ofhcially
the alchemist OF the temple, designed and
executed the Illustrations for the special
proclamation. These illustrations are ap-
propriate and show the faces of several
of the officers, including the imperial po-
~tentate. which makes the proclamation a
4 a.. Az .aaaE~n MT The
designer took liberties with a couple Of
his fellow officers which we're not discov-
cred until too late to have the correction
made. In fact, 1t is possible that one of
them has not discovered that he has been
pictorially recorded. Where the signatures
Of Potentate Thomas and Secretary Crick-
more appear there are the figures OF a
Thomas cat rampant and a roper recum-
bent.
There is an orchestra leader in Omaha
trembling in his boots If he wears them,
and one whose nerves will not resume
their accustomed steadiness until after
this ceremonial session has been finished.
He led an orchestra some time ago when
the ShrineTs were making merry, and as
the result of the flow of spirits or the flow
Of Zem-Zem, he, with his entire corps OF
musicians, were bodily carried off by spe-
eial policemen and only released after
prayers and promises. 1t was the real
thing for a while that night. and even
now he looks upon his experience with
dread, as the AFFAIR got into the papers"
the next morning. Contrary to his bet
ter judgment he has again promised to
provide music for the banquet and now he
wonders what light will be thrown upon
| him hafora the dauD Of Friday mOrninu
There are ~others-probably forty others
who are also wondering how much more
they will know before the rising OF the
sun a week from today. They are not sup
posed to know anything when the sun rises
Friday. or Saturday morning. These forty
are the men who are TO pass over the
burning sands and wrestle with the tor
t%urers. for one of the largest classes in the
history Of the temple will be initiated at
the coming session.
Mount Calvary eommandery. knights
Templar, worked in the Red Cross degree
Friday evening, twelve candidates being
advanced. The work began in the after
noon and supper was served at the hall at
$50.
St. Johns lodge is making arrangements
for its annual Thanksgiving celebration. A
banquet will follow in the master mason
degree. The program will be issued next
week.
The persons interested in organizing the
new Omaha branch OF the Young Mems In
stitute will meet at the school hall OF the
Holy Family church, Monday evening.
There are about fifty members now on the
charter roll.
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