The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-17
MOBILES OF THE
DESERT RODE IN
Red-Fezzed Gentry in
Oasis of Raleigh.
BARBECUE & BANQUET
commandery Decided Yesterday Morn
ing on Charlotte for Next Meet
ing pIace---Thirty Candidates
Took Shriner's Degree
Last Night.

Raleigh was the oasis yesterday for
many noble knight who rode in out
of the desert. And a right pleasant
oasis it was too, especially about the
region of the Fair Grounds yesterday
afternoon and the armory last night.
The city yesterday afternoon look
ed for all the world as if it had been
invaded by a host of Turks, so much
in evidence was the red feZ, redolent
of Constantinople and camels.
The Shriners invaded Raleigh in
full force yesterday and enjoyed
themselves hugely initiating some
thirty candidates and partaking OF a
great barbecue at the Fair Grounds
and a SumptuouS banquet at the Ar
mory last night.
First of all yesterday morning at
half-past nine O'Clock the Grailu
Commandery of knights Templars
met again in Masonic Hall. continu-
ing their twenty-fourth annual con-
clave begun the night before. The
new officers were installed with all
due ceremony. From the list of new
officers published yesterday, there
omitted the name of Rev. James j..
Garden, of Durham. who was appoint
ed Grand Chaplain to the Grand
Chapter of Royal Arch Masons Mr..
Garden is a superannuated Methodist
minister, we'll known and equally as
much respected and beloved.
1t was decided that the Grand
Commandery should meet next year
, in Charlotte. This carries with it tho
Grand Chapter and the Grand Coun-
ell. This decision was not finally
made until yesterday morning. me
committee reported on "Wednesday
night but for some reason the report
was withdrawn until yesterday morn
ing.
At two O'Clock the great barbecue
came off at the Fair Grounds. COM
plimentary to the officers and MEM
bers of the grand bodies and visiting
chapters of Cryptic and Templar Ma
sons. Lots of cars were on hand To
carry them out to the grounds ana
there were fully one hundred ana
twenty-five who partook or the rare
barbecued pig, chicken, brunswlcH
stew and all sorts of other good
things.
The Oasis Temple, I, Mobiles of the
Mystic Shrine, met at half-past five In
the odd Fellows Hall, and transacted
regular business, with 1Dustrlous
Potentate J. L. Ludlow, of Win
ston-Salem, presiding Al nail
Dast seven came the ceremonial SEES
sion. at which thirty candidates were
initiated into the Shrine degrees AL
the mystic, oriental insignia of this
branch of Masons were displayed. O1
course only the elect were permitted
to be present, and none but them
knows what the initiate went through
but it is said the sands were mighty
hot. and the wild ass of the desert
did not belle his name. Those lnltl,
ated were: J. L. Cobb Columbia. ;
O.: r. E. Buck, Greensboro; I'll. l.
HOPKINS, Greensboro; Nj. {. y NOBLE
and J. r. Rountree, Chapel Hill; Johf
r.. Barron. Rock Hill. S. c.; John II
Anderson, Pittsboro. n. C.; John III
yitherspoon. Rock Hill. S. c.: l.. A
Rrown Concord; John L. Dobbs
Cbarlotte Clarence e. Fairbanks
rhomasyille: Ed. l.. Armstrong
Jamestown; Oscar C. Durland. Higf
Point: Leo. d. Heartt. Raleigh; H. Il
Fowler. Wilson: A. F. Duff. Daring
ton. S. c.: H. B. Smith. New Bern
John C. Stuart Wilson: {. IL Bafpee
s r Hinsdale, Raleigh; l.. G. Roper
Donor n. G.: w. r. Hundley. High
Point. John P. Mcneil. Lumberton
Tbomas w. Russell. Weldon: b. A
Hawkins. Columbia, S. c.: john NC
Snvre and Ed McCreight, Camden
q: Arthur r. Law. Durham: w
M. Yearly, Durham; Charles
Thomas Durham: Geo. II. Dawson
Asheville: WILDER Jones' High Point
w e. Jones. High Point: Rev. F. A
Rishop. Raleigh; p. B. Fleming, Raj
eigh; Rev. j. J. Garden. Durham.
'rhis is the Oasis of Charlotte an'
it takes in South Carolina also. l l
estimated there were two hundrec
present last night. all in dress suit
and red fezes. -
Ar eleyen-thirty last night the two
hnrdre,, mobiles sat down to the ella.
horate traditional banquet, served o!