The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-03
THREE NOVICES
ON BURNING SANDS
alec TEMPLE IN SESSION.
AFTER CEREMONY SHRINERS
WERE JOINED BY LADIES.

Special Cars Conveyed Party to
ThunderbOIt Where supper Had
Been Prepared by Manager Nell
sOn-Menu Card Contained Fake
TOasts and New Titles for Dishes.
Delay Caused by Disabled Genera
tor at Power House.
Three novices walked the hot sands
of the desert for three solid hours yes
terday and last night at Masonic Tenn
pie, where the Sons of the Desert,
tenting in Alec Temple, had assembled
at the call of Potentate E. A. Cults
for the purpose of receiving the appli-
cants into the noble order of the Mys-
tic Shrine
In addition to the local membership
there were present mobiles of Alec Tenn
pie from other points in Georgia, to
the number of about twenty, including
members from Augusta, Macon, Cor
dele, Thomasville, Albany and Fitz-
gerald. Others were also present from
Jacksonville, Columbia and other cit
les.
The ceremonial session was under the
direction of Potentate Cults who was
| assisted by Past Potentate ]. T. Bar
rons of Oasis Temple of Columbia
The three pilgrims who furnished
the cause for the assembly, were: w.
L. Rea, Americas; J c. Manning and
Robt. S. Smith. Savannah. A fourth
applicant E. l.. Mauk of Americas,
failed to arrive in time for the initia-
| ton.
Many admonitions of "hold on to the
| rope" were given to the novices in the
course of their journeyings, but often
| times they became so interested in
other things that the advice was I'M
needed. much to their dismay.
Ladies' Joined the Party.
Finally the ceremonial session was
concluded, to the great joy of the
novices, and an adjournment was TAX
| en- to the De Soto, where a party of
| ladies numbering about fifty, were in
| waiting to participate in the social
| side OF the gathering at Thunderbolt.
| The start was to have been made at
| $3.50 O'Clock, but owing TO an accident
| in the power house of the electric rail-
| way, there was "a delay of nearly an
hour. The delay was due to the burn
! ing out of a generator In the power
| house. The entire car system was
| tied up for forty minutes.
But at last the cars came and the
entire party clambered aboard and
| the start to Thunderbolt was on
| Owing to the lateness of the ar
! rival it was necessary to abandon the
| plan to give the members of the Tenn
| pie a round of the amusements at
| Tbunderbolt, and the party went at
once to the Casino, where the finishing
| touches to the supper were being made
! by Manager Nelson.
supper Announced.
At the signal that all was ready, the
members, and their guests formed in
line and marching through the dance
| hall made their way up the stairway
| to the restaurant on the second floor.
| Plates for 2l0 were laid and all the
| places were quickly occupied.
A blessing was offered by Rev. A.
NJ. Williams IS the guests stood. Aft
] er they were seated Potentate Cults
| made a happy little talk of a very few
| words explaining the part of the pro-
| gramme left out, and concluding with
the motto of the order. To-day is
not tomorrow" those gathered around
| the festal board were invited to make
| the most of their opportunities.
The menu was dainty and as print
! ed contained some curious errors.
'Sanded Almonds, "non-colic cucum-
| bers," summer trout and some are
not" Saratoga chips mot ivory)," and
! Crackers, not Georgia" were among
| the more gFaring cases.
Some Forgotten TOaSts.
There were a number of toasts on
| the printed programme, but the toast
master forgot all about them, and the
| Speech-makin was not done by these
orators. The guests were much dsap-
| pointed, as some of the themes were
| full of possibilities.
For instance. Mayor Myers was down
| for a response to the toast, "A Pub
lie Office is Public Trust" Noble c.
c. Quackenbush for the toast, Health
to Those We Love the Best, Our No
BILE Selves and Noble ] C. Postell
for the toast. The Chatterbox, May
He Give Us a Few Brilliant Flashes. ."
| One toast, ITO Woman, She Needs No
Eulogy, She Speaks for Herself" could
| find no one rash enough to respond to
it, even on the printed programme.
During the supper music was dis
| pensed by Prof. Icons Band. A mu-
sic selection was rendered by a quar-
tette composed of Mrs. Alderman, Miss
Nellie Allen, Mr.. Demmond and Mr..
| Fowler.
At a late hour the Mobiles and their
lady friends returned to the city by