Williams news., 1905-09-16
D. o. K. KS
 WAS ALL GIT"

As announced in the NEWS last week, the "big thing" took place on Tuesday night, Sept. 18th, 1905.
 On Monday evening a man drop ped off No. ? from the west and ap- peared to be acting very strange. He was approached by G.. ". Hoop engarner and E. G. Dubois, who found out that it was S. F. Hoefer, of Phoenix, Master of Ceremonies of the Dramatic Order Knights of Khorassan, and the reason that he was acting in that manner was that he was in charge of several trunks and boxes of strange and fantastic shape which are sur posed to con tain the camel and other things" which all must partake of before they become full fedged members of that order.
 Tuesday was very busy day for MT. Hoefer, as he was getting things in readiness for the ceremonies of the evening, and it was a very anx- ious day for "Hoopy," as he was supposed to bear the brunt of all the fun which was supposed to take place, (and he did).
 
 On No. 2 that evening the rest of the "bunch" dropped in from Phoe- nix. There was Lanston, there was Comfort, there was Easterling, there was Stauffer, there was Kinney to keep the peace { or pieces), there was Cisney, there was Stokoe, there was Bowyer, and last, but by no means least, was that prince of good fellows, Taffe; and let us say right here, that in the ceremonies of the evening Taffe was at his best.
 It seemed to be a hard matter to ';round up" some of the Tyros, but after awhile it was accomplished and the grand street parade, with out which it would not be possible to have successful meeting, took place; there was quite a crowd on the streets to watch it, and we hope they all received full value for the time spent, for it was the earnest de- sire of the Dokays to please.
 After. arriving at the hall on the return from the parade, the various and sundry Tyros were duly ere ated votaries Fun was fast and furious for three hours, and all who have crossed the burning sands'' could be with them in spirit we hope when they read this and wish they had been with them in the flesh, for only they will know what they missed.
 It was announced before the meet ing that all who were not satisfied and who did not feel that they had the worth of their money in fun, would have the fee returned to them by the secretary, but not a man came forward to claim the return of his fee.
 Ask "Hoopy" if he had the value of his money.
 After the 'doings" were over the votaries partook of a lunch which had been prepared in the banquet room up stairs.
 It was about 2 am. when the last guest departed, and we hope that all enjoyed one of the most pleas ant evenings of their lives.
 We must tell one on Taffe, which all who know the character of his dress in the ceremonies will appre- ciate. Several of the boys arranged with the City Marshal to arrest Taffe, which he did, and was going to put him away for the night. Taffe took the matter in earnest and told the Marshal he was "one of the boys from Phoenix" who had come up to help the D. o. K. Ks; but the Marshal apparently did not take any stock in his story and was on the way to the Justice of the Peace with Taffe when two of the boys happened" around and fixed matters up; then Taffe "tumbled," and, as all know, he en- joyed the joke as much as anyone,