Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-24

ure which brought It favorabiy before the
admiring eyes of the throngs that lined Inc
streets. islam Temple of San Francisco.
repu.ed to be one of the wea1thiest In the
country, was handsome in zouave pni-
form with immaculate waistcoats, spotless
leggfns and green blouse. Almas Tenn
PIE OF Washington was the only mounted
patrol in the line. Its costume was truly
AraPia1 and ELECTED much favorable COM
ment. Moslem Temple of Detroit was an
other in the line which attracted much at
tention. The Arab patrol Of the temple
was dressed in the costume of the Jap, each
member carrying japanese parasol. Lulu
Temple of Philadelphia wore fetching
uniform of drab. The wealthy Aleppo Tenn
PIE Of Boston, Rajah of Reading, Syria Of
Plttsburg. kalurah of Binghamton. Moolah
OF st. Louis. Ararat of Kansas City. Da-
mascus of Rochester Ismailia of Buffalo,
Soumi of Baltimore, Murat of Indianapo-
lis. kfsmet Of Brooklyn, Oriental of Troy.
, Were aii strikingly arrayed in CARDS that
looked as though they were fashioned from
some of the rich old tapestries of Persia
Inc Buffalo Commercial said: 1T has
been the pleasure of Niagara Falls to en-
tertain many great conventions; to witness
many delightful spectacles and to have
Its hospitality shared by people from many
countries, but never before has 1t had a
ssthering that has given such genuine sat
lslactlon and enjoyment as the thirty-first
annual session of the Imperial Council OF
the Ancient and Arabic Order Mobiles of
the Mystic Shrine for North America. Nj
oSoid people expected Inal the
Shrine convention would prove to be some
thing very nice, but its brilliancy and fas-
c1natlng features have exceeded every an
uclpatlon, and when the crowds had wit
Eessed the parade of the Arab patrols N
escorting the Imperial Council from it's ho-
tel headquarters to the International The
alter, there was no end to the admiration
expressed, not only for the fancy dress of
the patrols, the fine music of the bands,
but also for the distinguished appearance
OF the mobiles in line. The streets were
crowded from the buildings far into the
roadway by people anxious to see the pa
rade move, and when it finally got under
way all started to enjoy the eye-feast. BY
blocks. the march was short, but still OF
ample length to handle the line and give
the several patrols opportunity to demon
strate their skill.
A temple of the Rathbone Sisters was re-
Gently instituted at Annapolis, Nd, by Mrs.
Thomas A. Bynum past chief of Rathbone
Temple, No. 1, of this city, acting under a
commission from Mrs. Lydia Monroe, SUI
preme chief of the order, started out with a
ladies and knights This temple was named
Friendship Temple, No 6, taking the same
name as the flourishing Pythian lodge at
the Maryland capital. Miss Mary Steiner.
temple. accompanied Mrs. Bynum and as
sisted in the work of instituting the tenn
pie The ladies were given a cordial
Pythian welcome by the fraternity. and
social session, which followed the work of
institution, Past Grand Chancellor Bynum
spoke for the domain of the District of
Columbia, conveying Pythian greetings to
the grand domain Of Maryland and to the
new temple of the Rathbone Sisters, now
officially recognized as an affiliated Pythian
orQer.
The annual excursion of the Knights Of
Pythias to Marshall Hall Tuesday was a
thorough fraternal success, though the
SIrpn to,, t,,<r 80
day somewhat lessened the attendance
The closely contested competitive drill of
two active enthusiastic Uniform Rank COM
panies, captained by two earnest Pythians,
r. 7. Whiting of Washington Company, No
l, and t. e. Landon of j. T. Coldwell Com
pany, No. Z, was the attractive feature. A
notable spirit of fraternity was shown by
Capt. Whiting and his company. After the
decision of the judges giving the drill to
Capt. Landons company and while a huge
bouquet of flowers was being presented to
him, the losing captain led his company in
three rousng cheers for Capt. Landon and
his company, the winners. They responded
with three cheers for Washington Company.
The good-natured and generous rivalry of
the two companies has benefited the Uni
form Rank in the domain of the District of
Columbia The two companies give joint
excursion to River View on July 49,
At the regular meeting Of the Tribe of
Ben Hur last Tuesday evening at Open
heimer's Hall the regular sem-annual cleo
ton of officers took place and resulted in
the election of the folowng-named persons;
Ben B. Jones. past chief: Ed F. Latham,
chief: Mrs. r. l.. Irwin. judge; David L.
Klinger, teacher; Voler V. Viles. scribe;
Mrs. H. NJ Usilton, keeper of tribute; ]. F.
Moore, captain; A. p E. Doyle, guide; H.
w. Templar, keeper of inner gate, and w.
H. Tutty, keeper of outer gate.
Mrs John r. Adams. representative from
Washington Shrine, No. /, White Shrine
of Jerusalem, has received word from the
supreme chancellor Of the order that the
annual meeting of the supreme body has
been postponed. 1t was to have been held
this week at Grand Rapids, Mich. The post
ponement was due to the prevalence of
smallpox in the city.
Illustrious Potentate Carter B. Keene of
Almas Temple, A A. o. N. NJ. S., stole
march on his fellow mobiles during the ses-
sion of the Imperial Council. He was mar
ried in New York city Friday morning to
Miss Helen Stevens of Washington. The
ceremony occurred at the Church of the
TRANSPORTATION. Rev. DIR. Houghton, the
rector of the church, OBLIGATED. After the
ceremony, which was a quiet one, only a
been taken into the secret being in attend
ance, Mr.. and Mrs. Keene left for the
Catskills to spend their honeymoon. They
will return to Washington in about two
weeks and will reside at the Albemarle.
Mrs. Keene, although for some years a resi-
dent of this city, is native of New York
city, where she spent the greater part of
her life before coming to Washington. She
came to this city several years ago and
has been employed for some years in the
Treasury Department. On his return Po-
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