Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-01
AMONGTnE
\ FRATERNITIES.

Aimas Temple of the Mystic Shrine, the
largest single fraternal organization In
Washington. at its November ceremonial
and business session Wednesday evening
nominated it's candidates for office for the
ensuing year. The election will be held at
the December business session of the tenn
pie But it is largely all over now. For each
of the line offices there was but one NOM
ination. which is equivalent to the election
of the candidates. For representatives to
the Supreme Council there were several
nominations of prominent and popular feZ-
wearers and there will be considerable zest
in the contest as to the four to come under
the wire first Almas Temple has five repre-
sentatives in the imperial council. one, Har-
rison Dingman, being member of the body
for life by virtue of his service as imperial
potentate. The other four are elected an
nually. For many years George H. walker
and Edwin b. Hay, both deceased during
the year had been elected representatives,
and each Of them died while holding the Of
fee. Both of these MOBILES acquired great
prominence In the imperial body. and Mr..
Walker took an active part in the prepara-
ton of the present Shrine ritual.
The elections in 1Almas Temple are quite
sedate affairs in recent years. and they lack
in some respects the features of lively in
terest that they formerly possessed
Shrine election, with contests on, was one
Exchange on a particularly warm after
noon. The contests were always friendly,
although at times very spirited, and many
mobiles quietly sigh for the older and hotter
If not better days when some contests for
potentate and other officers were about the
most sizzling things that Washfngtonians
had chance to see, hear or read about In
the way of politics. The change In interest
Is largely due to the system now In exist
ence providing for nominations in advance
of the election, for holding the polls open
for several hours, and for the use of printed
ballots
The newer system does not give the no
bility quite as much merriment as the one
formerly in vogue, but 1t does not in any
way decrease the efficiency of the official
line The officers which Amas will unani-
mously elect In December are all tried
men, and will make an excellent line,
while all the candidates for representatives
have rendered the body much service.
The following is the list of candidates
proposed for election: Potentate, Frank
A. Sebring; chief rabban. Roe Fulkerson:
assistant rabban. Louis A. Dent; high
priest and prophet. Alex Grant (renomi-
nated): oriental guide, John A. Ellinger
(renominated): recorder. Harrison Ding
man (renOminated); treasurer, Allison
Nailor. jr renominated); representative
to the Imperial Council, Francis A. Seb-
ring. George w. Evans. Jacobus Seneca
Jones. Samuel Hart, Thomas B. Walker.
William F. GUIDE. Frank X. Raymond, F. ".
Brooks, Alex Grant and Andrew w. Boyd
The session at which the nominations
were made was largely devoted to speech
making, the exchanging of compliments
and general Fluctuations. There were near
ly five hundred mobiles in attendance, and
a number of new mobiles were created in
the short form (much to their relief, by
Potentate Jacobus S. Jones and his officers.
Among them were several prominent
Washington business men.
The temple will hold Its usual Christmas
observance in the form of distributing
baskets for the worthy poor and Christ
mas tree for the children at National Ri
hes' armory. The fund for this deserving
en,erp4 lse was raised by Almas Temple by
Its annual excursion to Marshall Hall, but
It Is none too large for the purpose, and
the officers of the temple would welcome
contributions to 1t.
The members of Almas Temple have all