The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-03-22
OKLAHOMA SHRINERS.
Held Ceremonial Session Yesterday
Had Largest Attendance in His
tory Of the shrine.--one Hun.
dred Noviees Initiated.


find the fOllowing
In answer to the summons issued
by VIII $. Guthrie, the ilmstriou po
tentate, one thousand Shriners and
their wives arrived last night and to-.
day to attend the first ceremonial ses-
sion of the new year. The attendance
of members and the list of novices IS
the largest in the history Of the An.
cient Arabic order Mobiles Of the Mys.
tic Shrine of the new state. During
the early mrning hours today the
members were busy with heart to
heart talks. for the good of the or.
der. There was no time for sorrow.
ful thoughts or the turning on OF fau.
Gets or tear pipes except In the cases
of the novices who were being care.
fully herded in the Shrine den Tor
slaughter on the desert of the burning
sands. lllustrious Potentate VIII s.
Guthrie was the busiet man IN the
city in getting the members and nov
ices assigned to their various places
aud arranging details incident to the
meeting.
The novices who trod the burning
sands this afternoon will ever remem-
Der the true story off Hason tine nov
ice" which Is about as follows:
And 1t came to pass in those days
that n great cry rose out of the des-
ert and was borne by the four winds
even to the uttermost parts. And this
was the cry: "There'll be hot times In
India-hot times in India tonight"
Now Haan sat on nls front steps IN
the cold Of the evening aud when the
cry came his way, he jumped up no
foot. saying: Hey! What's that, In.
dia! I'm on and he spake unto his
little wife, saying: Behold! A cry
comes from the desert: India meet
tonight. Therefore, | must array my
self in my good clothes and make
haste to attend, FOR am to be maue a
Noble. Wherefore l beseech thee t.
pull down the blinds and seek restful
ropose upon the bosom of slumberous
night, while withal hyak, that /
may get In the front row.
And his wife and all the otner mem
bers of the family piped their oazoo.
saying "Oh. papa
And Hasan journeyed forth. Ills
heart was glad within him; joy radi-
ated from him the street was hardly
large enough to hold him and he
merrily laughed, ha, ha, and he felt ST.
good. And behold, be came straight.
way to the gates of India Temple, and
the Mobiles saw him and communed
one with another, saying Here's an
, other. Then they confabulated to
pets blown; gladsome noise, with
them. and it was well that the little
wife could not see her Hasan then. 1t
was great.
Psst, psst, Bng. Blrrr. rmprmprmp
bp.
The lions rosrded in joy, the camell
hawhawed, bells were ruug and tram
pets blown a gladstone noise. with
the loud pedal on, peryaded the mur-
ky gloom.
And Hasan, where was he? Go ask
the wailing winds of Boscawen ques-
ton the ebbing tide of Bow Beach; :;
search the Kickapoo Flats; inquire OF
tho hot air contingent from Podunk;
call loudly, "Hasan, Hasan, where ar,
,..oui7
Yet was there no word from Hasan
Oh Hasan, poor Hasan; 1t was thrice
too bad for he was a fairly decent
fellow and goodly to look upon.
Qued, qued, qed glpp, glpp, zp
And II came to pass that the lions
cut out their rear and the snarl OF
anger and noisy confusion ceased TIL,
wolf was as a tomb and the dove OF
peace butted joyously into the occa
sion. And yet once again the cry
went up, "Hasau, oh, Hasan,' and a
low voice made answer, "Ai-yah.'
Then they fell upon him and gave
him the glad hand. for he was No
BILE.
And the next morning the little wifi
sat up and said "oh, my! You must
have had a good time last night And
he made answer, speechifyfing thus.
ly: yea. verify; It was great
Among the novices who became No
bles yesterday the following Were from
Ardmore: Granville Cunningham,
George Erickson. Clyde Fraser, j. 4.
Orr. j. c. Freddy, and G. W, Youns
of Berwyn.