The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1908-06-26
YESTERDAY ! | | N|AS BIG
DAY' ! FOR SHR|NlRS
MANY CANDIDATES TOOK THE
DEGREE AND A COURT or
ISIS WAS INSTITUTED
An Immense Crowd Wa. u Tie City
Yesterday !a.::..ernoon and Evening
and the shriners and Their Ladies'
Were IN Evidence Everywhere
Luncheon At the Commercial Club
Followed By a Auto Ride New
Court q Isis Second One y United
States. d

could better demonstrate the up-tO-
dateness OF the Aberdeen Masons
than the installation OF the Court Of
Isis In this city yesterday. The
Court Of Isis Is an adjunct Of the.
Shrine and while not new institu-
tion exactly. 1t exists In only one
other city In the United States, New
York. Aberdeen thus has the distinc-
tion Of having the first Court In the
west. Only wives, mothers and sis
ters OF members of the Shrine are
eligible to membership In the Court.
r. A. Brown and w. q. Jacobs were
largely Instrumental In securing this
Court for Aberdeen. isss
The Court Of Isis In this city be-
gan its existence with q large and
enthusiastic membership. While the
majority Of those who Joined yester-
day live In Aberdeen, 1t Is safe to
say that every town Of consequence
in the fold occupied BY Yelduz Tenn
pie Ii represented. The list Of the
charter members - given below
number Of others applied for mem
bership and were elected, but could
not be present at this time.
Shriners Own the City
dE the neighborhood OF three hun-
|dred visitors were In the city yes
terday to attend the Shrine ceremon-
ial session and the installation Of
the Court Of Isis. The red fezes OF
the Shriners and the white fezes OF
the ladies have been very numerous
in the city. In fact, the mobiles and
their wives, sweethearts and mothers
have owned the town. The installa-
tion OF the Court Of Isis was held at
the temple at 4 o'clock. At 8 o'clock
a luncheon was served the Shriners
and the visiting ladies at the Com
mercial Club. After luncheon the
visitors were taken out auto riding
about the town and later the South
Dakota State Band gave an enjoy
liable concert in front OF the temple.
At 8 o'clock thirty-five Of the thirty.
|six candidates presented themselves
at the temple for the initiation. They
were greeted with blood curdling
yells as they made their appearance.
Some Of the women tainted, 1t was
anu the crowd watched the
|fated tyroes ascend the stairs with
the same feeling that tender hearted
Romans felt for those about to be-
sacrificed in the arena. g. N. Har-s
Iris was acting potentate and he had
Iready assistants, hardened to the
task, who leaped upon the innocents
with sharpened weapons and the
dreaded ordeal was soon on them.
|Wendell's voice could be heard
block away as, he greeted some espe-
Icially Interesting victim and watched
1.-THE quiverings Of his terror stricken
form. After 1t was all over d delight
lful repast was served by the Court
lof Isis in the temple hall and that
concluded all went to the Idle Hour
where q special program was put on
for their benefit.
Following Is the list Of those who
took the Shrine:
EIinor NJ. Armstrong, Lucy p. AM
Iderson, Mary E. Anderson, Mayme M.
lAldrich, Della v. Boyd, Harriet ..
Bassett, Emma w. Bouley, Anna T..
lBrandes, Myra J. Mrown, Gertrude z.
3Benjamin, Ruth a. Boettcher. Eliza
beth 3. Grow. Margarite Davis. Win
ME Davies, Amelia r. Easton, Eva
Easton, Violet Easton, Hazel Easton,
Isabel Elmore, Mrs. lberg G. Fos-.
lsum, LEILA H. Finch, Mrs. Ida -.
1Goodvin, Jessie q. Harris, Gertrude
winters, Minnie N. Harris, Rita NJ.
Hopkins, Grace 3. Howard, Elizabeth
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