Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-07-16
CONCiLAV.E||
OF ShPinerS at an End. Will
Meet at Louisville, Ky,
Next Year I.
Only One New Officer Being
Elected, All the Others
Moved Up

e st. Paul, Mimi, July 15.-The inn
perial council of Ancient Arabic Or
der, Mobiles Of the Mystic Shrine to-
day elected officers and voted to hold
4 the conclave Of 1909 at j Louisville.
gathering of the next year, Seattle,
Louisville, Atlantic City and Detroit.
n The matter was referred to the con-
vention which reported in favor of
Louisville. The report of the CONF
mittee was adopted late this after
noon. In accordance with the pre-
cedent, Frank G. Roundy, imerial
potentate, was not candidate for
reelection and became past imperial
potentate: Officers below him were.
each advanced step, leaving only
the lowest office outer imperial
& guard, open for contest. Il
Eight candidates were voted upon
for this Office; namely, Charles E.
Oyenshire, Minneapolis, j. Benton
Legget, Butte, Montana; Geo. w.
Fowler, Detroit; W. F.. Kendrick,
Philadelphia. Nj. Z
On the second ballot Mr.. Over
shire received 200 votes a.,d was de-.
clared elected. a535.E 5 }5,s
The officers who were chosen today
follow: Imperial potentate-EdW
I u. Alderman, Marion, Iowa; Imperial
deputy potentate- George l.. Street,
Richmond D Va; Imperial chief Rab-
ben Frank A. Hines, Los Angeles,
Cali; Imperial ASSISTANT Rabban-J
Frank Treat, Fargo, ", D.:imperial
Il high priest an 4 prophlee't VIM. ].
Cunningham, Baltimore, Md: Imper-
ial Oriental guild ". Irwin,
# Wheeling, West Va; imperial first
I. ceremonial master JACOB 7. Barren,
Columbia, IS. O.: Imperial second Ger
emonial master red srick r. Smith,
Rochester, N. y; Imperial ;na,shall
j Putnam Stevens, Portland, Me. j.;
Imperial captain of the ghard--Hen-
II ry F. Neidrin ghause, Jr.,8 st. Louis,
u Mo; Imperial outer guard Chas E.
OVershire, Mime apelis, Msnn. ~ II
n Reelected: Imperial t.'oasurer--
i n William s. Brown, Pittsburg, Pa;
III Imperial records Be ljamin j Row
ell, Boston. Mass. B.
The imperial council considered
Z about a dozen applications for dis
pensations for new temples, but only
n three were granted, Seattle, Wash.
@ Ashland, Ore, and Madisonville, Ky
An Important action Of today's ses.
sion Of the council was the raising, OF
the initiation fee to a minimum Of
$50. 5.:..
While tina imperial cn'taail was IL
session, twenty-five Arab patrols
were taking part in exhibit drills ~
Lexington ball rark. No patrol was
y n allowed more than twenty minutes
The competitive feature Of the con,
test, was eliminl-a1 by the announce
Il ment Of Imperial Potentate Franz
G. Roundy that no prizes would l,t
given. .s Ell. .S M
The attendance was strieted T.
the Sbriners AMI thesr ladiss.
The business sess,clls of the. imper
ial council ended today and many q
the Shriners are planning to leave
5Ef tomorrow or Friday. Others, how
ever, will stay until Saturday even
ing.
The event tonight was the parad
Of Arab patrols IN Minneapolis, sim
s4 liar In many respects to the electri
cal parade In st. Paul last night, AM
there was a reception by the state Of
Z ficials at the state capitol In thi
city. This building was fully illum
# mated tonight for the first time Il
nearly a year.
s The automobile races at Hamlin
this afternoon we're attended b.
thousands of Shriners, many Q
whom went In automobiles, Whicl
paraded to the fair grounds wher
's the track is located.
Tomorrow will be devoted to ex
cursions and receptions.
The automobile races took place q
the state fair grounds in the after
noon. A large proportion Of the az
dlenoe was made up Of visiting Shrir
srs, No extraordinary time was mad