Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-11-03
Ancient Arabic Order OF MOBILES Of
the Mystic Shrine.



i Great Procession and Ceremonial sessfon.
| Last FRIDAY, the goth inst. he cffi-
GERS of Osiris Temple of Wheeise.. w.
Va. made a pilgrimage to this town and
the streets were filed with people to wit
ness the procession composed of sl'e off
GERS of the Temple in carriages. 'E!ow
ed by the Arab Patrol guardsns the
ltwenty-one candidates holding tightly il.
a rope. and behind came the Mobiles of
OSIRIS and visiting Temples in ~ and
back suits marcniag in columns d twus
ia open order. the whole line being led
by the City Band. which disccursed in
spring and joyful music.
The officers were as follows: Il Ston
Waltz Potrutate; Alfred Mark. chief
Rabban; o w Burdatts. Assistant Rab-
ban; Robt c Darrah. High Priest and
Prophet; Thos Canadian, Q ental
Guide; Geo Waterhouse. Recorder;
Chas Schultze. Ist Ceremonial Master; |
A Garden: end Ceremonial Master; A |
a Wiedebusch. w A. Stoetzer aud Geo
B Peabody Directors; Juo A Weieeger-
ber. Marshall; w Fl Exley. Ceremonial
Guard; Geo H Nikolaus, Captain of
Guard; Jno S Butts. Captain OF Arab
Patrol; Stephen Waterhouse, Gladiator.
aud B. Montlegel. Costumer
TheArabP PATROL IN beautiful oriental cos
tunes were the following: John 5 Eutts
Captain, and VIM ] Juergens L eutenant
and Dr. t A Ramey, Fontalne Alexand-
er, Thos c Bowling. Theodore A Brown,
Henry L Murray, Gustav d Brown, w
A Meyers, Victor T Stewart VIM K Ma
ser, John r Sissou, E R Metzner, Chas
B Evans. Harry l. HERE. Samuel r
Warfnel. Hal Hall. James B Canning
aud Albert Hallock.
The Patrol in its rich and gaudy cos
tunes attracted much attention and was
loudly applauded along the line OF march.
The candidates were as follows, and
t was noticed that they obeyed the or
dsrs to 'hold on to the rope: DR. G w
Banks. Hugh Miller. Ed T Moler F L
Weltzheimer. Rion Lucas. DIR Hopkins
e L Carter, P S Willard, Jas K
Frank Robinson, A M S
Morgan, R w Alexander, Tracy L JEFF
lords. Jno b Brazier. ] A Eyster. North
Newton. Thos r Moore, d K Koonce,
T Shugert, DR. A Bruce Eugle and H :
Berry.
After the Ceremonial Session in Wash
ngton Hall, traditional banquet was
served at the Hotel Jefferson. beginning
about 1890, where about two hundred
Mobiles sat down to rest and refresh
themselves with great rejoicings of the
candidates at their safe arrival drom the
journey of the caravan over the
lot sands of the desert,
There were representatives from Newl
York, Philadelphia Baltimore, Rich
nond. Washington, Harrisburg. Charles
on, Winchester, Harrisonburg, Hagers-
own, Keyser, Martinsburg. Berryville,
Grafton. Staunton and Shepherdstown.
When the cigars were brought in,
senator Campbell was designated by the 4
'otentate to call the assemblage to or
Ter, and name the POSTMASTER, which
vas done in appropriate words. and
apt H c Getzendanner was named as
he POSTMASTER. who performed the du
les in happy manner. Mobiles from "
arious Temples We're called upon to re- ii
pond to toasts. and it was nearly IL Ct
'clock when the after-dinner speaking y,
vas ended, the occasion having been n
lost pleasant and enjoyable gathering,
)ng to be remembered.
The officers of Osiris returned to s
Wheeling on the early morning train
yer the Norfolk and Western Railway.
.harles Town was delighted to have
hem. May they come again. The
are on the outside and the
reedom of the town is theirs. Els Salamu
Ileikunl