Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-30
JEWEL FOR PAST fOTENIA1E
MYSTIC SHRINERS HONOR
FRANK SEBRING.
Happy Ceremony Marks the Last
Meeting of the Season-Fifteen
Candidates Initiated.

| Almas Temple. A. A o. n NJ. S., held
its final meeting for the season at Ma
tional Rifles Armory last night. initiated
fifteen candidates and gave Frank Sc
| bring. its latest popular past potentate,
the surprise of his life. presenting him
with a jewel that for beauty and artistic
design is said to be without an equal, in
this jurisdiction. But there is story
| to it all v hich even the profane may be
| permitted to know
| 1t was evident early in the evening by
the large gathering of the mobiles, the
closer guarding of the outer portals and
the added air of mystery that encircled
| the place that Potentate Roe Fulkerson
| was about to redeem his promise made
| earlier in the year. that before the end
| of the TeZ Ar year one of the oldest cere-
| monies known to the Mystic Shrine. the
| Neck Eft Ard journey through the desert,
would be attempted. And it was both at
| tempted and carried out to the entire sat
| isfaction of the whole caravan. 1t Is
| said that one of the peculiar features
of this service. which breathes the spirit
| of contrast in its every rite, is the disap-
| pearance of the burning sands OF the
desert and the substitution of fields OF
| ice. over which the luckless initiates are
sent barefoot on their way to the hoped
| for goal.
Pretty Speeches.
! Connected with this service is what is
known the .'Ici Aci Ici rite of sur
| prise. and ii was during this rite that
Capt Robert Cook. a plain private in
the ranks. stepped over to the treasurers
desk. where Mr.. Sebring nov presides.
and in speech that was replete with
pleasant things presented the past po-
tentate and treasurer with the beaud-
full jewel testimonial Of the esteem
in which he is held in the Shrine. Capt.
Cock. after reminding Mr. Sebring that
Almas Temple. by its very constitution.
| is prevented from bestoxing any gift
upon its past potentates. added that II
was still permitted to the friends OF those
whose administration of the temples af.
fairs shone with special luster to honor
them as they saw fit
And your friends. Your legion OF
friends" lie continued have seen fit to
perpetuate the remembrance of Your good
deeds with this token of their heartfelt
regard and esteem
when YOU look on these emeralds you
will realize there is in the hearts of the
sons of the desert an oasis in which YOU
may repose. The rubies tell you that the
good red blood of all these men is pull
satins In sympathy with you in your
/ hour OF need. and the shaft Of light
| thrown by the diamond will permeate
| Your soul in sorrow as we'll as joy. The
pearls are indicative of the tears of hon
est practical sympathy which you have
| shed. with those who have come to you
| IN despair.
Sebring and His Jewel.
| Past Potentate Sebrng responded. but
he failed to remember what he aid when
he was seen hurrying to his home at the
close of the meeting. He admitted that
| the occasion was one which found him
| legitimately too full for utterance.
| The jewel is an elaborate affair of gold.
studded with rubes. diamonds emeralds
and pearls The upper band. which car
ries the pin. bears the crescent and scim-
| itar. the former of emeraidS. with a
camel pendant. Suspended from the up
per band by an artistic pair of chains. In
which the pyramids appear links. is
second band. or scroll. bearing the word
"Almas encirclins pyramid on which
the appears: and from this fall two
genuine tiger claws. cased in gold and
highly polished. joined at the center of
the crescent this formed with sphinx
head. Of carved tigers eye. with fore
head band of rubieS. and ruby wells fall
ing either size while over the elab-
crate wrought top runs circlet of pearls.
Suspended from the sphinx head is the
five-pointed star of Allah. in sunburst.
bearing in it's center a large and brilliant
solitaire diamond.
Initiation of Mobiles.
The fifteen newly made mobiles who had
/ gone shivering through the long hours of
the warm evening were still shivering
when they took the cars for home at the
/ close Of the service. The guardian of the
| rite pronounced the ceremony the best
! that has been rendered in \ lmas Temple
| for Il long time. He especially commend
| ed Potentate Fulkerson's original concep-
| tions and Silent Lecturer w. Ham
n RI fYictt lay b.,a