Arizona republican., 1909-02-17
CELEBRATION 0F
 NEzLETOO'L-HAJJ
The Faithful Are Preparing For AP- propriate Festivities.

The celebration of Nezletoo'l- -Hajj in this city this year is designed to be more spectacular than any similar event of which notice has been taken in these parts. In addition to the usual display of colors there will be solemn chantings, solar plexus agonies and mournful solemnizations accom- panying the usual gorgeous process sions that mark these traditional cere- monial rites.
 It is unnecessary to inform the erudite readers of The Republican, those who understand the familiar dia- lect of the Arabs in these parts, who form the rank and file of the member ship of Fl Zaribah temple of the An cient Arabic order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, that Nezletool- Hail. literally translated means "Washington's birthday" According to the traditions of the order, the boss Arab who invented the Arab language out of the debris that was left over after the talkfest in the tower of Babel, the 22nd of February was made a sacred festival, for it was known by the prophets that Washington would be born on that date and it was fore ordained that he should become Ma son. That he was not a Shriner was not his fault, but was due solely to the negligence of the order in not get ting this branch organized soon enough to take advantage of Wash ington's influence. Again it is illus trated that
 Of all sad words of tongue or pen,
 The saddest are these, He might have
 been"
 Safar 1st, 1927, Is the correct date of Washington's rapidly approaching anniversary and, according to the cal endar of the unrighteous. it falls on Monday. The Imperial Potentate by the Grace of Allah has proclaimed that on that occasion Fl Zarbah tenn pie shall do things It will hold a business session at 3:30 in the after noon and at night there will be a long session, when a great deal more busi- ness will be done. The night per formance will be opened with a curtain raiser at o'clock on the public streets, when the faithful will parade
 in glee and the novtiates in fear and white night gowns. And what will | happen in the hall after that, no man knows. Some may find out what has | happened some other time, but it is said that history never repeats itself
 in the shrine ceremonials. It always
 goes itself one betterIi .
 The next day, Tuesday. the Daugh- ters of Isis will hold their annual vigil at o'clock in the lodge room, and ! that evening there will be grand ball | for Shriners and their ladies. Each | Shriner will be allowed two ladies, if | he can secure them, but no more, ex- cept by permission of the lord high | executioner and more plunks for more | tickets.
 l The Shriners are. very careful about
 their department They don't believe
 in doing anything wrong. and getting | caught at it, and if they do they be- | lieve the guilty should receive their | just deserts; wherefore in a recent no- | tice, issued to- the wives of Shriners
 by Ali-Mony, the attorney general foI | the Daughters of Isis. in the cabinet of the imperial potentate, or some | other potentate, that illustrious official
 says:
 There are neither blonde hairs, per | fumes or face powder in the temple If your husbands return home with | evidence of the above character on | their clothes. compel them to tell the truth or get a divorce"