The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-15
KE|SER NOW HEADS
 LOCAL SHR|NERS Officers Elected For Year Last
 Night CLASS CROSSES DESERT IIIustrious Potentate Charles Moffett, Who Retired Last Night, Has Had Very Successful Years
 Administration
CLASS CROSSES DESERT

Frank B. Keiser was last night elected illustrious potentate, Zamora temple, No bles of the Mystic Shrine. The annual election of officers was held last night in connection with the last ceremonial session under the regime of Charles Moi fett as illustrious potentate For this req son the meeting was termed "a double barreled' affair by the nobles and they made merry for several hours last night.
 The other officers were elected in clude the following:
 Joseph D. Matlock, illustrious chief rabban.
 Wellington P. McAdory. illustrious as- sistant rabban.
 Arthur Barton, oriental guide.
 William T. Latham, illustrious treas urer.
 Charles J. Goehegan, illustrious re- corder
 1 The election included only a limited number of officers, while the complete official divan for the year 1911 will be appointed. it is understood, by the newly elected illustrious potentate Quite a num- Der of spirited contests occurred during tIc meeting. O1 MCAQOly NdS tltNdlSQ from his post of oriental guide, past high priest and prophet to the assistant chief rsbban position. This occurred because of the removal from this city of James Vance, who would have otherwise have been elected The principal offices were filled in the course of regular promotions made at every election of the shrine.
 Frank B. Keiser, who heads the shrine for the ensuing year. has been a thirty second degree Mason and a Shriner for a number of years, He has been honored by many posts in the official divan, hay ing served as illustrious chief rabban during this year. He is vice president of the Southern Iron and Steel company and one of the best known industrial men here. His term of office for 12 months is expected to be a very successful one.
 Charles Moffett, the retiring potentate, V as thanked last night for his untiring work for the shrine during the year. He has carried the local organization through many great events in it's history and has built up the shrine in every way. MT. Moffett is also with the Southern Iron and Steel company.
 Before the election of officers the shrine played havoc with several poor souls who interrupted the regular course of events by requesting trip over the desert at this time. The shrine went into rhapsodies over them and later mas sacred the msled ones in manner en- tirely unlocked for
 Mechanicians of the shrine prepared special course in shrine economy for those unregenerates and they held tight while the dance went onward. The presence of funeral wagons below stairs caused anxious inquiries from those interested in the novices, but everything passed over without any fatalities. AS special mark of respect and regard for those who braved the shrine at this time they were given two courses of camels milk and quantity of gem gem after the trip across the desert in search of Mecca.
 The meeting ended the activities of the shrine for the year, while with this meeting passed into history one of the most successful in the history of Zamora temple.