Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-11-30
SHR|BERS PLAN
SECOND Session
THEY ART INSPIRED BY GLOW
ING SUCCESS OF FIRST CEliE-
MONIAL.
TO Be HELD IN February
Fifty NONiccS Already Enrolled--
Event VIII BE Repetition of That
of Last Tuesday,

Inspired By the glowing success of
Tuesdays meeting, at which time tho
first ceremonial session of the Akdar
Temple Shrine of Tula was held, the
local wearers Of the F'ez are already
preparing for Their next meeting to
be held here February 22nd The
date of this meeting being q holiday
observed more or less, the local
Shrine officers look forward to hav-
ing not less than thousand mobiles
I'm the city at that time.
That the second class of novices to
be initiated into the mysteries Of
Shrinedom In Tulsa is assured in more
ways than one, and extensive ar
rangements will be made to enter
tain the candidates and made the
sands of the desert at least comfort
ably hot There We're POI petitions
received by the Akdar shrine from
candidates desiring TO he initiated
with the initial class, and but l54 Of
these went through. -Four of the
novices of Tuesdays meeting were
from other jurisdictions and this
leaves fifty candidates already enroll
ed for the February class. At leas'
than many more have siRnifod their
intention to petition for tho degrees
at that time, and it is cons aryatively
estimated that the February class
win number at least 125,
The February Shrine ceremonial
session will be practically Tulsa
proposition exclusively, as fer as put
ting on the work and carrying oat
the entertainment program is con-
cered. The Arab patrol OF Che Tulsa
Shrine, which viii be increased from
its present membership Of eighteen L"
at least twenty-five, will confer the
degree work and the Shrine officers
of the local temple will cfficiote. So
far as is now known, no other temple
will participate IN the ceremonies
The same effort, oNpand lures, and
prepare tons viii be made for the ses-
sion Of February 22nd, as was made
for this weeks event. The streets viii
he decorated, another street parade
will be arranged, patrol drills, ban
quets and othor features viii be in
cluded in the days program. OWING
to the severe cold wealth ~ this week
TIE program for TUESDAYS n1eetinT
was necessarily short Many features
were eliminated from the parade ana
other shrine stunts We're left out that
were prepared for The next meeting
win include all these.
II is the intention of tho local
Shrine officers to secure Their own
building temporarily, and r2il cff the
stunts of the February Session there
in. This win warrant the arranging
of more permanent equipment that
can be used in future metinss, and
which win add to the success Of the
February class initiation The Akdlr
shrine temple will install a class Of
novices three times a yoar, tho meet
ings To be held between the tri-annual
meetings of the Guthrie and Meal
ester consistory meetings. This Will
enable those taking the cons story de-
grees in Masonry, TO join tho Shr ne
thereafter
From a Masonic stand pOlnL Iucs-
DAYS session of the Shrira was more
important than most people, even
the Shriners and other Masons, be-
lieyed it to be- There were present
on that occasion. not less 'Aon fifteen
33rd degree Masons and several dele
gates to the last imperial council
meeting of the Shrine hold at Ro-
chester n. Y.
Among these were the following:
Percy Foreman. william Bushy, in
spector general Of Oklahoma, D. NJ.
HALEY. Lew Lounsbury, and Louis
Berolwitz of McAlester: Joseph w
McNeal, Frank Derr, state secretary
L. G. Guss. and Charles Kniesley, ali
of Guthrie: and George w. Clark dis
trict Judge. Oklahoma city and Ed
win DeBarr, state chemist, of Norman
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