The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-02-28
ODD CEREMONY
At FIERY LAKE
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sEssIoN-NEw SOCIETY
ORGANIZED.
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at noon yesterday from Hilo il was
tired looking crowd Of shriners on
board. There was little excitement
among them as they approached tho
wharf, and in fact they looked tired,
felt tired and were tired, for they had
strenuous trip from Honolulu to Hilo
and the volcano and back again, and
there was little time for sleep. The
Wilhelmina left here Wednesday night
at midnight and arrived at Hilo the fol
lowing day. A large number at once
started for the volcano in autos, four
of Jim Quinn . machines having been
taken along to augment those belonging
70 Shriners.
Frank Thompson and Ed. Lord were
on hand with their machines and they
aided largely in getting Shriners to the
brink of the volcano. On the way back
Mr.. Thompson s machine was damaged
slightly and Lord got into Hilo on tire.
less rims.
The entire party went down to the
crater and by dark all were assembled
around the fiery pit of Halemaumau
and watched the play of the white-hot
lava in the lake. After gazing until
their eyes ached the ladies' were escort
ed back to the Volcano House while the
Imperial Potentate gathered his mobiles
about him and prepared to initiate the
novices from Hilo who are now members
of Aloha Temple. It was weird cere-
mony, probably no stranger setting for
such ceremony having ever been Sc
lected. Imperial Potentate Frederick
Hines Of the Imperial Divan was sur.
rounded by the following: Lou B. Win.
sor, as Imperial Deputy Potentate;
George II. Green, as Imperial Chief
Rabban; John w. Boyle, as Imperial
Assistant Rabban; E. A. Fletcher, as
Imperial High Priest and Prophet;
Frederick R. Smith, Imperial Oriental
Guide; William S. Brown, Imperial
Treasurer; Frank w. bigger, as Imperial
Recorder; Gen. Robert Wankowski, I'm.
perial Marshal; Representative J. Ben.
ton Leggat, Imperial First Ceremonial
Master; Phillip D. Gordon, Imperial
Second Ceremonial Master; G. B. Wood,
Imperial Captain Of the Guard, and Past
Potentate William Crockef, Imperial
Outer Guard, dedicated and consecrat-
ed the living flames of the volcano to
the symbolic uses and purposes of the
Shriners of the world, with the follow
ing address:
Ladies and Mobiles, now while AL
lab smiles from his abode above and
Stars of Heaven shine down into this
place, in the name of Him who placeth
the bitterness in the root, the mys-
teries in the herbs of the field, and
the burning in the fire, and by virtue
of the authority in me vested by the
Imperial Council Of the Ancient Arabic
Order Mobiles Of the Mystic Shrine of
North America, dedicate and conse-
crate this mountain, and this crater
hlled with molten lava, to the cause
of justice, truth, goodfellowship and
the punishment of all evildoers and bad
Shriners, and may the name Kilauea
with all its meaning, and the sentiment
aloha Nui De, remains in the heart
of every Shriner whithersoever dis
persed around the world.u
After this the ceremonial session of
Aloha Temple was given on the floor
of the crater near the shelter shed.
Not the least interesting incident Of
the visit Of the Imperial Divan to the
crater was the organization of The
Daughters of Pele, an organization
which will become known the world
over, at least in the world of Shrine
dom. The first set of officers, who were
initiated at the edge of the crater pit
Of Halemaumau Thursday night were as
follows:
King, c. G. Bockus; Queen, Mrs. J.
s. McCandless; Dowager Queen, Mrs.
c. g. Bockus; Ruling Princess, Mrs.
Fred A. Hines; Prince, A. M. Wilson;
and Prime Minister, Dr. @. A. Hod.
gins.
Relatives of the attending Shriners
We're made blood members Of the fra
ternity. The scene was an impressive
one, and the sixty-nine women who were
admitted into the order were awed with
the solemnity of the occasion.
The only other candidates who are
eligible to join the Daughters of Pele
are those who then stood at the edge
of the crater and gazed down onto the
sea Of molten lava In future other
blood relatives of the Shriners who
made the trip to Kilauea may become
Of the Pele devotees, but
under no consideration can they be
made full members of the order.
Queen Liliuokalani will be made an
honorary member of the order, and that
fact will be spoken of all over the
earth.