The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-01-08
TO Be
KHORASSANS
MANY MEMBERS OF MYRTLE
LODGE OF THIS CITY WILL
TREAD HOT SANDS SOON.

Remember we're men, yet let us be
boys
And laugh with a laugh from the
heart;
Seize hold of that pleasure, which
men enjoy,
Where seTishness has not part.
On or about the 18th of Febru-
ary, in the night time, there will be
something doing in local Pythian cir
/ c.ies and divers and sundry strange
noses may be heard to emanate
from the castle hall
The occasion will be that of sever
al of the local members being made
members of Ben Hur Temple, No.
| 1871. Knights of KhoIassan, of Ho-
bart, Oklahoma.
What are the Khorassans?
They are a bunch whose b'ood
circulates. Their cardinal principles
are to aid the sick, bury the dead,
and inject a little sunshine into life
| They are not saints; simply dis
bursers of the practical kind of
| Christianity Their mission is to do
good and have a good time. They
come to you in your weary and
troubled hours and refresh you in
your declining days, rather than
speak their gentle words over your
cealing tomb.
The object of the Dramatic Order
Knights of Khorassan is to culti-
vate the social side of life and pre-
sent an opportunity for those who
enjoy sociabilty to spend an even
ing or two. or when ever "a cere-
monial session is held, in associa-
ton with kindred spirits, where they
may participate in ceremonies en-
livening, entertaining provocative of
amusement as we'll
rhe order is particularly designed
to create greater, broader and
better acquaintance among Pythi-
ians, furnishing a middle ground up
on which the members of different
lodges can meet, mingle and know
one another, thus breaking down
those lines of separation that too Of
ten exist as between the member
ship of separate lodge organizations.
You must be a Knight of Pythias
in good standing We cement still
stronger the ties of friendship. pro-
mote good fellowship and drive
dull care away. You don't know what
you are missing. 1T is good for
others and will be good for you.
There may he better orders, and
they may have better times, bu,
they are not known.
Don't ask what to 90. You'll find
out soon enough. You can kick all
you want to, it makes no difference
to us. We only ALLOW you to ride
the camel once. That's all you will
want to anyhow.
Don't look for your friends, you
won't know them, and when you
get through they won't know you
Don't tell your friends you enjoyed
the initiation, remember Ananias.
To those who can laugh through
heir tears, indulge in a smile viii
a sigh, and can mingie their youth
with years on the road to sweet
bye and bye, we extend a cordial
invitation to meet with us at their
earliest opportunity.
I'VE are brothers all of The deser,
sands,
Though our tracks lie far apart
We meet on the road with out
stretched hands,
With the warmth of an Orient
heart"
After every ceremonial session a
banquet is given, and royal, good,
social time is thoroughly enjoyed
by all. Toasts are responded TO
by the best speakers present. A
grand street parade is always Civ
en- just previous to the ceremony,
which never fails to draw large
crowd, offering great amusement to
those participating, as well as those
witnessing it, and red fire glares
along the line of march.
One of the cardinal laws of the
order is that there shall never be
money in the treasury, therefore the
knights spend it for eats" etc.
The work will be conferred by Ben
Hur Temple of Hobart consisting
of forty members, and the parade
previous to the initiation will he
worth going miles tO 600