Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-12
Roars of Laughter Heard.

There is so much to a Shrine ceremo-
NAL session, it is said, that cannot and
SO much that ought not be told that the
good Mason who some day hopes to be
gathered into it's folds hesitates to tell
about it, and the good reporter from a
sense of delicacy hesitates to write about
it without being told. Here and there
during the evening, after the traditional
banquet began, however, might be heard
roars of laughter and yelled references
to happenings that must have occurred
within the doors erected to bar the GU
riosity of 1.-The profane," as the uninitiate
is called. Almas Temple has within its
folds what is known as an Arab Pa
troll" and of this organization, always
a shining light at ceremonials, many
things are told that make for laughter.
The patrol was in evidence last night, say
the mobiles. and what it did is recorded
only in "joyland." Into its features Po-
tentate Smith injected some of his own
original humor, with the result, 1t Is said,
Of breaking all records. Then, too, ru-
NOR has it there was something like a
real circus injected into the ceremonies,
but the doings of that circus were diff
ferent from what one ordinarily sees un-
der the great white tents.
The newly fiedged mobiles, those who
made the flight last evening, between
their frowns and their. laughter, would
only hint what happened: but the gray
boards of Almas Temple say. 1.-The pote
outdid even himself. and we had one OF
the greatest ceremonial sessions for sur
prises and amusement ever recorded in
the annals of Washington Shrinedom.
Tenor Of the Speeches.
At the traditional banquet Carter B.
Keene, past potentate, whose fame is
one of the bright ornaments of Almas,
it is said, shone Enthusiastically as
POSTMASTER and Senator George E
Chamberlain of Oregon, Representatives
Carlin of Virginia, a member of Acca
Temple of Richmond; Knowland of Cali
fornia, Stephens of California, Deputy
Imperial Potentate William j. Cunning
ham OF Baltimore, Md. and Potentate
Smith were the speakers.
The speeches told of the pride of the
mobiles in their order, drafted Alexandria
county, Va, back into the District, side
swiped Col Roosevelt and painted in
glowing colors the glories of the coming
at Los Angeles, Cal.
They doomed the project for a Shrine
Temple in Washington and prophesied
hosts of recruits for Almas Temple in the
ence to the Anantas Club, my policies
and other strange things, but most Of all
they served to arouse the diners to
greater enthusiasm, and with tnterpolated
SONGS anu ORCHESTRAL iHusiC uelpeu 10
make the evening one of the red-letter
variety in local Shrinedom.
Silent Toast to Schley's Memory.
The only incident of serious nature of
the evening was the silent toast, drunk
standing. to the memory Of Admiral Win
field Scott Schley, a warm admirer of
Almas Temple and usually present at its
traditional banquets.
No one in authority would say just to
whom the credit for the success of the
evening belonged. Joseph G. STEELE was
the captain of the patrol, w. C. Small
wood was ringmaster of the circus SuIia-
maan David gave the famous "muezzin
CALL" John Ellinger furnished 1.-THE cleo
trio shock and Past Potentate Roe Full
kerson had charge of the laugh bottle j:
but all were long and loud in their praises
of the newly elected potentate, w. Ham
ilton Smith, Various estimates OF the at
tendance place the number of guests be-
tween 700 and 900.