The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-12
Second Ceremonial Session of
the Season Was Begun Here
This Afternoon When
Galaxy Met.
DESERT TRIP TONIGHT
Finishing Touches to be Put on
This Evening When a Large
Glass Will Jaunt Across
Warmest Desert.

Mystic Shr1nerS lean, fat, tall, and
Mystic Shriners short, begun to pour
Into this city yesterday afternoon
from all sections Of the eastern por-
ton OF the state, and by the time the
ceremonial session was called this
afternoon, at least two hundred visit
ing Shriners had assembled here
and We're registered at the local ho-
tells. Fez-bedecked Shriners, carrying
all the proper insignia OF the order.
were familiar figures on the streets
of keokuk today as they hustled and
hustled about making their prepare
tons for this afternoon and evening.
Initiate Large Class.
kaaba Temple, Ancient Arabic Or
der, Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine. is
the complete and honorable title CON
ferred upon the Davenport Temple,
and it is under the jurisdiction OF this
temple that Keokuk shriners and 9th.
er eastern Iowa organizations, are
governed. The chief business to be
transacted in Keokuk will be the
adoption of large class Of candidates
In Mystic Shrine parlance, petitions
will be received and balloted on at a
business session to be held this af-
ternoon at 4 o'clock, and at s o'clock
these novices will be groomed for an
interesting jaunt across the hot sands
of the Mystic DESERT" Then will fol
low the traditional banquet, which will
De served as soon as the class has
been "jaunted across the hot desert
Both serious and otherwise, saw the
Shriners. will be this jaunt, and when
this little journey is completed, the
noyices will receive their instruc-
tions as to the duties of noblemen.
after the prevailing Moslem fashion.
partial list of the candidates for
the desert journey, is as follows:
Candidates for Desert Trip.
". P. Sutton. c. j. kirch, Oliver c..
Smith, Capt B. T. Taber, j. A. Kied-
aisch, Alfred E, Matless, H. A. Gray,
Charles NJ. Finney and o. W. Sand
her,. Keokuk; DIR. A. w. Teel, Ka-
hoka, Mo-; Earl Burchett and Harold
sprowles, Bloomfield, Iowa; Fred
erick Newkirk, Fort Madison: Gilbert
Lee, West Point, and Albert NJ. Fish
man, Burlington. Additional candi-
dates made their appearance later in
the day from places in this section of
the state under the jurisdiction of
Kaaba Temple, and the entire class
was representative body of worthy
manhood
The conclave started this afternoon
when the Shriners and the candidates
assembled at Sixth and Main streets.
In the NJ. w A. hall. The session
was business affair. strictly speak
Ing, and outsiders do not get in on
what transpires within where body
of shriners is in session The petit
tons of the candidates were acted on.
after which preparations were com
pleted for the mammoth demonstra-
ton this evening.
Desert Journey Plans Complete
The evening arrangements are for
the benefit Of the petitioners, and this
is when the initiation will take place
and the real fun is said to commence.
Several wagon loads of special seen
cry, Mystic forgery, banners and other
accourtements peculiar TO the Shrin-
ers, We're shipped into sKeokuk for use
at this evenings ceremonies. and this
paraphernalia was arranged by a
squad OF Shriners and helpers this
morning. Plans were also made, with
weather conditions favorable. for a
genuine Mystic parade this afternoon.
when music familiar to the streets OF