The Washington herald., 1913-05-06
ASCALON temple
ACTS AS HOST
Local Order Entertains DO
kays" from Baltimore
and Wilmington.
HOT SANDS ARE THREADED
Visitors Given Banquet Here, Leaving
for Home Early This
Morning.

Pythian Temple was the scene last
night of a spectacular exemplification of
the dramatic work of initiation of the
Knights of Khorassan.
Ascalon Temple, No. 81, the local tenn
pie of the order was host to large del
egation of "Dokays' from Baltimore.
Md, and Wilmington, Del, comprising
the membership of Ben Hadad Temple,
No 80, of Baltimore. whose ritualistic
team stands without a peer in the i'm
perial domain.
Leaving Baltimore on special train
at 6:15 o'clock yesterday evening, the
"Dokays' of Ben Hadad Temple arrived
at Union Station at 7:30 O'Clock, where
they were met by delegation from As
Gallon Temple, No. 81, headed by Royal
Prince s. NJ. Pearson, and escorted to
Pythian Temple.
The "Dokays' included:
Many Guests Arrive.
Robert Bicky, A. G. Bandell, w. p.
Barnett, w. l.. Bean, States Attorney
w. F. Broening, ]. T. Brown, G. &.
Duchess. Sir Henry Branch, II. L. Con-
.,noles. T. G. Cole, G. l.. Cook, b. f.
Cortes, c. Common.
$. G. Dodson, w. E. Davidson, Judge
w. L. bdNhls, r. DtdIudul, "a
Deaver, G. Deitz, F. A. Deiterick, HI. E.
Doran, w. b. Durm, W. II. Dixson, w.
]. Fisher, j. ii. Fisher, ]. w. Flam-
man. J. II. Fox, ]. T. Fryfogle, Herman
l.. Fisk.
Gee Club, Elmer Smith, Lee Jones,
w. L. Straughn, Robert Austen, Stanley
Peters, Charles Woods. Robert F. Fleet,
Frank Tinsley, Leonard Ray, Harry Will
Jams, 3. b. Cam, Edgar T. Paul, w.
CHASER, w. L. Harps, DIR. 7. o. Heatwole,
G. X. OF r., j. L. Hendrix, G.. M Hiss, J.
r. Hopwool, c. II. Henzman.
&. A. Ilgenfritz, DIR. George ]. Kessler,
Fred ]. krantz, J. w. Krauss, l.. l..
Krauss
G. F. Lang. L. Leddon. S C. Little.
G. W. Loewe, i. g. Luckert, f. +.
Luthardt, A. l.. Luttgerding, Lee Rich
ard Laws, r. G. c., DIR. J. Calder Little.
p. T. McAuliffe. NJ. NJ. McCracken. r.
Miller, Benjamin r. McKindless, Howard
+. Mitchell, Assistant States Attorney IL.
w. Nice. Z. Clay Nice, w. ID. Pacy, T. h.
Pippin, Past Grand Chancellor II. l..
Price
DR.. Otto Reinhardt l.. Reitz. j. f. Rich
ardson, II. NJ. Rollins, a. Schlegel, jr., w.
J. Seidel, A G. Smith. p. Snyder, j. S.
Strine, +. c. Straughn, w. II. Struck.
Col. Edward r. Schuyler.
F. A. Thomas, Past Grand Chancellor
J. F. Thomas. +. F. Thomas, EX-Mayor
r. Clay Timanus. s. ,. Tustin, l.. II.
Uhrig. ]. V. Norsteg, c. r. Waldecker,
]. r. Walter, ]. c. of c., Witzgall, w. F.
Wooden. Or. G. Woltereck, A. c. Wroten,
". l.. Watts.
The following candidates for initiation
were brought over by Ben Hadsh Temple.
No. IS: Jacob Bennan, Robert Hughes, l..
E. Dodson, Charles Skinnamon, ].
Hampke. III. Eakert, z. ID. Rye, ]. q.
Wright. H. r. Isaacs, l. T Davis. Her
n II y
Thomas.
\ large number of the members of AS
Gallon Temple greeted the visitors on
their arrival at Pythian Temple. The can
didates for the degree of the local tenn
pie were: Jesse F. Grant Harry Cohen,
NJ. II. Konigsberg. Myron Adams. ]. b.
Jones, ]. s. Feister. w. II. Collins. Frank
e. Lack, Fred NJ. Pelzman. Z. W. Heiss,
Robert Sroufe. Harry w. Goebel, and c.
H BealL
Unhappy Victims Perform.
During the ceremonies Frank Lack, of
Syracusians Lodge, No. 10. Knights IF
Pythias. and NJ. II. konigsberg, of Gao
itai Lodge, No. a. entertained the audi
ence by showing their wonderful ability
as dancers on the hot sands. Capt Fred !
NJ. Pelzman. also one of the unhappy VIC
Tins. demonstrated that he cannot only
command winning companies in the mill
tary department of the Knights of Ply
thias, but is an adept at bareback riding
on camels.
The delegation from Baltimore was
headed by DR. Otto Nj. Reinhardt, dep
uty imperial prince from Maryland, Del
aware. and the District of Columbia, |
and W. F. Broening, imperial repre-
sentative to the imperial palace from
Ben Hadah Temple. No. IS. A feature |
of the ceremonial was the rendition of
the musical numbers ny the choir of
Ben Hadah Temple.
At the conclusion of the ceremonies |
an elaborate banquet was served i'm the |
armory of Pythian Temple. The floral |
decorations were furnished by George G. |
Shaffer. a member or the order. The |
banquet and table decorations were fur
nished by Freund, who is also d member |
OF the order. /
The toastmaster was Mark Stearman. /
grand vice chancellor of Knights of
Pythias. Toasts were responded to by |
w F. Broening. B. F. McKindless, Otto |
NJ Reinhardt, Albert Kahiert, A. ]. Da- |
vid Mark Stearman, ]. w. Carter, and !
many others. The visitors were then es- |
corted to Union Station, and left for |
home on their special train at o'clock |
this morning. J