The Washington herald., 1913-03-23

&c. Calhoun. I'D degree, of Louisville,
KY; Z. A. Kreser. ed degree, Herbert
A. White, 32d degree, Charles B. Hall.
32d degree, of Fort Leavenworth, Kans.
+. A. Strickrott, ed degree. of Topeka.
Kans.; Edward l.. Rohm, I'D degree. of
Harrisburg, Pa, and Albert Allen Jones.
ed degree, Of Wichita, Kans.
| The first ceremonial since the elevation
| of James T. Gibbs to the high Office of
potentate of Almas Temple. Ancient
Arabic Order of the Mobiles of the Mystic
| Shrine, was given last Wednesday night,
with 500 local and visiting mobiles in at
tendance, at the National Rifles Armory.
| The ceremonial was followed by the ira
dtional banquet
= The session of the temple opened at Z
O'Clock. Following the induction OF a
| large class of candidates into the mystic
rites of the order, the Shrine was closed
| and a minstrel performance was staged
| by seventeen members of Almas Temple
| Patrol. with their captain, DR.. Frank E.
Gibson. as interlocutor.
Ten end men followed the opening
choruses with jokes and songs that
brought forth the loud applause OF the
Shriners who witnessed the fun. Noble
G. l. Isemann sang It'll the Sands of
the Desert Grow Cold" and other songs
were sung, as follows: ''On the Mississip,"
by Noble Charles A. Stevens: "Good-by
/ Rose" by c. F. Waring: Row, Row,
Row." by E. NJ. Dodson; That's How /
Miss YOU" by W. T. Lawrence. "On the
Moonlight Bay" by V. NJ. FooRes: IT'S
Anna Liza's Wedding Day" by Morris
Simon. John J. Odenwald and Salvatore
Desio made good joke men and W. c.
Smallwood's dancing was a hit.
After the minstrel performance. the
MOBILES, headed hy POtentate Gibha
marched to the Old Masonic Temple
where the traditional banquet" was
served. Potentate Gibbs introduced Roe
Fulkerson. past potentate of Almas
Temple. as the toastmaster.
The guest OF honor of the evening was
William W. Irwin, deputy imperial poten-
tate of the Shrine of North America and
a member of Osiris Temple. at Wheeling.
w. Va. Other Shriners who were called
on for addresses were DR.. o. ". Burdats
past potentate OF Osiris Temple, at
Wheeling, W. Va: Harrison Dingman,
the grand old noble of Almas," who
is a past imperial potentate of the
Shrine Of North America, and the re-
corder of Almas Temple; William Hamil-
ton Smith and Harry Sandiford, both
past potentates of Almas Temple Sena-
tor Thompson OF Kansas was also a WIS.,
itOr at the ceremonial
Among tho visiting Shriners present
were John W. Hall. Of Medinah Temple,
Chicago. ILL.,: r. l.. Odom, of Mecca Tenn
pie. New York City: w. G. lie Iiew, Of
Acca Temple. Richmond. Va; o. F. Per-
Key. Of Alec Temple, Savannah. Ga: W.
r. Cline. of Acca Temple. Richmond, Va. -;
George f. McArnold, of Lulu Temple.
Philadelphia, Pa; Michael A. Zelig, of
Al kadcr Temple. Portland. Greg: c. II. |
Gaskill. of Salaam Temple. Newark, N |
j.; W. T. Picrson, Of Aladdin Temple Co
lumbus, Ohio: Roy W. Hill. of Medinah |
Temple. Chicago, H.: Edward NJ. Cogs- |
well. OF Bektash Temple, Concord, n. H.; |
f. NJ. Stone, of Kosair Temple. Louisville, |
Ky; 4. III. Spears. of Aad Temple, Du- |
luth, Mimi: H. d. Kaiser. of Murat Tenn |
pie. Indianapolis, Ind: J. r. Conner, of |
Salaam Temple. Newark, " J.: W. f. !
Ford, of Beni-Kedem Temple. Cumber-
land, Md: Lewis J. Lau, of AbdaIIah |
Temple. Leavenworth, kans.; Henry V. |
a. Parsell. of Mecca Temple New York |
city: r. r. Gibbs. of Kora Temple, Lew
lston, Me: George Oliver Armstrong, of |
Liyara Temple. Utica. n. Y: r. B. Cline
nf Isis Temple. Salina, kans.: r w.
Weldon. of Kosair Temple, Louisville,
NY; George Fl. Pease, of Cyprus Tenn
pie, Albany. n. Y; Frederick Wynn, of
Al Chymia Temple. Memphis. Tenn. and
T. G. Kelsey. of Cyprus Temple, Albany,
y. Y.
Kallipolis Grotto M Il Mystic Or6er |