Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-15

| harmony of ideas.
The officers and personnel of your Pa
troll are of the highest excellence, and
| rank of proficiency of drill far ahead of
many | have seen. Kora deserves justly
| to feel proud of such a body of men
who so readily give their time freely
without favor or hope of reward for the
/ success of the organization. l feel that
/ their status has been by many members
sometimes misunderstood. A knowledge
of and pride in our Patrol will result
| in greater credit being given where it
| should go. Knockers kindly stand aside
and let us all unite for our common
cause. Success to Kora, good fellowship
and a true spirit of brotherhood should
always characterize the unselfish Noble.
| wish to chronicle briefly a summary
| of our ceremonials and outings during
the past year. The first event was our
Ladies' night, Feb. IS, and without ques-
ton it was one of the most successful af-
fairs of the kind in the history of Kora,
and great credit is truly due to Illus
trious Noble John H. Merrill chairman,
and his most efficient committee. Cere-
monial session, number one, February IA,
at which Il novices crossed the hot
sands of the desert and received their
reward. May 2, a special session was
called to elect a successor for Henry B.
Estes, resigned. as representative to the
/ Imperial Council at Dallas. Texas May
1914, and Past Potentate John II. Merrill
of Auburn was elected. June 5, our An
nual Field Day outing and ceremonial
session was held at THE Oasis of Au-
gusta in the Desert of Maine." and 1t
was truly some day and evening, lasting
from early morning until the dawn of
the next was breaking.
The committee, numbering every
Shriner of Augusta and others, was
honored by having as chairman. Noble
Ex-Governor Frederick w. Plaisted,
and they gave him royal, able and eff
cient aid. Entertainment was provid-
ed at four different places during the
day and evening, and right here / de-
sire to formally (as l have already
done through the press) express to the
citizens of Augusta our highest appre-
citation and most sincere gratitude for
their very generous free contribution
of automobiles with drivers for the
entire day; more than so We're at the
disposal of the visiting shrners and
| dlutu III tie SIdHu SucceSS
Of the Field day pleasures. The cere-
monial session at the City hall under
adverse condition was enjoyed, and so
unregenerates were gathered to the
protection of the goodly dome of Kora
Temple
Sept. 4th, State fair ceremonial ses-
sion was held at our own Temple and
26 more sons of the desert were proper
ly conducted across the burning sands
to Mecca, thus completing, including
the last annual meeting, the total 81
Shriners created during the Shrine
year, with two affiliations, SO in all.
The 39th annual session of the I'M
perial Council was held at Dallas,
Tex, in May. Kora Temple was rep
resented by Illustrious Mobiles ]. Put
nam Stevens, John H. Merrill, A. b.
Kicker, and your Potentate, very en-
joyable trip, and l am highly pleased
to assure you that another high honor
was accorded to Kora Temple in the ad-
| vancement of Illustrious Noble j. Put
nam Stevens to the high office of I'M
perial Chief Rabban. Our own Put. to
whom almost alone by his strong per-
sonality is indeed the credit due for
this great achievement for Kora Tenn
pie on the high road to the greatest
honor that can ever come to the Shrn-
ers of Maine, that of Imperial Poten-
tate of 100000 Shriners, 1873 Temples,
representing as they do many many
time the wealth and the State wide
pride of many more Shriners of States
where our hundreds are multiplied by
| thousands.
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| meant to us, set off as we are on the
edge of this great country, and l hope
to impress upon you the great honor
and importance of what it means to
| US; think of it, almost as much as the
coronation of a king, and he is our
| kind. / am most happy to serve under
his banner for Kora will not have an
other such opportunity during our life
time, and may never in history. I am
sure nothing greater in Shrinedom can
come to the Shriners of Maine, and all
Maine should feel a just State-pride
that such a national recognition can
be brought home by one of our citi-
Zens.
Now, Mobiles, methods and means
must be arranged and provided to
bring about this great work. Illus
trious Noble Stevens has himself al
most single handed, with the aid Of
our representatives, accomplished this
great effort bringing honor to us, and
it is now must forcibly up to every
Noble of this Temple to put his shoul-
der to the wheel and push for the hon
or of Kora and Maine. The Patrol
must go to the Pacific coast as the
guard of honor for our King in 1915
when the coronation will take place,
and the representatives of 225,000
Shriners will say well done, good
and faithful servant" Honor to him
who honors himself.
4 would suggest and recommend that
voluntary contributions be solicited
among our members to provide means
to send our Arab Patrol to the Pa
cifc coast; not a fixed sum, but what
ever each member feels he wants to
do from 50 up. 1t is now almost two
years away and certainly every Noble
can spare at least 81 a year for the
honor Of his own State. shall be
glad to contribute what ! can and
pledge $40 now for this good work. A