Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31

meets in Minneapolis, Mimi, in June,
were also chosen: Potentate Estes.
Louis C. Wilson, captain of the Arab
Patrol: Henry Lansburgh and Past
Potentate James T. Gibbs.
This was the only anticipated action
taken during the evening. for a bunch
Of surprises was unrolied that kept the
mobiles wondering what would happen
next. First, 1t was announced that the
membership race between the Bulls"
and the Bears" was "a dead tie
eighty-seven candidates being credited
to each of the leaders. Past Potentate
James T. Gibbs and Henry Lansburgh.
Consequently neither will sit in the
peanut gallery while the other enjoys
an orchestra seat at the promised thea
ter party this year. That party will
happen next year.
Then the potentate called Past Po-
tentate w Hamilton Smith and Hunter
H. Laughton to the rostrum, where
each was presented with a diamond
shrine emblem by Past Potentate Gibbs
and Noble Lansburgh. respectively. for
having each secured the largest num-
Der of new members for their respect
I've sides. the emblems having been do
mated by Almas Temple. Four eloquent
addresses were the consequence of this
feature.
Then Illustrious Potentate L. whiting
Estes took his turn. and in what is said
to have been the greatest speech he
ever delivered he. sang the praises of
Past Potentate Gibbs. Henry Lans-
burgh, Capt. Louis c. Wilson. head of
the Arab Patrol, and Charles A. Ste
VEINS. director of the Oriental Band of
Almas Temple. and presented each also
with a beautiful diamond shrine en-
! biem to wear on their coat lapels. He
said that Past Pot-ntate Gibbs as
| leader of the Bull committee" and
Henry Lansburgh as leader of the
Bear committee had surpassed his
| fondest expectations in their organize
ton and conduct of the membership
campaign that had made 1916 a red let
I ter year in the annals of Almas Tenn
! Pile: that Capt. Wilson's unique work
with the patrol had been series of
| surprises and delights both to the
! officers and 10 the mobiles who had at
/ tended the ceremonial sessions, while
| Director Stevens and his Oriental Band
| had given the unique touch to the many
| novelties devised for shrine entertain
ment and that the band and its leader
/ deserved to live long in the memory
of AlmaS Temple.
The feature surprise of the evening
J occurred during the interim between
| the election of the new potentate and
! the retirement of the old. while when
Past Imperial Potentate Harrison Ding
| man arose and in an address of grace
| full diction and impressive eloquence
( told the nobility of the shrine OF "the
4 wonderful things that had been accom-
/ plished in Almas Temple during the
past year by one of the best executive
! officers II has ever had. Past Potentate'
I l. Whiting Estes" He then presented
/ to the outgoing potentate what is said
1 to be the handsomest past potentates
| Jewel ever presented by Almas Tenn
pie. 1t is graceful composition OF
! golden curves and scrolls. with the
usual tablets and the symbolic elements
| that make up the jewel. but it fairly
radlates in every part with diamonds
with II blue-white solitaire as a PEN
dant. Past Potentate" Estes here
l completely lost his nerve. His election
for 1917 had occurred and he was not