Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-21
IMPERIAL P0TEhTATE
GUEST OF ACCA temple
Charles Fl. Ovenshirc VIII Pay ON.
cial Visit b. Local Shrine at
First Fall Ceremonial.
I4ARaE CLASS OF Nov1TIATEs
Distinguished Body OF Mnsons From
This and Other States Will he In
Richmond This Week for Meetings
Of Various Masonic Bodies.

VI S8I1Oub NthbOuIC boolSS-
Autumn's nrst mueEzin call to the
faithful of Acca Temple, Ancient
Arabic Order Mobiles OF the Mystic
Shrine. in the oasis OF Richmond. des-
ert Of Virginia. has sounded. The IL
lustrious potentate, r. NcC. Bullins
ton, has Issued his royal decree that
the ninth day OF the first month Mo-
harrum. 1885. which, being translated
into plain English az II Is spoken by
the unreEenerated. means Thursday.
October 25. 1917. shall be set apart
and dedicated TO tho service Of n score
or mora OF novitiates who have eN-
pressed their urgent desire to be con-
Quoted over the hot sands TO Mecca.
Couriers sent out by the potentate
have reported those sands to be OF a
particularly seorching quality, follow
Ing the summers heat and despite
Acca's tender ministrations. unusual
hardships arc predicted BY every mem
Der OF tho divan for all whose feet
arc unaccustomed TO such heat as Is
radiated from Nirginia's desert wastes.
This being the first caravan formed
since the ceremonial procession In
June, the novices are expected to DO
both plentiful and enthusiastic.
IMPERIAL rOTENTATE
WILL BE OFFICIAL GUEST
Potentate Burlington has announced
that when the caravan Is formed. Acca
Temple will have as Its official guest.
tho Imperial potentate of North Amer
lea, Charles E. Ovcnshire. prominent
business man Of Minneapolis. The I'M
per!al Council OF North America has
membership OF 100000 and tho honor
OF being the official head Of this vast
organization Is considered a very SIG
nal one. M. Ovenshire Is a Mason
OF great prominence. having filled all
tho chairs In the lodge Of which he
Is a member in Minneapolis, as well
AS the Royal Arch chapter TO which
he belongs. He Is also 4 past-cvm-
mander OF Zion Commandery, Mime
apolis and past grand commander and
present grand treasurer Of the Grand
Commandery of Minnesota. He Ia also
prominent Scottish Rite Mason, and
has the honor at the present time Of
being knight commander. court OF
honor. which constitutes the eligible
list OF tho honorary thirty -third-de-
gree Maaons.
The Grand Chapter and Grand Com
mandery of Virginia will be in ses-
SIGN hero during the week. and this
shrine season promises to be one OF the
most interesting OF tho present year.
Mr.. ovcnsh'ro has many personal and
business friends in Richmond.
PAST PoTENThTES COMING
FROM MINNEAPOLIS TEMPLE
Mr ovenshire will be accompanied
by his wife and private secrctar: and
poss bly, committee OF past pollen
tat"s OF Zuhrah Temple Of Minneapolis
The visiting party viii be entertained
at the Jefferson Hotel during it's STAY
in tho city. and Preston Kelvin has beer,
made chairman Of the committee ~,
entertainment Upon the arrival of the
party in the city on Thl< sday, a lunch
con will he served at the Jefferson
Hotel, after which the party will visit
tho Grand Commandery OF Virginia and
later be taken for an automobile ride
about the city. The Acca Temple band
VIII render concert ut the Jefferson
Hotel at o'clock In honor OF tho
visitors. and the banquet and cere-
monial session will be held at the
Masonic Temple later in the evening
The women OF tho party viii, be
'Htci 'aiheh W IL committee In charge
Of Mrs. Preston Kelvin and Mrs. r.
Nice Burlington.
OtheT distinguished visitors expected
are Harrison Dingman and other OIL
Gals '.-of -Aimas Temple. Washington;
William ]. Cunningham and other rep
resentat!ves OF Boumi Temple. Balti-
more; Robert H. Angel and O. y.
Oakley OF KAHN Temple. Roanoke:
Joseph 4. Deal and John \. Sebreu,
khedive Temple. Norfolk: A. r. An
drews and Or. Joseph r. Rhem. OF
Sudan Temple, Newborn, y. c.. and
James e Cameron and Thomas Griffith
OF Oasis Temple, Charlotte. y. c.
The reception and entertainment
committee 70. tho occasion Of the i'm
per!a! potentate's visit is as follows.
preston Be}vin. Chairman; George l..
street. r. ID. HoschKiss. Thomas Whit
tet. Thomas Is. McAdaYns. II C. OKLA
herty. G. letter Jones, Edward A. Evans
Leon WaNcrstc!n. r. McC. Bullington.
Clinton l.. Williams Edward q
schmidt. Walker CottrelL
ACCt TEMPLE no MAKE
PILGRIMAGE TO IIOPEHEII.
ON November IS. Acca Temple will
Journey 70 HopeweN. special aispensa-
ton having been granted b. the i'm
per!al potentato to hold n ceremonial
session Ia that city. A special train
VIII be run from Richmond, leaving
Byrc Stree: Station at o'clock in the
afternoon and returning shortly after
midnight. The program will include .
parade, drill by the patrol, band CON
cert banquet at the Du Pont Hotel
.