The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-05-09
POTENTATE HUNT
OF MECCA TEMPLE
Is Greatly Impressed with Hos
pitafity, Fraternity, Co
operation, Sudan Temple
DELIGHTED WITH WILSON

To have the Potentate of the
Mother Temple OF America and Cana |
da with the Sudan Temple on this
momentons occasion is not only a |
high honor to Sudan Temple but to ]
Wilson as well, and realizing that eF-l
cry Mason and every Shriner, and
every citizen of Wilson who has
taken a just pride in making this
what it is, the biggest and best affair
of its kind that has ever been pull
ed OF IN the history of North Car
olina, I'VE knew that an utterance
from Potentate Hunt who is an
honEEary memb ber of practically all
the Temples in America and Cana
Temple, visits probably more Shrine
gatherings THAN any Sther man in
America, would be appreciated, and
so last evening we requested an
Interview and this is what he said
verbatim ~et lfteratim.
"Potentate Cyprian Hunt, Illus
trious Potentate of Mecca Templea
that has "a membership OF over
5000 nobles and which is the moth
er Temple of the Ancient Arabic,
Order of the Mobiles of the Mystrfc
Shrine lnf North .Amsrica, ass aan hon:
orary member of probably as many,
Temples aas any shriner in the Unit.
ed States and Canada, state with.
out hesitation ami without trying
to disparage any sother temple THAT
there, is more genuine hospitality,
confratsrnity and operative SER
vice which shows the real shrine
spirit IN Sudan Temple than in any.
other 1t has ever been my good fur
| tune to visit. Potentate French and
all the other good officers of Sudan
Temple especially Noble Bridgers,
who has been most kind to me, have
been particularly fratemal. and
| the work of the Wilson Shrine club ),
and everyone connected with this
Ceremonial it seems to me, have We'd
with each other to make this occasion
the tremendous success that it has
been.
I fear no contradiction and I say
without hesitation that the ceremon-
ial session held today was the most
successful from an artistic and ritu-
alistic standpoint of any session held
by any Temple atS. any time, any
where in the Soufha.
Do not misunde rstand my mean
ing. To the casual gShriner these ut
terances may appear egotistical on
my part, and for that reason 1 wish
to say that my humble efforts only
tended in a very minute way, abut the
dan Patrol, the Sudan quartet1e, and
the genuine good fellowship that per-
vaded everywhere. made this scene
one never to be forgotten in the an
nails of Shrinedom. The nobility of
Sudan can well andl, should feel
proud of the wonderful strides that
their Temple has made IN every
branch of Temple work.
Being well equipped with the best
of paraphernalia, in addition to hav-
ing most competent, efficient, active
and willing officers backed by a
large membership, all putting their
shoulders to the wheel, naturally
iachieve success.
/ Every city of Sudan jurisdiction
has an active, progressive Shrine
club. and they all vie with one
lanother in truly fraternal spirit.
working not only to produce the
most candidates but in, concocting
original ideas and schemes which
add immensely to the success OF
Sudan Temple.
mean it when I say May Allah
bless that Prince of good fellows
| Billy French and all the nobility
: of mother Mecca's beloved daughter
ISudan.