The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-05
TIGER f[ASTEO TO
REPLETION WHEN The
kHOaASSAN KNIGHTS
CA N { To ARDMORE

Ardmore was invaded by a band
Of mysterious individuals Saturday
afternoon, who came from the Oasis
OF Oklahoma Cty. and entered the
desert here, and that embraced in ad.
jaccnt territory, for the purpose OF
Initiating some 80 tyros into the mys-
tcries Of the Dramatic Order knights
Of Khorassan, and from the walls
eminating from the castle hall at the
corner of Washington and West Main
street it would seem that the Tiger
got in some very deadly work among
the coyey of Tyros that had been
harvested for his feast.
The visitors came by special train
one hundred strong, and stout headed
by their brigand band Of 27 men. and
after parading through the principal
down town business strecs tiisbande,'
at Hotel Ardmore. where the Tyros
were registered, and preparations for
the evening festivities perfected.
Candidates were present from
Marietta, Pauls Valley. Davis, and
sulphur beside those from this lodge,
and all were taken in as members of
Sir Wah Temple number l67, Of
Oklahoma City, as Ardmore lacks the
necessary number OF Inhabitants 70
get a seperate temple Of its own.
While the registration was going on
at Hotel Ardmore, some of the Okla
homa City visitors secured the names
OF prominent Pythians OF the city
who had not enrolled, but whom they
thought would be good meat for the
tiger.
\ band with tho police patrol wagon
was Immediately hurried about ani
soon these were made TO sec the error
pf their way and gladly consented TO
take chances with the bunch in the
hall last night. rather than To face
almost certain massacre in the after.
noon.
At six o'clock dinner was served 10
the visitors, and victims at the Cham
Der Of Commerce. after which all re-
work Of the session.
paired 10 the hall for the real serious
The Ceremonial Diyan Divan con-
sisted of Royal NiZcr. Hlrland leu.
pree; Grand En!r, Rglph A. Rose;
Shelk. T. Z. Sclby Niahedi, W. 4.
Alley; Sahib, John Findlcy; Satrap,
Harry Downey; Saruk, l.. G. VAL
bracht; Secretary, w. i. Nahlbcrg (;
Treasurer, Fred Hunter; Mokanna, r.
c. Barnhart; Master Of Ceremonies,
Il. $. Finley.
The following tyros We're the vic.
Tins Of the tigers fast at last nights
ceremonial: Jess Robinson. Stanley
Dewitt. j. !. schultz. Jay Higdon,
Dave Daube. Al Rice, {. Z. AleXand.
nr, O. W. Wright, W y. Salisbury,
W. j, Bcrryhin, II. A Weidemann,
IL. W. Estes. \. G. Sics William
Fieldbindcr Edwin Suggs, VI German,
A. NJ Apttcn. ]. II, Avery CcCh
Bpbrr. Gus Pullman. l,cv. Ashley
Chappcll G.. II. johnson. 9. u. Pierce,
Otis smith. \. a. Iathrop, Porter
Craig, Arthur Mason, Frank Berry
hin. G.. $. Davis. James Aluthers.
Fran; Adams. Cecil Harvey less
oxford. u \. Echols. !. Johnson, Ben
Scott. Charles Bright, II. W. Parks,
Horace Petit. Walter Suller, Richard
Brown. A. 4. Calf. \. Il. Mluard, j.
II. Talnfcrro W. II. pratcr J. j.
Selvor. sam paubc. q. g. Wicker
Bow Webb. Harry Fcnstcin. Henry
Baum, Harry Davidson, T.. NJ Poe.
r. II. Thompson, NJ, b. Boyd, j. IL.
llarreld. Tom Gait. Frank Cornell,
Marcus Pugh, John Sadlcr. II. c,
Hurley, II. l.. Wilson, W. :. Bomar
W. G. Dewitt. L. a. Rcisen.