Evening star., 1920-03-13
VISITING SHR|NERS
| SEE CEREMONIAL
Many New Stunts Imported
for. Occasion as 300
Tread Hot Sands.

Myestic Shriners from Newbern.
n. C.. to New York helped to pack
the great Coliseum hall at the Center
market last night to witness the first
ceremonial session of Almas Temple
| under its new illustrious potentate.
, Henry Lansburgh who had provided
nearly 300 cand idates as victims" for
the occasion, including two members
lof his own family, who. notw stand =
ing his promised immunity, We're re-
F., CURED TO tread the hot sands ac-
cordinS to traditional custom.
| The session began at . O'Clock in
the afternoon with a business meet
, ing. that everything might be dis
posed OF to give ample time later for
the rItuaiistic and supplemented cere-
monies. At the afternoon session. Al
mas Temple did honor 20 its only
past imperial potentate. Harrison
, Din snan. who. in recognition OF his
1tieh'eeh years exceptional service It's
| recorder of the temple. was retired
! as recorder emeritus. with full pay, for
| me- 1t was splendid recognition to
| the man who is known and loved
wherever the Shrine is known, and
! the resolution which provided FOR
nous standing vote that follow ed, ,
are" volleys of cheers from the great
thr"ns assembled at the meeting.
Honorary Memberships.
A.inas also honored with clectio to
| honorary membership Illustrious ro-
! tentate William y. French of Will
/ minStnn. \. g.. and chief "Eecutive
/ of sudan Temple of New Bern. n c.:
! lllustrious Potentate Philip Krinke
of Salaam Temple of Newark. y. j..
and John :. Fouche of Alhambra Tenn
| pie. Chattanooga. Tenn. who. later
! in the evening assisted in the cere-
| monies. \ recess vas .ai,-n for din
- II 'rt ooh
while the visiting celebrities We're en-
tertained by Illustrious Potentate
l.ansburgh at dinner at Iarvey's.
! When the session was resumed
every available space in the mann
; moth hall was occupied by red -fezzed
mobiles, eager and anxious for the
fray. Almas Temples Military Band
gave a brief concert until the candl-
dates had been made ready for what
was to follow and Junior Past Po-
tentate l.. Whiting Estes in the mean
while drew more cheers and applause
by joining the band and beating the
cymbals like a crash artist.
They do not ten what happens when
an initiate crosses the hot sands in
a Shrine ceremonial. and recently
Imperial Potentate w. Freeland Ken
drick. by special order, drew the
lines closer on the score of secrecy.
but there was not a man of tn" hun
dredS outside the sacred precincts"
! automobiles parked around the mar
ket who did not know when the real
ceremonies began and that there WAS
something going inside to cause
the shouts and roarS of laughter that
stirred the stiffness of the market
house region at night. Some of the
privileged ones vou<hsa fed the infor-
nation 'confidentially'' that new
galaxy of funny stunts had been i'm
ported for this occasion. which had a
particularly irritating effect on the
risbilities. and that men who had
never laughed befor, ARE laughing
now
Record breaking Ceremonial
Some of the visitors admitted that
breaking kind and "wonderful." while
others simply shok their heads and
calculated. "Oh. boy
The new divan of the temple off,
ciated. and. 1t is said. gave fine sup
port to Illustrious Pot entate Lans-
, burgh. who was declared lin the sew
enth heaven of glory" for he had de
livered the goods" according to the
opinion of the experts.
Probably between 1000 and 5000
Shriners attended the ceremonial
which. Notwithstanding the special
preparations made to avoid it con-
tinued on to the wee sma' hours and
sent everybody who attended it home
laughing and apparently well con-
tent.