The Washington herald., 1921-05-10
HARDING CROSSES
HOT SANDS WITH
MOBILES OF SHRINE
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members of the Senate and 1S7 mem
bers Sp the House of Representa-
tives, which prompted the Presi-
dent to recall his associations IN
the Senate, to whom he remarked
Il know that all OF the members
of both branches Of Congress are
assisting me to make the admins
tratioa, one of benefit for the peo-
pie"
That every Mason in the country
placed the utmost confidence in the
present administration and would at
all times do everything possible to
rendess every possible service, was
the assurance given the nations
Chief Executive by illustrious po-
tentate of the District. Henry Lans-
hurgh. as he introduced Noble
Warren G. Harding, President Of the
United States
Prominent Men Here.
-Anong the prominent members
who occupied boxes during the cere-
monies, other than the Presidents
party were: Imperial potentate of
North America; Ellis Lewis Garrett
son, OF Tacoma. Wash; Conrad V.
DykepSn. imperial assistant raboan,
Brooklyn, N. Y; Clarence Dunbar,
imperial second ceremonial master,
Providence, R. l.: Esten A. Fletcher,
imperial outer guard, Of Rochester,
y. Y: past imperial potentate of
North America. Harrison Dingmsn,
Of Almas Temple; Judge George
Flemming Moore, Sovereign Grand
Commander of the Southern Juris-
diction of the Scottish rite. of Mo-
bile, ala; District Commissioner
JameS. F. oyster. Secretary of La
bor John W. Davis, and DR.. Yates,
president of the Chinese Railroad,
the only Chinese Shriher in the
world.
During a brief address. Ellis
Lewis Garretson, imperial potentate
Of North America. told the assem-
bly, of the s1,50o.000 Shrine hospital
to be. constructed at ST. Louis in the
nesr~future.
.,Drin Features Program.
An>electric drill by the Arab Pa
troll featured the evening program,
vhilSIa musical program was pre-
sented by the Afmas orchestra un-
Ger the OtTNChlOn Oh hyeT 0OlQmans
and the Almas Glee Club.
While the Almas were initiating
theirSseventy candidates, and Pres |
ident, Harding was merry making
wIthrSandidates, the national off,
GERS 81 the National League of Ma
sonic Clubs held a reception at the
Scottish Rite Temple, Sixteenth and
) streets northwest
Upward of 1000 members of local
MssoAIc orders, and representatives
from Masonic, clubs from all parts
of tket country attended the recep-
rion.
So-acrowded was the Supreme
COUNCIL chamber of the Temple that
TIE c4snned receiving line. whereby
the delegates were expected to per-
sonaRV greet the national officers,
was forced to be abandoned owing
to the vast crowd. Instead the Of
dcers were introduced to the assem-
bly, by Stirling Kerr. chairman Of
the reception committee.
On the Platform.
on she platform were Grand Mas
teryofrthe District Charles ]. O'NeiII.
JYhgs George Flemming Moore. SOW
erefehT grand commander Of the
tishs Rite; C. C. Coombs, Roe Full
kersen, Carter Keene. Arthur Carr.
me h6ers of the Grand Lodge line;
CNE. Boss. monarch of Kallipolis
Grott& J. T. Slingsby. president of
the Aeague of Masonic Clubs, OF
Rutherford. N. J.; L. H. sTroutman,
vice president of the League of Ma
sonic Clubs, Of washington; Ed
ward c. McKinnon. secretary-treas-
urer Of the League of Masonic
Clubs Of Reading. Mass; s. c.
Breafys deputy vice president Of the
Ls2gue of Masonic Clubs, Of wash
ington, and Past Grand Master of
the District James J. Witten-
President Harding reviewed the
parade of 1900 members of Almas
Temple as they passed in review
before the White House. The pa
rade was TN honor OF the imperial
visitation OF Ellis Lewis Garrett
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