Evening star., 1922-09-26
DISTRICT SHR|NERS
IN NB|G.CEREMON|AL
Nearly so Added to Rolls;
Plans for 1923 ConcIave
; Detailed.


Almas Temple of the Mystic Shrine
Yesterday afternoon and last evening.
at the Capitol Theater. started It's 1aii /
and winter work with rousing cere-
rnonial session. Incidentally 1t addeo
nearly fifty new members to Its roiis
and let its own mobiles know something
of what is being done toward making
the Imperial Council session in WASH
ington next June something long 10 De
remembered. The hive OF ACTIVITY
and the hum of merriment inside the
Capitol Theater last evening ouppieo
through the cracks In the doors anu
enthused the overflow on .,'1 .ne ou nno
for Almas Temple has nearly 2'ooe
members and only about nalI VI
them could get inside.
There we're many distinguished Visi-
tors but Potentate l.. Ewing Jones, ot
Aladdin Temple, of which President
Harding is the bright and shining
light, with Past Potentate James ".
Cutler and Recorder w. r. Joseph, VINO
took a prominent part in the past IN
making him so, were outS''iioihs
guests of the evening
BUSINESS Session Held.
Early in the afternoon the candl-
dates reported to the class directors
Monte Sanger and 0. NJ. Ballauf. ana
later the business meeting was heid'
at which much of the details OF the
shrine convention WORK was us
cusSed and other matters OF INSIDE III
terest to the nobility were acted upon.
The ceremonial proper began about
3 o'clock and continued uninterrupteu-
ly until after low T.. as some OF
them called the midnight hour. ihere
was concert i'll which the Almas
Military Band. the Aimas Orchestra
and the Almas Glee Club played prom
inent parts. The various chalrmen Oh
the big committees appointed TO as
sis Past Poteutate Harry Standloro
and the executive secretary himselt
were introduced to a mammoth au-
dience After the introductions and
some addresses on the big convention
next June. the obsequies for the
candidates." as someone called them.
began and continued with laughter
unabated until the close.
List of Initiates.
The candidates initiated Were: .
J. Frederick Ahlers. Harry W.
Beach. DIR. Daniel L. Borden. Fred
erick William Bucholz. John Wes-
ley Burrus. Edward William Chat
terton, George Fcnton Cramer, Will
liam C. Daniel. William joan t,Iw
Joseph Dugan. George Adams How
ard, Earle Zack Jordon. BENJAMIN
Kay. Harry Kay, Francis b. Leech.
Isaac Myer Lewenthal, Ralph How
ard McGarity. George Banks NC
Ginty. Max Marx, William Freder-
ick Miller, Richard Grant Newlen.
Joseph Paravati, Arthur Samuel Pike,
Joseph Finley Powell, Charles Henry
Rohrbach, Joe Sanders, Raymond
Walter Scharfenbers. Charles H.
Schnaitmann. Robert Jarran Sine,
Raymond Ewell Scott. George Milton
Thomas, Walter Townsend Trittipoe,
Merrill Thomas Vaughn, Stuart Car
diner Wilder. Stanley Dutton Willis,
Theodore p c. Willis. Stewart Young,
Louis H. Grohs' Joseph c. g: cayior;
Francis f. Smith.
, Six Shriners from other temples
who became affiliated with Almas
Temple were: George f. Dougherty,
Fred S: Jenkins. George Harley Par
ker. Frederick E. Ryckman, Thad
B. F. Sargent and Burdett Stryker.
Chairmen of Committees.
The convention committee chair
men announced by Potentate Steuart
are: Monte Sanger. auditing; Harry
Kimball. bands and concerts: W. D.
Brown, concessions: Clifford ireland,
orations: Potentate l.. p. Steuart, I'M
perial divan and ladies: Henry Lans-
bury. hospitality: Ellwood p. Morey.
housing and hotels; William Mont
gomery. insurance; Carter keene;
Jaw: L. Whiting Estes. parades and
patrols; Roe FulkerSon. program;
w w. Jermane. publicity: James p.
Oyster. public order and public safety;
DR.. Charles 3. White, medical and
Red Cross; F. Lawrence Walker. re-
corders; James T. Gibbs. registration
and information; Warren W. Grimes.
songs; Samuel Hart, souvenir; Bur-
dett Stryker. telephone and telegraph,
and Harry F. Cary. transportation.
In 1912 the Shrine session was held
in Los Angeles, and the bank clear
ings for that week showed an in
crease of $1,000, 900. At that time
there were only $4,000 members.
The membership now is more than
100000.
In 1920 AL Kader Temple in Port
land, Ore raised $4,000 for the en-
tertainment of the 100000 out-of-town
guests and Portland bank clearings
for that week showed an increase of
s5.OO0.000.
Frisco Tops Record.
The financial benefits to cities where
the Shrine conventions are held have
shown steady increase year after
year till 1922, when at San Francisco
the bank clearinss showed n in
crease of S27,00O,000 Shriners and
other visitors travelled across the con-
tinent to San Francisco to attend the
sessions and participate in the festivi-
ties of the occasion
In 1923. with the sessions in Wash
ington, the nations Capital city, with
world famed buildings, its art treas
ures, it's scenery, it's accessibility to
nearby places where battles. were
fought and where the United States
really was made. it's nearness to sea
and mountain-all these attractions
are offered to a membership of more
than 100000 Shriners who live within
500 miles of Washington.
1t is said that every dollar contrib
uted to the 1928 Shrine fund by the
business man of Washington is a
dollar invested in greater Wash
ington, a greater business for HIM
self. The figures and the experiences
of business men in all other cities
where the sessions have been held
show this. 1t requires no argument.
150 Temples Invited.
Invitations have been sent out to
15s temples throughout the United
States Eighty acceptances have been
received in less than week.
The following cities themselves
have sent communications here ask
ing the local committees to look out
for them:
Macon, Ga; Philadelphia, Pa: At
lanta, Ca; Davenport. Iowa; Little
Rock, Ark; Hammond. Ind; Terre
Haute, Ind; Detroit, Mich: Knox
Vile, Tenn: Reading, Pa; Richmond
Y; Grand Forks, ". D.; Sioux Falls
s. D.; Jackson, Miss: Indianapolis
Ind; Pine Bluff, Ark; Columbus
Ohio; Des Moines, Iowa; Albany, N
Y; New Bern, N. c.; Troy, N. Y: Dali
las Tex. Waco Tex. Helena Mont