Evening star., 1922-05-04
POTENTkTE CUTS.
GUEST OF: SHRINE
White House Call, Banquet
| and limitations Staged
| for Visitor.

entertained Ernest A. Cults, imperial
potentate of the Shrine of North
America, at a dinner at the Raleigh
last evening and on the occasion of
his annual visit to the temple at it's
ceremonial session in Capitol Theater
later in the evening. In the after
noon Imperial Potentate Cults and
visiting potentates from temples at
: Baltimore. Trenton. N. j.; Roanoke,
Va, and Richmond. Va, with Ilustri-
GUS Potentate Leonard P. Steuart of
Almas. were received by President
Harding at the White House.
Although the rain Of the afternoon
considerably dampened the nobility in
the parade which preceded the ses-
sion, there was abundant enthusiasm
when the orchestra began it's con-
cert in the early evening, and from
then until a late hour the merriment
and revelTy peculiar to the Shrine
continued unabated.
The imperial potentate addressed
the thousands of -fezzed mobiles
that filed the Capitol Theater in the
evening, paying high tribute to Almas
Temple, to it's distinguished Past Po-
Ientate and Past Imperial Potentate
Harrison Dingman. whose work in
years yea gone by. he said. had helped to
lift the order to its present high
position, and to Potentate Steuart
and his predecessors. He assured his
audience of the almost certainty of
the session of the Imperial Council
being held in Washington in lime
1928.
Presented With Gavel.
At the close of his address. he was
presented with historic gavel by
Potentate Leonard P. Steuart, who
informed him that the mahogany in
the BODY of the gavel was brought
from Honduras in 1904, and conveyed
In its rough state to the east front
OF the Capitol. where it was utilized
In making the doors for the central
portion of the structure which were
partially destroyed by the British in
1914 Later these doors were stored
In the crypt of the Capitol.
The piece of bronze in one end was
taken from the Statue of Freedom on
the dome of the Capitol, and a piece
Of brass. on the other end, from the
ili-fated battleship Maine: The han
taken from the White House when
that building was reconstructed in
1S02. Potentate Steuart also present.
ed to Mrs Cults, through the i'm
perial potentate. a handsome silver
vase in keeping with a Shrine Gus
tom.
popular feature of the evening
was the appearance upon the stage
OF Lieut.. John Philip Sousa. wearing
the red fez of Almas. He directed
1ne meus band m,rn,I in playi9g two Of his IA
Forever" and THE Washington Post
March" and received an ovation long
to be remembered.
Visiting Mobiles Welcomed.
1llustrious Potentates Brownley of
Boumi Temple. Baltimore: Dudley of
Crescent Temple, Trenton. N j.: Nc
Naulty of KAHN Temple, Roanoke va
and Schmidt of Acca Temple of Rich.
mond. Va, with Past Potentate Clinton
Williams of Acca Temple, Recorder
Price, the grand master of Masons of
West Virginia, Recorder Claasson and
together With H. A Raser, past grand
commander Of Knights Templar of the
state of Washington: Edward S.
Schmidt, past grand monarch of Yelled
Prophets OF this city: Public Printer
George H. Carter. Representatives E.
G. Hutchinson of New Jersey, Richard
f. Bird and Philip p. Campbell of KAN
sas. John F. Mills of the state of WASH
,1ngton, G. Roscoe Swift, past grand
master Of Michigan: E. J. Henning, as
A. Fries. U. S. A: Dr. W. c. Farmer
OF San Antonio. Tex. and Samuel G.
Patchell of the internal revenue bureau
an were formally presented and re-
The class of the evening numbered
forty-two. and Potentate Steuart
manifested pride in the statement
that of the thirteen past potentates
of Almas Temple were in attend
ance at the ceremonial, including
Past Potentates Carter B. Keene,
Harry H. Standiford Alexander
Grant, Louis A. Dent. Roe Fulkerson,
James T. Gibbs. Francis A. Sebring.
l. Whiting Estes. Henry Lansbursh
and Past Imperial Potenta.e Harri-
son Dingman.
New Features Added.
Many new features were introduced
at the ceremonial. especially in the
dramatic portion of the ritual and in
the journey over the hot sands. The
music was especially fine, being con-
tnbuted to by the Almas Orchestra,
under Myer Goldman, the Almas
Band under Director White, and the
lAlmas Glee Club. under Director
Charles r Bartlett
For the second time within the
year the assembled mobiles of Almas
rose in their seats and vociferously
cheered for President Harding when
Senator Harreld of Oklahoma, who
bears a resemblance to the President.
entered and took his seat in the box
or honor. The President did not at
tend the session. although he did re-
view the parade in the afternoon
from window in the White House.
because Of the rain.