San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-12
SHRINE READY
/ FOR NOV|CES
!. FRIDAY NIGHT
Make Trip to Indianapolis
to Learn New Stunts
for Temple.
SIGHT WORTH SEEING
Divan Prepares to See That
Desert Journey Not
Without Its Thrills.

Nathan h. Tracy, potentate OF Al
zafar Shrine. and members of the
divan. who. with their assistants, have
been working for weeks preparing the
Links Ceremonial" which will be held
Friday. following the close Thursday
evening of the twenty-second semi-an-
mail reunion of the Scottish Rite
bodies of the VALLEY of San Antonio,
are confident that the ceremonial Will
be the best that the temple has ever
held.
S. Y. Callahan, chairman OF the
stunt committee, and Marcus W.
Davis. director of the opening section,
returned recently from a national
meeting of ceremonial directors held IN
in indianapolis, for the purpose OF
comparing notes and working up new
stunts to be sprung on the "novlces'
on their trip across "the sands OF the
desert" and while only the chosen
few know what is on their program.
the feeling generally among Shriners
is that whatever it is, it will be worth
seeing, and that the $50 candidates
who have at this time elected to brave
the Journey are in for a trip that Will
test their metal.
Parade at $3.50.
The electrical and scenic effects of
the stage on which the ceremonial VIII
be given are TO be directed by KAY
mond Braune. These are changed Tor
each ceremonial, and it is said that,
with hints and ideas gained at the
national meet to supplement their own
ingenuity, the settings Friday will sur
pass anything attempted here before.
Enrolment of "novices" will start
Friday morning at o o'clock and con-
tinue until noon. At 2 80 the parade
will form and march through the
streets, 1t is to be in three dr.
visions. the first to be headed by
.bree motorcycle officers and twelve
mounted policemen. Following the
officers will come the Alzafar Shrine
band, next the potentate and the OIL
cial diyan, followed by one half OF the
candidates. The second section vii!
be headed by the drum corps of Ala
far Shrine. Next in line will be the
Shrine Patrol, followed by the rest OF
the candidates. The last section viii
be led by the musetters of the Shrine
followed by Shriners in full dress ano
a corps of civilians.
Give Official Family.
Between and 5 80 buffet lunch
will be served. and the band will play
a concert from 80 to 6. At g O'Clock
short business session will be called
The oriental opening will be at
o'clock and this will be followed i'm
mediately by the ceremonial session
The dance honoring the newly grad
uated Shriners will be held on the
Gunter hotel roof, starting at
O'Clock.
The official family Of Alzafar
Shrine, around which the activities OF
the ceremonial will center, is COM
posed of Potentate Nathan X. Tracy,
and the divan consisting of the fol
lowing officers: V. r. Hood, CHIEF
rabban; III. w. Weber, assistant rab-
ban; Herman Homer. high priest and
prophet; Walton d. Hood. treasurer
G. ID. Hall, oriental guide: Z. ID.
Mathis, recorder; I. n. Smith, first
ceremonial master; Ed. McClannahan-
second ceremonial master; s. y. Cal
lahan, director; Marcus W. Davis. as
sistant director; c. A. Davies, orator
William Eifler, marshal: A. c. Nc
Daniel, captain of the guard: Fred
Fletcher. outer guard III. 2. Hill. first
alcbemist; and c. A. Soule, second al
chemist.
Have Many Assistants.
Those assisting S. y. Callahan on
the stunt committee are Harry Whar-
ton, A. J. Mckenzie, Raymond
Braune, Sam Vosper. ]. f. Crabb
Herbert Barnard and Herman Horner
Following are those who will assist
Mr.. Braune in managing the stage
Anderson Campbell, Birchett. Dunksn
Harry Trail, Julina Smith, Otto Min
tel, W. T. Garven, Harry Wharton
]. Z. Crabb. w. A. Ellis, Herber
Barnard, Louis Frankel and Walter
Davenport. Assisting Marcus Davis
director of the opening section, will b
Sam vosper, Bob Brunette. Rober
NJ. Michael, and c. ID. Hill. In tn
first section Robert Burnett will b
floor manager: c. A. Davies, orator
and Fl. v. Weise. inside doorman.
The membership committee of tn
ceremonial has been directed by J. II
Halle, chairman; assisted by c. W
Hams. r.. w. Lorey, c. r. p. Ros'
II. w. Hamilton. i. A. Burns. G. I
Ferris, Dan O'Connell, b. A. Weidel
mann, ID. d. Marley. ]. 7. Kilgor'
Rex. Logan, C. f. Bosshardt, Sal
Hilb. Paul Linnartz. Lonnie Irvii
Louis Frankel, G. c. Vernon and "
Johnson