Evening star., 1923-06-04
Exclusive Order in
annual Meeting |
at Raleigh.
All Other Officers
Are Reel ected
Unanimously.

HlttSDurSh, Ia, as royal director.
Mr.. Brown is imperial treasurer of
the Mystic Shrine and for years has
been active in national affairs of the
order. The only change in the officers
of the National Court of the Royal
Order of testers was that of royal
impresario. or secretary, w. o. Wash
burn of st. Paul, Mimi, succeeding
c. w. Cummins, also of that city.
Other officers unanimously re-elect-
ed We're: Lou B. Winsor Of Grand
Rapids. Mich. royal tragedian; Esteu
A. Fletcher of Rochester, n Y, roysl
property man; w. +. Joseph of Co.
lumbus. Ohio. royal treasurer; o. W.
Burdats of Wheeling. w. Va, royal
soubrette; Shirley Christy of Phoe-
nix. Ariz., royal light comedian; i.
b. Sherwood of Los Angeles, Calf,
royal serio-comic; Edward S. Keefer
Preston Bclvin of Richmond, Va.
royal leading lady; Richings ]. Shand
OF Springfield, ILL.,, royal Judge;
George Filmer of San Francisco,
Calf. royal high constable; Ernest
stage manager
Membership of the testers increased
about 500 during the year, it was
reported. the number of courts, or
local bodies now totaling Sc. During
the year six new courts were admit
ted, including those at Binghamton.
=. Y; Lewiston, Idaho; Montreal.
quebec; Crescent, n. j.; Spokane,
wash; Bismaryp, Conn.
sunny Jim" McCandless, imperial
potentate of the Shrine. is a member
or the Royal Order of testers, and,
in fact. according to charter mem
bers. was among the founders of the
order when il was organized on
boat trip of mobiles from San Fran
cisco to Honolulu, in 1911 The same
group or Shriners in attendance at
NJ T1fafl L..
ing each year. and finally decided to
organize national body. which was
erected in 1918, bylaws were drawn
up and the National Court of the
Royal Order of testers was formed.
Inc object of the order" accord
ing TO one Jester, lis to do the best
1t can for the gr od of the Shrine. to
nave lively time. with clean fun,
cement friendship and promote socf-
ABILITY among the nobility"
Order Is Exclusive,
Membership in the Royal Order of
testers cannot be obtained hv an
pIlcation, 1t is explained, as the men
are picked by the court in similar
manner to the spiking, of fraternities.
the active and leading mobiles of the
shrine being selected. Only thirteen
new members are permitted to enter
each court each year, and only one
court is permitted to be established
IN each Shrine temple Jurisdiction
Inc annual meeting of the order is
always held on Sunday afternoon
preceding the Tuesday opening day
of the Imperial Council sessions.
Merry Testers from Panama to
Honolulu joined with those from
Canada to Florida in iinglinp the
merry cap and bells" their loudest
at their banquet in the Raleigh last
night
With the Illustrious Imperial Po-
lentate sunny Jim" McCandless and
General Pershing present, the ban
quet soon got under way. In ali his
travels General Pershing never got a
louder reception. The hotel roof
shook and shivered at the acclama-
tion the Noble testers gave him.
Noble James c. Hoyle. chairman of
the banquet committee and Noble Ed
gar c. Snyder, chairman of the ban
quet committee, were in charge.
The Damascus Temple Minstrels, a
splendid rival to the old Primrose
troop. captured the hearts of the
mobiles.
The other entertainers were Charles
B. Hanford, John NJ. Kline, Stuart and
Lillard, the Gladding sisters, Gene
We've Bond. w. II. Kennedy. Albert
Warsaw and the Rubenstein Ladies'
Quartette.
The members of the National Court
of the Royal Order of testers are: w.
). Brown, royal director; Louis B.
Minsor, royal tragedian; Esten A.
Fletcher. royal property man; c. w.
Cummins. royal impressario: W. E.
Joseph, royal treasurer; Q. w. Bur
dats, royal soubrette; Shirley Christy,
royal light comedian: F.. B. Silver
wood, royal serio-comic; Edward S.
keefer, royal heavy man; Preston
Belvin, royal leading lady; Richings
| j. Shand, royal judge; George Filmer,
royal high constable; Ernest c. Hue
| ter, royal stage director.
Those Attending Banquet.
The names of the various courts
and members attending the banquet
; were:
Rochester court-Mr. and Mrs.
Esten A. Fletcher. Mr. and Mrs. Her
Benton. Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Stallman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. j. Neville, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. p. Stein. Mr.. and Mrs Charles
S: Owen. Mr.. and Mrs: j. NJ. Keller,
Mrs. Theodore Dossenbach, Mr.. and
Mrs. william ]. Parker. Mr. and Mrs.
j. l. Weller, Mr.. and Mrs. S. G. Case.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Neisner. Mr. and
Way. Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Phillips. Mr..
and Mrs j. Stewart Burns. Mr.. and
Mrs ]. w. McWilliams. Mr. and Mrs.
T. F. Durgin, Mr.. and Mrs. C. H.
Miss Amy Meier. Miss H. Dossen-
bach, Miss Jessie Lennox. Miss
Ethel wallace, Mrs. G. c. Morrow
Miss A. Dossenbach, Miss NJ WE'LL
Miss Helen Stein, E. F. Gosnell, NJ
! F. Livingston, F. ]; Miller, F. Al
Strohm. S. H. Hunt. W. c; Smith, II
W. Wedel. G.. j: Michaelsen. c. p
Van Zandt. F. McCutcheon. w; 5
wallace; J.; MontgomeEy; Eobfmetz F; M A!ien q q
| Thayer. ]. f. Williams, Don f. Jack,
Thomas ]. Addison, A. Holley, +. f.
! Lennox, ]. G. Lennox.
c. Aikenhead, H; J. Coyle, 3. F
Raithei. aiti P. X. lin, W. e. Rodenbeck,
S. E. White, ]. D. Henry. J; H; kael-
her. w. A. Riegel. A. c. Hall, II; Wet
more. A. Thompson, w. G. Cobb, u,
"A. Thorn, w. C. Ludwig, II. G. Gurney
Helena court-Senator James NJ
Burlingame, DR.. Robert j. Hathaway
Oakland court-William }. NC
Cracken and wife.
Cincinnati court-E. S. Keefer.
saint Paul court-Mr. and Mrs. w
r. Aull, Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Campbell
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Eha. Walter
r, King and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. F,
c. Listol and daughter Dorothy, Mr.
and Mrs. w. c. Washburn. Mr. and
Mrs. T. s. Rishworth, Mr.. and Mrs
Franck C. Jones' John S. Wright
c. r. Brandon and wife, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. w. Cummins. Robert A.
Harvey, Mr.. E. o. Korsmo, Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Ovrom, w. F. Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Treat Spear, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. ]. Seinsheimer and c. M. Bab-
cock.
| wife.
Grand Rapids court-Mr. and Mrs
Lou Windsor, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Fortier L. A. Cornelius and wife