The Washington times., 1923-06-05
TRTPOLI TEMPLE
! REPRESENTS ALL
; WISCONSIN STATE
Organization Now Has
Enrolment of S,a34S
Members


of being the only Shrine in
Wisconsin, and its delegation to
the 1923 Imperial Council SEES
sion at Washington therefore Is
unique in that it is representa-
tive Of an entire State, instead Of
q locality. Tripon was chartered
thirty.eight years ago-on March
., 1SS5--and on June / had an
enrolment Of 5,345 members. It's
roster reads nike who's Who, :"
for practically all of the promi-
nent business and professional
men Of wisconsin belong to
Tripoli Temple.
Milwaukee sends It's all-Shriner
band of sixty pieces and its
Arab ,patrol Of forty men to
washington, together with 200
others Shrinerss Of the State.
The Capitol Park Hotel, North
Capitol and e streets, has been
chartered in its entirety for the
Wisconsin delegation, and open
house will be kept all week for
Badgers and 70, Haer residents Of
Wisconsin.
The four official representatives
Of Tripoli to tho Imperial Council
are among the most prominent
business men OF Wisconsin. The
illustrious potentate, Frank M.
Welnhold; two past potentates,
Julius p. Hell ana Edgar Baune,
and the ceremonial director,
Harry G.. Bennett, comprise the
official delegation, which will sit
in the Imperial Council.
MANY TENIPIARS.
Potentate Vfeinhold of Tripol
r. a thirty.thsrd degree Mason.
and past sommander.in-chief
of wisconsin Consistory. Scottish
Rite Masons. and a past eminent
commander OF Wisconsin Com
mandery, Knights Tcnplar. Mr..
Baume also IL thirty-third de-
gree Mason and past sovereign
prince Of Wisconsin Council,
Princes Of Jerusalem, Scottish
Rite.
Potentate wei1hoId Is president
Of the City Bank Of Milwaukee
and one Of tae most prominent
business men and financiers Of
the State. Mr. Baume is a real
estate operator. julius p. Hell
il head of the He'll Co., worlds
largest manufacturer of steelbody
equipment for motor trucks, and
hydraulic hoists. Mr.. Bennett 10
identified with one Of Ahe largest
coffee and spice concerns in the
Middle West, the Jewett 4 Sher-
man Co., Milwaukee.
One Of the unique features Of
Tripoi Temple is that appIoxi-
mately 95 per cent Of its members
are both Knights Templar and
Thirty-second degree Masona.
This is due to the fact that Wis
consin Consistory admits none
who is not already a Knight
Templar, while in other Con.
sistories Masons go from the
Blue Lodge to the thirty.second
degree. Consequently Tripod
Temple draws it's membership
from the ranks OF the knight
Ten1plars, and as a rule its mem
bers at once or eventually Join
the Consistbry.
MANY ACTIVITIES.
Because 1t is a Statewide organ
ization and has an exceptionally
high grade of members, Tripoli
Temple is numerically and H.
nancially able to undertake many
large and important activities not
common to many other Shrines.
Here are some of the more Inn
portant special activities:
A Shrine Band of sixty pieces,
directed by Capt. Fred w. Brunk.
horst, prominent throughout the
De- Middle West as a band and
. orchestral conductor, and a stu
dent Of the Old World masters.
An Arab Patrol Of forty men,
commanded by Capt. r. Fred
Whether, prominent merchant
tailor of Milwaukee, renowned az
one Of the most capable drill
masters in Shrinedom.
An auxiliary patrol Of thirty
two men, commanded by Capt.
Anthony Van Peterson, one Of
the foremost advertising authori-
ties OF the country.
The Ringmasters, consisting of
forty men who do nothing but
plan and execute ceremonisls. or
limitations, under the supervision
Of Harry G. Bennett, ceremonial
director Of Tripoli.
The Veteran Patrol, of thirty.
five members, consisting of re-
tired life members of the Arab
Patrol, an honor gained by earn.
ing credit for 100 drill rehearsals
and attendance at three Imperial
Council sessions.
A Tripoli Motor Club having
over 1000 members, organized in
1920 for social welfare and IN