Evening star., 1923-06-08

The Imperial Council of the Mystic
Shrine congress" for the more than
half a million mobiles of Canada,
United States, Mexico and the Canal
Zone, around whose annual sessions
for conducting the business of the
order have been collected the most
bizarre spectacles in fraternalism,
concluded its labors for the forty
ninth year yesterday afternoon at
Keith's Theater with a cleanup of
all pending matters to the satisfac-
ton of the Representatives" love
feasts of fraternal addresses and In
stallation Of the new imperial divan,
headed by Conrad v. Dykeman of
Kismet Temple, Brooklyn, N. Y.
\ feature of the closing session was
the presentation speech of Lou b.
Winsor of Saladin Temple, Grand
Rapids, Mich. past imperial potentate
upon the coat lapel of retiring Impe-
rial Potentate James S. McCandless
of Aloha Temple. Honolulu the beau
tiful jewel of past imperial potentate.
"Godfather'' Of McCandiess.
Lou B. Winsor. one of the beloved
figures of the Shrine. has been the
godfather" OF Sunny Jim" McCand-
tion of Aloha Temple, where Sunny
jim" was made the first potentate.
When sunny jim" McCandless was
elevated to the rank of imperial outer
nominated him for the position
Each succeeding year, as sunny
Jim" rose in the line of the imperial
divan. ii was Lou B. Winsor who
nominated him for the new position.
including imperial potentate. So it
could well contain yesterday after
noon. when, in eloquent tribute. the
jewel was bestowed upon the widely
beloved Sunny Jim" The most
sor said was sunny Jim" himself.
The inauguration was conducted
by Albert b. McGaffey. the oldest
past imperial potentate in the city.
Present Mexican Flag.
Another outstanding feature of the
convention, which betokened better
relations between the United States
yet recognized by this gtrernment,
was the presentation of a beautiful
silk flag of the Mexican republic to
the Imperial Council from the no
bility of Anezeh Temple of Mexico
City. Mexico.
The emblem was presented in
beautiful and impressive ceremony
by Mobiles William l. Vail and X. M.
Van Zandt. representatives from
Anezeh Temple.
Seeks to Heal Sores.
We are charged by. the nobility of
with a most sacred duty, and it
gives US pleasure to perform that
duty as best we may. We take pleas
ure in bringing to you the greetings
mobiles of Mexico City and Anezeh
Temple. We ask you also to accept
in the name of Anezeh Temple this
flag of Mexico. as n greeting from
Mexico to the United States. or of the
nobility of Anezeh Temple to the no.
bility of the United States, repre-
Sented in this Imperial Council.
We trust that this flag will appear
among US as an olive wreath, to heal
the sores that have existed between
our respective nations. and that we
may become once more united as
friends
Easy Crowd TO Handle.
During his extensive report from
the committee on Jurisprudence and
laws. Chairman John Sebrell said the
police department had told him that
while it was the largest convention
crowd Washington ever had, that 1t
was the easiest crowd to handle
Almas Temple and the city of Wash
ington officially were thanked by the
Imperial Council for entertainment of
resolution:
Whereas. Almas Temple of Wash
ington. D. c.. has contributed so gen
erously and ably to our pleasure and
entertainments and comforts, to the
ladies and other members Of our re-
spective families. during this, our
council week: Be it resolved; That
thanks of this Imperial Council are
hereby rendered the Almas Temple
and all the citizens of the District
of Columbia, all of whom, including
our beloved President, Nobel Warren
G. Harding, seemed animated with
the idea of making our sojourn in
spring. happy and delightful"
Five Committees Picked.
Only five committees of the new
administration of the Shrine were
appointed yesterday. the remaining
ones to be annovnced later. They
are:
Committee on Jurisprudence and
laws. John y. Sebrell. jr.. Khedive
Temple; Albert B. McGaffey. Ell Jebel
Temple; Frederick l. Dana, Palestine
Temple; Albert H. Ladner, jr., Lu Lu