The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-05

sensations of the day, in chari'
their bits.
Board of District Commissioners,
who declared that every facility of
the District government had been
used to the utmost to insure the
comfort and safety Of the visitors.
Addresses BY Others.
Commissioner Rudolph. as chair.
man OF the citizens committee, told
OF the work Of the residents of the
city as a group In the preparations
for the session.
Addresses were made by Mark r.
Finley. grand master of Masons In
the District of Columbia; Lecnidas
p. Newly, grand master of knights
Templar in the United States: Leon
M. Abbott, grand commander of
the Scottish Rite. northern iuris-
diction. and John II. C0wles, grand
commander. southern jurisdiction.
The invocation was pronounced
by the Rev. John c. Palmer ana
Charles B. HanfeFd recited THE
Three Bands to Play.
To the Alnas Temple Band and
the Aimas Temple GIee Club, repre-.
senting the host temple: the Aloha
Temple Band, in honor 10 the i'm.
periai potentate, a member of that
temple. and the Aladdin Temple
Chanters, the Presidents temple,
fell the honor Of providing the
music for the opening session.
The addresses, selections by the
musical organizations and the recita-
ton will be transmitted by telephone
amplifiers to the visitors along the
parade route and in the ElIipse and
by radio to the nation at large.
None OF the business Of tho
Shrine was taken UP at this
opening session. though a volume
OF highly important matters are
waiting the council during the next
two days. This council is com.
posed OF the imperial officers and
from three to five representatives.
usually headed by the potentate,
elected by each Of tn Shrine temples,
making a body OF approxima tely
700 men.
Applications for temples have
been received from eight cities and
must be passed upon by the
council, as follows All Calm
Temple, to be located at Cumbsr.
land, Md: Tadnor Temple, Akron.
Ohio: Kedra Temple, Kansas City.
Kans.: Makalla Temple, Council
Bluffs. Iowa; Hazah Temple. ottum.
wa. Iowa: Sinbad Temple, Danville,
ILL.,; Jericho Temple, Johnstown.
Pa, and Sid I4aban Temple, Fort
Dodge, Idaho.
If the application of the Curnber.
land Shriners is favorably' acted
upon. this temple will become the
second In the State OF Maryland
which Is now under Jurisdiction of
Boumi Temple, of Baltimore, the
mother organization from which
Almas Temple was formed.
Application for a charter for Ben
Ali Temple, Sacramento. Calf,
formed during the past year and
now under dispensation, will be re-
ceived.
A number Of proposed amend.
ments to the constitution have been
prepared and will be presented, pro-
viding. among other things, for the
standing Of imperial officers in the
Imperial Council, irrespective of
their reelection by their own
temples, the automatic dro@&ing of
member from a temple upon his
failure to remain in good standing
in the prerequisite Masonic degree
and the proposal that no member
be dropped for non-payfAent Of dues
except upon a majority vote of
members present at any regular
meeting. creation of fiscal year
for all temples of the order, the
constitution of subordinate temples.
procedure in election of officers,
duties OF officers, representa- ton in
the Imperial Council, auditing of
funds for the cripped children 8
hospitals, a proposal TO make all
past imperial potentates life mem.
bers Of the Imerial Council, election
Of eligible members to honorary
membership in the council, and
election of emeritus members.
The council must decide upon the
council session. Indications are
that this honor will go to Kansas
City. which made a strong. bid for
the present session last year,
One OF the important items is the
election OF new imperial outer
guard. the lowest rung in the
ladder OF advancement through the
imperial line. This election Is OF
great importance to all Shrine tenn.
pies, the temple winning out hav.
ing member in the line of sue.
cession which leads to the office of
imperial potentate in due time.
There are now six strong can.
didates in the field for the post, as
follows: Clifford w. Ireland, Mo.
manned Temple. Peoria, Ill: John
S. Fouche. ALEXANDRIA Temple, Chat.
tanooGa. Tenn; George L. Baker.
AL Kader Temple. Portland. Ore :
Allan McCants, HamasA Tennle,
Meridian, Miss: Howard J. Dudley.
Crescent Temple, Trenton, n. T.,
and Hugh NJ. Caldwell. Nile Tenn.
pie, Seattle. Wash.