Evening star., 1925-05-03
4I,ODO CONDUCT 81
ACROSS HOT SANDS
AlmaS Temple Makes New
ShrinerS, With Mayor of
Philadelphia Leading.

Novitiates numbering 81 Washing
tonians, comprising the ''F'reeland
kendrick Class" trod the hot sands
of Shrinedom last night and became
members Of Almas Temple as more
than 1000 mobiles thronged the Audi
torium while the mayor Of Philadel-
phia conducted the ritualistic work
Included in the list of initiates was
Frank Morrison, secretary OF the
American Federation of Labor. Mem
bers of nearby temples augmented the
numbers of local Shriners. Henry
Lansburgh, potentate, presided.
Mayor Kendrick, amidst great ap-
plause, was introduced by Roe Full
kerson, grand master Of Masons or
the District of Columbia and past
potentate Of Almas Temple. He re-
ferred to Mr.. Kendrick as past I'M
periate potentiate, former potentate
of Lu Lu Temple of Philadelphia Ior
IA years, present mayor OF the CITY
of Brotherly Love, next Governor OF
the keystone State, and candidate Tor
the Presidency of the United States
seven years hence.
Father of Movement.
High tribute was paid to Mayor
Kendrick in his work of founding the
Shrine hospitals for crippled children,
where destitute unfortunates, regard
less of creed or color may be sent
free of charge, the only requisite be-
ing that there is chance for cure.
Mayor KendriclI is known as the
father Of this movement, which to-
day has IL units in operation In all
parts of the country.
Musical features were contributed
by the various units of AlmaS Temple,
Including a new feature known as the
nut band" Novel steps were given
by the drill team, the patrol and the
other uniformed bodies.
After the initiation a vaudeville
entertainment was given through the
courtesy of Noble Roland S. Robbins,
manager of keiths.
Among the notables present and
recognized by Potentate Lansourgh
were potentates and officers of Ismailia
Temple. Buffalo; Melha Temple,
Springfield, Mass; Crescent Temple,
Trenton; Sudan Temple, New Bern.
n. c.; Acca Temple, Richmond;
Boumi Temple, Baltimore; Lu Lu
Temple, Philadelphia, and Wahabi
George C. Richards, Mai. Gen. John
L. Glenn, Col. E. j. Williams, Mayor
Fulmer Bright of Richmond, former
Gov. Richard Yates of Illinois, Rep
resentative Free of California and
Representative Fred Zihlman of
Maryland.
The ritualistic cast was headed by
w. Freeland Kendrick, who was as
sisted by the official divan and the
following members: First ceremonial
master, Edward c. Dutton; second
ceremonial master, George F. Hoover;
marshal \. E. Rhodes; orator, Rev.
John G. Palmer: captain Of the guard,
Robert S. Regar; outer guard, Charles
IT. Bradley; inner guard, Henry Sun
wold first assistant guard, Walter F..
Bull; second assistant guard, Huston
r. Bressler; third assistant guard.
Todd c. Sharp; ritualist, Charles b.
Hanford; first alchemist, Robert E.
Doyle: second alchemiSt, Charles H.
.Terman; chaplain, Rev. j. Shera Mont
gomery; assistant chaplain, Rev. Hugh
T. Stevenson; necrolOgist, Rev. Earle
Whitley; director general, ]. Fred
Huber; queen of the harem, Herbert
5. w. Wolfsheimer, jr.: custodian of
novices, John r. Jenkins; adjutant
general, Harry NJ. Bedell; aid to poten-
tate, DIR. John c. EXner; potentate's
body guards, Clifford L. Grant, Colin
E. E. Flather and w. II. Harrison.
The class comprised the novitiates:
Sol Abbott, Frank Ashley, w. Leo
AUSTIN, JOhn Dillon BaDCOCR, >" "aildCe
Kendrick Bagby, Oscar Henry Bas-
seches, Walter Fred Bawer, Carl
William Berberich, Edwin Sumner
Bethlehem, jr.; Hamilton Hill Bland
ford, Writ Thomas Boswell, John E.
Bowers, Augustus Roscoe Brindley,
Frederick William Buckler, Bennett
Bush, Harry Bush, Harry Louis Car
pei, George Christian, William Thorn
as Connatser, Lee NJ. Corrick, Horace
NJ. Craven, Charles Crisp Crawford,
Ara Marcus Daniels. Victor H. Dent,
Clarence Willard Ferguson, Raymond
Morris Florance, William Fritzinger,
William Louis Gausman, Harry P.
Giddings, Orville NJ. Gold, John
Logan Grant, Percy James Hutchin-
son, Ernest A. Hurdle, Daniel Web
ster Johnson, Harry Charles Keeler,
F.. Frank Kimmel, Emmett Barrett
Knock, Otto Koehler, Lester Albright
Lawrence. Harry ]. Loeb. Robert
Kenneth Lyle, George L. McCurdy,
Frank Morrison, Weller E. Nichol-
son, Charlie Parrigin, Garnett Sut-
ton Rhea, Herman Meyer Shapiro,
David Oscar Smith, Granger G.. Sut-
ton, Norval K. Tabler, Thomas Alden
Turner, Arthur Devlin Watson,
George B. Weddell and Charles L.
Wenger, and six affiliations: VoIney
Gore Burnett, Thomas II. Faris,
Oscar Hi, George L. Poovey, John
David Watkins and Louis C. Brin-
ton.