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Tire IS Shriners' hospitals for
crippled children, which have cured
5S0ee patients since 1922, were re-
ported last night by Imperial Po-
tenyate Walter D. Cline OF the
Shrine to be receiving large be-
quests from wills being probated
Throughout the country for the
benefit of this philanthropic work.
sSpeaking at ceremonial of Almas
Temple at the Mayf1ower Hotel,
where a class of SO candidates was
lnducted into the mysteries of the
rte, Mr.. Cline, of Wichita Falls,
Tex, said that the work of the
hospitals, located in the United
States, Canada and Hawaii, repre-
septed an investment of $4,000, 900.
Their achievements, he found in a
tour of the North American Conti-
nent, had reflected credit on the
Whole Masonic fraternity.
Finds Youth Well Informed.
american youth ''in this topsy-
ttrvy world" was praised by the
SPEAKER as "wide-awake, well in
formed and wholly frank, ready for
constructive action
Mr. Cline paid tribute to Leonard
P. Steuart of this city, treasurer
of the Imperial Council of the
Shrine and past imperial potentate;
to F. Lawrence Walker, recorder OF
Almas; to Robert P. Smith, past
potentate of Almas during the last
Shrine Convention here, and eX-
pressed to Karl FARRELL, present po-
tentate of Almas, appreciation for
the reception accorded him during
the official visitation. Mr.. Cline
was presented with a double-bar-
relied shotgun for his collection OF
firearms.
Senators Sheppard and Connally.
led delegation of distinguished
Texan Shriners who were present
to honor the imperial potentate,
fellow Texan. Among other visi-
tors were Gov. Price of Virginia,
who is recorder of the Imperial
Council: Everett w. JacockS. assist
ant to the imperial recorder: Maui
rice Weinberger, potentate. and
Lee Parrish, recorder of AL Menah
Temple, Nashville. Tenn; E. Elmer
Langrall, potentate of Boumi Tenn
pie. Baltimore and Charles W. Pin
nell. potentate of Acca Temple,
Richmond, Va. Among the past po-
tentates of Almas accorded GUS
tomary Shrine recognition at the
ceremonial were Mr.. Steuart, Mr.
Smith, L. Whiting Estes, Charles
D. Shackelford, Robert S. Roger,
Edward D. Anderson, Warren w.
Grimes, Allen H. Potts, Ara NJ
Daniels, Granville Guide and Stan
ley D. Willis.
Preliminary Meeting.
Before the ceremonies at the
hotel, preliminary meeting was
held at the Almas Temple Club
house, from which there was pa
rade of the uniformed bodies to
escort the imperial potentate to the
hotel.
At the hotel. the Almas patrol,
under leadership of Capt. Jesse E.
Porter. entered the ballroom formed
IN open order, through which the
Legion of Honor passed to post the
colors.
Patriotic touches included playing
Of The Star Spangled Banner" by
the band. directed by Frederick
Wilken; reciting the oath of al
legiance to the flag by the assembly,
led by Potentate Karl E. FARRELL;
recitation of patriotic ode by Marx
E. Kahn. and singing of God Bless
America" by the chanters.
Ritualistic work was performed
by a cast under direction of Evan
Jones. The cast follows: Bruce R.
Allen, William P. Amos. Robert B.
Bennett, William V. Carpenter,
Mishel G. Daoud, Sulaiman Daoud,
Arthur G. Fessenden, Marvin E.
Flower, Harry Gardner, George L.
Goss, Orrin R. Hammer, Donald w.
Graffius, William P. Jacobs, jr.;
Joseph F. Lyvers, Louis Marks, DR..
John c. Palmer, E. c. Schmidt,
Earl w Shinn and Charles E.
Stousland.
Bennett Delivers Charge.
Robert B. Bennett, taking the part
Of potentate, delivered the inspired
charge
The class initiated follows: Robert
Scurry Anderson, Earl Raymond
Beal, William Thomas Bennett,
George w. Blakeslee, George B.
Booth, Alexander Brooks, Eugene
Speiden Burgess, Harry Burka, FL
wood Francis Conard, Ruhl Leroy
Cooper, Luther Calvin Dew, William
John Erskine, Dallas Percival Fry,
Jacob Gordon, Clarence William
Gosnell, Adolph E. Guide, Victor
Charles Guillermain. WILDER Fiske
Harris, Walter Raymond Jones, Paul
Hudson Lawrence, William H. Linz
erick, James Wilson Lishman, James
Elwyn Loggins, Lawrence L. Lucas,
James Alexander Lyon. George
William Mathews, Edward J. Mel
mixer. Lowell Otto Minear, Herbert
A. Mingin, Elmer Andrew Nelson,
Henry Norair, John Hedrick Olcott,
Camilo Osias, Constantenoe Ernest
Pakes, Thomas Edward Parrish,
jr.; David Petrushansky, Howard
Leroy Reighard, William E. Rich