Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-27
Oriental Sp|endor
Marks Initiation
OF % by Shrine
Uniformed Bodies Parade
Before Ceremonies
At MoyfIower Hotel

With Oriental splendor, 80 candi-
dates were initiated last night by
Almas Temple at the Mayflower Ho-
tel, into the mysteries of the An
Gent Arabic Order, Mobiles of the
Mystic Shrine. One member was
received for affiliation.
A capacity crowd of members Of
the local temple and visiting
Shriners attended the spring cere-
monial, which concluded with
elaborate professional entertain
ment.
The program opened with a bust
ness meeting held at the Almas
Temple clubhouse, 1915 K street
NV, late yesterday afternoon. A
parade of the uniformed bodies of
the temple. headed by Omer w.
Clark, adjutant, proceeded from the
temple to the hotel as an escort to
Potentate Earl w. Shinn and his
divan. These units participated:
The Almas Temple Military Band
Drum Corps. Arab Patrol, Legion of
Honor and Oriental Band.
The ceremonial session was in
troduced with a band concert with
Frederick Wilken conducting.
Cast for Ritual.
Ritualistic work of the order was
presented by special cast includ-
ing the following:
Arthur G.. Fessenden, Melvin C.
Smith, Marvin E. Fowler, Frederic
B. Blackburn, Joseph F. Lyvers,
Louis Marks, Charles E. Stousland,
Mishel G. Daoud, William v. Car
penter, DR.. John c. Palmer, Hector
G. Spaulding, Sulaiman G. Daoud,
Harry Gardner, William P. Amos,
Paul H. Benninghoven, John r.
Jenkins, E. c. Schmidt, George L.
GosS.
Potentate Shinn welcomed visit
ing dignitaries including Past
Potentate Walter E. Mosmiller of
Acca Temple. Richmond, Va; Po-
tentate Russell w. Nix of Arabia
Temple, Houston, Tex; E. F. Nor
gan, former Governor of West Vir-
ginia; Ara M. Daniels, grand master
of MaSonS of the District of CO.
lumbia; Otto B. Roepke, grand COM
mander of the grand commandery,
knights Templar, of the District of
Columbia, and these past potentates
of AlmaS Temple: Maj. Gen. Amos
A. Fries, L. Whiting Estes, Charles
D. Shackelford, Robert S. Regar,
Edward D. Anderson, Warren w.
Grimes, Allen H. Potts, Ara M.
Daniels, Granville Guide, Karl E.
farrell.
Tribute Is Paid.
Potentate Shinn paid tribute to
the members of the temple who had
died since the first of the year, and
the memorial ceremony was con-
cluded by sounding TAPS"
There was an elaborate enter
tainment by talent from New York
and Philadelphia.
In charge of the floor work" of
the evening was Ernest w. Shoots,
director of the Stunts Committee.
Candidates received by initiation
were Edmund C. Barwen, Chester
Dare Bennett, James Elisha Belts,
Reuben A. Bogley, jr; Ralph P.
Chandler, William Philip Doran.
Joseph Dunkerley, Howard G. Dun
lap. Philip Moe Edelstein, Charles
IIenry Fleming. Leon Stuart Gordon,
Raymond F. Hames, Dewey L. Han
ner, Linus Price Hayes, Albert Eu-
gene Jacobs, Thomas M. Knight,
Maurice Kressin, Carl J. Lauter,
Maurice Lessin, Charles Philip
Medley, Edward Miller, Fred Albert
Morris, Harold E. Nixon, Craig L.
Reddish, Mayo Henry Roberts, Max
Schriber, George w. Simons. jr.;
Charles Robert Simpson. Levin j.
Sothoron, jr: William Lloyd Thor
burn, Durward N. Towe, Myron
Reed Walker and John w. Wood.
Received into the temple by
af1liation, William E. Downey.