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WHEN the Imperial council of
th. mystio Shrine meet! In
Portland tomorrow, the Ma
eonio and Shrine career of W. Free
land Kendrick, imperial potentate,
reaches lu highest point. He Will
preside at the aessions of the delib
erative assembly.
Before the session ends, Ellis It.
Garretson, Imperial deputy potentate,
Aflfl temple, Tacoma, "Wash, will be
elected imperial potentate and Noble
Kendrick will be a past imperial po
tentate. Potentate Kendrick began his
Shrine career in 1901 and first ascend
ed the Imperial divan In 1910, when
be was elected outer guard at New
Orleans. It was for this reason that
New Orleans was so anxious for the
convention to be held there this year
that it might have the distinction of
seeing Noble Kendrlck's initiation
into the divan and his presiding over
the council.
Kerlck 334 Degree Hun,
Noble Kendrick Is a 33d degree Ma
son, that honor having been bestowed
by the Supreme council of the ancient
accepted Scottish rite In 1915.
At the imperial council session here,
as at every session of the imperial
council, there will be elected a new
outer guard, and It is a Shrine tra
dition that the outer guard is elected
yearly to a higher honor until he
eventually becomes imperial poten
tate, while all past potentates are ex
officio members of the Imperial di
van. One dozen or more members of dif
ferent temples are avowed candidates
for the position of outer guard and
the balloting promises to be long and
keenly contested.
Noble Kendrick has been the most
peotacular figure Shrlnedom has ever
known. Bach year that has marked
bis promotion In the divan has been
featured by some extraordinary pro
cedure on bis behalf that has set
bim apart as a man extraordinary.
Shrlnedom loves to honor him.
Masonle Career Told.
His Mason lo and Shrine career fol
lows: Unlvaralty lode No. 810, FYee and Ac
cepted Masons of Pennsylvania: Heoalved
entered apprentice decree January 10, 1896;
received fellowcraft decree February IT,
1896; received master Mason degree, March
25. 1896; elected Junior warden December
S3. 1898; elected senior warden December
23, 1899; elected worshipful master No
vember 28, 1900.
Harmony chapter No. 62. ' Royal Arch
Masons of Pennsylvania: Approved No
vember 6, 1896; received degree of mark
master Mason November 9, 1896; received
most excellent master Mason November 9,
1896; received degree of Royal Arch Ma
son November 9, 1896.- Elected companion
scribe December 4, 1908; elected companion
king December 2, 1904; elected most ex
cellent high priest December 1, 1905. Re
ceived Order of Joshua December 1, 1905. -
Philadelphia council Royal and Select
Masters Received royal master decree
April 14, 1916; received select master Ma
son degree April 14. 1916; received super
excellent master Mason degree April 14,
1916.
- Philadelphia commandery No. 2. Knights
Templar of Pennsylvania: Received Order
f Red Cross October 4, 189T; received Or
der of Temple November 1, 189T; received
Order of Malta April 11, 1898. Elected
CiajgLaia-generai ilarch , 1VJ elected
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Imperial Assistant Rabban.
generalissimo March 6, 190S; elected emi
nent commander March 8. 1006. Appoint
ed division commander 1st division Knights
Templar of Pennsylvania May, 1915; re
appointed division commander 1st division
Knights Templar of Pennsylvania May,
1916, May, 1917; May, 1918; May, 1919.
Philadelphia consistory. Ancient Accept
ed Scottish Rlte.'.N. M. J: Received de
grees in Philadelphia lxdge of Perfection
October 16, 1903; received degrees in De
Jotnvllle council. Princes of Jerusalem No
vember 21, 1908; received degrees in Kil
winning chapter. Rose Croix December 18,
190S; received degrees in Philadelphia, sov
ereign consistory January 15, 1904.
Supreme council Ancient Accepted Scot
tish Rite, N. M. J: Received the thirty
third and last degree in Boston, Mass.,
September 21, 1915.
Shrine Progress Steady.
Lu Lu temple Ancient Arabic Order No
bles of the Mystic ehrlne for North Amer
ica: Initiated December 4. 1901; elected
oriental guide December T 1004; elected
potentate December 6, 1905. to serve for
the year 1906; re-elected successively to
serve for the years 1907, 1908, 1909, 1010,
1911. 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1918, 1917 and
master at Los Angeles, Cal.c. 0;NrUsnl9
1918; elected representative to the imperial
council for North America December. 1906.
to serve for the year 1907; re-elected sue
cesslvely to serve for the years 1908, 1809,
IMPERIAL POTENTATE SENDS GREET
INGS TO ALL NOBLES.
To the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine of North Americat
Es Selamu Aleikum: greetings and congratulations: The
past year has been the greatest in the history of our beloved order,
for Tuhich re are grateful to Allah. "
Our gallant members from Canada, as well as those of our
onn beloved country, vho fought for liberty and humanity,' have
returned to their homelands and tvill march with their brother
nobles in the great caravan noi assembling in the fair city of
Portland, where this 46th annual session of the Imperial Council
for North America will be held,
Tothe 148 subordinate temples and the 400.000 nobles'
that make up t our membership, your Imperial Potentate sends
affectionate regards and abundance of good wishes.' I am look'
ing forward with delightful anticipation lo meeting the great assem
blage in the City of Roses, where our splendid hosts have labored
long and diligently to arrange for us a welcome typical, of tha
great northwest.
We trust that our sojourn in the oasis of Portland will leave
pleasant memories, for we will carry back to all parts of North
America -fond recollections of our visit. With the assurance
of my ' grateful appreciation of the honor you have conferred
upon me, I also, acknowledge with reverence and gratitude to tha
One above, for the many blessings We have received collectively
and individually through his gracious kindness.
' Yours in the faith.
THE SUNDAY
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Anointed of Allah May Their Tribe
Increase Make Journey in Caravan of Steel to
Modern Mecca Greetings, O Brethren,
Greetings, All We Have Is Thine
Clarence M. Dunbar,
Imperial Marshal.
Benjamin W. Rowell,
Imperial Recorder.
1910, 1911, 1912. 191S, 1914, 191. 1916, 191T,
1918 and 1919; elected trustee deeember,
1918-December, 1919.
Imperial council Ancient Arabic Order
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North
America: Elected Imperial outer guard at
New Orleans April 13. 1910; elected imper
ial marshal at Rochester, N. T., July 12.
1611; elected imperial second ceremonial
master at Los Angeles, Cat., May 8, 1912;
elected Imperial first ceremonial master at
Dallas, Tex., May 14. 1918; elected Imperial
oriental guide at Atlanta, Ga.. May 18,
1914. elected Imperial high priest and
prophet at Seattle. Wash., July 14, 191B:
elected Imperial assistant rabban at Buf
falo, N. T., July 13. 1916; elected Imperial
chief rabban at Minneapolis, Minn., Juna
26, 1917; elected deputy imperial potentate
at Atlantic City, N. J., June 4. 1918; elect,
ed imperial potentate at Indianapolis, Ind.,
June 11. 1919.
President of the Masonic home of Phila
delphia and the Elklns Masonic orphanage
for girls.
Garretaoa Succeeds Keadrlesc.
Bills Lewis Garretson, imperial
deputy potentate, was born In Victor,
la., June 28, 1876. Mr. Garretson was
educated in Boston, Mass., and for
the past 25 years has been practicing
law.' He came to Washington in 1886.
Mr. Garretson's Masonio record is
Imperial Potentate.
OREGONIAX PORTLAND,
eroraiie
Frank C Jones,
Imperial Captain of Guards.
Leo V. Younjfworth,
Imperial Outer Guard.
W. S. Brown,
Imperial Treasurer.
an enviable one. He became a Mason,
joining Lebanon lodge In 1991, be
coming worshipful master of that
lodge in HOT; high priest in Tacoma
chapter. P.. A. N 1907-8, and was
presiding officer In all Scottish Rite
bodies of Tacoma; potentate AXifl
temple, 1907-8-9-10-11; Intendent gen
eral Red Cross of Constantino, and a
member of St. Albans chapter of Ta
coma; member of the imperial coun
cil since 1908. and elected imperial
captain of guard by acclamation at
Rochester, N. T., 1911.
Ellis Lewis Garretson will be elect
ed Imperial potentate of the Shrine
of North America at Portland, Or,
June 23, 1920.
He resides at his country eertate.
Gravelly lake, Tacoma. Has never
been In politics and has confined his
activities to a large law practice and
Masonic activities.
He is also a prominent club mem
ber and very active in civic affairs
and for the past 25 years has been
trustee and secretary of ttre Tacoma
General hospital.
Shrine History Told.
The ancient Arabic order of the
Mystic Shrine is 222 years of age.
For nearly 200 years it lay more or
less dormant, but 48 years ago its
ritual and traditions were brought
to America and since then have be
come part of the national life.
Shrlners, be it known, - were the
Arabic vigilantes.. Arabia was over
run with the lawless, with knaves,
robbers and the Arabian equivalent
for thug and) holdup men.
So the good Masons of Arabia de
elded this was a condition that could
no longer exist. Determined to purge
their good country from evil, the
ancient order of the Shrine was in
augurated. It , promptly resorted to
tortures and unusual methods of in
qulsition to force truth from the lips
of their victims and thus trace out
the ramifications of the conspirators.
Loula Marralcit historians of .the
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Imperial High Priest and
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Master.
Shrine will say, was the founder, and
in Arabia the Shrine is still flourish
ing. Anyway, the Arabian Shrlners had
a nifty set of tortures.
Then passed a century or so.
"Bill" Florence Sees RltaaL
One fine summer day It is always
summer In Arabia William J. Flor
ence "Bill" Florence of "An Amer
ican Citizen" famof drifted to Arabia.
As "Billy" was a Mason he was taken
into the courts of the Shrine and
learned the ritual; be watched the
tortures, too.
Then he conceived the hure Inks of
transplanting the order to America,
witn initiations eomnosnri r k.i
lesque on the tortures. A a sa
degree Mason. Florence had no dif
ficulty in obtaining the necessary
authority from the temple at Aleppo.
ur. William J. Fleminar. emln.nt
commander. of Columbia commandery.
No. 1. Knights Templar; Noble Will
iam J. Florence and George F. Loder
are said to have called a meeting; of
Masons of the 32d degree, and out of
that meeting came the organization
of Mecca temple. No. 1. of New rrv
city, founded on the 26th day of Sep
tember, 1872, and still a potent fao
tor in Shrlnedom. Mother Um -
represented at the Portland conclave
oy a targe allegation. Today there
are 147 temples of the Mystic
Shrine, having a membership of
than 800,000 32d-degree Masons, and
assets totaling millions of dollar.
Americans of tha hicheat atandino-
wear the emblem of the order with
pride and are clad to sriv nt th.i.
time to its progress and development.
Shrine Has Serione Side.
8hrinedom has its serious side, also.
Its members are those who h.
stood the test of Masonry, the great
est of all secret orders. It rimni.
clean hands and a clean record as a
prerequisite for members and It
handpicks its candidates. It is a high
honor to be able to wear the emblem
of Shrlnedom.
When the average man mm
at the end of the day he takes off
his coat and. prepares to cut up with
tno Kias. He can relax without dan
ger of criticism. When a Mason
reaches the Shrine be does the same
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Rank of Temples.
The rank of the temples, according
to the date of their charters, is as
follows:
Temple. Location.
1 Mecca, New York, N. T.
2 ' Damascus, Rochester, N. T.
8 Mt. Slnal, Montpeller, Vt.
4 El Koran, Cleveland, O.
6 Cyprus. Albany. N. T.
6 Oriental. Troy, N. T.
1 Syrian, Cincinnati. O.
5 Pyramid, Bridgeport, Conn.
Syria. Pittsburg. Pa.
10 Zlyare, titles, X. T.
11 Kaaba. Davenport. la.
12 Moslem, Detroit. Mich.
13 Aleppo, Boston, Mass.
14 Medlnah. Chicago, 111.
15 Islam, San Francisco. Cal.
16 Lu Lu, Philadelphia, Pa.
IT Murat. Indianapolis, Ind.
18 Boumi, Baltimore, lid.
1 Kosair, Louisville, Kv.
20 Tripoli, Milwaukee. Wis.
21 Jerusalem, New Orleans, La.
22 Osman, St. Paul, Minn.
23 Zuhrah, Minneapolis. Minn.
24 Almas, Washington, D. C.
iiS Paiestine, Povideace, R, I.
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Imperial Deputy Potentate.
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26 XI Kahir, Cedar Rapids. Ia.
27 Saladln, Grand Rapids, Mich.
28 Moolah, St. Louis. Mo.
89 Acca. Richmond. Va.
80 Osiris. Wheeling, W. Va
81 Abdallah, Leavenworth, Kan.
82 Isls. Sallna. Kan.
83 Rameses, Toronto, Can.
84 Hella, Dallas. Tsx.
85 Ballut Abyad, Albuquerque, N. M.
Stf SesostriB, Lincoln, Neb.
87 Kismet, Brooklyn, N. T.
88 Ismallia. Buffalo, N. T.
39 El Jebel, Denver. Cnlo.
40 Moila, St. Joseph. Mo.
41 Ararat, Kansas City. Ma.
42 Al Kader. Portland. Or.
43 Al Malaikah, Los Angeles, Cal.
44 Algeria, Helena, Mont
45 Morocco, Jacksonville, Fla.
46 El Riad, Sioux Falls, s. D. -
47 Aflfl, Tacoma, Wash.
48 Sahara, Pine Bluff, Ark.
49 Tangier, Omaha. Neb.
80 Alhambra, Chattanooga, Tenn.
51 Taarab, Atlanta. Ga.
52 El Zagal, Fargo. N. D.
63 El Kalali, Halt Lake City, Utah.
64 Kl Katif, Spokane. Wash.
53 era Zem, Erie, Pa.
69 Zamora, Birmingham. Ala.
57 Media. Waterlown, N. T.
68 Al Chymla, Memphis. Tenn.
69 Ben Hur, Austin, Tex.
60 Kora, Lewlston, Me.
61 Hamaaa. Merldan, Mlsa.
62 Rajah, Reading. Pa.
68 Naja, Dead wood, S. D.
64 India. Oklahoma City, Okla.
65 Mohammed, Peoria. 111.
66 Aladdin, Columbus, O.
67 Ahmed, Mn.rquette, Mich.
68 Tebala, Rock ford. III.
66 Koreln. Rawlins, Wyo.
70 Oasis. Charlotte, N. C.
71 Irem. Wllkes-Barre. Pa.
72 El Zaribah, Phoenix, Aria.
73 Sphinx. Hartford. Conn.
74 Alee. Savannah, Ga.
75 Al Korah, Boise City. Ida
76 Benl Kedsm, Charleston. W. Va.
77 Melha. Springfield, Mass.
7 Antloch, ayton. O.
70 Zenobla. Toledo, O.
80 Kalurah, Birmingham, N. T.
81 Karnak, Montreal. Can.
82 Za-Ga-ZIg, Des Moines. Ia.
83 Aloha, Honolulu, H. I.
84 El Mlna. Galveston. Tex.
85 Glioh, Victoria. B. C.
86 Salaam, Newark, N. J.
LUNCHES AND DINNERS ARE
ARRANGED FOR SHRINE WOMEN
River Trip, Sea-Food Luncheon, Dancing and Other Amusements in
List of Special Entertainment Features Planned.
T" N addition to the features on the
I programme, to the great majority
-- of which women visitors, of
course, will bo welcomed heartily, the
general committee of the Shrine bas
arranged a number of special events
for women only.
The first of these will be for the
wives of the Jesters, who will be
dined tonight at the Hotel Portland,
while their husbands are" similarly
engaged at the B'nai B'rith club.
The wives of members Of the im
perial divan will be guests at a din
ner Tuesday night at the Benson
hotel to be presided over by Mrs.
A. H. Lea, wife of the illustrious
potentate of Al Kader.
Wives of official representatives
will' be guests at two luncheons,
Tuesday and Thursday, . when Mrs.
W. J. Hofroann. wife of Al Kader's
general imperial conclave chairman,
will be trie official hostess. These
luncheons will be held at the Mult
nomah. A river boat trip has been arranged
05 .the.. wives of the iniperial partX8e6sion8 r tne ier.l"ai council.
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Ernest A. Cutts,
Imperial Chief Rabban.
87 Abba, Mobile. Ala.
88 Luxor, St. John. N. B.
69 Alhou Ben Adhem, Springfield. Me.
90 Jaffa, Altoona. Pa.
91 Cairo. Rutland, Vt.
92 Zembro, Harrlsburg, Pa.
93 Yeldus, Aberdeen, S. D.
94 Crescent, Trenton. N. J.
95 Khartum, Winnipeg. Can.
96 Al Anlm, Little Rock. Ark.
97 Bektash, Concord, N. H.
98 Aad. Duluth. Minn.
99 El Hasa. Ashland, Ky.
100 Elf Kharafeh, Saginaw, Mich.
101 Kallf, Sheridan, Wyo.
103 Aneseh, Mexico City.
103 Kerak, Reno. Nev,
104 Omar, Charleston, S. C.
105 El Malda, El Paso. Tex.
10 Abu Bekr, Sioux City. la.
107 Calam, Lewlston, Ida.
108 Al Ashar, Calgary. Man.
109 Mocha, London, Can.
110 Oleika. Lexington. Ky.
111 Nile. Seattle, Wash.
112 Rlspah, Madlsonvllle, Ky.
118 Hiliala, Ashland. Or.
114 Orak. Hammond. Ind.
115 Hadl. Evansvills. Ind.
116 Mlspah, Fort Wayne. Ind.
117 Kern, Grand F-orks. N. D.
118 Khedive. Nortolk. Va.
119 Mirsa, Pittsburg, Kan.
120 Zorah, Terra Haute. Ind.
121 Midlan, Wlrblta. Kan.
122 Aahmes, Oakland. Cal.
123 Al Slhah. Macon. Ga.
124 Wa-Wa, Reglna. Can.
125 Bagdad. Butte, Mont. -
12(1 Akdar, Tulsa. Okla.
1J7 Phllae, Halifax. N. S.
128 Bedouin, Muskogee, Okla.
1'9 WaKabi, Jackson. Miss.
ISO Al Bahr, San Diego, Cal.
131 Atnad. East St. Louis, III. -
132 Al Menah, Nashville. Tenn.
183 Nemesis, Parkersburg, W. Va
184 El Karubah, Sbreveport. La.
185 Alcasar, Montgomery. Ala.
136 Ansar, Springfield. 111.
Uf Mosiah. Fort Worth, Tax.
138 Karbela, Knoxvllle. Tenn.
139 Arabia. Houston, Tex.
140 Alzafar. Ban Antonio, Tex.
141 Kaslm, Roanoke, Va.
142 Sudan, New Bern, N. C.
143 Abou Saad, Canal Zona.
144 Egypt, Tampa. Fla.
i45 Tehama, Hastings, Net,
46 Ilejas. Greenville, S. C.
147 Karem, Waco, Tax.
and the wives of imperial representa
tives on Wednesday. Two launches
will leave from Stark street landing
at 10:30 A. M. and on the return trip
Will stop off at the Oaks, a river
amusement park and beauty spot,
where a sea food luncheon will be
served. Al Amln band of Little Rock.
Ark., will be on board one of the
launches and will play also at the
Oaks.
Music, dancing and other amuse
ments will follow, as at the same
time the members of all uniformed
organizations will be guests with
their ladies at another sea food
luncheon at the same place.
SHRINE MOVIE PROMISED
Complete Pictorial Record of Par
ades to Be Made.
An official motion picture record of
all the parades to become a perma
nent record and. In all probability, to
be exhibited at every Shrine in the
country, will be taken durinsr tha
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