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SECOND SECTION—Pages 9 to 16
VOL. X., No. !WI.
GRANTS I’AHN, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON,
NCU RDAY, NOVEMBER 32, 1010.
WHOLE XIVLBEK
SHRINERS ARE WELCOMED BY GRANTS PASS
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FUNDEGREE
I’oi-Minncl of
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( linrgt' of the Doings nl th
< cri-inoninl hy llilliih Temple
The committees from the various
communities having in charge the
I ceremonial staged In Grants l*ass to-
| day by Hillah Temple are as follows:
Reception Committee Sam
' Buker, Frank Mashburn, Geo.
Lundburg, Clyde T. Niles,
I Voorhles.
Program Committee A. E. X'oor-
hles, W. Hal McNair, E. I). Briggs.
Is a Sortii linerii an Institution
Music Committee Ashland: C. F.
It Mas Vetoed l»j Prince of
Carson. W. F. Ixmrnls, c. F. Shep
Willes in Engin ml
herd. Medford: T. B. Lumsden, J.
| H. Cooley. E. J Fouls. Grants Pass
| A. K. Case. Stanton Rowell,
Who would call the Shrine til« Ehemann.
Stunts
Committee
Ashland :
hlgh<«t degree ill Mnmniry? It is not
Masonry. Yet no one can be a Shriner Thus. H. Simpson. Otto Winter. H.
S Stock. tA. G. Livingston, Judd Mil- i
who Is not a 32nd degree Mu»on or ler. D. H. Jackson. ■Medford; Geo.
Knight Templar.
T. Collins, E. M Wilson. Tmon Has-
The Hlirlne la not the play-ground kins, J. A. Perl, A. L. Hill. E.
of Meeonry, but is a play-ground for McKeaney Grants Pass: Geo.
W FREELAND KENDRICK
Maiwjns
It makes old men young Calhoun. F. B. Olding. F. Brelttnayer,
•nd xerve* a bénéficient pur|K>»e. It Clyde E. Niles, Fred A. Williams. I.
Imperial Potentate A. A. O. N. M. S.
emphasizes Masonic fraternity.
It A. Ruble
is the Mamniic smile, the Masonic
Banquet
Committee- -.Ashland:
sunshine society. Il principles are Stuart Saunders. M F. Cyeeter, C. C
Wleasure
sllhout inten>i>eranc«. Wlsenberger. Medford J. A. Perry
Hospitality without rudeness. Joi* J. 1). Rickert. Fred S. Johnson.
Bty without coarseness.
Grants Pass
A H. Gunnell. P. B.
The Shrine I h called au Arable or* Herman. Geo. H Riddle.
Glad
der, but Shriners do not cease to be
Hand
(.kMiimlUee---Ash-
land: K. V. Carter, G. W. Dunn. C.
M smous , believing in the Diety.
Th«* Shrine Is purely a North Am- W. Nims, E. D. Briggs. P. K. Ham
A Shriner never takes a chance. _ ( between
Sixth and Seventh, and
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erican crcaflon.
The Prince of mond. F G. Swedenborg. Jt. Mattern He took a chance once on what the marched down to the Southern Pa-
C. E. Gates. F. J. New- future might have in store for him.
Wales vetoed its Introduction Into Medford
. cific depot where all the people on
man.
J.
H
Parkin, J. H. Cochran, It made a Shriner of him, but the
England because it made fun of so
No. 53 could look at the city officials
|Clws Strang. W. A. Foiger. W. M.
many of Her Majesty's subjects
making caused so much merriment of Grants Pass at last behind the
Oolvig. Grants Paas E. H. Balslger,
Masonry Is serious; it emphasize*
along the sidelines and in the bleach bars. They also met the Imperial
L. M. Mitchell. •A. C. Hough, C. H. ers that he learned his lesson well.
Vie Fatherhood of God and th*
Potentate and his party, who joined
Eismann, T. B. Cornell. Alfred . That was the reason the Shriners
Brotherhood of Man. That Brother
,in the parade in automobiles that
Ix'Lcher. G. G. Vining.
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Outside: were not satisfied when the great awaited them.
hood connotes sociability and In
Wm. C. Leever. R. J. Burnett, rf. J.
key of the city was turned over to
tentent friendship. Such friendships
Then the novices who were doing
Stewart, Geo. W Dqnneil, Geo. L. them on their arrival at the Oasis
naturally lead to relaxation. North
a
good
job of holding on to the rone,
Humphrey. O O. Jennings, James of Grants Pass. They wanted to be
American Masonry developed the
were eecorted through the streets of
’Owens. Alex Amundsen. W. H. Nor
Hhrlne. devoted to relaxation pure,
sure just where the mayor and the Grants Pass that their friends might
cross. Ralph H. Rosa.
chief of iwlice and the police judge .view them again before they had
clean fun. and the IniensifyinK of
Decorution Committee -/Ashland
would be all the while. So they laid
good fellowship.
Fred’k H Johnson. C. H. Veffhte, C. violent hands upon the municipal au j walked the sands and been besmear
That Is the Shrine; that is Its dom
(’. 'Wlsenberger. Medford: Hulbert thorities, and the trio in whose ed with tar and feathers. Many of
inant Object ; It has Krown no rapid
them may not ‘be recognizable after
Hulbert
Wisenberger.
Medford:
ly and its Influence has become ho
keeping the peace and dignity of the tonight.
Duell. T M. Moffatt. O. C. B osks .
I'ommunity rests were captured and
great that the orator Just said at
.An Oriental and gorgeous touch
Grants Pass: Dr. W. W. Walker,
Atlanta before the Imperial Council:
caged. You saw them in the parade was given to the parade by the rich
Frank Mashburn. Clarence Wine
"If there had been a Shrine In 1861
I this afternoon. They couldn't help costumes worn by the patrol and the
trout.
I themselves. The Shriners ordained Temple officers. The patrol, which
there wnuld have l>een no war.’’
Ixx'turerw -Ashland. E. V. Carter.
’ it and it had to be.
Why did the Slirlners assume the I
was composed of 16 members of Hil-
Medford E. A. Reames.
Grants
fez and i»araphernalla of the abhor
Eten the street sweeper lost his . lah Temple, was under the command
Pass: Fred A. Williams, O. S. Blan-
rent Turk? Just for fun. Why do
I Jdb. They put one of the novices in of Major C. A. Malone, and It de-
chard.
they address God as Allah when all
Arab Patrol— C. A. Malone, J. J. to his place, and when Roberts saw I lighted the onlookers by fancy and
beMeve In Jehovah and take the
Buchter, O. F. Carson. M. F. Cyester, his job and broom being desecrated brilliantly executed drills along the
Bible, not the Koran, as there only
I F. R. Davis, L. IB. Haskins, H. Duell. In the hands of the novice he start line of march, The costumes worn
rule and guide In faith and practice?
Wm. Johnson. I». H. Jackson. A. E. ed out to do a real job of cleaning. bv the ivatrol ’ were purchased especi-
.lust for fun. They know that the
<
and cost
j Kinney, T B. Lumsden. W. H. Mc- It occurred at G and Sixth streets, ally for this ceremonial.
Koran Is false theologically. Impure I Nair. J. J. McNair. C. W. Nima, F. and for a time it looked as though »1,000.
morally, and stupid as literature
Newmon, T. 1^ Simpson. F. D. Wag gore and other constituent parts of
The parade was all there was for
otherwise they wouldn't poke fun at ner.
a perfectly good novice's body would the common herd, The rest is for
It. Oriental garments and extrava
be scattered over the oasis.
the man in the fez. It will be behind
gant Orlentaiisnis in speech lend
..■Another bunch of novices had the closed doors. And well it might. For
themnelve* readily to the fun-making
city tar kettle and another the bag after the business sessions and the
of fun-makers of mature years. They
of feathers that wijl be used to deco- “traditional banquet.” there will be
ape the Oriental splendors of ancient i
rate some of the fellow's from Ash the ceremonial.
Bagdad — Just for fun.
land or Medford who thought they
The banquet is to be given in the
were able to fly with real Shriners. basement of the courthouse, at 5:30
There was also the truck with the o’clock, and is for nobles 'and their
THEME »IRE THE REQIESTK
furnace in which was being heated ladies and novices and their ladles.
MADE OF CANDIDATES
The following named novices had the burning Rands of which we read, Mrs. C. D. Thomixson and Mrs. J. D.
early signified their desire to hold and the city water wagon pouring . Stinebaugh are in charge of the
to the rope and be led into the mys- forth its fountains of zem-zem till menu, and that means that all fu
Not to hold confidential communi terles of Shrlnedom. and others ex- the gutters were running with the ture events in Shrlnedom will date
cations with Nobles concerning the peeled to come Ina at the eleventh wtne-red fluid.
’ from the Grants Pass banquet.
work.
hour:
The ceremonial, and that is what
But the one feature of the parade
Not to take a Nobles word for any-
Granta Pass Samuel J. i?tlne- that made the novices glad of the the boys are here for after all. will
thing durlng the session.
baiigh, C. H. Corson, Samuel B. Gil- years yet to come was the truck ¡start at 8 o’clock. Here is what the
Not to expect to be let off easy.
lette, Arthur B. Kocher. James M. bearing a worthy if white-beared Shriner says about it himself, the fol
Not to play the baby act, nor in- Mum, Joseph A. Schmitt. Geo. M. noble and a dozen of his harem fa- lowing being clipped from the offi-
valid's role.
Flint.
vorites. His job was the one every |cial program:
Not to be surprised at what may
"The big show will be the cere-
Glendale Arthur H. Hagen, John novice vowed to become a candidate
occur.
O. Lyetul.
for as soon as he had chang'd his monial. This will be held in the
Not to take anything for granted,
Ashland Albert McCann, Frank title from novice to noble. (But on opera house, where the seats are
Not to care what happens,
Hanna, Verni V. Mills, John Fuller. the q. t., the newspaper man saw one wide and the walls strong, It will
Not to got angry when kicked,
Jacksonville-* .Rowell I). Hines, of that harem bunch who had for begin promptly at S o'clock, and will
Nol to kick when they get angry, George R. Chapman, Chauncey For- gotten to use his razor since yester be as full of feature« as a cemetery
Not to let go the ro)>e.
of tombstones. The submarines will
ey. Geo. W. Ager, Alex T. Lungdren, day.)
,
Not to refuse obedience to orders, Wm. I. McIntyre, Frederick J. Fick.
Noise for the paTade was supplied come up. the aviators will shoot and
Not to try to be funny.
Geo. 1A. Gardner.
by the local brass band and by the the camel will kick the candidates.
Not to expect to ko home until af-
Medford Chas. A. Nutter. Robert jazz band, and It was noise a plenty, There will bo Oriental pomp in great
»er it Is out.
W. Stearns.
The paraxle formed on F street. variety, spread out over the program
ORIENTAL SPLENDOR "FOR FUN
WALK THE HOT SANDS
While Mirine Is for the Wive*,
Mothers, Sisters and Daughters of
Noblew and Novice*
The ladies are not forgotten by ANCIENT ORDER WAN FOI ND ED
the members of the Shrine, and pro
IN MEIX’A. AND KITT AL COM
vision is made for their entertain
PILED AT ALEPPO IN IBWH
ment at all ceremonials. The An
cient, Mysterious and Incomprehen
sible Order of the White Shrine is
for the wives, mothers, sisters and [
daughters of nobles and novices, all
of whom are eligible for the degrees
of the White Shrine.
Exemplification of mysteries of Membership of the Shrine on Janu
the White Shrine is billed for the ary of This Year was Nearly
OOO in 145 Temples
hours between 8 and 10 o’clock. A
ladies committee, to provide for the
entertainment of the ladies today,
The Ancient Arabic Order Nobles
consists of the following.
Indies Committee—Ashland: Mrs. of the Mystic Shrine was established
W. Hall McNair. Mrs. F. G. Sweden- in Mecca, Arabia, in the year 5459,
berg. Mrs. E. D. Briggs, Mrs. O. A. D. 1698. The ritual was compiled,
Winter, Mrs. C. H. Vaupel, Mrs. T. arranged and issued at Aleppo, Ara
H. Sim peon. Mrs Stuart Saunders. bia. by Louis Marracci. the great
Mrs. H. C. Sparr, Mrs. E. V. Carter. Isatin translator of ¡Mohammed’s “Al
Medford-Jacksonville: Mrs. W. H. Koran." This Order wae primarily
McGowan. Mrs. E. A. McKeaney, instituted for the purpose of promot
Mrs. F. S. Johnson. Miss Mollie ing the organization and perfection
Britt. Mrs. F. J. Newman, Mrs. F. of an Arabian and Egyptian inquisi
Roy Davis, Mre. G. T. Collins. Mrs. tion. or vigilance committee, to dis
C. E. Gates. Grants Pass: Mrs. Geo. pense justice and execute punish
Lundburg. Mrs. Frank Mashburn, ment upon criminals whom the tardy
Mrs. A. H. Gunnell, Mrs. C. E. Niles, law did not reach to the measure of
'Mrs. S. H. Baker, Mrs. P. B. Her their crimes. It was composed of
the sterling men of the day who
man. Mrs O. S. Blanchard.
would fearlessly try, judge and if
convicted, execute the criminal with
NOBLEN PAKS WITHIN
in the hour, leaving no trace of their
THE INSEEN TEMPLE action behind.
In 1871 the ritual was brought to
While joy and merriment are the America by a representative, with in
heart and soul of the Mystic Shrine, structions to place it only in the
there are the solemn moments when hands of high-grade Masons, owing,
sorrow fills the Temple and the it is stated, to the fact that Masons
nobles bait to do reverence to the I were regarded as a choice of the
memory of those who have “iiassed best men of the land, and having al
within the unseen temple." Hillah ready passed the ordeal of obliga:-
Temple mourns the loss of five, who tion.
have passed on within the year.
Obeying this instruction, the rif-
Those who have gone are:
ual was placed in the hands of Dr.
A. C. Holcomb, March 18. 1919.
Walter M. Fleming, 33d degree, and
A. C. Cox, May 12. 1919.
Eminent Commander of Columbian
E. W. Shattuck. February 28 .1919
Commandery No. 1, K. T„ of New
James W. Myers. August 13. 1919.
York City, who, in conjunction with
levi F. Willits. November 7. 1919.
i William J. Florence. 33d degree,
' previously created a Noble of the
like the kisses of a grandmother on ¡Order of Aleppo, received absolute
her first grandchild. Shriners who: authority in America. In his hands
like to laugh should be careful and for some time it lay dormant. In
not wear tight clothes. There will the year 1872 George F. Ix>der. la
be plenty of room to turn hand- some way possessed of the knowledge
springs when a noble gets tired of I that Brother Fleming was tn posses-
laitghing."
sion of such document, wrote him
It Is expected that about 50 candi-’ asking whether he had a scheme up
dates will present themselves for. on which could be founded a' society
the sacrifice, and Shriners and no-1 of Knights Templar devoted to so-
vitiates are here from the Sacramfcn-1 ciability and recreation, Receiving
to valley to Coos Bay. About 10 of an affirmative answer and an invita-
I tion to visit him, Mr. Tx>der shortly
the novices are from Grants Pass.
This ceremonial, staged by Hillah after called upon Dr. Fleming in
Temple, is Ln honor of the visit of New York City, and while there, in
the Imperial Potentate W. Freeland company with the doctor and a few
Kendrick, of Philadelphia. The mem others, were by Noble William J.
bers of the party accompanying the Florence obligated Mystic Shriners,
Imperial Potentate on his western and thus Mecca Temple No. 1 was
tour, not all of whom stopped in founded September 26, 1872.
Grants Pass this afternoon, however,
From this small beginning the Or
arenas follows:
der of the Mystic Shrine has had a
Imperial Potentate and Mrs. W. marvelous growth. There are now
Freeland Kendrick. Philadelphia. Pa. 145 Temples in North ’America. The
Imperial Treasurer and Mrs. Wm. living membership of the Mystic
S. Brown, Pittsburg. Pa.
Shrine as reported January 1, 1919,
Imperial Recorder B. W. Rowell numbered 288,859. and they include
and clerk. Boston, Mass.
many of the most prominent men in
Imperial 'First Ceremonial Master the political and business world.
and Mrs. James E. Chandler, Kansas
>
City, Mo.
Mrs. Paul L. Hays. Pittsburg, Pa. BOARD NOT I/ODOING
Noble F. B. Stiverwood. Loe An
WHAT RABY NEEDED .
geles, Cal.
Noble and Mrs. Harry Dolfinger,
Philadelphia:, Pa.
Billy Sunday, the evangelist, re
Noble and Mrs. U E. Adams. Phil cently stopiped suddenly in his dis
adelphia. Pa.
course, and. turning to a woman In
Noble and Mrs. Wm. Abrams.
the audience, said: “Madame, I have
Philadelphia, Pa.
Noble and Mrs. Harry 8. Evans, been watching you try to put that
baby to sleep for the last fifteen
Philadelphia, Pa.
Imperial Deputy Potentate and minutes, and I'll tell you what I
Mrs. .Ellis Lewis Garretson, Taooma, think is the matter. The baby needs
board instead of lodging."
Wash.
8R0UGHTT0 »«III 1871