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(HISTORY
OUTLINED
W. H. Day, Recorder,"' Tells
i History of Temple Was
.'Chartered in 1908 Ini
tial Ceremonial Staged in
AAA ' V Hi- - II 11.11
2i Ceremonials During
v, 20 Year History.
i"l (Bjr W. U. Max, lleoonliT)
.' The.erneale of IIIUa.li Temple
had He Inception In the fall of
IBM, when "At Kader" Temple,
of Portland, "came down," we arc
told, "and It cohort were gleam- I
Ing with purple and (fold, holdlne
a Ceremonial acasiqn on Its own
account, at Ounlnrd's Opoia House,
Ashland, the Thespian center of
that (lay and generation, a struc
ture wallrn'Rh a historic In tho
i innate of the town a the ancient
(ote) ' pf-rfon. of , tho medieval
poeh! . Although this ceremonial
was (tailed by "Al Kader," it being
iM'.onlr Serine temple In Oregon
1 thai time, nevertheless the In
, spiring event gave .impetus to a
Inoveinent which resulted In the
nUlltutlng of ''lllllah" Temple, It
lielhf decided ' that . the logical
(Mug (p do would be to havo n
Shrine organltatlon In southern as
i)reU an northern Oregon, Records
Itre'.rathcr dim aa to the exact time
when. thin agitation began, but It
culminated . In HOI. tho Temple
having been chartered in 1 B 0 it. the
exact date, pf this formidable docu
ment being June.'Q. It having re
uulred'ahoul a year to perfect all
arrangement Under a period of
dispensation. .
,'Tlie , oarllcst' ' formal' mlnutrs
available ar of date Oct. ,10, I nun,
which certify that elcctlvo officers
cliciwn . as , follows: K. A. I
Bllerwln,' potentate; ft, ,V. Carter,
bhicf rabban; D B.', Grant, anste-
Hint ' rabban; B. U. Mrlgga, high
priest and prupliol; ,q. W., Dunn,
Oriental guide; C. II, Vaupel, trea-
Jurer; 'K. T. Hianiple. recorder.
PPolnUve officera: Alox. Llvings
ton, 1st coienionial master;' O. 8'.
Sutler, :2nd cerombninl master; U.
t, (,'nllioun. .director: O. J. Walton,
riiartihel: Pi W, Paulson, captain
of the guard; Alex. Mr.l.ooil, outer
gliHrii: W, A, I'earson, chief elcc
Ulotuhi end electricity seems to
have ibijnn supplemented by oilier
welid and mysterious agencies, for
T..K, .Walton, jvaa, clilnf alciiemlHt,
Charles 'Strang and, J,.' H, . Jlmkliiu
having been brevet) od as aaslsliuila
in lh(a olasslflcatlon. Dr. L II.
(?Hdnbiirg , rondorrd , "first aid"
a,. niediciil director; C. F, Bhcp
- herd,. was muslcul dlr.octor. und K,
P., Wagner, historian. It uls con
ceded that the terrors of the In
quisition terminated ages since, yet
Clarence U Itenme wielded denpo
ilo powers aa "innulellor." The
deputation from Portland which
Installed officers of Hillah Templo
includod- Deputy Imperial 1'olon
tote Lewis u, Clarke, Deputy Im
perial Marshal William Bristol,
and Past Potentate J. 0. Muck.
The hat of charter members num
bered 67 on Nov. 14. 1608.. and on
ilay it, 1909, the membership wita
lit.
The Initial eereiuonial stnged
uafler. Hillah Temple auspices cov
ered a period of two days, April
t3-34, 1911. Th first candidates
Initiated were C. W, Wolters and
Charles Danford, April it. and IB
ethers were Initialed the day fol
lowing . i;. T. Htaples and K. D.
Brlgga wore appointed representa
tives .of the temple, to attend the
Imperial council sessions at Louis
ville, , Ky the first delegates to
erve Hillah In this capacity, tho
cHslon being held In Juno, 1009;
and at a mealing of the temple,
held May 1, 1909. the potentate
iwss authorized to" procure (000
aouvenlr badges for distribution at
that imperial gathering. , Although
the minutes of the session In ques
tion do not' specify the type of
badge ordered, tradition hss it that
the eouvenlre bore representations
ef southern Oregon fruit, particu
larly the variety .raised In Ash
land's. "Peachblow I'aradise."
About S6 ceremonials have been
held, by lllllah Temple during the
10-Seara .of lis history. In point
of number of candidates secured,
the one held at Kugene, March I.
1920. led the procession. IK mem
.bera having been enrolled at that
gathering.
f- Uevoral building',1 projects have
been under ; consideration from
time lo time, but. without results,
fcne. entertained In 1916. involved
purchase of the old opera house
corner, and another implied secur
ing and remodeling the Ashland
thautauqua building. With en
largement of Masonic Temple, all
jilans for a specific Bhrine musnur
are deemed unnecessary. Dbes of
the Temple, originally fixed at 1.
Aeve been successively raised lo s
and 17 per year and., with the
dvent of. the children's hospitals,
were fixed at t i 3 In lets, remain
Ing at that figure. , However, some
special assessments of ft each
were levied earlier In the temple's
history.
In the way of tenure of office.
V. H. Vaupel leads, . h having
aerved aa treasurer ever since the
temple was Instituted. K. A. Khar,
sarin was the temple's first poten
tate. Kor yeara he wae secretary
reoorder of the several Maeonlc
orders previous to the Institution
of the Shrine, and It waa primarily
due to hla untiring efforts that a
charter waa granted to lllllah
-Temple. - Pour recorders have
. eerved in . that capacity K. T.
'Playle l. A. Kberwln, W. U. Mo-
;. : Hillah Temple's Patrol and Drum
n rzt mmmi, mm mmrnm $&m : .rZJC-JU
, 33. , 1,,,.;.,,.,,,,,, ,., ti(,7 -..((isiiMtiKJssJSki- -..-fatt-.'-a-'""" " M.1.J nm
10$
7srrif.
lllllnli Tc-iiiiilo Im proud of Iih imtrnl
hugln (vir)s Is inside up of Klamnlli
row, left In flitllt) SIhiiKiii ItowKll, Win. Voiuur, It. K. Swan, IlniTy .Noi'ilw ick, t'nrl IluiiiiucrlKiclicr, U A. llansin, lOjnl Mcaui. a. n. iiioui
sou, 'J'hoc. Wrmiil, Win. II. I'llllm-r, It. K. IIiIIIIm, Jan. Tlioinpson. W. W. Walker. (Prolit row, h;ft to right) Juil lUckert; G. R. Chap-
mnn, John Ijlwrence, ,. A. l'jirl).
lniNlncN nmiuigcr; Sum IIihinUiii, ltnlpli WoiMlfonl, ,1. I'. Jualcr. ft. K. Swccm-y, Hen I'cu.i-lpy. The pntrol and drum corps will journey to uoe
Aiurclos ill June to help rorcmt llilhili TiMnpIc In the Shrine conclnvo. ' A HMMhil train will bo Hinrtrreti for live trip. ' - . '
Patrols and
silt
'wayfrW??
W'US;'ms?4CTiJ.V
it
j-iwaT.tat
4'.,
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8
McMlTont itroiilc ulll enjoy two Shrinr mrml,' tmluy. chip nl 4:30 nnd the otliri' ut 7:0. The jvnrmlo? will
rorni nt Hit llntol lMiril nnd will o.iHr.iilty ftntim (ho vnrloii-t mi.fnrmrd ImhIIom of lWt AH IVinplo,
1V view sltnw.i Urn All 'IVmpIo (mini. im of (1m ClmM Mirlnr lumils hi tlu wrM, Vnir vh-w sw
iho linn All Anili imlntl. nntl Iot iv Is the l-cyptlan Ktml of llnr All 'Vmptc. IVn A I I'm hand fuid
iwlroli will cimnain shrlno iiobk nt tho wemoiiliil oimmiIuc thl.t rvfiilug nt tlu Mnlfonl nrmory.
.Miir and w. ll. luy. the present
IncuiDbent, slm;e l:0. rerlulnlng
to outer guimrH dulloH, four offl -
oern In tea Id rlHSNlfiriitloi. have
served the lurnl Shrine. lleiUnn !
Fox was tho orlntnal one, enrvtng '
the teufiiln during tho dinpinfH- ,
tlon" per tod. followed by Ale-
Ieod -and Thrls WelHonbttrRer in
RUeceMxion. The job is tin Import-
tnnt one, a H JmpllVf tho dutlen
not only of "RttnrdtiiK the doora of
the taherniiekle," hot alno fervttR
nn eiirilodtau of the pai -nphet nulla.
ntewatd of the duitm: room, and a
mulilplirtty of other activities.
Welnenbui (for. until lately, masrnt
of the Shiine pat ittl. In revisiting
familiar si-enea In Ashland and
vicinity, after a vojourn with rela
tive In Koulbern t'allfornhtMi the
"retired list." John Olaon is tbe
present tyler-senllnel-caret a k e r
eemhind
W,n following have served as
potent at e lllllah Templo in
succession : K. A. Slwrwln, M. V.
barter. I. H. tirant W. M. rnlvlg.
K. I. HrlRR. i. V. Dunn, T K.
Hohon. . W. Nlnis. W. C. New-
comb, fieo. T. t'oilln.H. it. r, spitrr.
Mtuart Haiindcrs, V. II. MrNHtr. K.
.1, Nev. ninn, T. II. Simpsoiiffl h.
Met man, Kmil Rt ttt. K. O. Wagner.
Saw II. tnkfr. I'. K Hammond.
Of Ihla n u miter Sherwln, Colt on
and Minn nrp i ceused.
out!
pie
Mil in n TemW' baa eonrurren
JurlBdlctlon wlih Al Kader Tom
mill drtiin anil huglc iris. Ttio' former Is 'iiiiki.V( of Itoguo Rlvii- valley men, wlillo the drum and
I'ulls Slirhifrs nfrilluKvl with llilhili Tcuiplc. Tho ncuniipunylng photogrnph shows the patrol,' (Back
Sum SIIik-IhiiikIi, acMimd llciitciuint
Bands to Parade
mm A
mm
f7Xt
i' .. Fl
nf Pitrtland. throuchotit Orrsun;
Lhu - ksnn and .Multiinmali tountles
beiii the only territory delusively
revived in hen air of each temple
resperlively. .
-' (he tin mine nf templer. It Is
ouHtomary ( employ1 tortns bur-.
RoMlve of either. Arabic or Kkvp-
' tlttn etyiiioln-y, and lu cjnite a few
' hitam en even the laiiRtiagn of the
i'Tuspi - akntde Turk"-, is resorted to.
'In thfa (ntanre, however, a new
d e p v t re was n d op t ed n ceo rd i n s
to the ehrontrlera nf loeal history.
ANhhtnd being ao pirturestiuely tt
naied antntig the htlltc. what rould
be more appropi tat,.than ,to name
the new temple "Htl-hth." and tblM
was dnin forthwith officially.
Moreover it waa aieonipltsheri In a
double sense, for the application
.f the trrm net only applies to the
' location of4he toffp neatted among
the hills, hut It also amattera
enough of. tho "gum" Arabic to
entitle the, name to he classified
tn "Who's Who" of the orthodox
Mecean calendar. ,
Temple tffhvra
The temple's officers for 919
are: " '
lllusti toils ptentate. V.. ( Jrr
otne. Medford.
I
HolrKk. I
Thief rabban. R. K
Antil.tmi.
. Assistant rnbttan, fard Teng
Aild. Medfnnl
V'iuh. I'rt'.'.it anil ir
ril:iunmn, '.JvtU i mi.
prophet
n.
'Aw1- ! - , err I
aJ-djAtWIjsV'al iWi'Tt N V II
k-v v,i4'.'-JJ.jl't:.
. lTmeM4 p.aia!aia
H - r. .... I
Corps Will Journey
Urn
it. a?m i -ss M 1111
; Hex Ihinutt, captain; Haul II. llynninsr, first llclitcTiaiH; li, r. uinor.
Here Today
VI
wo
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ate-w.
Oriental guide, A. K. Cass.
(.'rants Pass.
TreHsuier. Charles II, Vaupel,
Ashland. J
Recorder. Win. II. liny, ho 048. i
Ashland. . e
Klrst ceremonial master, Jos. H. I
Hardy, Ashland. ' . j
Second ceremonial master, V. . j
Vnwter, Medford, ' " i
Marshal, 1 11HI Hunter. Klmu- I
! ath Kails.
! Captain of guard. William F. I
Looinla, Arbtand.- , j
outer guard, David H. J;ickaon.
I Ashland. . . , ;
i Director. Is. IV Ohler. Medford. !
! Orator. C.co. W. Dunn, Ashland (
' Trustees. V. II. Mc.Nair. Ash :
.land; 1'. It. Ih'rmati. Orants I'uss; I
. K. Sweeney. Medfonl. , )
Representatives 'to Imperial'
council: K. C. Jerome. Medford ; '
N. K. Newcombe. C.iants rasa; H. (
11. Compton. RoHohurc i
Shrliw latrol
Harnett, captain. Grants'
Passl.
Paul II. Kynntitff. first lieutenant i
(jliMlfonil.
Sam Stlnrl.auah. second lirutpn- '
anl, (drants lassi f
I., r. Ohler. l..ies
t.Mr.ifonn.
snasror,
t!eo. H. rhiilitnan. provost mar-
snal and qHnrlcrmaMlcr, (tlnlil
Mllll.
Grants I'ass rontlnKt.nt: H.
Sordy, Kurt llammcruai-lifr, W. W.
eift. 1
ai" fcl" ',i' '''l'::.'ai'.Q I
.. , j..... .... . .. ... v-,.,,-1,.. II
to Los Angeles
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I'iiiiiii bv J'lio -aMlejs
itValker, Geo. Jester, Htanton Row
ell. W. V. Phillips, Jum Thompson,
I Loyal Heath, Chaa. Hansen.
Medford contingent: nil pn
Woodford, Howard Scheffel, Tom
Vernon, R. E. Swan, Haps Thomp
son, J. D. Rlckert, Harry Kordwlck
Bert Poasley, Wm. Young, Marc
Jarmln, Sam Houston, John Law
rence. Heine Fluhrer,., Ralph
Sweeney. - .
Drum and Bugle Corps
Stationed at Klamath Falls.
C. V. Drake, leader (bugle).
1. O. Landry, treasurer (base
drum). ,
Snaro drums: F. J; Wright, W.
C. Van Emon, N. O. Wheeler, M. B.
Cooper, R. D. Coo. '
Bugles: K. B. Henry, A. W.
.Scha upp, Oeo. Taylor, H. Nylander.
Hillah temple has representa
tives in various towns, among them
being: Ashland, H. O. Bndcrs. Jr.
Medford, Carl Tengwald; "Grants'
Pass, J. T. Chlnnock; Klamath
Kails, W. C!. Van Emon; Roseburg,
R. D. Wllliama: Eugene, G. W.
Monroe; Cottago Grove,.
Harvey; Marshflcld. H. C.
Worth
Boone.
TRY AND QUASH
CIRCLE OF HATE
H E U A D B (fl) A diplomatic
drtvo by . tho new Jugoslavian gov
vornment agains , the . mlaunder
atandintjs and disputes which have
made tho country appear aa If sur
rounded with enemies, is under
full headway. Already agree
ments have been reached with
Bulgaria nnd Greece on outstand
ing problems and nrgotltaiofia have
been started with Rumania.
Relations with Albania have Im
proved, one factor being the action
of Serbian Clergy In' supporting a
movement to cHtabllKh an jlnde-
penlient orthodox church In that
country. There seems too to be a
good chance for settling a dispute
with Hungary over state domain,
since Hungary withdrew the ques
tion from the agenda of the coun
cil of the Leaguo of Nations.
The recpnt agreement! with
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