Evening Star Newspaper, June 5, 1923, Page 33

' THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, JUfiE b, 1923. Almas Temple Uniformed Bodies Rank Very High in Shrinedom Almas Temple, host to the great con- vention, has six uniformed bodies, an €rchestra and a base ball team, to make things lively, to add color and varlety for the nobility and to help raise funds for the various philanthroples in which Almas is interested. They include Arab Patrol or drill team, brass band, drum corps, oriental bhand, Saracen Guard of the Legion of Honor and the glee club. From the old- est, the Arab Patrol, to the newest, the racen Guard, and orchestra, these or- anizations have been so interested in their varlous vities as to perfect a brand of accomplishment whirh ranks them high, - Practically units “bib and tuc f The Arab Patrol under the reg all of Almas' uniformed in some way in il put on their best r the great parades. was _organized in « of Harry Standi- as poten when Harrison Ding- Almas was imperial poten t captain was Thomas B. W seven men in his a train for the at the Im- at Detroit. It ation to Ha al potentate, b patrol took pa in @ national con- sided as imperial ting srat Uniforms. uniforms whit were of Delts, blue 14, and red wrried spears b Patrol, with its Samuel Van Dachen- 1, Dr. Frank Charles Maj. Robey . Dutton George H. cluded it this vear in nore ¢ unifo stk ph One G Vastic Al th 1 at York, Buitimore. Arab Patrol now is H. Whiting. captain; first licutenant: James cutenant: Willlam nto T H. Rix Imil H. Witt. bugler; t o surecon P L 1 Gorham. W. Forney, W. T Hope, iborne, M. Offens 1. Suser, Ed Porter, H. G. Buffalo, as fullows: Georg: it ton Smith v, second R R . D. 3. White, Smins r. W. H ifer. ard of Veteran t recently organized Almas Legion S| who ried with the colors. the uni- dy of which is the Saracen rzanized in September, i ward con< sistineg o rs DR. JOHN T. VIVIAN, Manager of the Almas Band. sists of red-strip. visor. The k blue military suit, with rusers, puttees, cap with guard is armed with guns. Lu Lu temple of Philadelphia w the first in the country to organize such a unit,,Almas came second in line, and thert are now said to be six sueh organizations, with more plan- ned. They have been recommended by the imperial potentate to all tem- ples. Officers Honor are: Gen. Amo Maj. Wallac mander; Capt of the Almas Legion of A. Fries, commander; Streater, lieutena com- A. L. Draper, adjutant; Maj. Emil Wa , quartermaster; Gro- ver E. Moore, captain Saracen Guard. Officers of the Saracen Guard of the Legion of Honor are: . Captain, G. E. Moore; first licutenant, R. P. Parrott, aide to Commander Fries; first lieu- tenant, V. C. Young: second lieutenant, J. M. Hodges; first sergeant, S. Buck- color serg William Fisher; color sergeant, WV, Henderson; ser- geant and company clerk, J. M. Har- Yingan; quartermaster sergeant, J. M. Mims; sergeant, Shulman, and cor- porals, K. R. Adams, E. G. Keonig, C. Riley and V. O. Dinger. Leglon of Honor Men The membership of the Legion of or follows: Kenncth R Aldrich, C. C. Anthony, Geo: John T. Baki Jow, W . Be Olivar _Bennett, Herg, Meyer B. Ssethel, Harry H Ad s, Clayton R. Ammerman, James G. zo L. Armstrong. A. W. Beaty, J. 1. Bel- lict, Nelson Bennett, W. W, Belcaw, John Berkman, Charles W. Bingham, Charles -A. | | | | | [ | i | | Black, Joseph E. Boudwin, Bouslog, Nathan D. Brenneman, James G Brock, \ Fuck, Frank E. Sam Bucklew Cha: ¥, Burrall, John W. Burrus. Byron H. Cain. M. D. Case, L. V. € mack, W. A. Catanoch. E. ton. D. V. Chisholm. Guy Chureh, Clarke. John_J. Clem, H. metson. R. Clute. John 'H. Cole, Wesley Cole. A, E C. Fred s, James Connag otton, Harry K. n Crandail £, Davis, Edward T. Deck, H. Deekman, M. R. DcGraf, J. Demas, David R. Derge, Ver- Dinger, Frank H. Dixon, Joseph Michael A, D'Manna. Ravmond A. L. Draper, Thon R. n H. Dyke: J. Echols, T. Eddy, Charl Estes, John T. B. Farwell, Henry C. Feller, E. Fickle, Mark I. Finley, Jr. min, Frank S. Fisher, Wil Wyatt G. Franks, Amos A. Fulton, Charles’ M. Funk- Ir:; Boydston, Bright, Hower ber: Stephen non D. Dlouhy, W. Do Dunn, J¢ Thoma | Richard Julius T, ohn Edwards, jr. H. Elmore, ans. uel B muel Ginsberg, Glukeman seph Goldberg, raul, C. € jr.; Malcolm TogaAn, AURUStUS S.” Goldbers Grainger, W Robert D. Griggs, . Starke M Criggs, D. Grime Gumpert. V. L. Hamilton, ©. R. Hammer, | Commander ( { Charles B. Hanford, | kan, Thomas W. Harris, W. L. Har- rison, David A. Hart, Walter E. Havener, Joseph H. Hogan, William W. Henderson, Philip Herman, Henry T Hill. Frank W. R. Hines, Joseph M. Carey V. Hodgson, Wlilliam Willlam J. Horner, Robert . Lincoln Humphreys, War- | ren E. Hunt. : A. L. Johe, Charles W. Jones, John 0. Johnson' Willlam XK. Johnson, Charles E. Johnston. Robert S. Keene, Elmer Kemp, Mur- ay Kiess, John T. King, Willlam L. King. R. L. Kittrell, E. Koenlg. James B. Lambie, Earl C. Lane, W. Leary, H. A. Leighton, Con. F. ue, Earl R. Lewis, H. T. Lewis, iz A Loney. ank S Long. arence Longacr liam T. Loring, Clyde D. McCurdy, L. MeCurdy, A0 W. McDevitt, McLean, | H. 0. McLean, B. McNeill, A. T. McPberson, R.' H. Madden, Robert D. Maddox, John A. Malterer, Case Mar- , George W. Mason. W, E. Mathew- son, George F. Mergell, John R. Miller, Thomas L. Miller. J. H. Mims, Grover . Moore, Percy H. Moore, D. W. Moser, Robert Muldrow, L. E. Murphy, John D. Myers. W. H. h, L._T. Nathan, Arthur Newman Troy A. Nubson. Israel Orlove. J. W. Palmer, W. F. Pope, Robert P. Parrott, Kenneth L. Patten, R. S. Paylor, George K. Perkins, F. P. Pfah- ler, S."A. Phelan, C. L. Pikens, A. M. Pigg, Gordon Plattner, David R. Porter, George M. Preston, E. H. Pugh, F. M. Puryear. Harry C. James M. Harri- E. L Ragsdale, George T. Raw- lins, Ray, Alwin Reiners, M. H. Resni-Soff, Harold A. Rhodes, Max | Riesenberg. C. L. Riley, J. S. Ritchey, W. D. Roberts, A. A Robey, LeRoy Rogers, L. J. Rose, A. A. Ruark. L. L. Satler, jr.; George H, Schlacter, A. H. Schroeder, Anthony Schumann, jr.; Harold V. Semling, Neal H. Settle, Merle B. Shaw, Ralph A. Shephard, Ralph R. Sherman, Samuel Shulman, Herbert Simmons, M. E. Slinder, M. L. Small, B. F. Smith, Earl B, Smith, | Franklin H. Smith, Hunter N. Sneed, Martin C. Snyder, Joseph Spano, O. N. Spencer, Frank Spodick, F. A. Sprague, L. L. Stanley, Frank Staten, Alex Steele, R. G. Stetson, F. C. Stewart, R. W.Stone, Wallace Streater, Victor J. Swenson. J. A. Talbott, C. 8. Taylor, J. T. Taylor, K. P. Thiry, T. A. Thoman, W. J.'C. Thomas R. B. Thompson, ‘William T. Tignor, Franklin A. Tyler, M. K. Vance, L. R. Voorhees. Max R. Wainer, 8. H. Walberg, Emil Walter, Max Warsaw, J. K. Waterman, J. L. Watkins, H. C. Welrich, T. J. ‘Weyrich, J. R. Whee'er, Frank White, Charles R. Whiton, Morgan H. Wiet, W. T Wiggins, M. D. Wilson, L. J. Walfermann, Oscar - H. Wright, William_A. Wynne. S. M. Yarbough, Willlam J. Yetton, Virgil C. Young, Willlam A. Young. Almas Glee Club. ‘The Almas Glee Club was organized W. Chatter- | Joseph | —_— - Gayly Bedecked Organizations of Washington Among the Best Drilled in the Country. Glee Club, Band and Drum Corps Produce: Splendid Music. First Temple to Have Oriental Band With Eastern Instruments and Dress. nent Veterans in Legion of Honor. Promi- Costumes Spectacular. G G BAND IN MARCHING UNIFORM. Hutchinson, C. E Havell, J. H iKeeler, John Myers, James Sabins, | Smith, | E H. Van Fossen ai econd Bass Bond, W. F. P. M. DeHart Manson Foote, o Howard Char Jesse v . Herman Louis Coul- | ized in 1 % »r; Walter Collin drum corps attracted a Moines and San Fran ntic and is expected attiing gool style Des The red corps | low consists of Jackets 1 J Holland Woods r Collins Th "ALMAS TEMPLE PATROL IN FROND<OESIHE SCOTTISH RITE TEMPLE ON 16TH STREET. tempted the most ambitious programs and rendered them with expression and interpretation. The club took part in the formal opening of the sessions this year by sacred concert Monday night Joining with the Rubinstein ¢ of women's voices, the club has co-oper- ated in some beautiful programs for such an augmented chorus. It also joins - with the Almas orchestra on certain « for the cor on is white sers, tuxedn, Shrin slor sash ing tie, white shoes and stockl e club's nel of the ollows First Te rty, Oscar H christ, Walter A Johnson, Jordan, John Milans, J Irving Stlshe iform P trou- flow- and asion A special u Mullane, Parker Nau M. Tuller, and R T Robert . H. R, E. Wood —Fred L. Aue, John J. Maurice Bird, J. L. Bixler, Borders, Charles W. Cuthbertson, W. Davit, J. W. Dawson, J. C lerbrock, W. O. Firoced, R. T. Fox. F. J. Goensch, Thomas N. Haynes, C. Maurice Hopkins, Joseph W. Koob, McP. Shep- Walker, A S McCoy bert H. Mitc Nelson, stillwell, H ker Frederick Bailey, H. Devoe, M. G. herts, James A Emmett, R. Edwin silver lee Club s = E. nee, J. Ahler, M H. Bu Ely. Wi Edgar. jr.; Hancock, E. L. Police Have Real Herculear: Job ToGuard and Handle Big Crowd of the feathe policen ors—(* Alden, Combe, L. Gawler, H Roy L horie M of the brightest the W Distriet the “The you!” This is the slogan Maj. livan placed before his men as they went forth this week to police the A fonal Capital during the biggest convention this city of tourists has ever entertained. Proud of the department to which has devoted the greater part of Maj. Sullivan gave his army | motto because he to conduct them- selves that Shriner and the friend of every Shriner would go back to Maine, California and Florida with a good Impression of the men who guard the tal city. No doubt_each man who has had thing to do with the gigantic of setting the stage for this history making event feels that he had a big job on his hands. It is safe to sa that few have had a more complex | part to play in t drama of the Mystic Shrine than that group which makes up the headquarters personne of the police department. And from Polics Commissioner Oyster down to the newest rookie on the force the department has | worked long and attentively to pro- | | | eyes of the nation are upon Then an- ecity ace—the to inaugu- four rs f Amer- a large ga attracts that floa pickpocket and the ‘confi- where Ingpector uad of seasoned as one cap of hering in ng, men- sleuths play their part. ington detectives will mingle con- stantly in the street crowds with thelr eves alert for local trooks, whily the out-of-town plain-clothes men' - h ng faces for any acters from the me to’the Capital during - the con- The Wash- i Daniel Sul- JOHN J. Who_orkanized the Almax ¢ they are ident every r pilgrin t hington, the officers who police department realized that the Shrine conven- much more in the way of police arrangements than that mo- | mentous event. For the festlvities of this huge fraternal gathering are spread out over a longer pe time, and the throng will times at. ns a » of regula cial offi Pre. area and printed no-parking streets were broadcast Nearly évery one wh convention will want to visit th tomb of America’s unknown soldier at Arlington and the shrine of George Washington at Mount Vernon. In order to main a free movement of vehicles to these plac Inspector Sh conferred carly with the mili= tary authorities and the officers of nearby Virginia Assurance was obtained by railronds would protection for the hun- hriners who are being Pullman cars in the ter- the one-way the and distributed months ago tion meant pickin's vention. But of all the many police preparation none has been so complex | as that of handling vehicular traffic. With hufidreds of visiting cars rolling over the already congested thorou fares of the National Capital, Inspee- y, chief of traflic, has.had the puzzle of his career to solve With the support of Comm ner Oyster, he approached it by establish- ing a Score of one-way streets in the center of the city and by placing a ban on all parking within the area hounded, roughly, by 6th and 20th, K and H streets. Many other special rules mulgated for parade days. Much of the credit for the minute detall to which the police went in planning for the convention belong to Inspector Willjam § . per- sonnel officer at headquarters. - For several months he has been in con- stant communication with the v: Shrine committees, working out them fn a practical way the manifold problems to be de: comes to the he his lfs of blue vanted them, pats this i ¥y of law and four divisions: patrolmen, sworn Sulify is made hundred peveral hundred in. for the occasion, the detec corps. augmented by scores of the best plain clothes men from the lead- ing cities of the country, and the commissioners’ voluntary public- order committee. More Regulars Downtown. kes a trained policeman to han- cet crowd, patrol the or to direct traffic soned regulars, who iz their life work, downtown for t billeted minal Traffi in in ard was not the only which the Commissioners necessary to enact special regulations for the period of the convention They had to provide for the inspecs tion of a)l balconies and portico used as observation points during parad They placed rigid rest tlons on street vender: They en acted a rule requiring all persons taking in roomers during the conven- tion to keep a name and address re ord of such guests. They placed ban on the setting up of box: [ rels or other obstructions along the parade route In short, they covered every con- celvable sybject which might by any chance add to the safety. comfort and convenience of the thousands who come to the Shrine convention were pro- Tt Lare | of a parade the e made poli concentrated task: But, w those as this, the are apt to in_such a time quiet Tesidential section become the prey of sneak thieves and second-story worke unles: con- antly patrolles This is where the special policemen take the stage Every outlying beat from which a regular bluecoat was withdrawn is being covered by a special officer, without uniform, but with the bafige of authority and the baton te, back it up. tect the lives and property of the thousands who are in our midst this week. When the rest of Washington was engrossed” in the joys of Christmas and few were thinking of June, Maj. Sullivan and his official family were laying their plans for Shrine week. And if this big event closes without undue mishap the Shrine ‘convention of 1923 will go down in the histg It with. In order to put the householders of the ¢ on their guard against thieves who might take advantage of the absence of thousands of families on parade days, Inspector Shelby had a small circular distributed from door to door suggesting simple precautions every one should take. Fifty thousand maps showing the | M. St Superintendent of metropolitan police. Ig L @ r¥e aEany LeanEires franny oot v aine eAae var e in 1920 by John J. P. Mullane, who for two years was president. He was succeeded by John Dawson, who is now the president. The club is di- rected by Charles R. Bartlett. Theot jdore Lewis is accompanist. The glee club, which has regaled many occasions for Almas, not only -has-sung popular music but has ate POLICE COMMISSIONER OYSTER, IN CENTER, WITH THE POLICE CAPTAINS OF THE METROPOLITAN FORCE, ON THE STEPS OF THE DISTRICT BUILDING, ’ p - ; ] pro- | It had peculiar origin outside of the Shri e at first, among Masons of the navy yard who started as the brass band “of the Lambshin Club. It was later known as the Fraternity Band, and was sprung upon Almas Temple as a complete surprise, April 1, 1519, by Potentate L. Whiting Estes. ~All members of the band went into Almas Temple with a large class at that time, and when the ceremonies were over the boys brought forth their instrumente, gathered on the stage and the Almas Temple Band was born It 18 amon formed bodies of the temple, and has not only attended national conven- tions, but has been tnvited to Atlantio City ‘four times to attend the cere- monies of Crescent Temple of Tren- ton now is broadcasting pro- grams radio every other week. through Woodward & Lothre station. It by th Directors of Band. The directors of the band have been A. Celfor, Fred Wilkens, S. Totino, John Vandewater and Willlam C. White. Director White is connected with the Army Music School of this eity, s a bandmaster of note, and the ‘composer of the “Saracen Guard March,” to which John J. P. Mullane he Glee Club wrote the music and which will be musically much in ide during the ntion. Dr. John T. Vivian is m vd L. H. hand bind is Eighteen J. Benne LaHayne Orient Jo W N arinets — Dr. F. A A E. Blood. R. E Rus H. Peas W. Canter Wohlmacher. nnard, le, ‘A, L. Jones )it Sibernl, ommulada, 1 A Ludw R WS, Tilburg, J.Cain, G A, Whitehead, W H Orfent Orient Apple Eleven H . Fle . P. W. Kimball, P. Campbell, A. R. Manherz, C. H ppenoe, Orient; W. K, Waple, C. H “laudey. eiler, Orient; G. Phle- Orie Powell, W. Baxter R. Wheeler. F Buell Al i W W Martone, Jurtee Hot, o Biggs, C McKean de Orfent 'OR CHARL organized the first of A. STEVENS. Almas Oriental ftx kind iy MeCall, Orient; R. L. Oatley, ¥. . A. Fischer, Orient; F. Wi'- s, Orient; W. M. Williams, Orient F. McKinney, L. Twelve Trof w. Ross, Orient; R Clark, J. W. R. G. Fletcher, R ©. Hammerbacher, | L. G 'Broadhurst. J | acher. | Fourteen Baritones | orjent: W. G ds, Dr. J H | Hess| k H 0. Nord, ohnson, R. Rock. Orient: Orient: H._Eibel AL Miller, Straw- Orient Orient; Jakubec, bault, Orient; ). Bauman Heimer, Orlent; n. Orient oung, L. reserve) Orient; R. L. N -pke, Orient H Schneider, Orient; H Orfent; F. S. Jenkins. | First Shrine Orfental Band. An entirely different organization | from the Almas Temple Band, one of bthe temple’s most unusual units and the firat of its kind the United States, the Almas Oriental Band was the forerunner of several similar or- ganizations now active in temples of North America Th ntal band was fashioned tg ow the orie tmosphere of ti> irine and was brought together in | 1917 by Director Charles Albert Ste | vens. who not only made a speclal | study of oriental music, but of the instruments and costumes. i The nge instruments, which will he heard during the conventlon perhaps several times, were mostly imported for the purpose and consist of fourteen musettes from Parls, an instrument like a short clarinette with extremely delleate reed: six | Persian tomtoms. two Chinese gongs, one Chincse crash cymbal and special oriental bass drums made to order In_the form of a half barrel. Not only Is the oriental band garb- ed this vear in the robes of Algerlan atmosphere, of fine white silk, orien- tal pantaloons, robes and turbans, but the faces of the band are usually “clothed” in whiskers and sometimes painted the color of the “sheik.” At its first appearance-at Buffalo, {N. Y., the band created a real sensa- tion, and since that time several tem- ples have organized similar organiza- tions. The oriental band has given numerous entertainments throughout the city aside from its work in the Shrine Much of the first music used by the band was composed by the and first director, Mr. Ste- e early costume of the band included robes, turbans, pantaloons, in blue and gold. The director now is H. B. Schmidt, with Capt. Carl Flather as drum major. Oriental Band Members. The personnel of the oriental band is as follows: Fred D. Bradford, W H. Howlin, E. Kommalan, H. H. Marsh, F. M. Graham, N. M. Nielsen. P. W. Benninghoven, J der, H. A, Kem- & Thompson, W. McGee, Howard W. Cutler, A. A. Gorsuch, A Smith, C. C. Grey, S. Desio, J. L. Hyde, F. D. Roys, S. B, Ramby. H. Sunwold, W. H. Goodacre. D. W. Goodacre, jr.. W. H. Davis, Howard Sitzer, C. ¥. Matthel. C. E! E. Flather, C. W. Tay- lor. A. E. Dennison. To furnish suitable music ceremonials of Almas Temple there was organized three vears ago the Almas Temple Orchestra of nine men, with Meyer Goldman, as director. It grew in size and ability, and not only appeared with the glee club in joint concert, but also pfayed elsewhere in concert itself. Its work has added much to the impressiveness of fhe ceremonials of the temple. Director Goldman was succeeded by A. Ralon, now conductor. L. E. Manoly is as sistant conductor, E. C. Lohr Is pres dent, Harry W. Strieter secretary, Henry Menchini treasurer, and Dr. Frank A. Davis, librarian, The personnel is as foliows: A Ra- lon, Mark Lansburg, E. C. Lehr, L. P. Darrell. R. R. Rock, William Naecker, H. B. Schmidt, P. D. H. Leman, Isa dor Semsker, . McAllister, F. E. Wilken, John T. Gable, Merle S. Sweet, 'Joseph Neely, George Avers, William C. Thrift, L L. Flagg, A. Cel- fo, George Mason, W. E. Stockett, jr., G. Perkins, Henry Menchini, Max Es- berger. J. S. Zebley, H. Kurr, L. ¢ Stroecker, R Robert ' Clark. Frank A. Davis, J. D. de Leon, N. A De Veney, H. W. Strieter, S. S. Stein, R. ¥. Stahlberg, H. Saulsn perstein, L. L. Buell, L. E Cole, Elllott, C. H. Poponoe . Schofieid, J. I. Russell, Car W. B. Barnes, Goulden, O. Williams, P. B. Mockabee, al C man for the