Evening Star Newspaper, June 6, 1923, Page 18

af i BTAR, = WASHINGTON, D. O, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 1923, Hundreds of Crippled Boys and Girls .= |When Noble “Warren” Trod the Hot Sands. Their Chance in Life to Shriners Owe | Although the popular conception is that the Mystic Shrine is the play groupd of Masonry, there are many persdns, mot members of the order who have good reason to know that it is dedicated to the brotherhood of humanity and humanitarian deeds. It has an ever: nding hand to the sick and the bership devot comes from doing good and ki acts. This spirit seems to prevail throughout the membership of every jemple of the order. Also It s a known fact that one of the principal objectives of the Shrine is the exemplification of “Shrine }Vrmclghl in the succor of the help- ess, the prevention of pavperism and BACHKACH FREELAND Kl"l::!l imperial pote: Tesent po who 1s known as the “Father of the This is the second time Washington has been honored by the Imper Council of the Mystic Shrine, twenty~ three years separating the two con- ventions, which by contrast show to a2 significant degree amazing growth of national interest in one of America’s most picturesque fraternal order: In May, 1900, the Imperial Couneil first sat in annual session in this city, bringing with it a gathering of the faithful from many parts of the coun- try, but in no such hordes as have oured into Washington this year ‘rom all corners of the United States by the thousands. Twenty-three years ago the place in this city the twenty annual session of the Impaertal Coun- cil, which for three days held forth with . ssions, parades, re- features ‘to to the entertainment of thousan ‘Washingtonians and visitore. But those who wers privileged to attend in 1900 and will sgain pres- at the reappesarance of the Bhrin tional find deep food for thought in the gull that separates the two, reflecting as ‘it does, not only the growth of the American fraternalism. ions alone draw & lii of cleavag: In 1900 business houses ‘were reported to b-‘ decorated with wlli' various cent and scimitar, while a fireworks display ooncluded the primcipal cem- vention day, May 31, at the Washing-.| ton Monument. used during the night parade, ceding the fireworks dl Monument, and the costumes of t! day were described s “gorgeous.” una o, with the ex some local Shriners estimate attend- ance on imperial banquet at be- tween_ 500 and 600, and att: ce at_a shad bake at 400, So that, contrasting the attendance ot t'uty-{vm -r with today, it could almost be said with satety that ‘where thete wers scores of visiting Shriners in Washington in 1900 there usands hers today. The 1960 council sessivns were held in the Columbia Theater, now - tion-ploture theater on F t, while other scenes of activity during the three days were the Riggs Houss, the site of Keith's Theater, wher the ofl be. g held; osdquar for mittee; the Natio: Tmory, the White House, all the reincipal [ flr'm. and the diversion of human into human wealth.” ‘With such a worthy objective, it i» not necessary to dig far beneath the surface of the Shrine's merriment and funmaking to find a~heart of mam- moth size. Each year members of t ive more than $2,000,000 exclu y 'or the construction and maintenance of hospitals for crippled children. These humanitarian institutions are organized on the broad basie of non- sectarianism, and the only considera- fion In any case is the question of | o the child’s prospect of becoming & useful and self-supporting individual under treatment. X Temple of Philadelphia, The Shrine hospitals for orippled children have been received by the megical, the phi hrophio and hu- manitarian institutions of the nation filling & gap In good works that long had been needed sorely. It is known that thousands of crippled children who might become useful citizens but heretofore had no chan in the world because their pare were unable to pay the expense in- volved in their treatment have been aided through the generosity of the rine, Although the hospital movement was started ooly three years ago, there are now five hospitale being operated by the order In different sec- tions of the nation, and the Imme- diate plan in this activity calls for the construction of five more. When een completed a reality these children will be| San Francisco, | 8nreveport, ‘La.; one In | New England, Portland Ore.; and one in Virginia, Pennsylvania and at som point in the Rocky mountain section. ‘The howpital In of on In St . as been conducting & free clinio for eight months with an av- erage of five patients a day. New patients number 141, with & lar number of deformities due to infantile ,g‘r-ly!ln This building alone cost 1 $300,000 and falr average of the Icnl! of such temples of charity and | humanitarianism, It gives also som: idea of the magnitude af the plan d cided upon by the members of Shrine. : St. Loul Elaborate Dedication. Elaborate ceremonies marked the recent opening of the Shreveport (La.) hospital, high officials of the order and representatives from practically every temple on the continent bein, | present. In Philadelphia the work o construction already is under way. The Portland (Ore.) building also is {in the course of construction. The Virginia, New England and Colorado { sites have yet to be selectod. |~ W. Freeland Kendrick of Lu Lu { Temple, Philadelphia, a past imperial | potentate, is given credit for the in- lglrl(lnn that has resulted in the children’s hospitals movement being mnt-rmlna to such a suocessful ‘ex- tent. ‘The Shrine today, tion, is thinking of this hospital move- ment as an assured fact, and is not open to further speculation or doubt. This central thought Mmutlv the { breast of every member of the Mystic i Bhrine apells for the organisa only its greatest achlevement, but gives to it an imterpretation that in the eyes of every citisen is worthy of the title of noble. The haspital agement and Board of Trustee ners’ Hospital for Cflgplld Children of which S8amuel P. Cochran of Dallas, Tex., is chair- man and Mr. Kendrick, vice chai: . Forrest Adair of Atlants, Ga., is sec- retary. Others of the board are an organisa- Ll ne Hospital movement in Americn” | Bishop Frederic W. Keator, Tacoma; streets of the city, the Monument |establish a record mnot only for the grounds and the Ellipse. Whils the two parades and firewor ition at the Monument grounds |fs lent spectacular color to the 1900 council of the Imperial Council, the spectacles of those days are so far eclipsed by the present sessions as to ering will’ Shrine but for all natienal gath fln'l( in America. In short, the present af. re planned to eclipse any prede- need not be recounted to compl rast between what in 1800 was Dr. Oscar M. Lanstrum, Helena; John D. MoGilvray, San Franocjsco, and Phillip D. Gordon, Montreal. Besides this governing board there are local boards which directly superv the physical operation of those hospitals now completed. Although the Bhrine’s immediate objective is ten such hospltals, thero 1s no intention of stopping when these hi become lity. It is the fond dream of thoss in charge to have Bhrine hospitals in every state in the Unlon. No hosplital, however, will be erected in any city at any point wi there is not a 8hrine temple. The board of trust made this a fixed policy at its t meeting in order to assure that each hospital should have the fostering care and support and indi- vidual attention of an organised and active Bhrine. Another policy tl the board ha. determined on is that individual per- SAM P. COCHRAN Of Dallas, Tex., who has spent & great part of his life working fer the Shriners’ hospitals. shall not enter into this that these hospitais shall stand as & tribute to Shrine love for humanity. In accordance with this policy the board has adopted a resolution that no bequests or gifts of any kind be accepted that carry with them the obligation on the part of the boi any way by plate, mark the na: of the donor. ed by the directing heads tion will be approved by every Shriner. one of the finest didplays seen up to that time, and what is expected to o down in the annals of American fraternalism as the greatest conven- tion, Briefly stated, the program pre- sented in Washington in 1500 was: Monday night, May 21.—Reception No Quarter Was Asked and None Shown DIVAN A 8 OF THE GROUP. The allvery notes of a bugle rang out as section after section of the heavily laden trairis came to a stan still at Unfon station. It was the signal for the members of Aladdin Temple of Columbus, Ohlo, to issue from thelr Pullmans, and first snd foremost in the minds of each was |the thought that they were to ‘march |to the home of one of their honored | members. Mr. Warren Gamallel Harding, or “Noble Warren,” as they call him. Each one of the two thou- sand members of the delegation seem- ed to feel that he was calling on a distinguished neighbor whose duties had called him far afleld. Illustriou Potentate Robert A. Pausch, In talk- ing with & representative of The Bta sald: “Many of our members have been close personal friends of the President for years. 30th Year on Council, Aladdin Temple has five official rep- ntatives in the Imperial Council sion. One of them Is Recorder Wilden E. Joseph, one wof the out- standing figures of the Shrine in North America. It {s his thirtieth year as & member of the Imperial Council. The others members A Potentate Robert A. Pausch and Past Potentates James J. Thoma: A. Pixley and L. Ewing Jones. “Jim,” as James J. Thomas is known, is mayor of Columbus, having held that office for four years. He is a life member of the Imperial Council, hav- ing had that honor conferred upon him at Des Moines in 1920., He and Representative Pixley are the ones who direct the activities of Aladdin’s goat. They were the “Brutal Broth- ers” whom Warren G. Harding en- countered when he trod the burning sands of the desert on his way to Mecca, the goal of the faithful. Never Onee Flinched. . But what of this noble they call “Warren,” and how did he conduct himself when he faced the ordeal? anrd | Was his massive figure shaken with tremors of fear? Did his face blanch? Was there a look of des: peration in his eyes? No, and again no, for the man who is today by Almas Temple to the Imperial Counci] and visiting Shriners at the National Rifies Armo ‘Tuesday morning. — Parade from Riggs House through eircuitous route past the White House, whers it was reviewed by President McKinley, to the Columbia Theater on F street, {1and, has Cniet | OF ALADDIN TEMPLF OF COLUMBUS, OHIO, WHICH “DUBDED ND CREATED” PRESIDENT HARDING NOBLE OF THE MYSTIC. RINE. POTENTATE ROBENT A. PAUSCH 18 IN THE CENTER Executive of the greatest natlon In the world asked no quarter, and incl- dentally it may be remarked in pass- | ing that he received none, when he| faced the ordeal through which every | true son of the desert must pa: It one could delve into the sacred tomes in which are recorded the doings of the *novice, would learn that “Noble Warren” did not even flinch when the Moslem test was applied. And & further perusal of these illumi- | nating ln would disclo the fact | that he met the test with a quiet | courage that gained for him the ad- | miration of all those who witnessed | ths initiation ceremony. ] President Harding became a \'om.l of the Mystic Shrine a short time be- fore he was inaugurated Chief Ma trate of the United Statds. Two of his.close personal triends were Dpre ent at that time, present not as friends or confidants, but rather as men to watch the actions of & candl- | date. They wers his present secre- | tary, George B. Christian, jr.,, and his official physiclan, Brig. Gen. Charles E. Bawy One of the Largeat Tem; Thirty years ago Aladdin came into being with ninety-three members. Today its membership roll totals over 8,000, one of the largest | temples in North America. It has| plans for the erection of a temple | building to cost approximately $3.-| 000,000. Its band is the second nr:-\ est Shrine band in existence, with a membership of more than one hun- | dred. It won first prise In a Shrine band contest at Seattle in 1920. A peculiar feature about this band is that many of Its members are not | professional muslci day, when he has a away from official cares, Noble “War- ren” may pick up his old cornet and the other members of the ther achlevement of Alad- din Temple is the training of | rus. The chorus sang for President Harding at the White House shortly after he was Inaugu have performed a simi had not been the 's wish that the ceremonies be of the most simple character. The director of the chorus, Willls G. Bow- been & chorus leader for more than forty years. o where the sessions of the council were held. Tuesday nnomnon.——!‘nuowlnsz-u. sions, trip down Potomac to River View by 400 Shriners for a shad bak: Tuesday night.—Gorgeous night pa- rade from 16th and streets to the Monument grounds for fireworks. PRESIDENT WARREN G. HARDING, Noble of the Mystic Shrime. Shrine Conclave Here in 1900 Far Eclipsed by Present Spectacle Imperial banquet at the Riggs House. | President and Mrs. McKinley st the Wednesday. — Concluding _sessions; Kansas y chosen for nexi session and Lou B. Winsor named imperial potentate. Excursion to Mount Ver- Exhibition drill by Arab patrols on_Ellipse. Wednesday night.— Reception by OFFICERS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE IMPERIAL COUNCIL OF THE ANCIENT ARABIC ORDER OF THE NOBLES OF THE MYSTIC SHRINE AT THEIR FORMER MEETING IN WASHINGTON, HELD MAY 22,23, AND 24,1900, White House. Exact figures on that first Impertal Council gession atténdance here are The imperial session . twenty-thres years ago was welcomed by John W. Ross, Commissioner of the Distriet of Columbla and a member of Alm: Tempte, and by Past Imperial Pote tate Harrison Dingman, who spoke the welcome of the Grand Lodse, Grand Chapter, Grand Commandery and Ancient.and Accepted Soottish Rite, as well as the nobles of Almas Temple. If the numbers and magnificence the gathering and to Wash! Y Imperial Potentate John H. Atwoed of that day will still stand as a monument of orat the order, flow of eloquence which from the present session. . 1900 Imporial Coemnefl. Officers of the Imperial Counell in 1900 wert as follows: Johm H. Ate wood, imperial - entate, Leaven- worth, Kas.; Lou B. Windser, im L deputy po! ban, and prophet, Dallas, Tex.; George Tiown, imperial oriental guide, Buf- 1alo; Willlam 8. Brown, im treasurer, Pittsburgh: Benjemin W. Rowell;— impe recordet n; Henry A. Collins, imperial first cove- monial maater, Toronto, ; Rial 8, Peck, imperial master, Hartford, Conn.; Claton, imperial marshal, Bt. J Mo.; Archibald N. Sioan, giard, ‘Grand Rapids, Chairmen of the Almas subcommit- tees in charge of the local ments for the 1 follows: Recetion, ¥ra transportation, Jol E fnance, B. H. Warner: enter- tlllnmo:;hloaorg aw Evans; ‘.693— tions, lam 5 lison Natlor; p: Frank H. Hostord; musie, Benjamin Parkhurst; printin and badge, George H. Walk ption, ' E. B. Hay; hotel, Harry Stdndiford; advisory, Harrison Ding- man; audit, James A. Sample. ]