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Order Number
00093334
Title
Al
Malaikah
2000
strong
on
caravan
Collection ID
Herald Examiner Collection
Location/Accession
HE
box
65
Date
1955
Physical Description
1
photographic
print
:b&w
;36
x
29
cm
.
Notes
Photograph
was
edited
for
publication
purposes
.
Historical Data
The
Shriners
, or
Ancient
Arabic
Order
of the
Nobles
of the
Mystic
Shrine
(A.A.O.N.M.S.)
, were
established
in the
U.S
. in
1870
as an
appendant
body
to
Freemasonry
. In
order
to be
eligible
for
membership
in the
Shrine
, a
person
must
be a
Master
Mason
in the
Freemasonry
Fraternity
.
Dr
.
Walter
M
.
Fleming
,
M.D
. and
actor
William
J
.
Florence
were the
first
to
discuss
the
idea
of a
new
fraternity
for the
Masons
at the
Knickerbocker
Cottage
in
New
York
in
1870
. The
two
men
took
the
idea
seriously
enough
to
do
something
about
it
-
converting
it
into what would
become
the
Ancient
Arabic
Order
of the
Nobles
of the
Mystic
Shrine
(A.A.O.N.M.S.)
,
adopting
a
Middle
Eastern
theme
and
organizing
Temples
meetings
. The
number
of
Shriners
continued
to
grow
in the
1880s
; by
1888
there were
7,210
members
in
48
temples
throughout
the
U.S
. and
one
in
Canada
; in
1898
, there were
50,000
Shriners
, with
71
of the
79
temples
actively
engaged
in
some
type
of
philanthropic
work
; by
1900
, there were
well
over
55,000
members
and
82
temples
; and
between
1900
and
1918
,
eight
new
temples
were
created
in
Canada
, and
one
each
in
Honolulu
,
Mexico
City
, and the
Republic
of
Panama
.
Through
the
years
, these
numbers
have
increased
dramatically
.
Members
have
included
four
U.S
.
Presidents
,
four
Mexican
Presidents
,
One
Prime
Minister
of
Canada
, and
one
Hawaiian
King
.
Today
, there are
more
than
411,000
Shriners
who
belong
to
191
Temples
or
Chapters
.
Description
Photograph
article
dated
July
9
,
1955
partially
reads
, "
Colorfully
clad
Shriners
of
Al
Malaikah
Temple
,
2000
of them, were
en
route
to
Chicago
today
after
departing
from
Union
Station
last
night
on
special
Santa
Fe
and
Union
Pacific
trains
to
attend
a
four
day
national
Imperial
Council
Session
Monday.
"
Pictured
are
(l
to
r)
:
C
.
P
.
MacGregor
,
Potentate
,
Glenn
L
.
Pearce
and
Chief
Rabban
C
.
Stanley
Chapman
.
Subject
Freemasons.
Union Passenger Terminal (Los Angeles, Calif.).
Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America.
Al Malaikah Shrine Temple (Los Angeles, Calif.).
Fraternal organizations--California--Los Angeles.
Men--California--Los Angeles--Societies and clubs.
Railroad cars--California--Los Angeles.
Travelers--California--Los Angeles.
Fezzes--California--Los Angeles.
Herald-Examiner Collection photographs.
Format
Photographic prints
Reproduction Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at
http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html
for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name
Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photo Collection
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