Talk story about joining the Shriners from the Hartford Sphinx Temple in celebrating the 90th annual convention of the Ancient Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, in the lounge of the New York Hilton's Old Bourbon House restaurant.
By Susan Lardner The New Yorker, August 1 , 1964P. 26 Talk story about joining the Shriners from the Hartford Sphinx Temple in celebrating the 90th annual convention of the Ancient Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, in the lounge of the New York Hilton's Old Bourbon House restaurant.
The acronym for "Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine," Vausbinder notes, is AAONMS.
Ausonius produced the useful autobiographical Praefatiunculae ("Prefaces"); Eclogae, mnemonic verses on astronomy and astrology; Ordo nobilium urbium ("Order of Noble Cities"); Ludus septem sapientum ("Play of the Seven Sages"), a forerunner of the morality play; and many epigrams, including adaptations from the Greek Anthology.
Among those known for their charitable work are the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (the "Shriners").
A new branch of freemasonry called the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, or Shriners, drew on the combined mystification and amusement that the idea of Asia had always evoked in Americans.
City Center's neo-Moorish building was not originally intended for dance performances; its architects, Harry P. Knowles and the firm of Clinton & Russell, designed it as a meeting place for the Ancient Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine.
City Center\u2019s neo-Moorish building was not originally intended for dance performances; its architects, Harry P. Knowles and the firm of Clinton & Russell, designed it as a meeting place for the Ancient Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine.
It was built in 1923 as a meeting hall for the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, or Shriners, and did not become City Center until 20 years later.
The experience inspired a lasting devotion to the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, the 135-year-old fraternal organization that founded and controls the Shriners Hospitals for Children.
In homage to the dedication of the West 55th Street building in 1943 by his predecessor Fiorello H. La Guardia, Mr. Bloomberg will conduct the Encores! orchestra at the gala reopening to start a celebratory season at the landmark city-owned hall originally built as the Ancient Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine in 1923.
