Wednesday, February 06, 2019

TEMPLE #6


Posted by Chic Silber at 2/06/2019 11:47:00 AM

8 comments:

Chic Silber said...


The Lulu Temple sponsored

the Beatty Show in Philly

for many years but never

on Sundays

06 February, 2019 15:46
Roger Smith said...

The exponents of this temple were my first introduction to Shriners sponsoring a circus. We played Lighthouse field with the Beatty show in '64, and Eddie Dullem warned one and all to prepare for the invasion of lot lice. The Shriners emerged drunk from their hospitality wagon, and roamed the lot in swarms by the dozens. They tried climbing the aerial rigging, thinking it funny to imitate chimpanzee noises. Others targeted the animal departments and became obstreperous when made to leave. A number of them were aggressive toward the circus women, resulting in loud indignation from the women and their men alike. I noticed that none among them stepped up to subdue this behavior, and my observations became more educated as our route cards led us to mostly Shrine dates. In towns where no red Fez showed up, we shared a collective day of gratitude.

This division of Shriners do not compare to those who dedicated themselves to funding their great hospitals and burns centers. These Shriners are embarrassed by those sponsoring circuses, and agree with the Masons that this faction should separate themselves from the full orders of the Shrine fraternity.

07 February, 2019 05:17
Paul Gutheil said...

Nevertheless they still put on a Circus, replete with elephants, and the folks we met were nothing such as Roger described above. Hamid produces the show.

07 February, 2019 11:50
Paul Gutheil said...

I should add that I do not believe, but not absolutely sure, that they use this building anymore. No offense Roger, just an observation from this past May.

07 February, 2019 11:52
Chic Silber said...


I brought extra equipment to the

Philly Beatty date for many years

including Lighthouse Field Liberty

Bell Park & that awful Street Road

lot in Croydon but I don't recall

that kind of poor behavior at all

Roger & I are nearly the same age

but our recall rate my differ

07 February, 2019 11:57
Roger Smith said...

Thankfully, with increased social awareness, one might not see so much of the boorish behavior from Shriners as in the past. A great outcry arose when the media exposed their claims of charity money actually going to sustain "local temple events", meaning private parties with refreshments.

I soured on Shriners around the Beatty show back then, and my outlook did not improve with those sponsoring other shows I was on, especially the ones on Hubert Castle. I'm grateful to see someone saying now that this is not so much the case.

AND...HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR BLOGMASTER, CHIC, THIS MONTH. BELIEVE ME, CHIC, IT WILL GET YOUR ATTENTION, TURNING 50.

08 February, 2019 01:24
Chic Silber said...


Thank you but not so fast Roger

I'll be 75 for a couple weeks yet

You aren't so far behind me pal

I easily remember turning 50 as

my dear wife surprised me with

a 2 week Caribbean cruise that

started & ended in San Juan so

we added a week on the Condado

They were some of the best times

08 February, 2019 08:49
Chic Silber said...


There are 3 more important

birthdays coming up before

mine so stay tuned

08 February, 2019 08:53

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