Humorous Shrine Ceremonial Posters
from
Aleppo Shrine Temple in Boston. MA
These posters were made to
advertise Shrine Ceremonials at Aleppo Temple in Boston, Mass. circa
early 1900's. If you study them closely you will find they are absolutely
hilarious! Nowhere else will a non-Mason get a better picture of the
hazing or "Crossing the Hot Sands" so to speak that goes on at a Shrine
Ceremonial where initiations are performed! The posters show the candidates in
various forms of being hazed; some are being hung, some are being used as
target practice, some are thrown off the roof, some are chased with a burning
stake. One candidate is naked tied to a chair with a Shriner starting a
fire underneath him. Some are being dragged through the streets, some
are falling on stakes, one is being ridden like a goat. The many scenes
are quite a hoot! A real amusement piece
for any Masonic collector.
A special "Thank
You" to Noble Brother John Kemp for sharing his posters with our museum!
