Boumi Temple News. Vol. XLI. January - December 1976

Baltimore: Boumi Temple, 1976. Hardcover. Fine. Hardcover. Boumi was founded in 1884. There were a total of 7 charter members. At the first meeting, the name of the temple was selected. Boumi is Arabic for Owl, and the owl became the symbol of Boumi Temple. In 1889 Boumi held its first meeting under the dome of its new Temple on South Hanover Street near Lombard Street. The mission of Boumi Temple when it was founded was to have a place in Baltimore where Masons could go to play. In 1921 the idea for the Shriners Hospitals for Children was conceived. The first unit was opened on September 16, 1922 at Shreveport LA. This volume is a bound copy of the Boumi Temple newsletters from 1976. Fine green smooth boards. 12 issues of Boumi Temple News for 1976 bound in tightly. Interior clean. Advertisements, photos, etc. BALT/4053.