If you think that "Potentate" is the strength of hot sauce that lies somewhere between "mild" and "hot" at your favorite burrito joint, you need the Shriner Primer.
And if you think the only thing Shriners - those guys in the odd-looking, tasseled, red hats in your local Independence Day parade - do is ride around in tiny cars, you really need the Shriner Primer.
The first Shriners meeting was held in New York City in 1872.
To become a Shriner, a man first must be a Master Mason.
All Shriners are Masons... but not all Masons are Shriners.
The fez was named after the town of Fez, Morocco, where it originated.
The chief executive officer of Shriners of North America is the Imperial Potentate.
The first Shriners Hospital for Children opened in Shreveport, La., in 1922.
There is never a charge for any of the care or services provided at Shriners Hospitals.
