Identifier	mcms054
Title	Receipt of H. L. Mencken's father's A.A.O.N.M.S. dues paid to Boumi Temple December 31, 1887
Transcript	A.A.O.N.M.S . Noble Aug Mencken To Boumi Temple, Dr . To 6 month's dues to date , Received payment , W. H. Nicholson[,] Illustrious Recorder . Baltimore, Md. Dec. 31[,] 1887 [printing on left side]Extract of By-Laws:--Art. VI, Sec. 23. The dues of this Temple shall be three dollars ($3.00) per annum, PAYABLE on or before the Stated Session in December . Sec. 21. Any Noble of the Temple, who shall remain in arrears for dues for ONE Stated Session, shall be notified by the Illustrious Recorder to pay his dues, and if, after being thus notified, he remains in arrears at the SECOND Stated Session thereafter, he [S]HALL be suspended.
Creator	Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America
Subject	Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956--Childhood and youth Receipts (Acknowledgments)
Description	Document showing the receipt of $1.50 in dues paid by H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken's father, Aug[ust] Mencken, to Boumi Temple, a Baltimore center for the fraternal A.A.O.N.M.S. (Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine) for North America, signed by its "illustrious recorder" W. H. Nicholson and dated December 31, 1887.
Publisher (Electronic Version)	Enoch Pratt Free Library
Holding Institution	Enoch Pratt Free Library
Date Original	1887-12-31
Date Digital	2011-01-25
Type	Text
Format	Digital reproduction of 1-page document, 9 x 21 cm
Source	H. L. Mencken Room; Scrapbook F13, Volume I, page 149
Relation	Is Part Of the H. L. Mencken Collection Is Part Of the Maryland Digital Cultural Heritage Program
Coverage	1881-1890
Rights	This item is owned by the Estate of H. L. Mencken. Permission to publish or reproduce this item is required and must be obtained from the H. L. Mencken Estate. For more information, please call 410-396-5430 and ask to be connected to the Mencken Room.