Shriners
The Shriners, or Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, are an Order appendant to Freemasonry. They are responsible for the creation of the Shriners Hospitals for Children which provide orthopaedic, burn, or spinal cord injury treatment for children without charge. They also run the Shrine Circus, which raises money for the Shriners Hospitals.The Shriners often participate in local parades riding comedy versions of cars and motorcycles. They are recognizable by their elaborate fezeses.
Some famous Shriners include:
- Buzz Aldrin, astronaut
- Dave Thomas, founder of Wendy's restaurants
- Porfirio Diaz, former president of Mexico
- Pascual Ortiz-Rubio, former president of Mexico
- Albelardo L. Rodriguez, former president of Mexico
- Miguel Aleman Valdes, former president of Mexico
- John Diefenbaker, former prime minister of Canada
- Gerald Ford
- Barry Goldwater
- Warren G. Harding
- J. Edgar Hoover
- Hubert Humphrey
- Jack Kemp
- Douglas MacArthur
- George McGovern
- Sam Nunn
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Strom Thurmond
- Harry S Truman
- George Wallace
- Earl Warren
- Ernest Borgnine
- Clark Gable
- Roy Rogers
- Will Rogers
- Red Skelton
- Ty Cobb
- Arnold Palmer
