The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-10
MYSTIC SHRINE MOBILES.
They Elect Officers and Choose Dallas
for Next Place of Meeting.

DETROIT, Mich. June 9.-The final BUSH
ness sessions of the Imperial Council mo-
bles of the Mystic Shrine, were held to-day
The council, by a unanimous vote, decided
to hold the 1898 meeting at Dallas, Tex, be-
ginning the second Tuesday in June. A
proposition is understood to have been made
in the council to increase the imperial re-
corder's salary, but it was finally left at the
present figure, $1,000. New officers We're
elected as follows: Grand potentate, Albert
NJ McGaffey Denver; deputy potentate,
Ethelbert Allen. Kansas City; chleI raopan,
John II. Atwood, Leavenworth, Kan. as
sistant rabban, Lou b. Winser, Reed city,
Mich. high priest, Philip c: Shafer Phil
adelphia; oriental guide, Col. Henry g.
Akin, Omaha; recorder, Benjamin w.
Rowell, Boston; treasurer, VIM. . Brown,
Pittsburg. All the new officers were In
stalled at the closing session Of the council
Late hours and excitement appear to have
no effect on the spirits and health or the
mass of Shriners This mornings pro-
gramme was largely of q s-you-please
nature. Open house, receptions etc, were
held at several of the headquarters. Inns
promptu mock paraders and serenaders
traVersed the downtown streets, and there
was music and noise galore. This afternoon
a long string of trolley cars carried the VS.
iting mobiles and ladies on a tour OF the city,
ending at Water Works Park, from whence
the crowd was conveyed to Belle Isle by
steamer.
Tonight the Shriners gave their grand
finale in the shape of a street parade, which
brought them out in full force. Then De-
troit showed what she could do in the line
of a naval parade. Both professions were
conspicuous for their size, novelty and
beauty. In the latter demonstration the
Shriner mobiles were mostly guests and pas
sengers. The land parade began before sun
set and ended long after red IRE. rockets
and electric lights had begun to furnish the
illumination. The sides of the route of the
march were packed with spectators Street
cars and other vehicles were Kept on the
line, and the maneuVers of the Arab pa
triots were shown to fine advantage. There
were 3 500 men In line, each Tempe preceded
by band. Remarkably fine evohtions
were shown by the patrols of Ismaiba Tenn
pie of Buffalo; Zurah of Minneapolis;
AIurat of indianapolis; Fem Fem, of Erie;
Syria, of Pittsburg Medinah, of Chicago,
and others. AT $3.50 fleet of thirty steafn-
ers and steam yachts and twenty sail
yachts in tow got under way in the river.
Every boat was decorated with colored
lights strung from her masthead to stem
and stern. and many showed other novel ef-.
fects. Red fire was burned on scOws EN-
route and nearly all the yachts sent up
rockets Along the city front an enterpris-
ing bombardment of similar kind was kept
up, and screeches of whistles and firing OF
yachts cannon added to the excitement.
Among the larger steamers in line was the
revenue cutter BeSsenden. The parade
passed slowly up the American channel
rounded a buoy above Beste isle, proceeded
down to Fort Wayne and returned to the
city, which ended the general festivities OF
the meeting.