The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-17

Washington viii be called upon in May
10 entertain one OF the largest throngs Of
visitors that ever sought hospitality at her
hands. and the strangers composing it will
represent the substantial well-to-do
classes who are ever willing TO pay libcr-
ally for what they receive. Once before
a similar crowd assembled in the National
Capital This was in 1889 when the tri-
euuial conclave Of the Knights Templar
was held here When the Sir Knights de
parted the local Golfers Of every descrip-
ton were fuller Of the circulating medium
than ever before
The mobiles of the Mystic Shrine are
knights Templar under another ZANE. for
TO acquire the right to wear a fez and the
scimitar and crescent an ascirant must
be either a Knight Templar or a Scottish
Rite Mason. The Supreme Council Of the
order Of the Mystic shrine Will hold its
annual session here May % and % and on
all such occasions the mobiles Of the numer-
Gus temples throughout the country gather
10 indulge In fratornai and social inter
course and have general good time.
Advices received by the executive COM
mittee Of Aimas Temple. Of this city. which
has the arrangement for the important
event indicate that between 15.Cc0 and 20,
oo0 mobiles will be present with half as
many ladies in their immediate parties. In
addition excursions are now being organ
lied in all parts Of the country. the Shrin-
ers having secured from the railroads the
hitherto unheard Of concession OF enc fare
FOR The round trip for all passengers from
any point in the United States and Can
ada.
There are eighty-one temples in the
United States and Canada, and several
have membership Of over 1000 each. While
those with five hundred and upward are
numerous, and 1t will be poor noble in
deed that viii not make the trip nither
The capacity Of all the Washington
hotels has already been pretty completely
contracted for. so the boarding HOUSES will
have 10 be depended on to accommodate
the overflow. The entertainment for the
visiting crowds viii include great night
and day parades Of the mobiles. a fantastic
competitive drill OF the Arab patrol. par
ticipated in by a thousand grotesquely
uniformed Arabs on the White Lot ellipse,
an evening reception by the President and
Mrs. Mckinley. steamboat rides down the
Potomac, trolley excursions to Cabin John,
and other points. and open houses Wher-
ever the expressive sign Of the scimitar
indicates there is cancels milk for the
thirsty and mama for the hungry.
The Washington mobiles have determined
to raise fund OF 10000 to meet the eX-
penses Of entertaining their visiting
brothers and nearly $4,000 of this sum
has been already subscribed. Chairman b.
II. Warner Of the finance committee. hay-
ing reported as follows:
Amount previously published. SIS. 30. T.. C.
Davis $40. Jzmes O.. Bowen. So; House *
HERMANN. SD; %. Msus Spencer. slU; Franz T.
Rawlings. SO: BAN d Pollard, SO; Judd & Def
weller. SO: b. h. Stincmetz a Son. S25; d. J.
Stuart. slj, ". N. Hanuay. SO; r. j. Brennan,
$40; Percy Crawford, s25: T. y Graz. so: +. d.
Cmmpacker. $40; George ". Harvey. IS: A. G.
lClim SIS. Harrison DIugman, IS; II. G.
E>pcy, $50. James .. lamb.e. SD. Clarence r.
Nouutnt. sos; r. ID. S.oat. $40; Alexander Scott.
SO: j. 3. LIttitw0od $50. Cash Sllt. john h
hia COMPANY SIS. The New Grand o. b. Chase,
Manager, -; Emile Wagner add ion1N
$3.50; Kelley q ChambCTliu, So; :. hn f. JayinS
SIS; Cannon q Chandler, SIS; Charles W. Brown,
SIS; George Bes-lor, SIS; +. p. May & Co. $40;
Jackson q Co. SO; Browning q Middleton. SO;
4. W. Hancock, S25: Hotel NendCme (P. r.
Emersonl. 500; n NJ Beekman. SOS; John
Small, SIS; Creamery Lunch COMPANY $40; John
lynn. SO. J. T. ConngTS. $40; y. Wdlicfsten,
SIS; James : Topham, SO; Byron :. Adams.
SO; W. d. Butler, SO; Louis j. Kessol. $40:
George IT. Cetz. $40. L. II. Poscy. SO. h.
Kneessi sons, $40; r. r. kehr. Si5; J. ". Dare,
SO, Ernest GersteuberE. 500; II. L. Costing
SO; Joseph 7. Atkins $40; J. H. Crawford, 50.
Total, $3.50.