The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-19

pennsylvania Avenue is already begin
! ming to put on it's holiday attire in antici-
| patton of the coming Of the Supreme Coun-
| Gil of the Ancient Arabic Order of the
! Mystic Shrine. Many of the larger build
| ings are gay with flags and streamers and
I, the emblem of the Shriners. the crescent
and scimiter. flags in numerous windows
| and store fronts. worked out in colored
| electric lights. The committee on decora-
/ tons is confident that the business men
f, generally will join in the welcome TO the
| ShIdners in this wax and that the Avenue
will be full of color early next week.
| Preparations everywhere are virtually
| completed for the coming event. Only final
details remain to be arranged and the
daily and nightly meetings of the differ
ent committees are rapidly getting these
out of the way. The committees are busy
nearly twentyfour hours every day.
Chairman Thomas. OF the Executive Com
m.ttee. said yesterday that brilliant end
entirely satisfactory reception Is now as
sured. with funds sufficient for all needs,
a pleasing programme throughout. and
very large gathering OF the Shriners and
their friends. from everywhere throughout
the country.
Capt. Allison Nailor, Chairman CT the
Committee on Parades and grand marshal
of both parades. has chosen the following
staff: A. w. Kelley, Deputy Grand Mar
shall and Chief of STAFF: Andrew Parker.
+. w. Behrens, Charles Childs. w. F.
Cody. L. B. Cutter, C. 5. Domer. NJ. Dyren-
forth. F. c. Gleseking. S. B. Hege. W. b.
Hibbs, Charles Jackson, Charles kraemer.
r. b. Nixon. Benjamin Parkhurst f. H.
Pillsbury, r. X. Raymond. j. B. Rider, o.
G. Staples. w. K. Speare. ]. H. Small. jr..
T. F. Walsh. B. H. Warner, A. G. White.
w. II. Yerkes, IT., w. F. GUIDE. j. S. Mil
Ter. w. S. Knox. and Harvey Given.
Captain Nailor's committee reports that
the District Commissioners have lorna "
ordered that on the occasion Of the parades
no vehicles, except street cars. shall be
allowed On the roadways Of any Of the io!-
lowing named streets. between the tours
of and 10 o'clock p m. and that the
movement of street cars upon any OF. the
streets named snail be subject to the dsrec-
tion of the police. and SO controlled not
to interfere with the parade. viz:
Fifteenth Street. from X Street TO Penn
sylvaEia Avenue: + Street. from Ffieentl
to Ninth: Ninth from to Z; E Street
from Ninth to Sixth: Sixth Street. fiOm f
to ID; d Street and south side of Ind ana
Avenue from Sixth to Third: Third Street
from Indiana Avenue to Pennsylvania Ave
nue.: Pennsylvania Avenue frcm Third TO
Fifteenth. ard from New York Avenue TO
Seventeenth Street.
Captain Nailor has secured from General
Miles as his mount in the parades The tig
tappie-gre horse that the Commanding
General rode in Porto -Riro. snd-iater in
the Dewey parade. He will ride it with all
the trappings used by Genet al AIse:.i =
The official badge to be issued By, Almas
Temple to every Shriner who wits the
city durirg the Supreme Council has teen |
designed. ard is nearly ready for disiribu-
ton. 1t is of oxidized silver. and is CON-
posed of the official badge CT the SINNERS. |
with several pleasing additions in6i at v,
OF this special .occasicn, Over the b & |
scimitar of the Shrirers' badge Is a ri &c |
containing desert scene, with the figure |
OF an Arab mounted on camel given hief |
prominence. Across the fac, OF the 81 o:d |
is the word "Almas." and Oh the horns tf |
the crescent in white is the date OF the |
Supreme Council. May. 1900 Between the |
horns, pendent, is a medallion heal If |
George Washington.
badge nearly similar but with ribhoi |
will be issued 10 all the ladies' accompany
ing the Shriners. These badges viii be |
passports to every event OF the Supreme |
Couucil.
The official programme of the en- ertaia-
merit of the Supreme Council from Sunlfy |
to Wednesday has been printed. but will |
not be distributed until tomorrow 1t Is
neat little booklet. conspicuous for con-
tanning a large amount of information in
the shortest form, and for a total fb.enca
OF advertisements. Twenty-f0ur events are
described. ard their day and hour g ven.
Pol!ce arrangements for the coming
gathering were completed last night
Major Sylvester. Chief of Police has is
sued general order. with instructions to
the force under his command. In order TO
facilitate the movement OF the parades,
Pennsylvania Avenue. from Sixth TO Sew
enteenth Street. will be rcped. AT street
crossings the ropes will be looped 10 al
low the passage Of vehicles until just prior
to the beginning Of the parades.
Upon the occasion of the night parade,
Pennsylvania Avenue. from Sixth Street to
Fifteenth Street. will be patroled by a
Gordon OF police. each section of shich
will be in charge OF a lieutenant The
Avenue will be cleared VIXEN the parade
starts the cars Of the Capital Traction
Company being stopped promptly at Z: 10 D.
N. detail of officers will be placed at
the Steamboat WHATS upon the arrival of
river steamers. and special officers have
been directed to be stationed at the rail-
way depots. Other minor details are also
provided for in the general order jus; is
sued