Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-20
.SHRINERS' SUCCESS
One-Fare Rate Secured for the Nav
Event,
TIE SESSION OF IMPERIAL COUNCIL
Substantial Subscriptions to Enter
tainment Fund, Recorded.
BIG GROW Assn RED

The great concourse which will be at
tracted to Washington by the annual ses-
sion of the Imperial Council, Ancient Ara
bic Order. Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine, May
% and %. will not be required to burn its
feet by traversing long stretches of burn
ing sand. On the other hand, the mobiles
and their ladies and the host of other visi-
tors, who invariably attend such an event.
will be favored by the railroads to an ex-
tent hitherto unequaled The Trunk Line
Association, which controls the fixing of
rates upon the various railroads in this
country and Canada, decided at recent
meeting to grant rate of single fare for
the round trip for tickets bringing their
holders from any point in the United States
or Canada to the national capital and TAX
ing them back again.
Larger ThrOng Expected.
This was announced last night at a
meeting of the executive committee. which
has all the arrangements for the ses-
sion of the Imperial Council in charge, and
was greeted with much qualification, as it
assured a throng Of Visitors twice or three
times as large was originally estimated.
when 1t was believed that the rate of one
and one-third fares for the round trip,
which has heretofore been the lowest
granted, would prevail.
The committee on transportation. by its
Chairman. J. ]. Narrower, and its vice
chairman. Thomas p. Morgan. had seen the
Trunk Line Association recently, and were
told that the best rates that could be given
would be one fare for the round trip to
parties of fifty or more travelling on one
ticket, and one and third fares for the
round trip for certificate tickets issued to
single passengers. Messrs. Narrower and
Morgan had another consultation with the
association. and upon their representa- lions
tmnnTf9nNa ha
attractiveness Of Washington. especially in
May, to the national public generally the
lower rate mentioned was decided upon.
Sessions in Columbia Theater.
Potentate Frank H. Thomas of Almas
Temple who is also chairman of the ex-
ecutive committee, presided at the meet
ing, and it was well attended
1t was decided that the sessions of the
Imperial Council would be held in the Co.
1umbia Theater. and a contract was en-
tered into with Managers Luckett and
Dwyer to this effect.
The committee entertainment through
Its chairman, George w. Evans. reported
plans for reception to the imperial poten-
tate and ball at Convention Hall at an
expense of 3,225, and this is now under
consideration.
A special committee. consisting of Chair
man Frank H. Thomas, Harrison Dingman,
George H. Walker, Brainard H Warner
and Edwin B. Hay. was appointed to wait
or President Mckinley and request him to
give an evening reception during the cele-
brat1on to the Imperial Council and the
visiting mobiles and their ladies. Such
reception was held by President Harrison
during the triennial conclave of the knights
Templar held here in 1889. The committee
will wait on the President one day this
week.
Substantial Contributions.
Chairman B. H. Warner of the finance
Cd
scriptions to the fund which will be util-
lied in entertaining the Imperial Council
and which has been fixed at $4,000 1t
as follows:
VIM. w. Danenhower, $50; NJ ]. Mulaney,
500; The Shoemaker Co., S75; Charles Wal
johnson, $500; John T. Devine. $50; R. T.
Warwick, $3.50: ]. NJ. Ford, $50: Thomas
Graham, $50; Aug. F. Eberle, $50; George
Prince, $50; cash. $40; Lansburgh & Bro,
$40; A. Burt Coolidge. $40; J. F. Collins,
$40; w. c. Upham, $40; l.. d. Carman, $40;
5: Hart, SD; ]. s. Jones, s25; E. B. Hay, S25;
Martin O'Connor s25; Frank E. Sherry, s15:
James Ciscle, SO; Frank A Butts, $50;
s. T. Covert, $40: D. Percy Hickling, $40;
A. E. Burkline, $40; August G. Hermann,
SO: George s. Anthony, $40: A. GUIDE, s25:
William F. GUIDE. SIS; George w. Knox Ex-
press Company, 500; T. D. Blackstone $40:
Walter A. Brown, $40: John Miller, $25; ].
D. Frazee. $50; c. E. Wood, S25; c. A. Saul
ter So IN Nathaniel Mckay. 500; D. ]. Ma
Walker, s25; Henry A. Johnston, $40;
John Lynch. $40; w. A. Craig, $40; Maui
rice Joyce Engraving Company, $40; VIM
H. Brown. $40; Conrad F. Grieh, $25: Theo.
Beck. $50; Chas E. Engels $40; Fritz Reu-
ter, S25; Edw. Schmidt, SO; Eugene Peters.
$40; Frank H. Thomas. $50; B. A. Allen,
$50; Faber Stevenson, $50; c. B. Keene 500;
Senator George L. shoup. 500: F. T. San
ner, $40; s. Thomas Brown, $40; j. Edw.
I.itbey & Son. SO: john B. Larner, $40; s.
G. Palmer, $40; Harry West, $40; Percy
roster, $40; Chas. DeitZ, $40; D. L. Coon, $40;
J. B. Gregg Custis. $40; Geo. A Mills and
son, 800: Mrs. Hannah Petit $40; T. II.
Warom, S25; A. E. Burklin (second contri-
bution), $40; A Ebere's Sons, $40; cash,
$50; Woodward & Lothrop. S25; o. G. Sta
pies $500: Washington Gas Light Company
$50; N. M. Parker, SO: Louis Kulle. jr,
$40; G. A. Eckstein. $40; r. C. Williams
$40; S. N. Recher, $40; L. Stoddard $40;
Jas. E. White, $40; G. NJ. Hunt $40: Walter
F. Halleck, $40; August Heimer, SO; w H.
Otterback. $40; Jas. w. Fox, $40; Frederick
sillers, $40: VIM. H. Brown Second contri-
bution). SO; F. H. Smith & Son.
so SO; w: col H. Pope, $50; George Trues-
$40; Harry Rothschild. s25; Geo. T. Budd &
CO., s25: Woodward & Lothrop (second con-
tributionl, $40; w: Berens & Sons, s25; s.
Desio, s25; B: H. Warner, 500; M Dyren-
forth, $50: Emmons Smith. SOS; Isadore
saks. 500; w. G. Henderson, $40; Ferd
Gawler, $50: Frank K. Raymond, s25; Simon
Wolf. $25; ]. B. Rider, SOS; Benz. Parkhurst,
SIS; William Barnum, s25; Henry Orth, $50.
Total $4,5O5.
An artistic prospectus is being prepared.
and will be sent all over the country 1t
will be concise and comprehensive story
of the national capital. with tasteful Illus
trations, and will contain no advertise
ments. design for very handsome
souvenir badge Of the occasion has been
adopted.