Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-21
COMING OF THE CROWDS
HOTELS BOOKING BIG PARTIES FOR
SHRINE WEEK IN MAY.
Location Of Numerous Temples
Already Fixed and indications of
Lavish Entertainment.

Hotel men are making arrangements to
care for large crowds during the week in
May, when the mobiles of the Mystic Shrine
will make the nations capital the Mecca
of their annual pilgrimage. The Shriners
themselves are securing abiding places for
the occasion, and many of the temples will
make their stay in Washington memorable
In the way of hospitality and entertain
ment. Each headquarters of each temple,
it may be stated, will be an oasis where the
tired and thirsty may get rest and drink
and the hungry feed upon the mama, which
will be plentiful.
Almas Temple of this city will naturally
be the host of the entire body of mobiles,
and has arranged to keep open house con-
tlnuously Tor three days and nights at its
headquarters, the National Rifles armory,
on G street.
The officers of the Imperial Council and
the representatives from all the temples in
the country, numbering about 32o, will
make their headquarters at the Riggs
House and will entertain with charac teristic
Arabian hospitality.
Syria and Its Souvenirs.
Syria Temple of Pittsburg will be at the
National Hotel. This organization has been
famed for years for the unusually fine SOU
Venirs it distributes at annual sessions in
the shape of glass ware. ornaments and me-
mentos. kismet of Brooklyn will also be
at the National, and present many original
ideas In entertaining. Mosem of Detroit
whose Arab patrol won the competitive
drill at Buffalo last year, will occupy rooms
at the Raleigh, and has secured the new
banquet hall for reception purposes, May %
end .. 1smaila of Buffalo will also be at
the Raleigh and entertain on an elaborate
scale.
One of the largest parties will be that of
Fem Fem Temple of Erie, Pa, and the
entire st. James Hotel has been engaged for
its accommodation, while a group of the
nobles will be also quartered at the Raleigh
mecca OF New York, the oldest temple in
the country, will occupy the Cochran Hotel,
and several floors of the Grafton have been
engaged for Syrian of Cincinnati. Lu Ll
of Philadelphia, with band composed of
mobiles belonging to it: Damascus of Ro-
chester, the second oldest temple in the
country, and kalurah of Binghamton will
occupy Wizards, while Oriental of Troy,
which has a famous Arab patrol, will be at
the Wellington.
Coming by Special Trial.
Moolah of St. Louis will come by special
train and bring its own band. 1t will be
quartered at the Arlington and has en-
gagged the H street parlors for entertain
ing on what its representatives announce
viii be a lavish scale
Cyprus of Albany has the distinction of
carrying Lieut.. Gov. Woodruff as an active
member, and will endeavor to boost his vice
pleSlutHlidl among the NOBILITY
while here. These mobiles will be at the
Norrnandie.
The Ebbltt will have the Sphinx of Hart
ford, with its own band and a very large
contingent of mobiles and ladies; Palestine
of Providence and Pyramid of Bridgeport.
The entire Hotel johnson has been secured
by Ell Koran of Cleveland. Osiris of Wheel
ing will be at the Colonial. and Moila of ST.
Joseph, Mo-. at the Ardmore. Hora of Lew
iston, Me, will be quartered at the Hamil-
ton, Acca of Richmond at the Columbia
formerly the owen House and Aleppo of
Boston, which will bring one of the largest
parties, will stop at the Arlington, Shore
ham and Hamilton.
Entertainment by Ladies of G. A. II.
The eighth anniversary entertainment of
U. S. Grant Circle, Ladies of the G. A R..
was given at TypOgra phical Temple We'd
nesday evening last. The hall was well fill
ed by an appreciative audience The walls
were tastefully decorated with flags, while
flowers and palms adorned the front of the
stage.
The following program rendered:
Piano solo. The G. A. r. Reveille," DIR.
G. B. Boyd (his own composition); recita-
ton, European Guides" (by Mark Twain),
Mr.. Chas. Alexander Spirk; song, Miss
Elizabeth Tyler; accompanist, Miss Blanche
Ruckert; recitation, monol0gue, Boots"
Miss Lillian NJ Royce; selections by the
Y. NJ c. a. Mandolin Club; recitation,
garden scene. controversy between Queen
Elizabeth and Mary Stuart, Miss Margaret
La Teresa Linton; contralto solo. Miss Fan
ME Calvert; accompanist, Mr.. Becker; vio-
lin solo, Miss Louise May Farrow; comic
songs, Mr.. Will Boyd; accompanst, Miss
Mabel Boyd. The program concluded with
a cake walk.
Among those present the only sur
vivfng member of the Hutchinson family.
W n iC h igrht iafI
by request THE Blue and the Gray" which
was received with rounds of applause. He
also gave selections on the violin.
Dancing succeeded the regular program.