The Savannah morning news., 1901-04-28
TEMPLARS AND SHRINERS.
VIII Leave for Americus, on Special
Cars, May z

Oars, May z.
The fortieth annual Grand Conclave of
the Grand Commandery knights Tenn
pisr Of Georgia, will be held at Ameri-
Gus May So Palestine Commanderv
knights Templar. and Alec Temple, An
Gent Arabic Order Mobiles of the Mystic
Shrine, will attend, leaving Savannah
about forty strong. May Z, and going by
special cars to Americas, where they will
arrive the following day.
After its own peculiar fashion the Shrine
mas notlhed its members of the event as
follows: ~
This pilgrimage being the second that
alec mas ever taken into the wilds, we are
determined to make it one long to be re-
Hemnered. Those who don't go will be
sorry hereafter . Our nronhet
hath proclaimed that all will be as de-
sired This being the season of peace
and prosperity.
The caravan will leave Savannah in
their special cars consisting of baggage
and sleepers at p. m. May T. arriving at
Americas early morning. May s, where
we will find in waiting about thirty of the
unregenerate within this Jurisdiction who
flying in the face of fate, win petition for
admission to Alec Temple Therefore:
That their hearts may worship Allah,
and
Their feet may kiss the sands
We will meet them, we will greet them
We will give their ardor wings;
We will welcome and salute them
In the way we do such things.
we viii show them through the forest
Where the wild beasts growl and whine
Ana Wen run them down the mountain
towering Ger the Mystic Shrine.
They will see all sorts of visions,
They will hear all kinds of noise
In the trip they make toward Mecca,
Through the desert, with the boys"
From many lands across the sands
The Faithful will come marchin' in
To see the show, in fez and bow
And some in shirts there's washin' in.
1.-THE potentate will mind the gate,
And have the band to play; and he
VIII spread his chest and heave his
breast,
And welcome all the company.
THE camels first will quench their thirst
In stuff that's good for washin' in
And then, the boys, to start the noise,
VIII sip some there's a caution in.
All of which means there will be some
thing to eat and drink at this session.
1.-The meeting of the Shrine will take
place Immediately after the devotional
exercises at the church.
There viii be a Shrine parade at D. m
A band has been engaged for same. The
hall has been secured, also an-organ, and
we will close the meeting with banquet
the Refreshment Committee has this now
in charge.
THE Committee on Transportation is ex-
pected to arrange the details of the trip,
both rates and sleeper and also to ascer-
tain the number that are going and ar
range for as large attendance as possible
The Committee on Transportation is.
Mobiles F. S. Jette, w. r. Mcintyre, j
w. Jackson, Henry Levy and Thos Bal
lantyne
Committee on Applications for Member
ship-Nobles H E. Wilson, H S. Colding.
j. w. Smith, t. P. Mitchell and ]. l..
Harper.
Committee on Musie-Nobies j. R. Car
gill, W. A Reaves and w. d. Flint.
Committee on observation-disclosures L.
A. Sobomons, A c. Harmon and F. W.
Garden.
Committee on Badges-Nobles ]. C. Pos
tell. S. E. Theus and VIM. Denhardt
Committee on Parade-Nob,es r, l..
Colding, j. A. Tison and C. NJ. Van Ripper.
The Potentate and Recorder are ex-offi-
clio members of each committee, and will
aid the committee in their work.
Each Shriner has received also an irni-
tation railroad ticket, showing the stops
along the journey, each of which is made
the subject of local ''ht'' of which the
following, paying the Shriners, compli-
ments to Guyton, is a fair sample:
lone minute stop. If you are too fresh
this will he taken, and will
be put off the train. We don't want one
guy, much iess a ton of them, on this
pilgrimage"
The arrival at Americas, celebrated on
the last coupon with the following ditty:
AT Last
The good old city of Americas,
The place of our destination,
The Pote says, boys, not any fuss,
For fear of Miss Carry Nation,
To call the Pote a-merry cuss
Would be strong temptation"