Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-11
OMAHA SHRINERS IN FRISCO
Representatives Of TGngisr Temple Reach
Golden West After Pleasant Journey.
T NEBRAskANs At HEADQUARTERS
NJ "a, of Twenty-EiEhth I'M
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SAN FRANCIsC June 1o-Cspecial
Telegram. )--The Omaha party Of Shriners
reached here yesterday afternoon, after an
enjoyable five days journey. All the repre-
sentatives OF Tangier temple, with their
wives, are located at the Palace hotel.
Tangier has also opened headquarters on
the first floor Of the Palace hotel and many
former NebraskSns are calling there, in
cluding among others Hon. G. J. Sterns-
dorf. now Of this city.
The twenty-eighth session Of the i'm
perial council opened this morning at
Golden Gate hall. One Of the novel fea-
lures, for a Masonic body, was the pres
ence of a number OF women and other
spectators, but these were permitted to re-
main only during the preliminaries. After
the opening address and responses the hall
was cleared Of all but representatives and
other mobiles and the real business OF the
session began. The address Of the imperial
potentate showed a net gain in the mem
bership Of the order during the past year
of s,ss1. Charters are asked for new
temples at Roanoke, Va, and Seattle
Wash
At the close Of the forenoon session the
representatives sat down to an elaborate
lunch provided by the local temple. Among
the toasts drank at the luncheon was the
health of Noble Henry c. Akin. "the next
imperial Potentate."
Saratoga 10 Chosen.
Frank o. Evans, potentate OF Za-Ga-Zig
temple Of Des Moines was appointed at the
afternoon session, one Of a committee OF
hve to select the time and place Of the
next session Of the imperial council. Sara
toga Springs. N. Y, was chosen. Tonight
the grand scenic parade OF the session oc-
CURED. TRngiers representatives were as
signed to carriages in the first division OF
the parade and Representative Charles A.
Tracy OF Tangier was one Of the aides Of
the imperial marshal. Among the visiting
mobiles from Nebraska not with the regular
party are H. S. Weller and L. E. Neber-
gall.
The parade this morning included ab0dt
1900 mobiles, some Of them mounted, and
many in picturesque oriental attire.
Grand Marshal R. P. Hurlbut, with his
staf and aides, rode in the lead, imme-
distely followed by a mounted bugle corps.
Then came a body Of men, all In white, ex-
cept their red feE, and flowing white capes
forming a strong contrast with the black
horses they rode. Another body Of aides
preceded band, which played weird east
ern music, to which marched the Arat
patriots, then came a succession Of bands
and gorgeously Rttired mobiles on foot and
on horseback
At intervals the various drum corps per-
formed bewildering evolutions and were en-
Enthusiastically cheered by the thousands OF
spectators who lined the sidewalks. The
Denver band and drum corps preceded a
carriage drawn by four black horses. in
which rode Imperial Potentate Shaffer and
Past Imperial Deputy Potentate Field. A
long line of carriages followed. The dele
gates TO the imperial council and their
guests Of honor brought up the rear Of the
procession. which gave but a slight hint
Of the splendor which is expected 10 char
acterize the parade tonight.
Paraders DisperEe.
On arriving at Golden Gate hall, the i'm
perial escort halted, opened ranks and
stood with drawn scimitRrs. while the dis
tinguished ofhcials passed into the building.
The paraders then dispersed.
The open session of the imperial council
was begun with prayer and music. Illus
trious Potentate Charles H. Murphy, on be-
half OF the California mobiles, welcomed the
pilgrims to the western oasis and Mayor
schmitE spoke for San Francisco, extending
went into secret session.
The committee on credentials made its re-
port and standing committees were ap-
pointed. Imperial Potentate ShRf1er then
delivered his annual message TO the i'm
perial council on the condition Of the order
in North America and its progress during
the last year. The record Of the last year
is the proudest in the history Of the order,
showing a gain of 5000 mobiles in the juris-
dicton, with eighty temples in the United
States. two in Canada and one in Hawaii.
The increase in the finances is the largest
known in the order.
In accordance with a timehonored custom
Deputy Imperial Potentate H. c. Aiken OF
Omaha will be chosen imperial potentate
without opposition.
The other officers will be advanced one
rank. except the treasurer and recorder
who will be reelected. The only contest
will be over the coveted place Of imperial
oriental guide, which is the stepping stont
for the higher places. For this position
thirty-one delegates have been named and
there may be more in the leld.
IAIhCunIInklyC MEAM nnECInEnT