Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-27

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members of the order and their escorts.
The plan has brought together the
younger members OF the Shriner's fam
lilies where it has been tried and has made
the order one much loved by the little
ones.
A special meeting Of Tangier temple,
Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine, will be
called for Friday evening. The regular
meeting to have been held last Friday
was not held on account Of the storm and
the delay in the meeting has been taken
advantage Of by members of the several
committees to arrange matters which will
be submitted to the temple for final
action hext Friday, which ordinarily would
have been postponed until the regular
meeting which will follow.
There was a special meeting Of the
badge committee at the ONCE Of Dr.. Hugh
Nipple Saturday afternoon. at which time
the question of badges, number and cost
was settled so far as lay In the power Of
the committee. This committee, as we'll as
the ways and means committee, will make
its report Friday evening.
The Shriners are talking about q cere-
monial session to be held In May, before
the party leaves for the meeting Of the
imperial council at San Francisco. The
matter has not been settled upon, but will
come up at the next meeting. While the
last ceremonial session was the largest
ever held there were fifteen persons who
had been elected who could not be initi-
ated as they were unable to reach the
city. There are at hand a number Of ap-
plications and a large number Of people
who are anXiodta IN nqSq Ovar the sandq
which lead to the oasis OF Joy. II the
session is held there will probably be fifty
candidates to be initiated.
R. E.. French, custodian of the grand
lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted Ma
sons, Of the state Of Nebraska, held a
school of instruction last week In this
city. There we're large numbers of mem
bers from the lodges Of Omaha and South
Omaha and much Information in lodge
work and lodge history was received.
The Imperial council has issued, through
Islam temple of San Francisco, a pamphlet
of thirty-two pages setting forth the pro-
gram Of the council and the entertain
ment which will be accorded visitors at the
Golden Gate, June 8 to Is. According to
the preliminary program, parties arriving
IueT6 MOnudy JUNE y, Will D6 permitted 10
rest and choose their own form of recrea-
ton that day, but that day alone. On
Tuesday the Imperial council will meet
at Golden Gate hall at 10 a. m. 1t 8 p. m.
Of that day there will be a reception to
the visiting women at the Lick house, and
at $3.50 p. m. the grand parade will start
and will be accompanied by fireworks, the
blare Of trumpets and the roll Of drums.
Wednesday afternoon will be given over to
festivities, at which AL Malsikah temple
Of Los Angeles will be the host, the day
having been designated at Los Angeles day.
The forenoon of this day will be devoted
to work OF the council. Thursday the
work will be over and the time of the
visitors will be fully occupied, as 1t Us the
intention Of the local committee to start
out at 9 o'clock to visit and inspect the
Preside, Golden Gate park. the Cliff house
and Chinatown. All Of this is to be done
before 2 o'clock in the afternoon. at which
time the patrol drill begins. In the even
ing there will be a reception and concert
at the pavilion. Friday at 2 o'clock will
take place the competitive drills of the
Arab patrols of the different temples, and
in the evening will take place the grand
ball and distribution of prizes. Saturday
will take place the trip around the bay,
during which the federal works of Mare
island and Yerba Buena will be visited,
That night will follow the banquet, which
will be spread for the Shriners and their
ladies.
The edict has gone forth that Council
camp, Woodmen of the World, must meet
the degree stan Of Seymour camp Of the
same order on or before May 2 in contest
for the silver initiation service, which
marks the camp of the best drilled team
in the country, or surrender that service
and the claims to championship. The
question Of the competitive drill has been
up for a long time and the arrangement
of details for the contest were not salts
factory. Finally the question was sub
mitted to the officers Of the sovereign
camp, who decided in favor of Seymour
camps contention.