Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-31
OVER BURNING SANDS
MOBILES OF THE MYSTIC SHRINE
ON PILGRIMAGE.
Leave Today for San Francisco to At
tend Session of the Imperial
Council

Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine in the Dis
trict of Columbia to the number of two
score or more and their wives and daugh-
ters began a pilgrimage this afternoon
across the burning sands to San Francisco,
where the twenty-eighth annual session of
the Imperial Council of the Ancient Order
of the Nobaes Will begin June 10.
A special trainh over the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad bringing the faithful from
New York. and philadelphia reached here
at 3 o'clock. The imperial special con-
veying the washington contingent depart
ed a few minutes later. The itinerary will
be by the way Of Cincinnati, where half
hundred ShrinersI will be taken aboard
Mr.. Frank Raymond, imperial potentate
of Almas Temple, was busy throughout
the fore part Of. today getting things in
readiness. He, called on Division Passenger
Agent ,Hege of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad and saw pe- =onally that the tick
cts were purchased and that arrangements
were made for sleeping car accommoda-
tons for the long pilgrimage. - g.,.-
20 IL Members Of the Party. ret
Among the Washingtonians on the i'm
perialo speciai,i'ss besides Noble Potentate
Raymond, were his daughters, Misses Ethel
and Loretta Raymond; A. T. Curran Of the
first assistant Postmaster Generals office,
Fred; W. Behrens, D. S. Williamson E. T.
Pettengill, H. W. Wiidt, Lee Ruben, Mr..
and Mrs. R. P. Andrews, W. NJ and ]. T.
Harper, Francis P. Petrola, G. A Lemon,
b. F. Rhome, Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. sci,E elder,
Mrs. b. w. Gheen, Miss Carrie A Scnnei-
der, Miss Emma K. Cunningham, Miss
Amelia E. Stowell, DR.. Charles H. Blumer
=. T.; DoWnham and Mrs. Downham and
daughter, George Spransy and Mrs
Spransy. Mrs. Lorena N. Church, Samuel
p. Aler, c. M. Nottingham W. A. Cohill.
W. H. Baker, ]. 7. White and Mrs. White,
u. A Leven, Samuel c. Thompson, DR.. R.
E. L.. Wiltberger and Mrs. Wiltberger, Jas
Lansburgh and Mrs. Lansburgh, NJ Gold
smith and Mrs. Goldsmith, George P. Slater
Fora Hill, Charles G. Watson, DR.. Harry
Hurtt and B. N. Aitcheson, Mrs. S. v.
Greene, Mrs E. r. Church and D. R. Neal.
San Francisco's Program.
In San Francisco the local Shriners will
have their headquarters at the Granada
hotel. Six days will be spent in the Gold
en- Gate city and then the pilgrimage home
ward will be begun.
One day Of sightseeing will be spent in
Denver. Col; few hours at Colorado
Springs and the Garden of the Gods, and
the far-famed Manitou, the Royal George
and Glenwood Springs will all be visited as
the imperial special speeds on its way
westward. These points of interest are
but few Of the delights awaiting the tray
cling Shriners
OF the visit to Denver. the itinerary pre-
pared for the trip has this to say: "The
fourth day of our journey will be spent in
Denver and vicinity. Breakfast at the
Brown Palace hotel. Opportunity is given
the party to take the trip around the IA
nous Georgetown loop, one of the greatest
railroad engineering feats in the world
This Is a four hours Journey Of climbing
the Rockies to the terminus, away I'D near
the center of the Rocky Mountain system.
In cradle close to the apex Of the con-
tinental divide the traveller finds that he is
10000 feet above the level Of the sea, and a
mile higher than the city Of Denver, and
has Travelled one of the most famous sec
lions Of the Rocky Mountains"