Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-29
sHR|NERs OPPOSE
COLLINS EO|CT
MANY WILL COME HERE AS
INDIVIDUALS
Seventeen HonoIulans Are Here to
Take In the Flesta-Phiadel-
phians Will Come In
Force

'It would be unwise, indiscreet and
heartless to go to Los Angeles on pleas
ure bent when there is so much vide
spread calamity in your sister city" }"
This is a portion of a telegram re-
ceived from Imperial Potentate Collins
of the Shriners by +. A. Hines in re-
spouse to a message signed by large
number of local Shriners requesting him
to change his original decision not to
come.
Local Shriners do not agree with Mr..
Collins and consider that there is more
reason why the Shriners should como
here now in May than there was before.
They are desirous of having everyone
come here whom they can influence to
do so in order to show them that Los
Angeles was not in any way damaged
by the earthquake that wrecked San
Francisco.
Edward T. Davis of Philadelphia, one
of the oldest members of and former
Office holder of the Lu Lu temple, No
bles of the Mystic Shrine, is in Los An
geles and is doing all that he can to get
the members of his temple to come to
Los Angeles In May, whether the i'm
perial potentate comes or not, and yes
terday sent the following telegram to
William Ross, recorder Lu Lu temple,
Philadelphia:
Collins edict premature and ill-ad-
vised. California Shriners need us now
and Lu Lu temple should uphold her
unsulled reputation by sending large
delegations to Los Angeles Fiesta
Collins Favors Chicago
Local Shriners say that Collins
wanted the meeting held in Chicago in
the first place instead of in Los An
geles and that he now sees an excuse
for holding it there
DR.. NJ. E. Grossman, illustrous
rotentate of the Aloha temple, Homo
lulu, is in Los Angeles with seven
teen members of his temple. They will
remain in Los Angeles for the Fiesta,
DR.. Grossman will go east in few
days to Influence all the Shriners 10
come here in May whether the i'm
perial potentate comes or not. In IN
interview yesterday he said:
by all means bring as many here
as possible and let them go home by
way of San Francisco. Now they can
see what havoc has been wrought and
have them come again next year and
let them see the beautiful city that has
sprung up out of the ruins. Then they
will know the true enterprise of Cal
ifornia.
ut is shameful that the meeting has
been called off but l am in favor of
the Shriners coming anyway. They can
do a great deal of good by their pres
ence. Then they will know how far
Los Angeles is from San Francisco and
can realize how immune from the shock
this city has been"
Collins Final Edict
The following is a copy of the tele
gram sent yesterday by Imperial
Potentate Collins:
Toronto April 26, 19O6.--F. A. Hines,
Los Angeles: The consensus of opinion
is against holding meeting in Los An
geles. The postponed meeting has al
ready been called for Chicago for the
beginning of June. Sympathize with
you, but | have greater sympathy for
San Francisco. Am upheld in the opin-
ion that it would be unWise, indiscreet
and heartless to go TO Los Angeles on
pleasure bent when there is so much
widespread calamity in your sister city.
The meeting is postponed. Under no
consideration can l withdraw from the
position / have taken. This is abso-
lutte"