Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-17
SHRINERS HAVING
A GOOD TIME
VISITORS FIND MANY ATTRAC-
TIONs HERE
Looking Forward with Much Pleasure
to the Fiesta Program
Arranged in Their
Honor

The Shriners still are having the time
OF their lives. The bright sunshine ana
the decorations that are hourly goirg
up for the Fiesta add to their pleasure
and their admiration of the city is un-
bounded.
The Arab and Bedouin patrols, who
are the best drilled and uniformed
patrols i'm the United States, will do
themselves proud in their exhibitions.
which are guaranteed to be the most
original ever accomplished by patrol.
No common army maneuvers and
counter marching for these patrols, but
numerals, fancy figures, Roman crosses
and many others are formed while you
wait by these two organizations, which
have taken many honors in contests in
which the crack teams of the country
have taken part.
Drills at Ascot Park
Exhibitions of their skill will he
shown Monday at Ascot park and again
at the electric parade in the evening,
when 1000 members of Al Malaikah and
500 visiting Shriners will march in full
dress with their fezes lighted up as
much as their faces have been since
arriving in the golden west
Everybody will turn out for the
parades, and the stores will be closed
Tuesday from 10 a. M, until Q p. m.
The line of the electrical parade has
been slightly altered. 1t will start from
Ninth and Main, thence on Main to
Temple block, thence OH Spring to
Ninth, Broadway, north on Broadway
to Second, thence to Spring and from
there to the car BARNS.
The Visiting Shriners' club is still
doing a rushing business and every
body is greeted with a warm handshake,
be he the first or the one thousandth
to call during the day.
Outside excursions of from two peo-
pleSto several dozen will be the order
of the day until the Fiesta, when every
thing will be turned upside down for
the Shriners to see what Los Angeles
can do in the face of many difficulties.
Mount Lowe, the beaches and missions
are increasing daily in popularity and
are visited by large numbers.
Find Many Attractions
T. J. Garry of Elmina temple, Gall
weston, Tex, was a visitor at the Visit
ing Shriners' club rooms yesterday.
Il have been all over the city and
country and they are simply immense, -
said Mr.. Garry. ''while we have in
Galveston drive of three miles on
top of the wall built since the disaster
several years ago, we have not thesat-
fractions that there are at the beaches
in the vicinity of Los Angeles. have
been greatly impressed with the WON
derful lawns, flowers and ornamental
trees here"
j, A. Evans of Za-G Zig temples, LIE
Mars, Ia, is a visiting Shriner. Mr..
Evans is a modest bachelor capitalist
and is putting in his time to the best
advantage for enjoyment.
j. e. Wilder of Tangui temple,
Omaha. is here with his wife. They
reside in Neigh, Neb., and are delighted
with Los Angeles.
II was here twenty years ago." said
Mr.. Wilder when l dropped in at
the Plaza a few days ago, which was
the center of the city at my former
visit. I had to stop and get my balance
to see where was, such change has
there been in this wonderful city,
r. M. Sullivan of .Abdallah temple,
Leavenworth, Kas., Iwho resides at
Chanute, Kas.. and his wife are en-
joying themselves in this city. Mr.. Sui
livan expressed himself as being highly
pleased with the city.
F. H. Crosby of Mecca temple, New
York city, started on his return home
yesterday.