Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-12
SHR|NERS LEAVE
WITH KEEN REGRET
MANY WILL RESIDE HERE
PERMANENTLY
Large Number Would Like to Have
Los Angeles for Perpetual Head
quarters of Imperial
Council

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q thing of the past, and the visiting
Shriners must turn their attention to
the homeward trip; and a serious thing
1t Is proving to be, too. Some Of the
pilgrims have already departed, but
two-thirds of them, after what they
have seen of Los Angeles since their
arrival. are positive that there is not
another city like it in the world, and
many of them would like to stay here
forever.
But for most of the mobiles this is inn
possible. Business affairs, and the ties
of family and home, are insistent in
their demands for attention, and the
pleasures to be found in the garden spot
of the country must be foregone, for the
time at least.
Be this as it may at least 10 per cent
of the visitors who viewed the glories
of La Fiesta de las Flores and partook
of the hospitality of the city will re-
turn to make their homes here. On all
sides expressions of wonderment and
qualification at the Los Angeles spirit
were heard, and thos, who know it Is
impossible to return are leaving with
keenest regrets.
On Sightseeing Trip
The exodus began yesterday, when
the special carrying the Mecca pill
grims from New York departed for the
Empire State. Before they straighten
out on the long run for the home oasis,
however, the mobiles from the metropo-
lis plan to visit Santa Barbara, Del
Monte, San Francisco and many other
points on the Pacific coast. The Mecca
contingent plans to reach home In
twelve days, so their stop in the north
ern cities will be of short duration. The
wreck at Surf, in which many mobiles
met death, may change these plans.
Many of the temples which came in
special trains have abandoned the cam
els in which they journeyed from home
and will return as their fancy dictates.
This means that those who have urgent
business at home will depart at once,
but those who can t"rry awhile longer
will stay until the limit.
While the San Francisco mobiles from
Islam temple came down in their own
special caravan of twenty-five cars,
they will be among the others who will
not go back in the same way. A few,
but only a handful, left last night. and
still others go today, but the majority
of the San Francisco wanderers will de-
lay the return trip over the hot sands
until today or Monday.
!1amasa Has Gone
Hamasa has already left, and when
they pulled Uut of the Arcade depot
yesterday morning the mobiles from
Meridian, Miss, acted like a calamity
had happened. While they put on a
brave front and cheered and sang While
their steam camel was getting under
way, there was an underlying FEELING
of regret at going that could not be
overcome. Many If the l-amasa mobiles
have expressed Themselves as being de-
lighted with everything and everybody
in Los Angeles, and some even went sc
far as to declare themselves in favor
of Los Angeles as permanent meeting
place for the different temples and the
imperial council in their annual sessions
and meetings.
The Hamasans are going to take their
time about reaching Meridian, and a
haunt into C-nada is included in the
itinerary of the homeward- bound pill
grims. From here they will go to San
francisco and thence to Seattle, and
then north and east over the Canadian
Pacific.
THE northwestern delegation will take
their time about leaving, and will be
among the last to go in special trains.
Los Angeles strongly appeals TO the
hustling up-coasters, and they will alb
sent themselves from Tacoma, Seattle
Spokane and Portland until we'll into
The end of the week. The delegates
from Victoria will also stay over and
wait for the special camels which
brought them here.
EI zagal Leaves Today
Ell Zagal temple of Fargo. N. D., will
leave this afternoon and will stop over
OF both San Francisco and Seattle be-
fore the long stretch of sand to the
home oasis is encountered. Tho mobiles
will not return in their special but will
wander forth in groups of twos and
tbrees and go where fancy dictates.
With the exception their potentate
n w Kraft, the SeoStris mobiles from
Lincoln. Neb., will not issue forth from
All Malaikah's oasis until tomorrow
MIR. Kraft, much as he regretted 1t, was
forced to leave on yesterday morning
train in order to be home in time to
meet some pressing business engage
ments The Lincoln bunch will take in
the beauties of the coast line and north
ern points, and will proceed to Seostris
sheltering walls over the Central Pa
cific.
Medinah, Aleppo and Syria all depart
ed Yesterday, and their going was a
source of keen regret to the mobiles who
comprised the caravans. During the
afternoon Moolah and Alladin temples
followed suit. and just preceding them
the special which crossed the hot sands
with the imperial council and guests
departed for the long trip over the hot
sands.
All Gone Monday
The Kismet bunch will leave Monday
morning, and between now and then
the Pittsburg and Philadelphia contin-
gent is scheduled to leave. By Mon
day afternoon the town will be desert
ed. but hopes for a speedy return of'the
pilgrims, Judging by their statements
before leaving, can be entertained.
To complete the bunch which left
yesterday the names of the temples
representing the following must be
mentioned: Cyprus, Troy, N. y; Kora,
Lewiston, Me-; Raja.-, Reading, Pa;
Salaam, Newark m. j.; Korsair, Louis
Vile, KY; Syria. Pittsburg; Moolah.
St. Louis; Yarrab, Atlanta. Ga, and
Alladin, Columbus, Ohio. The LULU
brigade from Philadelphia is scheduled
to go this afternoon, and their depart
ure will be followed by several other
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