Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-03

gates and their wives are expected to
arrive Sunday, May 5. A reception
committee will be appointed to meet
each train, and each Arab patrol Will
be provided an escort from the station
to the hotel to which they are assigned
by w. H. Harrison, in charge of hotel
arrangements. The escorts will be the
AL Malaikah Arab patrol of Los An
geles, the AL Malaikah Bedouin patrol
of Los Angeles and the Islam patrol of
San Francisco The women accom-
panying the mobiles will be taken to
hotels in automobiles, tallyhos and spe-
cial cars A delegation of mobiles will
be sent to Riverside to meet trains ar
riving on the Salt Lake road, distribut-
ing fruit and flowers in the cars.
Glorious Things Are Planned
The sightseeing will begin Monday
morning, May 6, with an excursion to
Santa Catalina island. A special boat
has been chartered for the visit to
Avalon.
Those who do not wish to go to Cata-
lima may go to Venice to the opening
of the midsummer water carnival. The
program of the day will include bal
loon ascension with parachute jump
There will be exhibitions of high div
ing and fancy swimming, and row or
new shows will be opened for the ben
eft of the Shriners There will be q
race in gondolas between two famous
gondoliers and work already has been
begun to make the city look more
Venetian than Venice itself.
In the evening the city will be bril-
liantly Illuminated for the water
carnival and there will be an elaborate
display of fireworks. The members of
the entertainment committee say 1t
will be the most gorgeous spectacle
ever seen on the Pacific coast.
Program of concIave
There will also be reception and
concert at the King Edward hotel
Monday evening, given by Islam tenn
pie of. San Francisco. All Mobiles ana
their wives will be invited to attend.
The opening session of the conclave
will be held Tuesday morning at the
Scottish Rite cathedral. Members OF
the Imperial council, including officers
and representatives, will be escorted
by all the visiting patrols, with the
Arab and Bedouin patrols Of Los An
geles in the lead The procession will
start from the Alexandria hotel, which
will be the headquarters of the I'M
perial council. Many of the patrols
will bring their own bands with them
and those who do not will be provided
with music by the executive commit
tee.
In the afternoon a typical California
banquet will be served in the banquet
room of the Scottish Rite cathedral.
Dishes distinctive of the golden state
will be served, and the best caterers
obtainable have begun their plans to
make this the prize gastronomic event
of the week.
La Fiesta Parades
After the banquet special cars will
take the ShrinerS on an excursion TO
Pasadena. The city will be decked
in holiday attire by the Pasadena
Shriners and the visitors will be given
a mammoth reception in that city.
They will be driven about the city In
automobiles and will be the guests of
the Pasadena Shriners at dinner.
The grand parade in the evening Will
be the showiest event of the week. The
electrical displays and the decorations
are in charge of the Merchants and
Manufacturers association. "It will
be the most elaborate display of the
kind ever seen in the west" said F. j,
Zeehandlaar, secretary of the COM
mittee. "The streets will be a blaze
of light and no expense or pains Will
be spared to make this the most beau
tiful attraction of the week"
There will be fifteen floats in line,
with allegorical figures and repre-
sentations. The electrical effects will
be devised in imitation of precious
stones, including diamonds, coral,
moonstones, rubies and turquoise eff
fects.
Grand Drill at Ascot
The Arab patrols and Shriners will
act as escorts to the Turkish and
Moorish pageant. The Shriners will
wear, the dress suit and fez. The pa
rade will disband at Third and Main
streets. Another California banquet
will be served in Levy's banquet room.
The Shriners will be the guests of the
Arab and Bedouin patrols of Los An
geles.
Wednesday will be given to the busi-
ness session OF the imperial council
and to automobile and tallyho rides
about the city. Automobiles and tall
lyhos will leave the Alexandria hotel
at 8 o'clock in the morning and will
continue uninterruptedly until night.
At 3 o'clock in the afternoon the eX-
hibition drill by Arab patrols will be
given In Ascot park. While the drills
are not competitive, II Is planned to
make the exhibition one of the most
striking of the week. Loving cups and
other trophies will be presented to all
patrols participating. Immediately
after the exhibition there will be a dis
play of Japanese daylight fireworks.
This display win be unique and a spe-
cial order has been sent TO Japan for
the manufacture Of the fireworks
second grand parade of the Moor
ish and Turkish pageant win be held
In the evening. The seating capacities
of the Orpheum and Belasco theaters
have been purchased for the evening
to allow the guests to crafty their