The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-05
On a Pilgrimage TO the I'm.
perial Council of Mystic
Shrine Of Los Angeles.
EIGHT SPECIAL TRAINS
HANDLED BY RIO GRANDE
Many Visitors Call at Chamber
of Commerce; Big DeIega-
tons Today.

Shriners from all parts of the coun-
try, who are on their pilgrimage to the
Imperial Council of the Mystic Shrine
at Los Angeles. are made the guests
Of the members OF FL Kalah temple, the
local lodge, during their sojourn in Salt
Lake. Special trains carrying delega-
tions from st Paul, Sioux City, Des
Moines, Aberdeen and other points in
the North Central States, arrived at all
hours Friday, and 1t WAS estimated that
nearly five thousand visitors beheld the
sights in this city during the day.
The Rio Grande railroad handled
about eight special Shriner trains Fri
day, and the passengers were hore trans
terred TO the Salt Lake Route, although
provision was made for stop-overs in
Salt Lake. While here they were cared
for by committee appointed by the
local temple. and such provision was
made for their entertainment that the
only regrettable feature was the linn
1ted time that they were permitted to
remain. Nearly every available veh-
Gle was engaged to show the Shriners
about town, the Seeing Salt Lake -
cars did land Office business, bands of
stragglers wandered at viii about the
city, and at noon a special train car
ried large delegation of the guests to
Saltair beach
Many of the visitors called at the
Chamber of Commerce and viewed the
exhibit of Utah S products at the State
fair. The train returned from Saltair
at 4 p. M, and at $40 the Shriners at
ernacle by special invitation. They
resumed their journey to Los Angeles
later in the afternoon, some of the
trains leaving about $50 clock.
Big Delegations Today.
Large delegations of Shriners are
expected TO arrive today, and the local
temple has made suitable provision for
their entertainment. Among today's
visitors Will be delegations from Medina
temple of Chicago, Ell Jebel temple of
Denver, and many others. Not to he
outdone, the local lodge will be repre-
sented by about hundred delegates.
who will leave for their destination at
clock this evening on the El Kalah
special.
From information which has been re-
celved from Los Angeles it appears that
the coming celebration Will be one Of
the organization. The following mes
sage, for instance, contains forecast
of what is to happen:
Down to the last detail prepare
tions for receiving the 10000 visitors
who will throng Los Angeles during
Fiesta week and the Imperial council
Of the Mystic Shrine have been per
fected. Early attention to the stupen.
dous labors assumed by Potentate M.
b. Flint, the executive committee of
Al Malaikah temple and the Fiesta com
mittee of the Merchants and Manufac.
turers' association has practically in
sured the success of the double cele-
brstion, which is acknowledged 20 be
the largest affair of its kind ever un-
dertaken by the city of Los Angeles
son Sunday, May 5, special trains
from all parts of tho country, carving
the visiting delegates and their families.
will be rolling into the transcontinenta1
depots in rapid succession, and from
early in The morning until late at night
the mobiles OF Al Malaikab temple and
the patrols from this city and San Fran.
cisco Will be busily engaged in welcom.
ing the brethren and arranging for their
initiation into the round of festivities
that will begin on the following morn.
ing.
Zone of the principal features of the
will be the competitive drill
of the Arab patrols, there being about
twenty-five that will take part.
Dressed in their Oriental costumes. the
will make an imposing and
striking array. Each patrol averages
thirty members.
Without doubt the biggest conclave
of the Shrlners ever held will meet in
Los Angeles this year. Last year was
the time originally set for the CON
clave, but the San Francisco disaster
caused a big change in the programme,
and, given another year in which to
work up the details OF the entertain
ment, the local Shriners declare that
the event will have never been sur.
passed anywhere in the country"