Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1907-05-02

1t was Shriners' night last night in
Albuquerque and it was Shriners day
today. The wearers of the fez were
everywhere in evidence.
The city received it's guests with
open armed hopitality and the local
Shriners did themselves proud.
Everything possible was done to
make the visitors feel at home.
The weather even showed its
anxiety to help out by being on its
good behavior for the first time in
several days.
All the wheels that make the me-
tropolis of the southwest go We're
shown in detail to the wearers of the
feZ from afar and 1t was not the fault
of Albuquerque if all did not have a
good time. But they did. They said
so and they meant 1t.
The reception committee of the To-
cal temple did itself proud in enter
tanning the guests. The following is
the membership of the committee:
John Borradaile, chairman; Paul
Teutsch, Harry Bullard, Geo. Craig,
G.. w. Harrison, f. F. Trotter, j. f.
Luthy, e. B. McGaffey, e. S, Slower,
p Hanley, w. d. Clayton, Arthur Ever
lit, f. b. Harsch, B. o. Jaffa, F. H.
Moore. s. u Rosenwald, N. e. Ste
vens, c. f. Lowber, e. b. Cristy, w.
p. Fox, William Hopping, Walter Jaf-
ia, T. Y. Maynard, j. A. Patterson,
c. o. Young. e. b. Booth, c. o.
Cushman, j. B. Fish, David Stewart,
F. H. Kent, Ben Myer and NJ, H.
Sabin.
Committee Met Trains.
The committee met every train and
presented all visitors with unique
badges expressive of welcome. The
demand for these was so great that
the supply was soon exhausted.
"Of course, l expected to be held
up when l came west" remarked a
jocose Shriner from Georgia, but l
never expected it would be such a
pleasant proceeding as this. I'm glad
we were held up in Albuquerque You
have a splendid city here"
Two long train loads of Mystic
Shriners en- route to Los Angeles,
where a national convention of Shrin-
ers is to be held, passed through AL
buquerque last night, and one at 4:4o
this morning. The delegates on the
first two trains had the privilege of
remaining in the city several hours
and they were well entertained by the
reception committee of the local
temple the Ballut Abyad.
The visitors who so wished were
conducted to the Commercial club
last evening where an informal dance
was in progress anad general hospital
ity literally dispensed and about the
city visiting the cafes and other
points of interest.
Were Southern Shriners.
The first train, a special, arrived at
GAS. This contained a southern DEL
egation and the temples represented
were the Alec temple of Savannah,
the Yaarab of Atlanta and the Oasis,
with headquarters at Charlotte, N. c.
The train was in charge of Agent Col
Inns of the Santa Fe. Among the
delegates of the Yaarab temple are
Forest Adaire, potentate, the only po-
tentate member of the national i'm
perial council, w. j. Davis, z. j. Wes-
ley, John Aldrege, G. M. Roberts, j.
Z. Mynatt, John Carter, w. ]. Mar
shall p. j. Smith. Jake Barron, A, H.
Rheinhart and James A. Gary, chief
Carolina, are among those represent
ing the Oasis temple. E. C. Cults is
the potentate of the Alec temple.
Then Came Yankees.
The second train brought in a
thrOng of Shriners from New Eng
land. The long journey was made
without mishap though a severe snow
Creek The Melhal temple of Spring
field, Mass, is represented by its po-
tentate, d. b. Wood, Col. Young, II.
r. Remington; the Cairo of Rutland,
VT, by DR.. Thomson; the Baktash, of
Concord, n. H, by Frank NJ. Quimby,
John E. Prescott and w. F. Ray, past
potentate.
II. $. Van Noost. H. Lewis Water
bury, VIM. Sigelman Cassius Camp
bell and w 5. Hathaway represent
the Oriental Temple of Troy N. Y.
Among those from the Sphinx temple
of Hartford Conn, are DR.. Joseph
L. Root, potentate; Edward Mahl and
Thomas w. Morgan. The Palestine
temple of Providence, r. H., had as