Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-04-30
SHR|NERS 0FF
 F0R LOS ANGELES Big Banquet Closed Day of Festivities at the Bluff City Club Last Monday Night.
FOURTEEN NOVICES
Taken Over the Hot Sands More Than Four Huuderd Persons It. tcnded the Elaborate Spread Dur ing the Evening.

The banquet given at the Bluff City Club last night by Sahara Temple was attended by more than two hundred Shriners and their ladies and Was one of the most en- loyable affairs of it's kind given in this city in years.
 The banquet closed the festivi ties and big ceremonial session which was held in this city yester- day by members of Sahara Temple. The dinner was prepared by the Young Ladies Guild of Trinity church and was a complete success in every way. Music by a full or chestra was one of the features of the evening, dancing being indulged in by those present after the banquet tables were removed from the spacious hall. Many beautiful costumes being worn by the ladies'.
 E. L. Westbrook of Jonesboro. tt he acquitted himself we'll. Toasts were responded to by Reverend w. D. Buckner of Trinity Episcopal church; Reverend w. c. Watson of the Lakeside Methodist church; :; Doctor A. G. Thompson; Mayor E. P. Toney, of Lake Village, and Mayor w. l.. Toney of this city. The latter also welcomed the visi- tors as the chief executive of Pine Bluff. Miss Fannie Harding, one of the city's sweetest singers, rem dered catchy solo and was encored until she was forced to responl 1 with another.
 The ladies of Trinity Epscopa church are to be congratulated upon the excellent manner in which they handled the banquet for the even l ing. There was plenty to eat ani drink and the dainties We're in keeping with the colOrs and the em blems of the Shriners' order. The local Shriners who had the affa':' in charge also deserve praise for it's great success.
 The ceremonial session in the afternoon was a huge success from i Shriners' point of view. Four teen novices were led over the hot sands of the desert and what was done to each and every ,ne of ther. in the limitations was amply at tested by the applause which greet ed every little reference to the aft ernoon's proceedings in the banquet hall last night.
 The fourteen nOvicecs initiated were: John LetZ, Hot Springs: Doc tor c. w. Sillin, R. P. Young, R o. Burk, Stuttgart; R. 5. Wilson, Warren; c. F. Johnson, Jonesboro; T. l. Savin, Pine Bluff; " J. Lock, England; A. Kempton, Lewsville; E. M Cooper. Pine Blrff; ,. N Ingram, Fayetteville; W W. Hall, Bentonville; H B Sparks. Jones' boro, and c F Clarl Stuttgart
 At 2:45 o'clock this afternoon the Shriners' special left over the Cotton Belt for Los Angeles. The party included Pine Bluffians and many out-of-town members of the order. F. F. McNeny, travelling pas senger agent for the Cotton Belt, accompanied the party as far south as Texarkana, to personally see that they were comfortable ana had every convenience before starting on their long journey.
 Among the passengers on the special were:
 Edgar Brewster, w. c. Watson, c. s. Bacon and wife, H. D. Palmer and wife, Star City; G. s. Porter, wife and sister, Miss Fine, of Chicago; Doc tor Thomas H. Bowles of Dumas, c. M. McCullom, Dumas; George A. Adams and wife, Ruston, La; Tom c. Fain and bride; Robert c. Gregg and wife, Stuttgart; J. E. Parr and wife, Jonesboro; Mrs. J. Y. Turner and daughter, Jonesboro; Oscar Moore, Warren; Elmo Marsh and wife, Mrs. M Hall, Miss Essie Gottlieb, l. 5. Lowery and wife and L. M Alfred Fort Shit; J. E. Marshall, Fort Smith: Herman Mayer, wife and two sisters, Fort Smith J. O.. Harrison Pine P1uff