The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-26
WATSON WILL Be
HERE FOR SHRINE
Hammond Men Get Tele-
gram From Republican
Candidate For Governor
ALL READY FOR THE BIG DAY
Boys Here Are Working Like Chick
ems With Their Heads OFF
for the Big Event.

A telegram was sent by Carl Riddick,
secretary of the republican state COM
mittee to County Chairman Richard
Schaaf this afternoon in which he
stated that James z. Watson, the re-
publican candidate for governor Will
be in Hammond this afternoon and VIII
be here at the shrine meeting tOmOr-
row.
He comes from Brook, George Ade's
town and will be In Hammond two days
before he was expected. He intends to
remain In this city tomorrow and
the great Shriner's parade which will
take place here
The presence of James e. Watson In
Hammond will add greatly to the in
terest in the big event and as Watson
Is Shriner himself he VIII be able to
enter In to the spirit of the occasion
with great zest.
One of the local Masons went to
indianapolis with the 11S petitions of
northern Indiana men who expect to
become Shriners tomorrow The lists
are now closed and no other will be
admitted.
1t was learned this afternoon that
there will be 20 Shriners here from
South Bend tomorrow and word has
been received from hundreds of others
who are coming
Shriners VIII Take Possession.
The whole city of Hammond is hold
ing it's breath until tomorrow when the
Shriners will take possession of the
town. The advance guard came today
from Indianapolis for the purpose of
arranging the machinery and other
things necessary for the giving of the
degree
The local Masons are delighted at
the prospect of an ideal day and they
believe that they are now assured a big
crowd and an enthusiastic gathering of
onlookers.
The show from the White City is ex-
pected to arrive tomorrow morning and
then the fun win begin. The local
Masons will be the busiest men in the
county from now on. AS usual when
an undertaking of this magnitude is
attempted by a body of men it seems
as though there are a thousand things
which must be done at once and that
is just why the leaders in this enter
prise are running around like chickens
with their heads off.
The South Chicago Shriners are to
have a meeting at the office of F S
Burke, at two o'clock for the purpose
of making arrangements to come to
Hammond in a body tomorrow.
Indianapolis Men Here.
Several Mobiles came up from Indian
apolis today to prepare the Masonic
temple in this city for the giving of
the shrine tomorrow. They will have
charge of all of the scenery and will
make the preliminary arrangements
Those in the party are Mobiles o. L.
Wade. Fred H. Wade. Frank Born, John
Albright. Charles Mcintyre Hal Car
nine.
The order for the food which is to
be served at the banquet has been
given to the several caterers about
town and they are working night and
day to prepare food enough for $50
people
The restauranters in town are max
ing preparations to take care of the
crowds and they are al laying inaddi-
tional supplies with the idea of having
enough to feed them
The candidates are beginning to get
an inkling of what is to be done to
them and they are all nervous It is
too late for them to back out, however,
for they have all put up $50 and will
have to face the music