Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-11
OFF ON PILGRIMAGE
AImas Temple Delegation
Going to St. Paul.
DEPARTURE THIS EVENING
Arab Patrol Il Along to Win Prize
Drill.
COMFORTS ACCOMPANY PARTY
Special Leaves Union Station at $40
Observation-Disclosures at
Ryan Hotel.

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Pullman sleepers and a baggage car, will
pull out Of the new Union station at $40
O'Clock this afternoon. bearing the Al
mas delegation of the Mystic Shrine to
the session of the Imperial Council. which
OPENS at ST. Paul, Mimi, Monday, July II.
The special delegates to the Imperial
Council are Potentate Roe FulkersOn.
Past Imperial Potentate Harrison Ding
man, Past Potentate Frank Sebrins.
Thomas p. Morgan and DR.. Frank Gibson.
The party will also include B. F. Rider.
Lem Towers. ir., Prof. Goetz, Mr.. Down
ham, Mr.. and Mrs. James Lansburgh. Mr..
and Mrs. Bernard, Mr. and Mrs. ]. Frank
Trazzare, Orville Drown, Mrs. S. Aman.
Holton Wolf W. w. Bonini, Nathan Well
and the Arab Patrol, with the famous
Masonic goat mascot. whose mystic influ-
ence is largely relied upon to land the
Almas Patrol winner in the great COM
petitive drill next Wednesday,.
Eastern Departments.
The pilgrimage to ST. Paul will be under
the direction of Potentate Fulkerson. His
co-delegates will act as his assistants.
each assigned to special service. as fol-
lows: Fulkerson. air; Morgan, corn; Sc
bring wine: Gibson. oil, and Dingman,
water. In these special esoteric depart
ments, everything necessary to the health
and comfort of the pilgrimage Will De
cared for, except sleep. The Item sleep
was ignored it is declared, because at
PENDANTS at a session of the Imperial
Council are not expected to sleep. al
though quarters in the Northern Hotel In
ST. Paul, short distance from the Ma
sonic Temple, have been engaged by the
nfuta nf ladies'
the party and those of the mobiles who
may become weary.
The party will reach Chicago at 4
o'clock Sunday afternoon, where dinner
will be had in the Auditorium Annex At
Chicago BOumi Temple Of Baltimore Will
join the Almas caravan. with three more
Pullman sleepers. The united train, I'M
der the designation Of The Almas and
Boumi Special will carry the excur-
sionists to ST. Paul, leaving Chicago at
at destination at 7:30 O'Clock Monday
morning.
Mysteries Of Room 466.
In, ST. Paul the delegation to the Inn
perial Council will be housed at the Ryan
Hotel. which is the Imperial Council head
quarters. The headquarters OF Almas
Temple will be maintained in elaborate
style at the Northern Hotel.
Room 1853 has been set apart as the
Hall OF Libation." From a shrine in it's
center a silken cord, 1t is said, will lead
down stairs to the front door to guide WIS.,
iting mobiles. Unique cards of invitation
of many forms and designs will he sus-
pended at intervals along the cord, and
5000 illustrated cards. bearing the pecu-
liar inscription. I'm much obliged to
meet you.' have been provided with
which to decorate the coat lapels of Wis
itors who find the route upstairs.
BY special arrangement with Mount
Horeb Royal Arch Chapter. No. Z, the
festal ode of that chapter will be used as
an Almas ode. Hundreds of copies have
been printed and will be circulated among
the visiting mobiles. This famous ode has
reference to IAN old hen that had a
wooden leg
The Masonic goat. a feature of every
pilgrimage made by Almas Temple in re-
cent years. will be respondent In a COW
ering of scarlet, embroidered with gold
while the horns and hoofs Of the goat
nave been giided for the occasion. The
goat will participate in the street parades
and will be one of the features of the
Arab Patrols surprise Affairs Victory"
which will conclude it's offering in the
competitive drill
Two brass bands have been engaded by
Almas Temple for service during the ST
Paul festivities, the Commercial Cornet
Band. Tor the six-mile parade the night
of July II. and Lulu Temple Band, in CON
nection with the big drill
Honors for Almas Temple.
In the parade the night of July II AL
mas Temple has been assigned the honor
able position of right of line in the second
section. The patrol has been signally hon
ored with an invitation to give an exhibit
ton drill before the Imperial Council, q
distinction rendered no other of the thirty
two patrols which will contend i'm the
prize drill
The patrol will also give special exhi-
pltion drill at the White Enamel RefriR-
orator Company's building Thursday even
ing. when Minneapolis day will be cele-
brated
A large number of stay-at-home mobiles
and other friends wendell their way to the
station to see the start of the caravan and
bid the pilgrims Godspeed.
The patrol will be represented in St
Pau by the following: Captain, F. E. Glib
son: first lieutenant. c. A. Stewart: sec
ond lieutenant, c. F. Cummins; & F..
Dierdoff, r. Harper. J. S. Handy. ]. F..
Nyman. S. H. Deckman, NJ. A. Hess. 7.
Leaman. c. w. Hoover, H. w Eibel w
w. Georges. G. w. Robson, H. f.. Walls
w. G. SmalwOod. j. Crosby, G E,fferen
j. r. Bonini, X. w. Summers, s. G. Bar
nard. A. c. Crook, S. n. Recher, c F.
Cummins, S. Desio. ]. E Wells. II &.
Brown. c. G. Grey, c. R. Samson and {;
w. Weigand.
ND WIN WOnE KTg0 Arm