The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-08-26
KNIGHTSAND SHRINERS
PILGRIMAGE TOBAKER

EDU bALtHHlNb are bub dblbhb
which the Knights Templar and the
Shriners of Baker City are making tor
the annual conclave OF the Grand
Commandery and the special eere
monial session of AL Kader Temple
ia Scr tember, and so genuine the ev
denoe of hospitality displayed, that
the committees In charge Of the affair
have decided that one day shall be
spent In the Eastern Oregon CITY after
the traternal features are past.
This means that the special strain
conveying the pilgrims to Baker City
will leave Portland Wednesday even
ing, September y, arriving at the
oasis Thursday morning, and will not
return to Portland until Friday night.
The l6bors of the Grand Commandery
will Ee concluded Thursday afternoon,
after which there will be eVolutions
by the drill corps of Oregon Comman-
derry, in charge of Commandant Rob.
ertson, which now holds the banner,
and is prepared to hold it against all
comers.
In the evening the Shrlners led by
an Arab patrol of AL kader Temple,
under command of William Davis, will
parade and at the ceremonial session
about 100 novitiates, eager to become
full fledged Sons of the Desert, will
be formed In caravan and escorted
across the oalorlc sands of the Sahara
to that bourne whence emanates the
sonorous chant of the MuezZin. Fri
day will be given up to the entertain.
ment of the visitors by the ST Knights
and Shriners of Baker City. Ihe
Shriner class will be composed of re-
cent accretions to the communicates
OF Baker City, LaGrande, Pendleton,
The Dalles and Hood River.
Mobiles of Hillah Temple Will leave
Ashland and Medtord in special Gar
In time to be attached to the special
of four or i've Pullmans departing
from Portland foI Baker City the
evening of September ~. From Baker
City, alter the fraternal work is over,
this car of Southern Oregon pilgrims
will be routed over the Northern Pa.
oihc to Seattle, where the A. l.-P
fair will be seen, and then to Ashland
and Medford. The trip after leaving
Baker City will be of an advertising
nature, the commercial bodies OF
Southern Oregon being intere ted in
the affair.
At the last meeting of Oregon Com.
mandery No. 1t was decided that the
commandeIy aud its drill corps Rs a
body shall act as the escort OF Grand
Commander Knapp to Baker City and
return. Eminent Commander ID. g.
Tomasini was chosen committee OF
one to make preparations tor the de-
fuil1 pF tnEnfuF hAU I
late to he official escort OF the grand
commander The Shrine committee
Is composed OF }. q. Mack, chairman;
W. c. Bristol and d. q. Tomaslni,
with lllustrious Potentate Louis q.
Clarke a member eX otticio. Its next
meeting will be about September
and rs Mr.. Iomasini Composes one
committee aud is component part Of
another, Its session viii 90 of point
nature.
IL Is announced that in addition to
Information to forming special train
the q. Il. n n. Company has granted
one way fare for the round trip, or
$40. 60. The Pullman berth will cost
80, making the entire cost of the pill
grimage to every Knight Iemplar and
Shriner only Sl5.C6, bs the Baker City
Shriners have announced that any Wis
itor caught spending cent in town
will he taken into custody by the
Chief of Police The special train
and the oue.way fare are contingent
on the sale ot 100 tickets, but these
things are taken as assured for the
reason that the minimum number ex
peCted to make the trip Is 100 and al
attendance of 200 from Portland
would not surprise those in charge Of
the arrangements. Telegram.
The sacrament of the Lords Supper
will be administered at the Asbury
Methodist Episcopal Church at the
close of the morning sermon next
SABBATH.
Joseph Hengst and sister wish to
express their thanks to their many
kind friends and neighbors for their
sympathy and help during the last
iIIuags and death of THAR fuLhpr