The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-17
SHRINERS TO HIKE ACROSS SOUTHERN
 DESERTS IN APRIL
New Orleans to bs Mecca of Pilgrims
 From East, West and North.
SOME OF THE PLANS

New Orleans. La. Nov. 17.-Active
 preparations are now under way by
 the executive committee of Jerusalem
 Temple. the New orleans-Louisiana
 branch of the Mystic Shrine. for the
 reception and entertainment of all of
 the members of the Imperial Council. | and all Shriners who will visit New | Orleans next April to attend what will
 be the greatest gathering ever held in
 the Crescent City. While 1t is true the | convention or meeting of the Imperial Council Is still a few months off, the pie desire to lose no time in complet-
 ing all details. no matter how minute
 iE order that there will be no hitch in
 the monster entertainment
 Permanent headquarters have. been esta blished by the executive commit
 tee in the St. Charles Hotel. which will
 be the official headquarters of the Im-
 perial Council Uncle "Dick" Lam
 bert known to many Shriners over the
 United States as we'll as Canada and
 Mexico. is chairman of the principal
 committee. He is the oldest active
 Shrirer in Louisiana and Is recorder of Jerusalem Temple.
 Gus D. Levy. iIlustrious potentate of Jerusalem Temple, is ex-officio chair
 man of the main committee, with
 Frank Davis as secretary and chair
 man of the committee on publicity and
 promotion. These gentlemen. who
 stand nlBn Tn the rankS or hdSohly, are assisted by a large number. of the
 most prominent Shriners in this sec tionI of the country.
 Their main object is to make the annual pilgrimage of 1910 a big success "a greater success than any other con-
 vention ever held in the Crescent City. Much of the preliminary work has been disposed already. thus indicating that no time whatever will be lost in completing the arrangement in ample
 haF ~t.z f.F he perial Council meetings which will be
 of special interest. By reason of the fact that this will be the first time in the history of the organization of the Mystic Shrine that the main pilgrim age will have been held this far South.
 In determining upon New Orleans as the Oasis in which to pitch their tents on the annual pilgrimage of 1910. the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine hath ex- hibited their usuaP keen insight or desert craft. For is not this Oasis known as the Crescent City and are not its sands tropical. tempered to the semi-tropical delights in the month of roses in -the North by refreshing breezes from the gulf. known as Mex ico2 Furthermore. Is not the Oasis one of mighty historical import inas- much as tribes of three great nations have each pitched their tents in the days gone by under it's aiIuring palms. and left the footprints ofOheir camels fin the wet sands about It's wells? |.
 Jerusalem Temples executive com mittee will strain every point to af- ford the most elaborate entertainment for the visitors next April. Illumina- ton Is another feature which is now receiving the attention of the iilurnina- ton committee. of which Dr. A. L. Metz. professor of chemistry at Tulane University. is the chairman. Thou sands of dollars will be expended in decorations. illuminations and enter tainments by Jerusalem Temple this coming April when the New Orleans Louisiana Shriners will make good their promise to afford a most unique and at the same time up-to-date out ing for the members of the Mystic Shrine. Even at this early date the hotel committee has arranged accom- | modations for the majority of the Inn perial Council representatives at the St. Charles Hotel. The remaining number have been provided for at the | Hotel Grunewald- In addition to this important item. this committee has all | so arranged to have many Templesl ''housed'' in the different hotels. As this is usually one of the most inn porant matters in connection with big | the Hotel committee is | exercising the greatest care in making | allotments so that the temples which | have applied already and will apply, | will be accommodated to the entire l satisfaction of the members. The | matter of properly parking of private | cars and trains is also receiving the | earnest attention of Jerusalem Temple | officials The Imperial Council com | mittee, of which Col. Wm. B. Melish | of Cincinnati. O.. Is chairman. will | visit New Orleans about the middle | of November. Col. Melish will be ac- | by Messrs. Edgar A. Cutts, | potentate of Alec Temple. Savannah, | Ga; Jacob T. Barron. Imperial Ori- | ental Guide. of Columbia. s. C.; Benja- | man W. Powell. Imperial Recorder, | Boston. Mass; Vim. H. Brown, Imper- iaf Treasurer, Pittsburg. Pa. During | this visit the gentlemen will go over | the plans mapped out by the local ex- ecutive committee and to make such | suggestions as may be deemed neces- sary.