The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-03-31
SHRINERS Will
HAVE WISCONSIN
The United States Navy Will
Help Celebrate at New
Orleans

New Orleans, March 31.-Secretary
of the Navy Won Meyer has ordered
the battleship Wisconsin, one of the
largest and finest sea fighting YES
sells In the United States navy, to the
port of New Orleans and to remain
here throughout the convention of the
imperial council, Ancient Arabic Or
der Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine of
North America. The convention dates
are April 10-15 and according to tele-
graphic advices from the national
capital the Wisconsin will arrive in
port on Sunday, April 9. She will be
detached from the Atlantic fleet and
will steam southwark from New York.
This will be an especially attrac-
tive feature in connection with the
elaborate plan of reception and enter
tainment of the imperial council ar
ranged by the executive committee of
Jerusalem temple, the New Orleans
Louisiana branch of the Mystic Shrine
The Wisconsin will be open to visit
by the mobiles who make the pilgrim
age to the oasis of New Orleans. Be-
ing one of the largest fighting craft
in Uncle Sans navy. there is no
doubt but that many of the visitors
to New Orleans will take advantage
of the opportunity of visiting the
ship.
The visit of the Wisconsin to this
port is but one of the numerous strik-
ing features of entertainment ready
to be carried out during the stay of
the mobiles. A chorus of. 1000 school
children in city park, the largest pub.
lie park in New Orleans, with the his
toric dueling oaks hung with Spanish
moss and many miniature lakes, is
an attraction arranged for the ladies
accompanied by the mobiles.
Prom:scuous masking, Or in other
words second Mardi Gras, has been
granted by Mayor Martin Behrman
This will be on Thursday. April IA
and will be the first time in the his.
! tory of, a carnival in New Orleans that
Epromiscuous masking will be allowed
"out Of season. On the night of the
day of free masking. members OF
Jerusalem temple will form the cast
on twenty-three gorgeously and bril-.
liantly decorated and Illuminated car.
nival fcats. Following this brilliant
street pageant will be the imperial
council ball in the historic French
opera house at Bourbon and Toulouse
streets. This will be most select
affair and will be one of the big social
events of Shriner's week.
The foregoing is only part of the
/ entertainment program as there are
several other equally attractive fea.
lures that will be introduced. one be.
ing smoker for visiting Arab patrols
and special vaudeville bill to be
rendered at West End. known as the
Coney Island of the south. This re.
sort is located on the shore of Lake
Pontchartrain.
| The sessions of the imperial coun.
Gil will be held in the Scottish Rite
cathedral located in Carondelet street
between Lafayette and Girod streets
This is but a short distance from the
st. Charles hotel. selected as the Of
ficial headquarters of the imperial
council. In fact the cathedral is with
in easy walking distance of every
hotel in New Orleans.
! Jerusalem temples members are
preparing to give the visiting mobiles
most enthusiastic welcome and are
doing those things which will insure
the Shriners of North America stay
of the most pleasant character.
"Glad-U-kum" is the welcome slO-
gan. Large placards with "Glad-U-
Kun" printed in red type, are being
literally distributed throughout New
Orleans and the country Immediately
surrounding and already the slogan is
| familiar to the ear