The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-23
MYSTIC SHR|NERS
TO TRAVEL IN STYLE
Special Train Chartered by Acca
Temple shril,ers for Trip to
New Orleans.
GREAT HONORARY ESQ OR 7
Question Of Bringing Imperial
Council Here in 1912 Not
Fully Determined Yet.

Imperial Potentate George l.. street
tho head man OF the Mystic Shrine
in North America, will go from Rich
mond by special train in April to at
tend the Imperial Council, which meets
in New orleans. Reports from tho
Crescent city indicate that 10000
shriners will attend. They will all
how down when the imperial potentate
arrives. accompanied by distinguish"
Cd narty from Acca Temple, Richmond,
Baltimore, Washington ana New 1ofh'
May Meet Here Next.
IT has not been fully determined
whether or not richmond VIII make
a fight to secure the Imperial GounciA
for 1912, though 1T was said yester.
day that there was as. good ,S chance o.
The imperial potentates train VIII
start from this city over the Southern
Railway. Fifty or sixty members OF
Acca Temple will go along, and at
Temple. of New York; Almas Temple
OF Washington. and Bouma Temple, or
Baltimore.
Acca Temple. however. Will have
general charge of the special. which
will be gaily decorated as 1T sweeps
through the Southern country on its
long run to New orleans. S. III. bow
man. who was delegated to pick the
route, will bring the special back to
Richmond via Lookout Mountain. touch
ing the Norfolk and Western at Bris-
tol. Mr.. Bowman is preparing to
startle the natives, for he is arranging
to handle the imperial potentate Just
as If he were the President of the
United States. And to Shrincrs, he
is a little bit bigger than that.
Expect Big Crowd.
Harry B. schreiber, vice-chairmai, of.
publicity and promotion committee for
Jerusalem Temple, Ancient Arabic Or
der Mobiles Of the Mystic shrine. is at
the Hotel Richmond.
Mr.. schreiber, speaking yesterday of
the meeting of the Imperial Council to
be held in the Crescent City, April
10 to 49, said: Now orleans will en-
terrain the Shriners as they were
never entertained before. The various
committees in charge of the details
are making every effort to have this
meeting the most novel. enjoyable and
interesting ever rendered the Shrine:
81 have been from coast TO coast and
Canada TO Mexico, and Judging IRON
the amount of enthusiasm expressed
all over the country, the New orleans
meeting will be the largest ever held,
and at least $1,000 Shriners. their
wives and members of their families
Will be there.
"The carnival parades will be repro
duced in Shrine style, with subjects
| apropos to Shrinedom, some with u
| humorous aspect (the Shrine being the
| playground of Masonry, and with the
parade of $4,000 Shriners in full-dress
! and fez. promises to be the greatest
display ever presented in this country.
| There will be two boat trips-one up
|sand the other down the Mississippi
River. Auto rides to teh ancient and
| historic places. and those full OF ro-
| nance of French and Spanish ancestry
VIII be as interesting to the Shriners
as they have been to tourists who have
| voted New Orleans the most fasc-
mating city in America. There will
be balls and theatres, and not for
getting that Shriners do not feast only
with their eyes, there will be banquets
| with those savory Creole dishes which
have as much as anything made New
Orleans famous, and monster oyster
roast at West End Park. a very
| large number of women and rariou!
l women's patrols VIII attend, and spe
cial features for their entertainment
have been arranged. There will be NJ
/, excuse for Shriner to remain away
because he cannot procure a camel.
will be we'll worth while for ever.
Shriner who has the opportunity t
make this pilgrimage with his tenn
pie to the City OF Sunshine, and III
will be greeted with the slogan, Glad
u-kuIn.