The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-03-31
SHRINERS TO SEE
U. S. BATTLESHIP
WISCONSIN, HAS BEEN ORDERED
TO NEW oRLEANS-oTHER
ENTERTAINMENT FEA-
TuREs,

New Orleans, March s1.-secrtary
of the Navy Won Meyer has ordered
the battleship Wisconsin, one of the
largest and finest sea-fignting vessels
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 Mysic Shrine of
North America The convention dates
are April 1O-15 and according to tele-
graphic adivces from the national cap
ital, the Wisconsin will arrive in port
on Sunday, April 8. She will be- de-
tached for the Atlantic fleet and will
steam southwark from New York.
This will be an especially attractive
feature in connection with the eIabo-
rate plan of reception and entertain
ment of the Imperial Council arranged
by the executive committee of Jeru-
salem Temple, the New Orleans-Lou-
isiana 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
80 ChNAC sam navy lAACIG is AlD
doubt but that many of the visitos to
New Orleans will take advantage of
the opportunity of visiting the ship.
The visit of the Wisconsin to this
port is lbut one of the numerous
striking features of entertainment
ready to be carried out during the stay
OF the mobiles. A chorus of one thous-
and school children in City Park, the
largest public park in New Orleans
with the historic dueling oaks hung
with Spanish moss and many NINA
ture lakes, is an attraction arranged
for the ladies accompanied by the no.
bles.
Promiscuous masking, or in other
words a second Mardi Gras, has been
granted by Mayor Benrman. This will
be on Thursday, April IA and will be
the first time in the history of carnival
in New Orleans that promiscuous
masking will be allowed "out of sea-
SON." On the night of the day of
free masking, members of Jerusalem
Temple will form the cast on twenty
three gorgeously and brilliantly dec
GRATED and illuminated carnival floats
Following this brilliant street page
ant will be the Imperial Council ball
in the historic French operahouse, at
Bourbon and Toulouse streets. This
will be most. select affair and will
be one of the big social events OF
Shriners week.
The foregoing is only a part of the
entertainment programme as there are
several other equally attractive fea-
lures that will be introduced, one be
fnc n cTlnnlyo14 far fcS4
trolls and a special vaudeville bill tc
be rendered at West end. known as
the Coney island of the south. This
resort is located on the shore of Lake
Ponchartrain.
The session SO the Imperial Council
viii be held in the Scottish Rite Cath
edral located in Carondelet street be.
tween Lafayette and Girod streets
This is but a shorter distance from st
Charles hotel selected as the officia
headquarters of the Imperial Council
In fact the cathedral is within easy
walking distance of every hotel Ii
New Orleans.
Jerusalem Temples members are
are perparaing to give the visitins
| mobiles most enthusiastic WELDON,
and are doing those things which viii
insure the Shriners of North America
stay Of the most pleasant charac
| ter.
Glad u Kun" is the welcome slo
gan. Large placards with Glad
Kun printed in red type, are bein,
literally distributed throughout New
Orleans and the country itnmediatel,
surrounding and already the slogan il
familiar to the ear