Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-03-23
SHR|NFRS HAD
BIG Time HERE
Banquet and Ball at Hotel
Jefferson Last Night Was
An Elaborate Affair
EIGHTEEN NOVICEs
Street Parade Feature-Fine Mu-
steal Program and Speak.
ers We're Enjoyed.

Nearly two hundred visiting Shrin-
ers and their ladies from this and
adjoining states, including Governor
George w. Donaghey, attended a
brilliant banquet and ball, given at
the Hotel jefferson last night as the
concluding feature of day of festi-
vities, celebrating the semi-annual
ceremonial session of Sahara Tenn
pie. A street parade in the afternoon,
les, and uniforms, followed Il band
of music through the downtown
streets, was witnessed by hundreds
of spectators, who, Notwithstanding
the rain, lined the curbings on either
side.
The ceremonial session was ore CT
the most interesting and largely at
tended ever held by Sahara and an
interesting announcement that won
much sentiment, was that of tie spe-
cial committee, named recently I'd
the effect that Sahara Temple had
recently closed deal for site on
South Main street in his city, upon
which it will erect handsome $780,
900 Shrine Temple.
All during the day men wearing the
familiar fez were everywhere and
each train brought more of them and
their ladies'. The ceremonies in the
Masonic Temple were especially at
tractive with the official divan Ct Sa-
hara in charge. The following no.
vices were taken over the hot sands
of the desert: William Burke, A. H.
U Perkins, w. H. LangfOrd, r. A.
Baker, A. ]. Robinson, Ralph Robin
son, Athol Townsend, Charles F. Will
ley and Charles P. Molitor, Pine
Bluff; L. w. Clement, English; Carl
Helmsteeter, Dermott; ID. IL. Williams
Garfield; Wesley r McNoy, l.. Fl.
Mcintyre, H. A. Johnson, Fl. b. Down
ing, Stuttgart; J r. Stansberry, FIT.
Smith and J. w. McColgan, Maiden,
Mo
Two hundred Shriners and their
ladies attended the banquet at the
Hotel Jefferson last night. The guests
were seated at tables in the double
dining room promptly at 10 o'clock.
Among them were many visiting mob
les and ladies who arrived on late
trains during the afternoon in order
to attend the banquet and ball. TIE
handsomely gowned women attracted
much attention. From brilliant stand
point the concluding features of the
days festivities were pronounced
one of the most elaborate social func-
tons of the present social season
here
Hon. Ed L. Westbrook. of Jones'
horo, noble who is always in de-
mand as an after dinner talker and
POSTMASTER, officiated He appeared
in a double role last night, that Of
toast-roaster." He filled the bill to
every expectation. The Royal Chef
never accomplished better work with
an improved bake over. Mr.. West
brook was on the program ito do the
roasting" His fire was well kind
led He roasted 'em, toasted EN-,
took the fork turned EN-" and, af
ter applying an extra supply of gas,
burned EN- with that "banquet
sarcasm" that has made him fam
Gus all over Craighead county, even
as far as Lake City When it was
ever it was evident that the toast
rooster had not exhausted his supply
of words from +''o burning desert
Potentate Thomas J Collier, who
does not himself boast but directs the
Arabs" was an admirable director To
him was in a large measure due the
success of last nights affair and TIE
ceremonial session during the day.
for that.
Before the guests were seated the
invocation was impressively said by
DIR. J. I. Norris. noble, and pastor
of the First Presbyterian church Sci
berts orchestra rendered an excep-
ticnally fine program during the ev-
ening. The selections were among