The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-07-13
RED FEzzES MEET
IMPERIAL COUNCIL OF THE MYS.
TIC SHRINE NOW IN
SESSION.
AT ROCHESTER, new York;
Parade of Mobiles MAJ Most Spcctac.
uIar in History Of Order.-Water
Carnival, Concerts and Other
Entertainments.

Rochester, New York. $500 With the
parade and escort of the official divan
TO Convention Hall in this city the
9th annual session of the Imperial
Council of the Mobiles of the Mystic
Shrine of North America began in
this, the birthplace of the Shrine.
Rochester found itself the host of
the liveliest and biggest bunch of good
fellows that ever has assembled in
any eastern city, and the fun continued
for several days. Every hotel was
filled; dwellings have been pressed
into service; the railroad yards are
filled with special trains of Pullman
coaches; the city parks are made into
camping grounds for the visitors, and
even the suburbs are filled with the
Shriners. Never in the east has there
been a convention that will equal this.
Only the Mardi Gras, or the Los An
geles Flower Carnival, can compared
with the scenes of lavish display. 7
In the first place. the Chamber of
Commerce of Rochester donated StO,-
900 for Examinations. The members
Of Damascus Shrine have duplicated
for brilliance and u~niqueness has new
er been equalled in this country. For
four months electrical experts have
been busy with the designs.
George A. Leder, the Father of the
Order" was on hand to welcome all
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ranged for a week of entertainment
that did not leave a moment of leis-
ure. The entire feet of the Rochester
Yacht club was at the disposal of the
Shriners and their wives; hundreds OF
automobiles were free to the visitors
and every saddle horse In Rochester
and vicinity had been engaged for the
big parade.
Spectacular Parade Of Mobiles.
Monday evening the great pageant
moved. 1t was most spectacular in
the history of Shrinedom Inc extended
over a line of more than ten miles.
Temples from every state in the Union
and Canada and Mexico participated.
The floats represented outlay of thou
sands of dollars. Scores of the best
bands in the country were in line. to,
gether with 'spasm'' bands to add ID
the merriment.
The Shriners from Los Angeles ap-
peared in the parade on 100 coal black
horses, one of the Texas temples was
mounted on calico bronchos and the
Memphis, Tenn, mobiles had Il herd
of camels to carry them over the line
of march. Besides these. other west
ern temples rode astride burros; a
South Dakota temple had a black bear
for each member, and mobiles from 9th
er localities displayed live stock char
acteristic of their country. The ami
mails were presented to the city after
the parade.
The route of the parade was bril-.
liant with color. The fronts of the
business houses on the main streets
of the city were entirely covered with
flags, bunting and electrical devices.
After the parade the mobiles were es-
corted to Bartholomay hall, where a
unique vaudeville program was given.
Tuesday morning the visitors were
given trolley and auto rides to On
tario Beach park, ~IrondeQuoit Bay, the
parks, CObb's Hill Reservoir, Pinnacle
Hills, through residential drives and
b~oulevards. During the afternoon the
grand drill of the patrols and review
by the Imperial Divan at Genesee Val
ley Park took place. A concert by
the massed bands of 1000 musicians
was one Of the features of the after.
noon. Lunch was served after the
concert.
Beautiful Water Carnival.
The big feature Of the entire con-
vention was the water carnival Tues
day evening at Genesee Valley Park.
Rochester's water carnivals have al.
ready attracted the attention Of the
entire country. but this exhibition far
exceeded anything that has gone be.
fore. The upper stretches of the river
have been festooned with thousands
Of electric lights both over and under
the water, and countless water craft
appeared in the wonderful Venetian
display.
Some of the musical organizations
with the visiting temples were note.
worthy. The San Francisco Temple
brought a Chinese band. Every mu'
stefan was a slant-eyed Celestial and
CARRIED in his oriental dress. The Lu
Lu Temple of Philadelphia had its ia,
nous band of 62 pieces on the grounds,
and there were no less than ten In.
dian hands from western