The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-08-07
TO GIVE TREAT
ROYAL GREETING
OF ENTIRE NORTH
WEST INVITED TO PARTICIPATE
IN GREAT PAGEANT AND HOME
COMING RENDERED IMPERIAL
PoTENTATE OF AMERICA.

Tomorrow will be a great day for
Fargo, for it marks the homecoming
of it's most widely known citizen.
John Frank Treat, imperial potentate
of the Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine Of
America. The city will be in gala at
tire as the event is an suspicious one
and it will be long remembered in the
annals OF the city's history. 1t will be
the return Of Fargo citizen who has
spent his entire active life in this COM
munity and who has risen to the high
est post in one of the greatest and
oldest orders in the world.
At meeting of number OF the
business representatives comprising
the committee in charge of this home
coming Of Imperial Potentate Treat,
which was held this morning in the
parlors of the Masonic temple, 1t was
decided that all the mobiles of the i'm
perial shrine should be on hand
promptly at Ell Zagal temple tomorrow
afternoon at g.: 80 o'clock and go in a
body to meet their highest officer, who
has risen from their own membership.
The Arab patrol, the patrol band.
and the Shriners will march in a body
to the depot to greet Mr.. Treat on his
triumphant return from the Rochester
convention where he was elected to
the position of imperial potentate.
He will be escorted to his home on
First avenue north from the station
by an immense pageant Of Shriners.
Ell Zagal patrol, the patrol band and
public spirited citizens who appre-
ciate the great honor Mr. Treat has
brought to Fargo.
In the evening at o'clock a formal
reception will be given at the temple
to which the general public is most
cordially invited. 1t is expected that
this will be one of the most elaborate,
pretentious and largely attended gath
erings ever given in the city Of Fargo.
A fine programme has been aTrang-
ed for this gathering, over which Chief
Raban Es Y. Sarles of Hillsboro, form
er governor of North Dakota, will pre-
side. Elk Governor Sarles will be the
master of ceremonies and after a few
preliminary remarks he will introduce
Mayor v. r. Lowell of Fargo, who will
deliver the address OF welcome in be-
NAN OF the CITY OF EdrgO.
Welcoming home the great imperial
potentate of America in behalf of the
local and North Dakota Shriners, Col
]. d. Benton will give an address sup
Elementary to that Of Mayor Lovelrs.
Following the remarks of Colonel Ben
ton, Imperial Potentate Treat will res
pond, and Mr.. Treats powers at occa-
sions of this kind are well known, so
that a great deal will be expected in
the way of a literary treat that will
fully display his we'll known talents as
wit and humorist.
Following this portion of the pro-
gramme there will be an informal re-
ception rendered Mr.. Treat, after which
the Arab patrol will give a drill, to be
followed in turn by two hours of dane
ing.
The potentates from the entire north
west have been asked to participate
in the ceremonies and pageant here to-
morrow. Invitations were sent this
morning to the potentates Of the lodges
at Duluth, Minneapolis st. Paul, Aber-
deem, Grand Forks and Winnipeg, so
that they will probably be here, each
potentate with his individual retinue.
To be seated on the stage with I'm
perial Potentate Treat tomorrow night
at the temple, will be H. c. Plumley.
inspector general Of the Scottish Rite;
w. A. Scott, deputy inspector general;
c. e. McGregor, worshipful master,
Shiloh lodge; Dan Siegfried, junior
warden, Enoch lodge; w. S. StockwelI.
grand secretary; w. L. Johnston. high
priest, keystone chapter; George Rad
ford, eminent commander, Auvergne
commandary; Peter Pickton, past ven
cradle master, Enith lodge; S. j. Hill,
generalissimo, grand commandery; A.
b. Taylor, past grand high priest.
grand commandery; Col. ]. d. Benton;
Professor McArdle, representing the
board of education; II. w. Gearey and
w. p. Porterfield, representing the
Fargo board of park commissioners; J.
p. Hardy. representing the Fargo Com
mercial club; Mayor v. r. Lowell, rep
resenting the city of Fargo, and Archie
Craig, representing the Arab patrol.