The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-06-21
FARGO GETTING BOOSTS
OF INESTIMABLE VALUE
THROUGH The SHRINERS
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fairs of this kind. Fireworks will add |
to the attractiveness Of the parade, |
and some of the finest bands OF Amer |
lea will be in line together with |
"spAsm" bands to add to the merri- |
ment. Fun and frivclity viii reign
supreme and it is expected the merry |
makers will take part in a confetti
battle. Following the parade, recep-
ton will be given the marching patrols
and bands at Bartholomew hall. The
entertainment at the hall will be Of a
unique nature and the feel to hum"
spirit will prevail.
ON Wednesday morning the visitors
will be given trolly and auto rides to
Ontario Beach park. Irondequoit bay,
the parks, Cobb's hin reservoir, Pin
acle hills through residential drives
and boulevards, At the parks the visit
ors to the flower city will see in the
countless blossoms, the reason for the
appellation, flower city"
During the afternoon the grand drill
of the patrols and review by the inn
perial divan at Genesee Valley park
will be given. A concert by the massed
bands of 1000 musicians will be one
of the features of the afternoon. Lunch
will be served after the concert.
In the evening the browning feature
of the imperial council will take place,
magnificent water carnival Nothing
| like it has ever been attempted since
the days of the rulers of antiquity. 1t
is expected that nothing like it in
modern times will equal the grand and
beautiful electrical effects along the
river. Hundreds of water craft win
participate, and those back Of the pro-
ject say that it will far eclipse any
thing ever held in Venice, where
water carnivals are annual features.
The carnivals held in this city in the
past have attracted attention from all
parts of the country but the one to
be given for the special benefit Of the
Shriners will be worth going hundreds
of miles to see.
The council viii officially come to a
close Thursday evening with grand
ball at the New York state armory, a
new and magnificent structure, capable
of elaborate decorations and having
sufficient floor space for 1000 couples of
dancers on the floor at one time. The
music will be furnished by an orch
estra Of 100 pieces The ball will be
revelation to the people of Rochester
and to the visitors and when the last
strains of the music are dying away in
Home, sweet Home, fond memories
will be cherished of the 1911 imperial
| council.
The Mystic Shrine is the social adj
iuncy Of Masonry. A man, in order to
become a Shriner, or created a noble
of the order, must be either a Knight
Templar or a Thirty second Degree
l Mason in good standing.
The. imperial council is to the Mys-
tic Shrine what the house of repre-
sentatives is to the people Of the
/ United States. 1t is a representative
body of men from 125 Shrines tenn
pies and from 10000 Shriners in
North America, who meet once a year
to transact such business as is nec-
essary for the good of the order, to
elect officers and to exchange fraternal
| greetings.
For the first time in the history Of
the northwest, the office of the i'm
perial potentate, the highest honor in
the gift OF the great order, will fall
upon John Frank Treat, past potentate
of FL ZagaI temple, Fargo and the pres
ent imperial deputy potentate of the
Mystic Shrine Of North America The
election will occur on Wednesday
morning, July IL. The present imperial
potentate, Frank A. Hines of AL Ma
laikah temple, Los Angeles, Cal, will
relinuuish his claim to the Office on
] the above date. The honor comes to
, Noble Frank Treat. present imperial
: deputy potentate, after service of
J ten years in the imperial council, he
; having been elected and successfully
4 TIT fat hatu
that of imperial outer guard and the
imperial potentate.
The first session OF the imperial
council was held in New York City in
l1s76. Thirty-five sessions have been
, HELD since that date, and all have been
VERY successful in every respect. One
of the most interesting features Of an
Imperial council meeting, is the pres
ence of the Arab patrols, organizations
of from twenty eight to forty-men,
: dressed In oriental garb and trained
lin Arabic drills.
Suffice 1t to say that the thirty sev-
enth annual meeting Of the imperial
: council will be one Of the greatest In
! the history OF the order.
Local Representatives Going.
: The local representatives from Il
o. AaRdi JGL1plS WHO VIII uG OA manu- a
!. the Rochester convention are the foul
!, Representatives at large to the impe-
4 rial council, and other officers Of the
8 official divan. Ell zagal's delegates o.
! Representative win be:
/ Frank Treat, Fargo.
i Myron A. Baldwin, Fargo.
John r. Callahan, Casselton.
Lawrence G. Moultrie. Valley city.
= The other officials of the El zaga
4 divan who will probably be on thu
i Frank Treat special to Rochester are
4 Gilmore X Sarles, illustrious chic
n rabban.
: Charles r. Stone. illustrious assist
70 ant rabban,
) Frank L. Gage. illustrioua orienta
ii guide.
X Alfred q. Arvold. ilIustrious recorder
se M. N Hatcher, frst ceremonial mas
il. ter.
K John r. Hardy second ceremonia
t0 master.
stephen Birch. captain o. the guart