El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-07-10
THREE CITIES ARE
AF TER SHRINERs
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L
ter carnivals have already attracted
| the attention. of the entire country.
but this weeks exhibition will far ex-
coed anything that has gone before.
| The upper stretches of the river have
been festooned with thousands of cleo
trio lights both over and under the
water and myriad water craft will ap-
| pear in the wonderful venetian dis
play. This water carnival on Wednes-
day afternoon will be preceded by
drills by visiting patrols from at least
100 temples of the Shrine.
Some of the musical organizations
with the visiting temples are unique
and noteWerth The San Francisco
musician is a slant-ey1d Celestial and is
garbed in his oriental dress. The Ia
Lu temple Of Philadelphia has it,,
famous band of 80 pieces Oh the
grounds and there are no less than 10
indian bands from western temples
Thursday afternoon a concert viii be
given by massed bands of over 1000
musicians
Patriotic Bomb Throwing.
Thursday afternoon the feature will
be the discharge Of hundreds OF bombs
especially made in Japan for the con-
vention. Each bomb contains & large
American flag and these banners of
silk will be released far above the
city when the bombs explode.
The city OF Rochester has hurried
/ work on its new S2S0.000 Exposition
park and every building there has
been turned over to the Shriners.
The longest trip 20 the convention
was made by the Shriners from Taco
ma, Washington. who came In a special
train. The Shrine fro Los Angeles
also came in a special train attached n
which was a car load of oranges and
a carload Of wine, besides special
section OF horse cars for the traasFor-
tation Of the famous black horses on
which the members of the temple are to 1
be mounted.
Three After Next Meeting.
Baltimore, Portland, Oregon. and
Los Angeles are striving for the next
convention Of the Shrine and each city
has sent great delegation with SOU
venirs by the hundreds to impress the
delegates with their qualifications as
entertainers.
Saladdin temple Of Grand Rapids.
Mich, arrived here in the best style
The excursion was made in a specia;
train that for elaborate and Injurious
appointments has n-aver been CO Ialed
in this country. Ten magnificent par
Tor cars make up the train. with two
Of the finest dining cars ever built and
a supply car freighted with every ept-
curean delicacy. One drawing room
car is fitted with rich velvet carpets. |
richly tapestried sofas. a grand piano
and a pipe organ. This car will he
used by the women members CT the
party as a reception room an1 for a
series of concerts and entertainments. I
One of the most unique features of |
this train is a car fitted up as com
rolete printing office in which a daily |
journal, edited by some Of the most /
distinguished literary men Of Nichi- /
gam. will be published The paper /
will he printed upon white satin. The !
White Satin Daily" will be distributed /
as a souvenir Of tour which has had /
no parallel in the history Of American |
1t is estimated that there are $4,000 |
wearers of the red fez in the city to-
day This number Of guests - alIaosI /
doubled by the Shriners wives who ac-
their husbands.