Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-06-30
IMPERIAL P0TENTATE WILL FALL
TO LOT Of NORTH DAKOTA MAN
j. Frank Treat of Fargo Will Receive the Highest
Honor Conferred On Any Man in the North
west at the National Convention

The 37th Annual Session of the In,
pcrial Council of the Mobiles Of tho
Mystic Shrin, OF North .Amcrica, will
convene in Rochester, New York, July
IL, - and Is, 1911. Damascus Temple,
under whose auspices the Imperial
Council is to be entertained, has out
lined an elaborate program and one
that will make every Shrincr in the
land "Fccl to Hum Rochester ex-
pect to entertain $4,000 Shrincrs, their
families and their friends. She is plan
ming to make the session the most bril-
liant in its history.
On Monday evening, July 10th, there
will be a reception at the palm room Of
the Powers hotel from to - clock.
when the Mobiles from all parts Of the
country will get together for {; few So
cial hours preceding the activities Of
the Imperial council.
On Tuesday morning, July II, will
take place the parade and escort of the
official divan to Convention Hall. Dur
ing the later hours there will be trolly
rides for the ladies and sight seeing
trips for the Mobiles.
On Tuesday evening the grand pa
rade for all the visiting temples will
take place, representative of every
state in the Union, together with Can
ada and Mexico. This parade will be
one Of the big features Of the Imperial
Council. There will be floats galore.
many of which will cost large sums OF
money to prepare, and effort will be
made to eclipse all former affairs of the
kind. Fireworks will add to the attrac-
tiveness Of the parade, and some of the
finest bands in America will be in line
together with "spasm' bands to add
to the merriment. Fun and frivolity
will reign supreme and it is expected
the merry makers will take part in the
confetti battle. Following the parade q
reception will be given the marching
patrols and bands at Bartholomay Hall
The entertainment at the hall will he
of a unique nature and the ''Foel-to
IIum' spirit will prevail.
On Wednesday morning the visitors
will be given trolley ard auto rides tc
Ontario Beach Park. lronde0uoit Bay
the parks, Cobb S Hill Rescl voir, Pin
narle Hills. through residential drive;
and boulevarls. At the parks TIE Wis
itors to the Flower City will see in til,
countless blossoms, the reason for tn,
appellation, ''Flower City,
During the afternoon the grand ;ril
of the patrols and review by the ln2pnr
, ial Divan at GeneSse Valley Parl; VII
he given. y concert by the riassc
bands of 900 musicians will be ona Q,
the features OF the afternoon un"l
will be served after the concert
In the evening the crownng t,a'rr:
of the Imperial Council will take
place, a magnificent water "arniva!
1 Nothing like it has ever been attempt
ed since the days OF the lulrrs Of IN
tiquity. 1t is expected that not'in.
| Ike it in modern times will equal til.
! grand and beautiful electrical ntirrr
! along the river. Hundreds; Of Aatc
craft will participate, and those hacl
Of the project say that it will far ECLIPSE
anything ever held in Venice where
| water carnivais are ANIMAL features
The carnivals held in this ci;y n tht
p"s:: have attracted :::Gntiun from al
paris Of the country, bur the one to 81
given for the special benefit Of tl:t
Shriners will be worth going hundred:
Of miles to see.
The council VIII officially como to {
rin.e thursday e>r in" with a gran.
bail at the NV York State Armorv
tile of elaborate decoration and having
sufficient floor space for 1000 couple:
| Of dancers on the floor at one time
The music will be furnished by an or
chcstra of 160 pieces. The ball Will b,
4 revelation to the people OF Rochcs
! ter and to the visitors, and when til,
last strains of the music are ',vins
away in "Home, Sweet Home ton