Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-05-04

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Considerable ginger was put lnso
the society situation. so to speak, dur.
ing the week, by the presence Of thou
sands Of visiting shrlners from ali
over the country on tnoir way 10 the
Imperial council meeting IN Los An
geles. which Is going to be BY all odds
the gorgeoustest thing that ever hap
pened IN the City OF Angels. After
watching these endless tralnloads OF
the be-iezzod and hilarious Mobiles and
their wives and sisters and sweet
hearts and sons and daughters going
through Albuquerque all week, ono
wonders In bewildered fashion
where Los Angeles rs going 10 put
them all. They will undoubtedly over.
run the whole south end OF California
from the mountain tops TO the sad sea
waves which, by the way, won't have
much chance 10 be sad while the rep
reaentatiyes OF all the temples, from
Lulu to IsOllapaloozer and Ses0trls 20
Solomongrundi are on the Job
Albuquerque knows the ways or
Hailat Abyad Temple well enough to
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glorious good time the Shrlnera take
a back seat for no one on earth.
That the Bailut Abyad Ottomans
are as good entertainers as any that
ever assembled at the Shrine was
demonstrated during the week as the
local committee welcomed the myriads
OF visitors and succeeded IN SHOWING
them all that Albuquerque Is one OF
the bright Spots on the Shrine map,
A number was heard to express the
desire 10 hold the council here in
stead of az Los Angeles. There was
music In the air. for the Sriners have
some splendid bands, the musical AK
aregatlon with the Philadelphians
being especially good for sore ears.
What ! started ont to talk about
however, was the one big event Of
the week locally-the banquet which
wound up the ceremonial session or
Bailut Abyad temple, and which was
Just about the very brilliantest that
the Shrine ever pulled off.
What a tremendous social asset the
big Masonic temple is to albuquerque
was clearly demonstrated Tuesday
night when over POO people gathered
around the banquet board ihe dance
hall and banquet room being gayly
decorated In the yellow and red OF the
Shrine, wit cut flowers OF every hue
and species. The dinner. which was
served IN courses, each one more
epicurean than the last, wis tri-
umph, both In cooking and the serv-
Ing. The menu was as follows:
Menu.
Consomme en- Tasse.
Sailed Almonds
Celery Olives Sliced Tomatoes.
Columbia River Salmon, Olandaiore.
Pommes Persistence
Sweetbread Pauies. Rein Marguerite
Fried SQUAD, Chicken, jasknome.
New Asparagus, Butter Sauce.
Fresh shrimp Salad. Mayonaise.
Tutm Fruit Ice Cream Assorted Cakes
Cigars.
Toastmaster, Noble James w. Wilson,
OF Roswell
The Fuhrmyer-C ayanaugh orchestra
furnished the music which was just q
little better than the usual article fur
nished by that premier musical or
ganiZatiOn.
The prime feature OF the whole
evening Of course. was the exhibition
OF Indian dances given by The twenty
four members OF the Indian patrol.
their DISCUSSES being so absolutely
perfect thanks to the genius OF SIR.
Charles A. Wright that Il was almost
Impossible TO recognize any OF them.
The dances have already been fully
destrlbed and viii not attempt 10 do
Il again.
Suffice to say that the enthusiasm
which the performance evoked was
fairly overwhelming aud Il was the
first time that the Mobiles themselves
realized what marvelously clever
stunt Il Is which the patrol IA going
to have az Los Angeles.