Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-08-29
SHRTNERS ON
PILGRIMAGE
THIRTY MOBILES LEAVE ASH
LAND FOR COOS BAY.
BIG PREPARATIONS BEING MADE
Stop VIII BE Made at ROseburg SAT-
urday--Festivities Begin at Marsh
field Tuesday-COos BAY Proclaims
Holiday.

Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine to the
number of thirty will leave Ashland
Delore sunrise tomorrow morning
and journey by auto to Coos Bay for
a big ceremonial in that city next
tuesday. The mobiles will stop i'm
Grants Pass for breakfast, the num-
Der being augmented by the addition
OF automobiles from Medford and
Central Point. They will arrive in
Roseburg, barring mishap, at 8
O'Clock Friday evening. On Satur-
day evening a reception is to be ten
dered them on the part of Roseburg
citizens and the party will leave for
Coos Bay at their leisure Sunday and
Monday
Those who will constitute the party
from Ashland are: Mobiles W. w.
Damn, r, H. Burns, f. c. Routledge.
o. Winter, Benton Bowers, r. H.
Simpson, E. d. Briggs, H. O. Fro
bach r. l.. Burdic. G. S. Butler. r.
p. Cornelius, F.. d. Wagner. o. j.
Stone, Alex Mcleod, C. F. Bates.
Harry Bates, George Dunn, NJ. f.
Cyester, 7. X. Bolton, f. G. Sweden
burg, l.. l.. Multi, j. G.. Hurt, w. II.
McNair, f. r. Staples, f. V. Carter,
w. II. Reynolds, F. Fl. Carter, II. c..
Sparr, E. A. Sherwin, w. A. Reader.
Tuesday is the big day at Coos Bay
and Mayor Straw has declared a half
holiday for the afternoon. AS indi-
cation of the preparations being
made for the entertainment of the
visitors, we quote the following from
the Coos Bay Times:
THE pilgrimage to be made to
Coos Bay from Ashland by Hillah
Temple, Ancient Arabic Order of the
Mobiles OF the Mystic Shrine. is to
be big event in this locality. It
takes place September 3, and the Wis
itorS will be arriving for probably
several days previous and many will
likely prolong their visit here for
several days.
There are about twenty-five
Shriners in this county and on the
occasion of the pilgrimage about
fifty more will be initiated There
is no temple here, so all of those in
itiated will belong to Hillah Temple
J of Ashland.
The pilgrimage to Coos Bay is
unusual in view of the fact that the
order does not often undertake so
difficult trip. 1t is expected that
probably one hundred automobiles
will make the trip over the noun
tains from Roseburg. Most of the
visitors will come by way of that city
as there is to be a meeting at Rose
burg August 81.
The gathering is quite an adver-
tisement for Coos Bay as all of the
organizations of the Shriners in the
country are given official notifica-
tion of the pilgrimage. Many prom
inent men of the state will be in at
tendance. One OF the features of the
entertainment here will be a clam
bake at the beach.
1T is the intention to have the
city decorated and the local commit
tee is doing everything to make the
visit of the Shriners a pleasant one.
The Shriner colors are yellow, red
and black.
The Program.
THE following is the program ar
ranged by the local committee:
September 2, Tuesday-1:30 D.
m, street concert by Coos Bay band;
300 p. m, address OF welcome by
Mayor Straw and response by Noble
ID. S. Grant of Hillah Temple, Ash
land, Ore. cat Masonic 1emple)
400 p. m, street parade; 1880 b. m. .
ceremonial session at Masonic Tenn
pie.
September 4, Wednesday, Boats
leave Marshfield at 900 a. M, auto
mobiles at $3.50 a. M, for North
Bend. Reception at North Bend till
1O:45. Leave North Bend at 1915
a, m. for Mussel Reef, clam bake and
general good time"