The Washington herald., 1913-08-31
WITH THE SECRET AND FRATERNAL SOCIETIES.

United Fruit Company's steamers Turri
Alba and Cartigo were boarded. and the
/ trip to the Zone commenced. Colon, the
port OF entry. was reached on Thursday,
August .. @
The oznlan Band. composed entirely of
members OF Oman Temple, musicians
who serve for the good of the cause
and without any compensation whatever;
| the patrol-one of the best-controlled or
ganiZations in the Northwest-and the
complete divan of officers, many Of them
accompanied by their wives, made up the
st Paul contingent
All the paraphernalia was transported
to the Zone, to the end that the work
| may be performed in its entirety with
| the same completeness of detail as
though done in the Masonic Temple at
home. Arriving in Colon, the divan, in
| full costume; the potentate, and the
| sacred camel, preceded by the band and
patrol. acted as an escort to the impe-
rial potentate, William w. Irwin, of
Wheeling; Deputy Imperial Potentate DR..
Frederick r. Smith, of Rochester. N. Y,
| and Imperial Treasurer William S.
Brown, of Pittsburgh, Pa, will honor the
occasion with their presence as the
guests of Ozman Temple. Thursday, Fri
day, and Saturday was spent in inspect
ing the work of the Canal Commission,
and in visits to surrounding islands and
other places OF interest. On Saturday
! night the Canal Zone Shriners' Club gave
a formal dance and reception at the Ho-
tel Washington, in Colon.
The key TO the lock was presented by
the Canal Commission at the time of the
ceremonial session. Sunday will be spent
in viewing the city of Panama, its
churches and sea wall, and at o'clock
on Monday morning the parade of all
Shriners on the Canal Zone will form at
the Hotel Tivoli, at AncOn, which is the
nearest point to the city of Panama. The
parade will be headed by the st. Paul
Shrine Band and patrol. followed by the
officers acting as an escort to the impe-
rial officers, and a short march through
the streets of the city of Panama, a spe-
cial permission having been granted to
parade and carry arms on this occasion.
Proceeding from the city of Panama to
the railroad depot, special trains will be
taken to Mira Flores Locks, where, at
o'clock in the morning, the initiatory
ceremony will begin. The early hour is
necessary because of the almost daily
rainfall, which begins about II o'clock
in the morning and continues intermit-
tently throughout the entire day. Fol-
lowing the ceremonial will come the in
stailation of the bronze tablet in the con-
crete wall of the lock. This tablet is to
commemorate the spot where the only
initiation Of this kind has ever been per-
formed. The tablet was put in place
with a silver trowel, presented by the
publicity committee of the st. Paul AS
sociatiOn of Commerce. At 6 o'clock,
what is known as the ceremonial or ira
ditional banquet will be given at the
Hotel Washington. in Colon. On this oc-
casion it is expected that Col. Goethals
and President Paris of Panama, with
the army officers and officials of the Com
mission. will be present. Plates have
been ordered for 500. While the traditional
banquet is engaging the attention of the
men. the wives of the local and visiting
Shriners will have another banquet
spread in a different room.
On Tuesday the trip will be made TO
Bocas del Torro. where the day will be
spent in inspecting the banana planta-
tions. A banquet of strictly Panamanian
deicacies will be spread. The boat will
leave Bocas del Zorro Tuesday night,
proceeding direct to New Orleans. where
the party will again embark on the Illi-
nois Central and proceed to Memphis,
where they will be entertained by the
Memphis Shriners in automobile riding
during the three hours stop, after which
the party will proceed directly home,
dlllNlHS HI 81 dus dl d U CLOCK -. H.,
September 10.
Take a day off and go Grabbing at Ches-
apeake Beach with Cathedral Chapter,
No. II, o. f. S. next Thursday, Septem-
Der 4 This will be the last outing of the
vacation srason, and it will be a source
Of qualification to the matron to meet
every member and friend of the chapter
who finds it possible to go.
The grand secretary of the Grand Chap
ter, o. E. s., Mrs. Rose A. Yost an
nounces that the fourteenth triennial as
sembly of the General Grand Chapter of
the Order of the Eastern Star will con-
vene in Chicago, Ill, Tuesday morning,
at 10 o'clock. September o. 1913, in Con-
sistory Temple, 9S5 Dearborn Avenue,
corner Walton Place.
The right worthy grand secretary, Mrs
Lorraine J. Pitkin. will be at the Hotel
Sherman Monday, September % that del
egates who desire to present their Gre
dentials early may do so. Credentials
are being mailed to those entitled to pre-
sent them. Members contemplating going
can obtain ample information as to rail-
road fare and hotel rates from the chair
man of the committee on trips Brother
Past Grand Patron Wallace Streater