Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-01-05
IOWA SBRIDERS
DALLAS BOUND
POINTS or INTEREST WILL BE
VISITED BY SHRINERS
IN TEXAS.
EXPECT BIC ATTENDANCE
Vast Crowds of Mobiles VIII Gather
In Texas Metropolis at I'M
perial Meeting.

DALLAS, TEXAS, Jan. 4.-Iowa
is expecting to send $50 Shriners to
Dallas for the Imperial Council meet
ing next May. There are four
Shrines in Iowa, in Des Moines, Da-
venport, Cedar Rapids and Sioux City
respectively. Des Moines will send
a delegation Of seventy-five, incud-
ing the famous Arab Patrol of that
city. According to tadvlces received
the Iowa Mobiles will assemble at one
point for a joint pigramage to Dal-
las.
Dallas is preparing to entertain the
Iowans on an elaborate scale. Con-
trary to the general supposltion Tex
as presents many scenic charms and
it has cities within easy riding dis
tance Of Dallas which present diversl-
fled attractions to the visitors. May
is one Of the most beautiful months
Of the year from a climatic standpoint
and the Lone Star state will be IN
her best attire in honor Of the visitors
Jerusalem Temple of New Orleans
will strive to have the largest repre-
sentation Of any Southern Temple En-
route to Dallas the Mobiles Of the Cres
cent city plan to visit to Galveston,
the great seaport of Texas, where
they will enjoy the surf bathing and
other attractions or the island city.
AS many of the Eastern Temples VIII
make the pilgramage to Dallas via
sea- either to New Orleans or Gal
weston, Jerusalem Mobiles have issued
an invitation to all to join them in
the last stages of the pilgramage.
Moslem Temple of Detroit, Mich, is
planning a special train from there to
New York the trip south to be made
by boat and return by special train
through the Central States. Forty Of
the officers and members OF Moslem
Temple recently participated in the
dedication ceremonies of Moca TEN
pies new mosque at London, Ontario
and Shrlners Of that section of Can
ada are planning TO join the Detroit
Mobiles in their pilgramage to Dallas.
El Nina Temple Of Galveston, Tex
as, is planning entertainment for I'm
perial Shrine visitors on a scale that
promises to leave pleasant associa-
tions of the Island City in the memor-
les of the Arabs from other States.
Fifty Mobiles of Mecca Temple of New
York have secured hotel reservations
In Galveston for the evening Of May
16, after the close of the Imperial
Council in this city FL Nina Mobiles
will act as hosts to the New York
Shrlners. Special steamers will be
chartered by the various Northern
and Eastern Temples and will bring
hundreds OF Mobiles to Dallas via Gal
weston, while hundreds more will re-
turn to their homes throughout the
East through Galveston.
Noble C. w. Hobson, Past Poten-
tate OF Hella Temple and Chairman
Of the Finance Committee, declares
that the Imperial Shrine meeting is an
event in which the whole Southwest
is Interested and is gratified with the
preparations now being made by the
Temples Of Oklahoma and Texas FOR
the entertainment of the visitors. II
is his opinion that every thoughtful
resident Of the Southwest recognizes
in the Imperial Shrine as the greatest
opportunity in history for ADVERTISING
the development and resources and
future Of their home States, attracting
as it will thousands Of the leading
business and professional men OF
North America.