The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-09-13
tBy l.. NJ. Green.)


27. Extensive Preparations ere now
being made by Sumter Shriners to en-
tertain the visiting mobiles and their
ladies'. In a few days the various
committees will be called together by
PresiCSat +. :. Booth. of the Sumter
Shrine Club. and details for the cele-
bration planned. Already much of the
work has been done and II now only
remains To l'ut into execution the
finishing touches to the ARRANGEMENTS
for the reception OF the visitors.
The Sumter spirit is manifested in
the raising OF more than $1,000 to
provide additional entertainment for
the Shriners. Omar Temple takes
care of the actual expenses of the
Thanksgiving meet but the Sumter
members of the; organization raised
the $1,000 to be able to give extra
and more elaborate entertainment.
The success of the plans looked to
the proper handling of the convention
this year Is largely due to the CO.
operation secured, through the shrin-
ers of this city having organized a
club. The Sumter Shrine club was
first of its kind I'm this state ond 9TH
er cities in South Carolina have fol-
lowed Sumter's example.
AT the last Spring meet of Omar
Temple held at Charleston the sum-
ter Shriners gave away u large num-
Der OK Gamecock City banners and
the selection OF this city for the 1913
meeting was practically unanimous,
at the Thanksgiving meeting i'm Col
umbia. In addition to South Carolina
Shriners "a number of the members
OF the mystic order from North Caro-
lima and Georgia are expected to at
tend.
IL Ia planned to have some unusual
street stunts and the ceremonial
session to be held the night of
Thanksgiving will be particularly at
tractive. The Sumter band has been
ganization will meet incoming trains
to greet the visitors. The band OF
forty pieces will take part, also, in
the parade and will furnish music ut
the various entertainments during the
day. Special concerts will he given
I'm tie evening. The parade will be
a unique and attractive affair and,
while details have not been given out
for publication, IL Is known that the
parade will differ from like occa-
sions heretofore. 1t is explained that
the parade will be a feature well
worth seeing and i'm its variation
from other parades will furnish in.
teresting and amusing features The
Columbia shriners' fife and drum
corps will appear for the first time
In the parade here.
The Holiday Eve Club, which Is
one OF sumter's exclusive dancing or
ganizations. will give its opening ball
the night before Thanksgiving. The
Holiday Eve club dances are always
elaborate affairs and the first ball ihis
year will be no exception to the rule.
In fact. special effort will be made To
make the occasion an especially en-
toyable one. A number of the visi-
ting Shriners and their ladies will at
tend. The ball will serve as the grand
opening OF the Thanksgiving festivi-
ties here
Two new hotels have opened here
In the last few months and there will
be no occasion for complaint on the
visitors part I'm respect to accomoda.
tions. More important still is the
fact that the hotels of this city will
maintain their regular rates during
the Shrine convention. Visitors will
not be asked To pay higher rate
for rooms and meals than that ordin-
arily charged at other seasons.
The browning feature of the occa-
sion will be the banquet that is to
come after the ceremonial session
sh tue aDstHCc
OF the proposed menu the only dis
cription that would TT the banquet,
the the words OF local Shriner, are
some banquet" with the accent on
the slang word.
Noble T.. r. Wilson. OF this city.
VIII organize the Arabic patrol for
the Atlantic convention OF the Shrin-
ers. The patrol will be from the
Charleston and local ranks. The
drum and fife corps of the Columbia
Shrine club has been practicing
every day and the result oe their prac-
tice will decide whether the organi-
zation IL To attend the Atlanta con-
ventiOn. or not.