The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-12-02
SHR|NERS IN FLORENCE,
GATE CITY IN RETURN MAKES
THEM HAPPY.
Next Spring Meeting Will be Held I'm
Spartanburg ut Time of tho Music
Festival.

Florence, Nov. 26.-With Shriners
everywhere and the Gate City appro-
rriately decorated for their reception,
Florence is today in the hands of
hundreds Of mobiles who are PERSONAL
ly conducting over half a hundred as
piring candidates across the hot sands
OF the desert. The day began with
the appearance Of the sun. Early
trains were met by Shriners and their
wives and shortly thereafter the
street stunts began when the candi-
dates did unheard Of things on the
plaza in front of the hotels. Throngs
lined tho sidewalks to applaud while
1000 Mobiles Of the Mystic Shrine
prodded the fresh meat" to superhu-
man efforts to please.
The business session Of Omar Tenn
pie at the ODowd theatre was one of
the features Of the day. The selec-
tion Of the next meeting place was
the absorbing item OF interest and
Spartanburg was the winner. The
next meeting of Omar Temple will be
held at Spartanburg next May during
the annual spring music festival at
Converse college. The spring meet
ing Is usually held at Charleston but
the fall meeting will be convened in
the City by the Sea, Charleston grace
fully waving its claim In the face Of
the determined bid by the represen-
tatives Of the Spartan city.
The sum Of $3.50 was donated to
the six orphanages Of the State after
Noble Marks Of Columbia, outer
guard. had vigorously pressed the
claim Of this deserving charity. The
$50 will be equally divided between
the six asylums in South Carolina for
orphans. Mr.. Marks had hoped to
secure more and declares that only
the depressed money conditions pre-
vailing and the expense Of the temple
In connection with the band and pa
troll prevented larger donation. The
distressing condition in Europe in
cident to the war was recognized by a
donation Of 500 for the relief Of Eu-
ropean sufferers, the fund to be dis
tributed by the American Red Cross
Columbia furnished two splendid
features In the Adluh drum corps and
band and the camels Adluh and Omar.
The band Is hailed on all sides with
glad acclaim and the organization as
a body and the members individual
ly have scored a distinct triumph. The
Omar patrol composed of Charlest on
and Sumter members and the patrol
from Alec temple at Savannah have
also featured this exciting day.
At the business meeting officers
were nominated. the election to be
held at the regular meeting Of the
temple in Charleston in December.
This afternoon an exhibition drill
was held by the visiting patrols and
a grand parade of all Mobiles was held
prior to the ceremonial session in the
ODowd theatre. Following the big
session a banquet was served.
The visiting women have been roy
ally entertained while the men were
occupied with the exacting demands
Of Shrinedom and full programme
has dealt kindly with the hundreds
present. 1t is said that never in the
history OF the Shrine have so many
women graced the occasion with their
presence.
Florence has worked hard to make
the day a success and tonight $500
MOBILES say that the Florence Shrine
club and the citizens generally have
gone the limit and then some."