Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-07
SHRINE PROGRAM SHOWS
WORLD-BEAT|NC STUNTS
TO BE STAGED At MEET

The foundation and framework for
Atlanta's greatest week of fun-the
jcists and timbers and stones, so to
speak, upon which thousands of
Shriners will swarm for the erection
of their annual Tower of JOY, was
begun Tuesday when the outline of
the program for the gathering of the
Imperial Council ana Shriners from
the four corners of the earth during
the week of May II was announced
by mobiles of Yaarab Temple.
1t would appear that even the out
line pretty well fills up the week,
but Imperial Potentate Adair, of
Yaarab Temple, AYERS that there are
thousands of other things to be done,
a myriad Of events to be added, be-
fore the Shriners will have enough
material for the best time of their
lives and build their Tower higher
than it has ever been built before.
To Stage Mexican Battle.
The outline of the program includes
only the big official affairs of the
week, the affairs that will be honored
by the presence of the Imperial Po-
tentate and the other members of the
Imperial Council. 1t fairly teens
with parades and receptions and
races and automobile tours and ex-
hibition drills and banquets and
things-and in addition to all this
virtually every temple in the country
is coming to Atlanta with some spe-
clal stunt carefully concealed up its
sleeve to spring at the proper time.
For instance, the mobiles of FL
Mazda Temple of FL Paso, Texas,
being nothing if not up to date, are
planning to stage a real Mexican rev.
olution in Atlanta. They will bring
with them a patrol and a band, and
also a small army of mobiles who Will
entertain the faithful with a graphic.
though maybe a bit incoherent, rep
resentation of rebellion in the
southern republic. The mobiles will
be eostumed properly, with a wealth
of red bandanna handkerchief and
sombreros galore, and every other
man will be a general. Nobody will
be a private. if a noble can not be a
general he'll be a colonel. 1t is plan
ned to borrow Fort Mcpherson or
some other PAIGE that affords lots of
running room, and stage battle be-
tween Federals and rebels.
Four Trains of Calfornians.
The Californians are coming in
.
man seethes with stunt that he's
going to spring on the faithful. The
gentlemen from the Golden Gate have
engaged four floors of the Kimball
House, and have already notified
Landlord Brown that his hotel will be
named "The California" while they
have 1t.
The ShrineN ef California are try
ing to get the 1915 convention for San
Francisco, and they will bring with
them a corps of trained buttonholers
and glad-hand artists, prepared tc
talk California all day, and then stay
up all night playing a return engage
ment. They are going to spend $I5,-
900 coming to Atlanta, and will talk
California going and coming. II prob
ably will be the biggest boosting trip
ever made out of the State.
Announcement in Crescent.
William w. Irwin, imperial poten-
tate, has issued the formal announce
ment of the Atlanta meeting, which is
printed in the last issue of The Cres-
cent, the official paper of Shrinedom.
1t calls upon all mobiles to attend the
conclave, and contains a summary of
the business to be transacted, with a
list of committees. etc.
The Shriners are expected to begin
arriving in Atlanta from all parts OF
the United States on or about Sat
urday, May 3, and will keep coming
until it will seem that most every
body in the country is here
On Monday, May II. the special
trains will begin coming in, and they
are due to get here at intervals Of
only a few minutes apart all during
the day. The official program will
open Monday afternoon at 1880
o'clock, when the VIII irwin sweep
stakes will be staged at the Motor
drome, to be followed by the Yaarab
free for-all at o'clock that even
Parade AZ Miles Long.
$3.50 o'clock the grand reception
and ball i'm honor of Potentate r.
win and Mrs Irwin will ne held at
the Auditorium Two bands will fur
nish the music, playing continuously