The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-07-16
NOVITIATES
AWAIT SHRINE
SESSION At JOHNSON CITY
The Weather is Hot, Bot Moth ing
Like the Time That is IN
Store for This Bunch.

"On to Johnson City" is the slogan
of the one thousand Shriners who are
members of Alhambra temple. July
oath is the date set for combined
business and ceremonial session, to
be held in that live town, situated
where the Clinchfeld crosses the
Southern Railway. 1t falls on Friday,
which means 1t will be dire day for
the fifty to seventy-five novices now
in captivity, waiting to be led across
the burning sands, already being heat
cd under the direction of Noble Geo.
It. Wofford, of Johnson City, who is
general chairman of the arrangements
committee. His official title is illus
trious assistant raban, he being first
aid" to Judge Will D. Wright, of Knox
Vile, who is chief rabban.
DR.. w. S. Nash is chief noble of the
Alhambra caravan, and in the official
announcement of the meeting, he is
pictured as leading the novitiates a
merry chase on firery steed. Under
his direction, this promises to be the
greatest twelve months in the history
OF Alhambra temple, and before the
next meeting of the imperial council,
which is to be held in Seattle next
July, the membership will doubtless
lie increased several hundred.
At the Johnson City session, there
will be business and pleasure, the first
beginning at $3.50 p. m. and the latter
at eight o'clock with the parade pre-
ceding the business session, while
doubtless the usual "eats" will be
slndwiched in between business and
pleasure.
In addition to the general commit
tee on arrangements, consisting of
eighteen other mobiles besides Noble
Wofford, there is an imposing array
OF other committees on petitions, hall
and decorations, refreshments, press
and publication, autos and convey
ances, parade and reception, made up
of fifty of the most prominent BUSH
ness and professional men of Johnson
City and upper East Tennessee.
Johnson City has long since passed
out of the class of country towns, and
is an up-to-date city in every respect,
and displays large amount of metro
poliitan by asking for Shrine cere-
for few cities of its size ever
to put over one of these
events, which taxes the entertaining
capacity and ingenuity of larger cities.
Alhambra temples jurisdiction is
from Chattanooga to Bristol, and en-
braces in its membership the leaders
IN all cities in East Tennessee, and on
It's membership list may be found |
names of recognized as those of promi- |
rent business and professional men.
A large delegation will 90 from
and with the delegation will
20 Alhambra Arab patrol. recognized
is one of the finest IN North America.
This time, instead of being clad In
heir fantastic oriental garb, they will
be comfortably outfitted In tropical
palm beach suits.
Visiting Shriners from other tenn
Dles will be given the glad hand, In
act they are always given the first
,hance at their table and front seats
It the ceremonials. Visitors and
in order to gain admission
o the meeting, must have the little
,lue card, which is prima facie evil
ience that he is clear on the books"
or 1914.
johnson City has successfully hand
ed a ceremonial session, in fact, the
asst one held there is written in red
nix In the recorders book, especially
hat paragraph referring to the enter
feature, blu. Johnson City
lobles claim that the last session will |
,ale into insignificance when the
Meeting of July "a, 1914, is pulled off.
Certain it is that the regiment of
lobles which make up Alhambra's
membership is waiting with eager ex-
and in the anticipation of
,reat time, the coming of the oath,
yhile the numerous candidates are
rendering why they are willing to
i've UP "ffty bones" when they know
othing pleasant is in store for them.
Knoxville Journal and Tribune.