Arizona republican., 1914-05-27
LATE CONCLAVE
 OF HE MOBILES
Facts Regarding and Feat llres of the Imperial Coun- cil at Atlanta From Which Arizona ShrinerS Have Lately Returned.

1 only quite recently the papers of the , entire country have been filled with { information of the doings of the meet i ing of the Imperial Council of the shrine at Atlanta, Georgia, the imperial city of the Empire state of the south. TOT fullv q week the city was given over to the befezZed nohles from all ! parts of the United States and Canada, ] who gathered there in solemn conclaNe for the growth and good of the orCer, at the same time drawing particular attention to the social features which ] have made the Mystic shrine house. , Eold word almost in this country, { More than loo 000 people went to At idnta to zee the big council in session i and enjoy the festivities grouped arpand the occasion. The great Temples , of ;h. order n many instances sent ! vast delegations nf uniformed and , .:r.iicd men accompanied bv bands of i music Tn on great parade the orien- 1 ;al booking Americans were several i hours marching past the reviewing stand The pageant was perfect. In i g,.-&eousncss a;ld spleHdcus it almost l cJ5 dazzle;i he paSeants nf Earoun al E; schid the wonderful ca if of Basdad. Anothcf of tAc great features nf the { ~aseion Was the tiiiii of the Arab pa trol> Ii lie great Piedmont park in At laHta. Here for one entire day there wc~a c1oIusions of uniformed men and i. i4aI.tS that as ncar,v d., can be inn ] aeined answered the description of the rn,-elins Ct the hosts of Richard i NpUer tie leon and the Saracan Saladin ! his great opponent in the battles for l Jerlisulem described in Sir Walter s5eutts 'Talsman' All this was coupled with views taken. it would seem. from the descriptions of great pageants ana meetings of mighty hosts from many i another author Of renoWn
 The next session of the Imperial council Will be held in Seattle in 1915 ! the year ol the two eXpositions upon 1 the Pacific coast and it is about all ready settled that the route of the pill grNs will take in the two exposition cities ls well as Los Angeles. either going or coming from Seattle. Many 0f these pilgrims will pass through 1 Phoenix in train ar automobile. and ! mUch ef the routing will be done through this section according to emi
 mont authority The sight seeing Shrn- er5 will not g. back east without hay
 ing experienced the delights of Ari- zona's scenery and climate for at least a sh It time.
 The lmperia Council Are
 Frederick R Smith of Damascus Temple Rochester. \. Y. Imperial po-
 tentato. Jack r Jones. of Indian Tem-
 pie oklahoma City. Imperial captain of the guard J. Putnam Stevens. of kora
 Temple. Portland Maine Imperial
 deputy potentate: Henry F. Niedring-
 hans. of Moolah Temple. St Louis I'm
 ier!al chief rab5an; William s, Brown.
 If Syria Temple. Pittsburg Imperial
 treasurer: Benjamin W. Rowell. of
 AIr1 pa Temple Boston, Mass. Imperial recorder: Charles L. OVenshire of Zu
 rah TsmpIe. Minnea polls Imperial as
 si>tant r.fhban. Elias ! Jacoby. of Mu-
 rat Temple Indianapolis. Imperial high priest and proi het W. Freeland Ken
 drrll of Lu Lu Temple. Philadelphia,
 lmperal oriental guide: Ellis J. Garret-
 sen of Mfr Temple. Tacoma Wash.
 Imperial first ceremonial master
 The city of Seattle has subscribed
 s210 enc fey the entertainment of the
 Imperial council. and Nile Temple at
 seattle has signed contracts already
 with the hotel men of that city for
 practically lll the hotelspace available
 for .he sessions of the great order.