The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-05-12
OVER rs SPECIAL TRAINS
Not Since Georgia Soil Re-
sounded With Footsteps Of
The Armies of Hood and
Sherman Have So Many
Marching Men Been In State
as Will Be In The Parade
lBy the Associated Press

Atlanta, Ga. May 10.-Myriads of
lighted minarets, surmounted by the
e~mblematic star, crescent and scimi-
TAR and thousands of flags displaying
the National colorS and the red, yell
low and green of the Mystic Shrine
tonight flashed forth a welcome to the
imperial council Of the fraternity,
which c%onvenes here tomorrow for its
fortieth annual meeting.
All through today and tonight spe-
cial rains brought thousands of men,
bers from all parts Of the nation to
participate in the weeks events.
other trains will arrive tomorrow and
it viii be Tuesday before the last Of
the Shriners arrive. More than
eeyenty tive special trains, either have
arrived, or are on their way.
Atlanta is Chock Full.
Tonight, beneath the f1aring lights
and waving flags, wearers of the red
fez from East and West and North
and South, occupied the streets,
hotels and homes, renewing old ac-
Quaintances. making new ones and
filling the city with good fellowship.
Within the city another city-a city
of trains-is springing up.All available
NllAt II INC I Ifoc oSSII 1SSSI ~
for weeks and hundreds Of the city's
homes have guests. AS a result hum
dreds of the visitors will eat and
sleep i'll the special trains which
brought them and which have been
parked for their use.
Portions of the downtown streets
have been converted into dancing
floors for Tuesday and Wednesday
nights.
Spectacular Parades.
Each patrol that enters the city is
being met by a detachment OF the
local Yaarab Patrol and escorted to
headquarters. William w. Irwin, the
Imperial Potentate. of Wheeling, w.
Va. and others of the Imperial Of.
hcers. are scheduled to arrive tomor-
row. Arrangements have been made
TO fire a salute of twenty-One guns
when the Imperial Potentate reaches
the city. Two parades have been ar.
ranged for on Tuesday. Patrols and
the bands from the various temple:
will participate in the morning pa.
rade, which will be the annua escOr
Of the Imperial Potentate from hi!
headquarters to the place of meeting
AZ night there will be a parade OF al
the visiting mobiles. F.
Forty Thousand Visitors.
Plans for the night event INCLUDE
marching arrangements for fifty-fv'
bands and 10000 visitors. 1t is eSti
mated that it will take the pagan
more than five hours to pass a givel
point. A number of men in line prob
ably will be the largest that eve
has marched in the State since tn
armies of the North and South clash
ed in the war between the States.
Review Of Patrols.
Divisional reviews and exhibitio1
drills of the Shrine patrols will TAX
place Wednesday,. All Of the band
and between sixty and seventy patrol
VIII take part. At the conclusion @
The review. all of the fifty or NOR
bands will play the national airs.
Tn next meeting place will be Sc
iected either Tuesday or Wednesda
~ which time the annual election G
oilcers also will take place. Frederic
+. Smith. of Rochester, who is no'
deputy Imperial POtentate, will be tn
next Imperial Potentate.
~ is the custom Of the ShrinerS t
promote each year the Deputy PC
teniate into the chair of the Potter
tate.
Candidate For Outer Guard.
NJ OF The other officers of the In
pefial Shrine advance upward a Stel
l"avlnS only the Imperial Outer Guar
l" be elected. This office is now hel
'"iiieS - mcIanuieSS, OF HOnOIul
among the Shriners who have bee
mentioned as candidates to succee
MN are the following: Chester Clarl
son Of Peoria, H.: William G. Bri:
- Of Portland, Ore; j. G. Berge
~ Denver. Col: Robert J.. DAILY,
hicago: Conrad V. Dykeman,
h~ro"kiyn; Joseph Fulkerson. of OH;
IONA city; j. L. Jones. of Oklahon
NY; ID. {. O~'Flaherty. of Richmon
-. william II. Paaschen. of Tro
T.: and Andrew G. Snyder. of Trel
ton. =. J..
rive applications for dispensatiC