The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-05-16
SHR|nERS SELECT SEATTLE.
PICK CITY IN WASHINGTON FOR
1915 MEETING.
Rochester Man Elected Imperial
POtentate-ThOusand See Great
Divisional Review.

Atlanta, Ca, May 13.-Selection of
Seattle as the meeting place for 1915
and election of DR.. Frederick r. Smith
Of Damascus temple, Rochester. N. Y,
as imperial potentate Of the imperial
council. marked todays meeting here
Of the Mobiles Of the Mystic Shrine for
North America.
The meeting at Seattle will open on
July 10 and continue for four days.
The Washington city was finally de-
cided on after it's advantages and
those Of San Francisco, the other city
seeking the gathering. had been con-
sidered by the imperial council late
today. The final vote was unanimous
for Seattle.
In addition to the election of Mr..
Smith as imperial potentate to sue
ceed William w. Irwin Of Wheeling.
w. Va, the following other officers
were elected today: ]. Putnam Ste
vens, Portland. Me-, deputy imperial
potentate; Henry F. Niedringhaus, Jr.,
St. Louis, Mo-, imperial chief rabban;
William s. Brown, Pittsburgh, Pa,
imperial treasurer; Benz. w. Rowell,
Boston, Mass, imperial recorder:
Charles E. Ovenshire, Minneapolis,
Minn.. imperial assistant rabban;
Elias ]. Jacoby, Indianapolis. Ind.
imperial high priest and prophet; w.
Freeland Kendrick. Philadelphia, Pa,
imperial oriental guard; Ellis j. Gar
reston, Tacoma, WASH, imperial first
ceremonial master.
w. ]. Matthews. New York, having
rendered his resignation as imperial
marshal, Ernest A. Cuts Of Savannah,
Ca, was advanced two grades, from
captain Of the guard to imperial Sec
ond ceremonial master. For the same
reason James 8. McCandless of Homo
lulu was promoted two grades from
imperial outer guard to imperial mar
shall.
Jack T. Jones. Oklahoma City, was
elected imperial captain Of the guard
on the second ballot.
Conrad ". Dickman. Brooklyn, N.
Y, was elected imperial outer guard
after a spirited contest.
Thousands packed the hills and
Of Piedmont park here today
to witness the annual division re-
view of the patrols Of the different
Of the Shrine and the exhi-
bition drills. 1t was the third great
spectacle staged by the Shriners. two
parades being given yester-
day.
Patrols participating included more
than 5000 men. They were divided
into eight regiments led by eight
bands formed from the 1000 musi-
clans represented in the various bands
Of the different patrols. All the pa
trolls were garbed In brilliant uni
forms of Oriental design. At the con-
clusion Of the review and drills, the
bands massed and gave q
concert Of national airs.
Visiting patrols and mobiles were
tonight at a ball given
by the local Yarrab temples patrols.
The programme for tomorrow in
cludes visits to historical places about
the city and departure late in the day
Of the mobiles on special trains for a
sight seeing trip to Savannah, Ga.
The Shriners will spend all of Friday
there. leaving that night for the re-
turn trip to Atlanta.
Authority to move Alhambra tenn
pie from Chattanooga. Tenn. to
Tenn, was refused by the
imperial council today. although q
committee report favored the change.
The petition Of Allentown, Pa, to
form a new temple also was denied
after representations from the Read
ing (Pa.) temple.
No further business sessions of the
imperial council are scheduled and
many Of the visiting Shriners depart
ed for their homes tonight.