The Washington herald., 1914-05-10
COAST SHRINERS
Invade CAPITAL
California Caravan Swoops
Down on City for a Day
of Frolic..
HONOR ADMIRAL DEWEY
Big Delegation, En- Route to Atlanta.
Makes Hit with Their Ten
million-dollar Band"
HONOR ADMIRAL DEWEY

Stopping by on their way to the 1914
Imperial Council at Atlanta, Ga. cara
van Of Mystic Shriners from California,
in four steel trains, consisting of mobiles,
their wives and brass bands, helped to
make yesterday an exciting day in the
Capitals history of exciting events. The
big event in the day for the Shriners
was their grand parade to the home of
Admiral George Dewey, where the four
bands Of the caravan. combined into one
band Of 10 pieces, serenaded the Ad-
miral and Mrs Dewey.
Admiral Dewey made a speech of con-
graduation to the Californians on the
progress OF their State and declared him
self greatly honored by their visit. A
silk admirars flag was presented to the
delegation by Mrs. Dewey. Col George
Filmer accepted it on behalf Of the
Shriners. When Col Filmer mentioned
the magnificent monument San Fran
cisco has erected in honor of her hus-
band. Mrs. Dewey's eyes filed with tears
Of pride.
Ten MiIIion-dollar Band.
The mornings procession through the
downtown section of the city offered a
gay spectacle as the members of the four
temples in full Oriental Arabic dress
marched behind their band, which is
called a n-million-dollar' band, be-
cause every member is a business man
who can sign his check for $500 900. Wind
ing up the parade with a band concert on
the White House Ellipse, the Shriners
accepted the invitation of Representative
Knowland. OF California, to lunch at his
house. 1712 H street northwest. A wagon
loaded with oranges and decorated with
colored streamers followed the parade
distributing the fruit to the crowds on
the sidewalk.
The avowed purpose of this massed
body of Californians is to boost their
State. advertise the Panama-Pacifc Ex-
position, and secure the 1915 Imperial
Council of the Mystic Shrine for their
State. The caravan left the Coast in
April and when their trip to Atlanta
is finished they will have been entertained
in ffty-seven cities. Richmond, and
Charlotte, n. c., are next in their
itinerary.
-Four carloads of raisins. oranges, liter
allure. and flowers have been distributed
along the way. A hotel, rechristened
the California, has been remodeled and
redecorated for the use of the party In
Atlanta, where an elaborate program Of
has been arranged for the
four days Of the convention.
The Shriners arrived yesterday morn
ing at O'Clock. and were met by the
local Almas Temple of the Mystic
Shrine.
Almns Temple Leaves Today.
Other delegations Of Shriners from
New York and the New England States
arrived yesterday and took sightseeing
trips about the city. All the delega-
tons left last night. A large delegation
from Almas Temple leaves Washington
this oN An - ,-;, b.
Southern Railway for Atlanta. They
will stop OF for Shrine Day. in Char
lotte, n. c.
The following persons are making the
tour with the California Shriners:
First Division, San Francisco-Alex
Woodside. captain: ]. D. Abrams, adju-
tant; ]. F. Asst, T. E. Moore, C. H. Korn- |
beck, H. J. Thomas, H. R. Rage, w. c.
Parker, Alex Glynn, George Elmer. A.
NJ. Allison. c. C. Crane, Mrs. r. G. Bald
win. Mrs. W. F. Altvater, Mrs. Joseph 4. |
Bush, Mrs. w. A. RemenspArgcr. Mrs.
Alex McBurney, Miss Mable Filmcr. Mrs. |
Martin Finberg, E. R. Freeman, Sam
Rosencranz, A. ". -Gluckman, Mrs. A. !
VI. Kidd, Miss Rita Grundell, Herman
Nertsch, A. F. Schleicher, W. A. Remen-
sperger, Alex McBurney. C. H. Hols- |
worth, F. c. Olsen, c. NJ. Holloway, R. |
B. Murtry, W. A Rainier, Charles Hub
bard, Harry Maundrell. George Lippman, |
J. ]. Weiss, Mrs. l. A. Larsen, Mrs. L. |
J. Alkalay, Mrs. Ernest L. West, Mrs. |
G. Hatfield. Mrs. Hugh McBurney, |
q. H. Brix, F. A. Morgan, A. Morris. |
:. c. Cohn, H. r. Mohr, Mrs. E Twiford, |
Miss Louise Grundell, Joseph A Bush |
Ernest L. West, A. G. Hatfield. Hugh |
McBurney. A. F. Bohle, L. D. Weinand,
:. L. Heidi. w. E. Wehser, r. ]. H.
Forbes, Theodore Wolters, Clarence Hay
lock, Thomas Wall, Mrs Alex Wood
tide, Mrs. George S. Newbauer, Mrs. ].
?. Asst. Mrs. T. E. Moore, Mrs c. II.
hornbeck, Martin Finberg, Mrs. F. A
Morgan, c. ]. Abraham, Dave Blum, A.
Kidd, Mrs. Coblentz, and Miss r.
ireenebaum.
Los Angeles Members.
Second Division, Los Angeles-Frank !.
Miller, captain: Ralph c. Hamlin, first
lieutenant; Joseph P. Copp, second lieu
enant; Clarence Smith, o. R. w. Rob-
nson, Frank w. Rea, Harvey Crane,
eddie Lingenfelder, Merton Hart, Harry
ack, w. E. Bush, ]. E. Finnall, c. E.
scott. Dave Smith, Darrell Condley.
Thomas NJ. Bridges. A. A. McLachlan,
Harry s. Turner, Marion R. Gray, Cyrus
v. Grant, L. W. Selby, E. r. Gregory,
|. P. w. Petersen, ]. Gregg Layne, E.
!. Cakes, Walter Cooks, Eben Ingram,
:. Seamen King. George W. Dryer, L. o.
4ieber, E. r. Clare, ]. w. Jump (presi-
enD, r. A. Forsyth (secretary), c. ].
souter. r. II. Tompkins, Fred W. Shoe