The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-11
MYRiADS OF MIMARETS
FLASH FORTH GREETINGS
From Every Corner OF Country Special
Trnins Curry Shriners TO
Atlanta.
ALL AVAILABLE SPACE is TAKEN
Impcris! Cosacil VIII Convene I'm
Georgia.. Capital To-day for Itn
Fortfeth Annual Meeting.

Atlanta, Ga, May 1o.-Myriads OF
lighted nlinnrets, surmounted by the
ernblematic star, crescent and scimitar.
and thousands OF hags displaying the
national colors ana the red. yellow and
green OF the Mystic Shrine. tonight
flashed forth welcome TO the I'M
pe.ial council OF the FRATERNITY. which
convoucs here tomorrow for 's
rortieth annual meeting.
All through to-day and tonight
special trains brought thousands OIL
members from all parts OF the nat'oH
10 participate in the weeks events
Other trains will arrive tomorrow.
and Il Will he Tuesday before tho ias'
Of the Shrlners arrive. More than
>eyenty-hve special trains either nave
arrived or are on their way
Tonight, beneath the flashing nights
and waving nags, wearers OF the req
iez from. East and West. and North
and South. occupied the streets, hotels
and homes, renewing old acquaintance
making new ones and filling the CITY
with g4od fellowship.
IN CITY or ATLANTA
IS A CITY OF TRAINS
Within tho city another c!ty--e cl,y
OF trains- is Epr!nginS up All avail
able space in the hotels has been re-
served 70. weeks. and hundreds OF the
clty's homes have guests AS re-
suit hundreds Of the visitors will eat
and sleep In the special trains which
brought them. and which have been
parked for their use.
Portions Of the downtown strceta
ncors for Tuesday ana Wednesday
night. SIX bands have been detailed
to provide music. and Thousands OF
couples are expected TO participate Ia
The open-air balls in tho lanes Of
light:
Zach patrol that enters the city Is
berg met By deta chment of the local
Arab patrol and escorted 10 hcadquar-
teTs. William ". Irwin. the imperial
posentate OF Wheeling, " Va, AMI
others of the imperial officers are
achcdulcd to arrive tomorrow. Ar
raugcments have been made 10 fire
salute OF twenty-one guns when the
imperial potentate reaches tho city.
Two paradcs have been arranged for
or Tuesday. Patrols and the bands
from the various temples will particl-
pate in the morning parade. which will
be the annual escort OF the imperial
rotentate from his headquarters TO the
place OF meeting. Al night there Will
be parade Of all visiting mobiles.
Flans for the night event include
marching arrangements for hfty-fve
bands end 10000 visitors. 1t Is esti-
mated that II will take tho pageant
more than i've hours to pass given
point. The number OF men In lire
probably will be the largest that ever
has marched In the State since the
armies OF the North and South ciashcd
IN the War Between the States.
FIFTY BANDS WILL PLAY
AIRS OF THE NATIONS
Divisional reviews and exhibition
drills OF the Shrine patrols will take
place on Wednesday. All OF the bands
and between sixty and seventy patrols
Will take part. Al the conclusion O.
the review all OF the GYty or more
bands VIII mass and play national
airs. The bands will comprise more
than ! 600 Individuals
san Francisco and Seattle are ask
Ing for the 1915 meeting OF the Shrine
Tho next place will be selected eithe.
Tuesday or Wednesday. ut which time
the annual election OF officers also
VIII take place. Frederick r. Smith,
OF Rochester. y Y. who is now deputy
imperial potentate. Will be the next
imperial potcntate. Il IS custom Of
the Shrine-s 10 promote each year the
deputy potentate into the chair OF
the potentate.
All Of the other officers of the I'm
per!nl Shrine advance upward n step,
leaving only IN" imperial outer guard
TO be elected. This office Is now held
by James s. McCandlcss. OF Honolulu
Among the Shriners who have been
mentioned az candidates 10 succeed
him are the following: Chester Clark
son, o. Peoria. Ill: William {. Bris-
toll. OF Portland, Ore: J. 9. Berger.
OF Denver, Col: Robert j. DAILY. Of
chicago: Conrad V. Dykeman. OF
BROOKLYN; Joseph Fulkerson. OF Okla
hOma City; J. T Jones, OF Oklahoma
city; y. c. O'Fiaherty, OF Richmond:
William 6 Paaschen. Of Troy. y y,
and andrew c. Snyder. OF Trenton.
y. J.
Five applications for dispensatton
TO form new temples will be received
from Springfield. Ill: Allentown, Pa:
Roanoke. Va; Fort Worth. Tex, and
Montgomery. Ala.
SCORES OF SOCIAL
AFFAIRS ARE PLANNED
Social events By the score have been
arranged for the visitors. n addition
10 the local events many visits 20 his
toric points about tho city. Including
the battiehelds in the War Between
the States and d journey TO Savannah,
Ga, are planned. Tho latter will be
made IN special trains, the Shr.ners
leaving here on Thursday night. The