Imperial Valley press., 1915-03-19
san DIEGO SHRINERS
COMING ON VISIT


Eugene d. White advises that FL
Bahr Temple, Mobiles Of the Mystic
Shrine, Of San Diego, proposes, in
case the idea might meet with IA
vorable reception by the Masonic fra
ternit" of Imperial Valley. 20 make
special pilgrimage TO Fl Centro some
time during the month Of MAY. pro-
vided the Barbara Worth hotel shall
have been completed at that time and
provided the weather has not grown
too uncomfortably warm 10 admit of
giving a concert and dance according
to the program submitted From Mr..
Whites outline of the occasion it
should be made the occasion for one
of the rarest treats the people of I'M
perial Valley have ever had the op
portunity of attending. II is proposed
to give first class concert in the
auditorium of the Barbara Worth, fol
lowed by a dance, the orchestra fur
nishin" music of the very highest class
for that purpose. a full band of
80 pieces of well-drilled musicians. all
members of Al Bahr temple. will ae-
company the pilgrimage. the Arab
patrol of 50 or more Mobiles of the
Temple, all in full uniform, a profes-
sional quartet and q full orchestra
will be the complement of the party.
That IS, as a matter of course. with
the exception of the ladies Of the
party, of whom there will be q con-
siderable number. The entire marty
will quite probably come in their own
cars across the mountains and will
arrive in time to give one full dav
TO the occasion. 4 street parade will
be given, in case the program IS car
ried out, with the band and patrol in
uniform. In addition to this. lmne-
rial Valleys new Knight Templar
commandery. in uniform, viii probab-
" be added to the parade. Il is hoped
by Mr.. White that the entire Masonic
Order Of the imperial Valley will take
an interest in the occasion and make
it fundamentally Masonic, inasmuch
as the Mystic Shrine Is the Social
Extension Of York as well as Scottish
Rite Masonry and is not separated by
any impossible gulf from Symbolic
Masonry.
1t is a fact that NAV interest most /
of our readers if not all, that the per
sonnel Of the San Diego temple conl-
prises the leading business and pro
fessional men. and this pilgrimage. i ,
may be entirely pertinent to sav. viii
be made for the purpose. dually. of
meeting and becoming acquainted with
the Masons of Imperial Valley and
with its citizens. 1t goes without
saving that our people will not be
averse to meeting the representative
citizens of San Diego and their ladies
and knowing them better. It will. /
beyond all question. cement the bonds
that bind the people of the lmperia
VALLEY to the people of the beautiful
Citv by the Sea whose friendship and
loyalty TO the Hollow of Gods Hand
and to its people has been and re-
mained true and UNCHANGED all
through the years of trial. hardship
and privation of the nioneers who
braved the terrors of the desert and
builded better than they knew.
An occasion of this kind surely
brings US into a closer relationship
with those whose interests are COM
mon with our own; who have stood
bv US with unwavering and unswerv-
ing LOYALTY through all the years, and
have been and are making it possible
for US to get an outlet to the sea
where we may always find open-hand-
ed hospitality and a market for the
products Of our fields and farms. II
is to be hoped that, if the program
suggested by the letter from San
Diego to Mr.. White is carried out.
it will meet with the spontaneous and
enthusiastic support and cooperation
of our people and full measure of
success on this initial occasion, and
that, as has also been suggested, it
may be repeated upon the advent of
cool weather in the fall or about the
Holidays. At that time a ceremon
ial session may be within the limit
of possibilities, in which case several .
days would be given for the purpose. +