Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-06-13
FORKS TEMPLE
IS DEDICATED
One Of Most Elaborate
Held by Masons.

Grand Forks, June 12.-The Shrin'
ers owned Grand Forks today.
1t is estimated that nearly 1000 OF
he mobiles were in the city by the
line the big parade arranged by KEN
temple for it's initial ceremonial in
he New Masonic Temple at 4 o'clock
his afternoon.
Governors Expected.
Prominent men from all parts OF
>orth Dakota and Minnesota were
II. attendance, including Governor w.
). Hammond of Minnesota, Senator
,. j. McCumber, Col. William Cody
nd the governors of Montana and
,Outh.
Special cars conveyed the visitors
O the city, and most Of them arrived
~ II o'clock this morning. The Wis
ling Temples are Ell Zagal, Fargo;
Isamall, st. Paul; Zurah, Minneapolis
nd Aad, Duluth.
Many Candidates.
There were approximately 800 can
lidates from all parts of the state.
Charles Ovenshire, Assistant I'M
Jerial Rabban, representative Of the
imperial POtentate, arrived this morn
ne with the Minneapolis contingent.
The Dlluth contingent arrived on
he Great Northern train from Du-
luth early this morning in two spe;
;ial cars. Members Of KEN Temple
from Minot and Devils Lake will have
,pecial cars OF the Great Northern
.ocal train from the west. f
e. 's''@. FL ZagaI Temple.
A special train made up entirely of
;leping cars conveyed Ell Zagal Tenn
)le, of Fargo to Grand Forks. 1t ar
ived about / o'clock this afternoon.
Col. Cody came with the Minnea-
oils contingent.
2e Langdon6 Delegation.
The Langdon delegation arrived in
i gayly decorated special car Thurs
lay. evening. There were about 60
members in the party.
Sleep in Academy.
Local hotels were crowded to their
Utmost capacity Thursday night, and
st. Bernard's Academy, which is not
n use at present, was turned into a
camping place for the weary sons of
he desert. Some 200 of them slept
II the old school.
This morning was given over to
he registration and preparation OF
he candidates for the big ceremonial
They were taken in relays of ap-
fortunately so each.
The final meeting in preparation.
lor the big event was held by the To-
,al Temple Thursday night. =
Parade in Afternoon. .
The big parade headed by Col.
Buffalo Bill Cody, left. the Masonic
Temple promptly at 4 o'clock this
afternoon, and marched through the,
chief business streets of the city.
1t included more features than
have ever before been seen in a pa
rade in Grand Forks, and from the
point of view Of the general public,
was the chief attraction Of the cere-
mony. The Arab patrols of Ken and
Ell Zagal Temples. and the local Di-
van in their resplendant regalia &C.
cupied important places, and there
were bands galore. .-
Following the return of the parade
to the Temple, the annual banquet
was held by the local Shriners in hon
or of the visitors.
Ceremonial Session.
The ceremonial proper began at s
o'clock, and on account of the large
number of candidates, continued un-
til the "wee sma" hours Of the morn
ing. ..... .
The committees who had the festi-
vities in charge prepared a number
of special features for the event
which surprised most of those pres
ent. ..-
"Movie" Films.
In order that a lasting record may
be made Of the parade, and other fea-
lures, arrangements were made for
motion picture films to be taken OF
the festival. J: Harry Lewis, Of st.
Paul, editor of the Crescent" the
official Shriner publication, also was
on the Job to cover the ceremonial
in a fitting manner. +
The local Shriners spared no ef-
fort to make the festival today the
the biggest affair staged during the
present year in Masonic circles
throughout the northwest, and 1t was
a big success.
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