The diamond drill., 1915-08-28
GAVE sHRINERs 4 TIME
Crystal Falls Masons Exerted Them
selves 10 Care For Their Guests

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Crystal Falls entertained the shrin-
ers last Saturday. Irrespective OF
whether they held membership in the
organization the people OF Crystal
Falls held hearty welcome for the
visitors and the local shriners did the
actual entertaining In a manner that
suited their guests. Judging from the
comments heard from the visitors.
There were about rs visitors In the
party and they commenced arriving
at noon Friday and continued coming
until noon Saturday. number OF the
members OF the patrol not being able
to get away as early as the others but
to keep their promise. got here in
time for the parade In the evening,
The visitors were given a reception
at the city hall auditorium on Friday
evening. Dancing and refreshments
were TO be had and the Iron County
Shrihers' Club included in the invita-
tion for the evening all masons of Iron
county irrespective OF whether they
were shriners or not. A number from
Iron River were present to join in
the festivities.
On Saturday morning the visitors
were taken in cars on trip around
the county. There were SO cars in the
party and the run was made first to
Alpha where the work in the big Bal
kan pit was viewed and return made
via the old road to the Dunn mine,
Fortune lake and thence on to Iron
River where the party arrived at
11:00 o'clock Headquarters were
maintained at the masonic hall and a
lunch was served by the Shriners
Club to the visitors A parade of the
patrol was had and about / 100 o'clock
the party left for Idlewild. Fortune
lake where they arrived about 200
O'Clock and rested for the balance OF
the afternoon. large number took
advantage OF the opportunity and the
day 70 bathe and others went boating
all enjoying themselves immensely
until $50 when dinner was served in
the pavilion.
And, such dinner. The local shrin-
ers had enlisted the services OF mum
Der OF Crystal Falls cooks. each one
an adept in his line, The dinner was
] by far the event OF the day.
Following the dinner a number OF
short talks were made, among, them
one by Hon. M. H. Moriarty. who was
a guest OF the Shriners at dinner.
A return to Crystal Falls was made
at 1880 o'clock TO prepare for the
parade and at $50 the parade started
from the Masonic temple. The Patrol
Band led the procession with Meade
LaPlante carrying the flag, then fol.
lowed the patrol, twenty-five members
and three officers, in their beautiful
uniforms, then the officers OF Ahmed
temple followed by the cannibaIs
fanimals and other amusing features
that made big hit with the children
then the Shriners who were not II
uniform and last the camel led b,
VIM. Jobe This last feature was BIZ
hit with the kids" and a procession
outnumbering the shriners followe'
Il about amused at the antics OF thos
who were manipulating II.
i A very large crowd. estimated iron
1900 10 1000 people, was out 10 wit
ness the procession and when IN
patrol executed some especially fin
maneuver hearty hand was give
them.
The Patrol exhibited for nearly a
hour to the enjoyment of the crow
and then marched 10 headquarter
ending the performance.
/ The Patrol band marched to the cit
( hall where another reception an
: dance was in progress and all mad
. merry until few minutes before mid
[ night when the merriment ceased.
5 Mayor Munns ordered a fire IN
r which was staged short time befor
the parade started and while th
: large crowd was waiting for the pr,
Z? cession to start, the truck was sent [
I the Great Western and back for N
: entertainment of the crowd and the
4 enjoyed It immensely.
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