Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-06-19
SEATTLE WILL
WELCOME THE
MYSTIC SHRINE
Imperial Council Meeting in
July to Be Attended by Tenn
pies From Every Large
City in United States,

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seattle. wash, June lS--plans are
rapidly taking shape in Masonic cir
cles for the reception and entertain-
ment Of the delegates to the forty
first annual session OF the Imperial
Council. Mobiles Of the Mystic shrine,
which will meet in Seattle July IS,
IA and Is, as guests Of Nile temple.
Advance reports made TO J. J.. Nc
Lean. secretary OF the executive COM
mittee Of the Seattle shrine indicate
that practically every one of the 1871
shrine temples in the United states
and Canada viii be represented. Many
OF the temples, In addition to the reg
ular representation, will bring with
them bands, patrols. marching clubs
and chanters, thereby greatly adding
to the number of those who win be
attracted to the Pacific coast by the
event.
Visits 60 hairs.
Most of the delegations are plan
ming to visit before they return home,
the expositions at San Francisco and
san Diego, aud the entire northwest
will keep open house before, during
and after the visit OF the Shrners IN
order that there may be no possible
doubt as to the heartiness and genu-
lneness of the welcome extended 20
the visiting delegates
During the imperial council meet
ing the hospitality of the new cham
Der of commerce and Of the Rainier,
Arctic Seattle Athletic, Elks, Univer-
sity, College Commercial. Seattle
Golf and Country and Darlington Golf
and Country clubs viii be extended TO
all visiting mobiles.
Special Days Designated.
In token of the fact that the recep-
ton accorded the mobiles is on behalf
OF the entire northwest, the program
committee has designated the DAYS of
the session Canadian day, Tacoma
day Portland day, Spokane, Idaho
and Montana day and Everett and
Bellingham day, respectively.
While Il is too early to venture an
estimate of the probable attendance,
it is significant that one of the trans
continental railroads reported that il
already has contracted for tlfty spe-
cial trains to carry the Shriners and
their friends TO the convention city,
The preliminary outline of the Of
ticial program fer the council fore
casts a week in which every hour not
occupied with Shrine business Will be
filed by some entertainment feature,
automobile rides about the city and
over Seattle's boulevard and park
system being nterspersed with the
more formal entertainment,
Reception to BE Feature
A reception by the United North
western temples to all visiting Mobiles
and their ladies will be tenure OF
the evening of the second day and
smaller receptions. thcater and dinner
parties, a mammoth dancing party and
a grand bah are among the enter
tainment features provided Exhibit
ton drills and parades, n compliment
airy trip TO the navy yards ut Bremer-
ton and cruise. under the auspices
OF Puget Sound yacht clubs around
the Seattle waterfront to the West
Point lighthouse.
A complete days outing will be
provided for all bands ana patrols al
Woodland park. Here, In the early
morning, viii be seen a regimental
review and exhibition drill, with mass
ed band concert The governor of the
state of Washington, the mayor and
city officials of Seattle and United
States army and navy officers viii be
III iilt rev l'WlllE HiHl's AAiti a liillA
luncheon, field sports viii be the or
der Of the day, including all of the
typical contests.
Complimentary Trips.
Complimentary trips to imperial
Divanc and imperial council represen-
tatives and ladies to Mt Rainier ma
tional park will be rendered at the
week end the Mobiles being given
twenty -six hours in the park. which
embraces the whole Mt Rainier, the
giant Of the Cascade range of noun
tains. Automobile trips over excellent
highways win give the party splendid
Views of mountain scenery
For those whoado not take the RAJ
nior park trip arrangements have
been made for a 20O-mile cruise of
the beautiful Puget Sound waters, An
octotte of singers and a band Of six
ty-iye pieces from FL Iagel temple,
Fargo, n. D., Will accompany the
party on chartered steamer.
The party will cruise along the
waterfront. giving the guest an OPP
portunity e. see the Industrial life OF
Seattle and It's environs where lum-
bering operations are carried on, viii
visit Everett, the city Of smoke
stacks" which has developed into a
manufacturing city of great import