Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-14
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Of FSHR|NERSNOW

MACON, Ga, Feb. IA banquet at
the Hotel Dempsey and a ceremonial
session of Al Sihad Temple ofShrin-
ers will feature the entertainment to
be given in honor of the delegation of
officials of the ifperial council, headed
BY ]. Putnam Stevens, imperial poten
tate, who will be in Macon WednesdsM
The Shriner festivities will begin at
] o'clock with parade of the band. ma
troll, mobiles and their victimms. This
will be followed by luncheon at the
Lanier at o'clock, after which viii
come an exhibition prize drill and
band concert on the street and cere-
monial and banquet at night. Poten-
tate Glen Toole of the AL Sihahs. is in
charge of the entertainment.
News has been received from poten-
tate Andrews of the Yaarab Temple at
Atlanta that delegation of five viii
represent that temple in Macon. This
delegation will consist of Pasa Poten-
tates ]. A. Hynds and Forrest Adair
and Mobiles Fred ]. Paxon, st, Elmo
Massengale and James r. Scott.
Imperial Potentate Stevens is max
ing an extensive tour of the Southern
states on Shrine business, an import
ant part Of which are the arrangements
for the annual imperial council session
at Buffalo in July and at which 100, ,OOO
mobiles from all over the country are
expected.
Mr.. Stevens is devoting two months
OF his tour to Southern temples, going
through cities of Virginia, North Caro-
lima, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Ala
bGma, Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkan-
sas, Texas, Arizona, California, and
the Hawaiian Islands.
The pilgrimage of mobiles of the
Shrine and their ladies to Buffalo.
which is the big event of the potentacy
Of Mr.. Stevens, gives promise of being
the greatest in the history of Shrine
dem. Arrangements are being made
ty Ihmailia Temple for entertaining
heir guests in manner that will make
the pilgrimage of 1916 a memorable
one. Besides the natural attractions
of Buffalo and the Niagara frontier
Niagara Falls, the whirlpool, the great
electric generating plants at the falls
and steel plants at Buffalo, Fra Ebert
Hubbard's Roycroft shops, the origi-
nal Chautauqua, nearby Canada, with
its Fort Erie, Brooks monument and
other historic spots-the Buffalo no
bles are arranging an extensive enter
tainmment program. They have de-
cided to put 100000 into the enter
tainment fund, and the best there is
will be none too good for their guests.
To the imperial council session
shrine delegations will come from the
Philippines, Canal Zone, Alaska, and
every section of the United States and
Canada. The longer journeys will be
made by special train, but many cara
vans from Atlantic and New England
states will make the pilgrimage by
automobile, and over the old post
road from Albany to Buffalo. The day
before the session opens procession
OF $500 cars from eastern cities will
travel to the 1916 mecca. The cara
vans that move by special train will
be more elaborate. One trainload from
California, which is making sight
seeing tour en- route, has fund of
finance its journey. None of the pill.
grimages of old compare in ease OF
appointment and splendor of equip
page with that to the shrine imperial
council session of July II, 12 and 13
this year.