Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-05-22
MORE FOR GRAND JURY SHRINERS COMING HERE
Members of Acca Temple of Rich
mond to Pay Visit to Alexandria On
Friday of This Week.

Arrangements are practically all
perfected for the Shrine Ceremonial
to be held in this city on Friday even
ing of this week. Recorder James H.
Price has issued the following notice
with reference to the visit to be made
here by the members of Acca Temple
! in Richmond:
"In these troublous times, when the
principles Of justice, liberty and right
must be reaffirmed, it is eminently
| fit and proper that We should seek in
spiration where the fires of freedom
and independence were kindled by the
country's first and greatest champions
Washington, the Man and Mason
Our hearts instinctively turn to Alex
andria. In no spot in this common
wealth have Cur receptions been more
cordial, and the welcome accorded
Acca temples visits warmer than in
the little city on the Potomac-every-
body wants to go back. Information
has been received that at this particu-
lar time, there are numerous sons Of
the desert who are clamoring to JOIN
the caravan to Mecca, and who give
every assurance of being able to stand
the Moslem test. They have been in
termed in the locality OF Alexandra
with shore leave on the evening OF
the 25th. Acca temple has been IN
vited to act as hosts on this occasion,
and the reception promises to be one
of the 'warmest ever"
TO Have Patrol Drill.
The program calls for a patrol
drill under the direction OF Captain
.Ino. f. Rose. Jr., followed by oana
concert under the leadership OF iJos.
NJ Brereton. At ) o'clock the en-
tire membership will parade the
nrincipal streets of Alexandria, and
after a buffet luncheon at $3.50 p.
m.. the remainder Of the evening Will
be given over to the ceremonial ses-
sion.
The divan of Acca Temple COM
priscs tne following officers: R. Nee.
Burlington, potentate; Clinton l..
Williams. chief rabban; Walker [.
Cottrell, assistant rabban; Thomas
S. Whittet, high priest and prophet;
Edw. G. Schmidt, oriental guide;
John +. Mayer, treasurer; Jas. II.
Price, recorder; George Fl. keesee'
first ceremonial master; Hugh 1.
Foster. second. ceremonial master;
Howell R. Weisiger, marshall; Thos.
B. McAdams, supervising director;
Jno. f. Rose. Jr., captain of the
Arab patrol; Jos. NJ. Brereton, direc-
tor band; H. Theo. Ellyson and lhos.
S. Bowles, alchmsts.
In accordance with plans arranged
the divan, patrol and band Of Acca
Temple. numbering about seventy
five, will leave Richmond Thursday
morning over the Chesapeake and
Ohio railroad to Harrisonburg.
where the Southern Railway will be
taken en route to Woodstock, Va.
At each of the above named places,
while stopping between train time,
the band and patrol will give short
exhibition of fancy drills and a mu-
sical concert. The caravan of Acca
Temple will assemble at, the Main
street station: at 7 o'clock Thursday
morning and the itinerary has been
announced as follows: Leave RICH
mond 1925 a. M, arrive. Staunton
1873 p. m., leave StauntQn. AZ p'
M. arrive Harrisonburg 2:45 p.s rll.,
leave Harrisonburg .2:55 p.- m.,. and
arrive Woodstock, Va, at .4:40. p.
m., where score of more unregene-
rates. have been discovered lurking.
in. the neighborhood Of these various.
places, and who have indicated a
desire to get their moneys worth
and Colonel r. McC. Burlington says
that the. goods" will be delivered.
From Woodstock the journey will
be continued on to Alexandria. where
on Friday evening another large
class of candidates will pass over the
shot sands"