The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-11-20
.SRRINERS WILL
TAKE LAKELAND
BY STORM
TOMORROW

Lakeland will entertain one OF tina
argest crowds in her history tomor,
wv, o"' "nen Shriners from all parts Of
south Florida will make a ni,gr,m,
'se 10 this city to hold a ceremonial,
session and celebrate the end of tba
great world war in a truly up.to.date
such as will live long in the
memories of the thousands who vii,
witness the parades and other ,s..
Livities. Ae'
me town will be wide open to the
a store will be closed
anu from early morning until late at
night there will be something doing
every minute of the day.
AT 10 o'clock the Girls Patriotic
CUB 200 High School Cadets and al
other pupils Of the Lakeland schools
VINO have the permission Of their
will take part in a big nag.
cant, in charge of the Patriotic CHM
during which time, from 10 to -
patriotic airs will be Played by Hart.
leiis orchestra, in front of the War
Work Hut.
Inc big Shriners' parade will be
held at 3 o'clock and will be one Of
the most elaborate affairs of the
kind ever pulled off in the State
Preparations Complete
Relative to preparations being made
for the Shriners' coming, Eminent
Commander W. W. Chase has written
Potentate Harry Roberts at Tampa az
follows:
In reply to yours Of the 18th, will
say that we have reserved ten rooms
at the Elks Club-flve for the Imper-
ial party. : 1t will only be necessary
for you and Mr.. Crosland to call for
your keys; your rooms will adjoin.
The other five are for the use Of the
patrol. We thought best to have the
ladies headquarters at the Kibler Ho-
tel, and the Shriners at the Elks'
Club.
All committees are WORKING fine.
In fact the stunts and parade com
mittees are working overtime. A large
committee is working on entertain
ment for the ladies'. Will have 4 spe-
cial committee of Shriners to look
after props and assist Hale in getting
Auditorium ready in gig time. The
Jubilee" committee expect the I'm
perial party and Shrlners of Lakeland
Club, together with the Mayor, to be
In the parade in morning at ten
O'clock. Fresh meat report to Noble
F. H. Thompson, who will have
charge Of Camels at 2;3O p m, al
Auditorium.
Our local newspaper man Mr.
Hetherington, will mail a cut of May
OF Flanagan tomorrow on the eleven
o'clock train, care Hillsborough hotel
I note what you say about Imperial
party, and will see that at least -four
or five of US escort them into Tampa
| will do my best to get picture OF
Thompson, but do not think you will
have time to have a cut made. Watch
out for 1t at the last moment.
have some OF the girls working on
this.
We have the Winter Haven bant
and Hartzells Orchestra Of Lakeland
engaged for the day. Consensus o.
opinion is that everybody walks II
parade; even the Deputy lmperia
Potentate, and r. Harry, II YOU
bloated bond holders can not stanC
the lar, YOU had better let me know
at once,
Barlow is working fine, and W.
worked in Knights Templar degrees
last night on eleven candidates; go
through at two o'clock this a m
Schools will close for morning pa
rade. and we will have High Schoo
Cadets and Home Guards in line. 30!
Scouts will police the line OF march
Everybody petting their decoration u
and windows and welcome sign dec
GRATED, and everything seems reao'
IN make TIE affair big success. Ha'
a phone message from soma fellow II
TAMPA about announcing this parao'
nm "wednesday night but this town =
small and everyone knows about i
and will be there.
Letter From Potentate Roberts
Potentate Harry Roberts OF ram
ma. has issued the following letter u
al Mobiles OF South Florida relative
to the meeting here tomorrow:
Dear MOBILES:
at Il irdpod a great pleasure 10
me to call YOU together at this time
not orly to constitute our tempe
under it's charter and to hold a cere
ro-;o, eeseicn, but It gives US al