The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-15
.SHRINERS TO HOLD
PICNIC AT WILDWOOD
WEDNESDAY FIXED AS
DATE FOR OUTING.
Band Will Go Along and All
Shriners Will Garry Their
y Wives and Children.

The annual picnic of Alhambra
Temple Mystic Shrine, which VIII be
held at Lake Wildwood, near Cleve-
land, on Wednesday of this week,
will be one Of the biggest events Of
it's kind that has been conducted by
the loca' Temple. In addition to the
fact that more than 200 Shriners and
members of their families will motor
from Chattanooga to the picnic
grounds, information has been re-
ceived to the effect that members Of
Alhambra Temple and Kerbela
Temple residing in the vicinity, of
Cleveland, will join the Chattanooga
members in making the day one long
to be remembered.
The automobiles containing the
Shriners and their picnic dinners will
assemble at the courthouse at 10
o'clock Wednesday morning, from
which point they will proceed to
Cleveland. The members of the band
IN uniform, will go by train, arriv-
ing at Cleveland at IL o'clock for the
purpose of conducting a one hour's
band concert in the new bandstand
recently erected in the business
section of Cleveland. In fact, this
VIII DS utulNdttu ny iHt
Alhambra Shrine band. On arrival
of the motorists the ladies compos-
ing the party will be taken to the
home of Ill. Potentate George l..
Hardwick, where they will be enter
tanned with lawn party by Mrs,
Hardwick and other ladies OF Cleve-
land.
So far as the picnic Is concerned
nothing has been overlooked to make
tia complete success. Various men,
bers of the Temple engaged in food
and soft drink business, have con-
tributed toward the eats. AS an H.
Illustration, Arthur w. Lessly Is fur
nishing thirty big watermelons and
ten punches of bananas, C. D. Little
is supplying twenty cases of chero-
cola and the same quantity of orange
crush, T. S. Terrell, the coca cola
member of the Temple, is matching
Little, and next in order, pros
pective Shriner has donated ten
cases of Refs special. H. w. Err
skine, the cake member, is supplying
two hundred of the cakes bearing his
name. ]. c. Richards and Herschel
Keith have each contributed 500
cigars, while Harry Cantrell and T.
B. Smith, of the Overland company.
have each furnished trucks to con-
vey the things to Cleveland. Seventy
five spring chickens will be fried by
Moore, of the Read house, and 1t is
understood that there will be enough
ice cream to satisfy old and young.
AS the event has been arranged
primarily for the ladies and children,
the kiddies will have the time of their
lives, as the committee in charge
has made preparations to see that
there isn't a dull moment throughout
the entire day. 1t has even gone
so far as to assemble a number of
swings and hammocks as well as
providing an extra quantity of bath
ing suits for all ages. The visiting
Shriners ana mobiles of other
Temples, residing in Chattanooga
and vicinity. have been extended an
invitation to join the local Shriners
and enjoy an outing such as the
Shriners are able to give. All mem
bers have been requested to carry
their fezzes and wear them while in
Cleveland. Instructions have gone
out to the effect that bountiful picnic
dinners should be prepared by those
who expect to attend, with the ex-
ception of the bachelor members, who
will not be overlooked when the din
ner is spread on-the long tables that
have been provided for the occasion.