Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-08-30
PLANS TO ENTERTAIN
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fer with the Commercial club towards
preparing u pamphlet, one that will be
worthy of the capital city, soon to be-
come famous as the great and only To-
cranberry city.
And to properly prepare the Masons
and Shriners of the city for the time
when the city will receive its overflow
rom the $4,000 whe will attend the cere-
monials ut Portland next June, an Arab
ian Patrol will soon be organized under
the direction of Joe McAllister and NJ
l.. Meyers. 1t will be the duty Of this
patrol to meet all trains passing both to
lapd from Portland with Shrincrs and
their families and to present them with
samples Of the famous loganberry juice
and the booklet which is to be prepared,
telling of the resources of the valley.
Harvey A. Wells, chairman OF the out
side committee of Al Kader temple, told
members of the Arabian Knight club
last evening of the immense prepara-
tions going ON in Portland to entertain
the visiting Shriners next June. Already
Los Angeles, Seattle and Vancouver, b.
G., are sending out literature iaviting
Shrincrs and their families to stop,
either coming from or going to Portland.
Los Angeles expects 10000 Shriners to
stop over and Seattle 10000. Literature
is already being sent out calling atten-
tion to the attractions of these cities.
Philadelphia will come to Portland
with II special trains and in all Mr..
Wells estimated that 5000 people would
| live in Pullmans during the ccremoaials,
Portland will be blocked into districts
in order that accommodations might be
had for the biggest crowd that ever
came west. There will be rs bands, 80
patrols and every visiting Shriner will
be given a souvenir book of Oregon, in
which Salem will have its share.
Salem is expected to loan some or II $
autos, especially for the big Sslem day,
Mr.. Wells said. Seattle has promiseo
1000 ears and Tacoma 500 Assuranec
had been given by the state highway en-
gineers that the paving on both sides Of
the river would be completed by mex
June, as well as through to California
Hence it is planned to bring the greater
part Of the visitors from Portla land tt
Salem by the auto. Upon the suggestion
of A. H. Lea, who will probably be thu
next potenate for Oregon, the visitor,
will be shown the peach and pnme or
chards and the wonderful loganberry
tracts and NOT the state institutions.
! A. IL. Lea, who is chairman of the en-
tcrtainmcnt committee of AL Kadcr TEN
pie, said that Salem could have anything
it waited from the imperial divan. Ill
favored special day when Salen
should be the mecca for all Shriners
Also the forming Of patrol in Salcn
in order that all trains might DC proper
ly met. Every Shriner attending th,
ceremonial travelling by train from tn,
east would be obliged to pass throusl
Salem either going OF coming, aud thes'
trains should he met by the Salem Pa
troll. be said.
Z, When the lao or more Portland Shrin
lers and the Arabian fatEol passe
Through Salem oa the afternoon of Fri
lday, October 5, ON the way to Marsh
field, the special train win stop in Sa
lem one hour. The patrol and b@nd viii
give several exhibitions on the street
Of Salem. This special train will ais,