The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-11-29
SHRINERS TAKE
CITY BY STORM
Wearers Of Fee From Nearby
Cities Attend Double
Ceremonial.
ELABORATE PROGRAM

Over a thousand Shriners from va
rious points in Tennessee and near
by southern cities. are in Chatta-
nooga to attend the past potentates'
ceremonial which is taking place here
today.
Today was set aside as Shrine day
in Chattanooga, and the rain has not
lessened the spirit of the occasion.
By s O'Clock Saturday morning red
fezzes began to appear on the streets
and delegates from the different Ten
nessee temples began to arrive. The
Alhambra temple, of Chattanooga,
being the mother temple of the 9TH
ers in Tennessee, the celebration. is
more or less one of a 'get-together"
affair and family reunion. The occa-
sion is to be one of good cheer and
jolliflcation throughout the day.
The first arrivals for the cere-
monial were the mobiles from the AL
Menah temple. Nashville, together
with the patrol and drum corps, in
Delegates alos arrived on other early
morning trains from all points
throughout the state. f
AS s, Meet IFaln. ,t
The Kerbela special from Knox
vile, bringing a delegation of about
800, was met at the Terminal station
at 2:30 o'clock by a large delegation
from Alhambra temple. At that hour
the delegates that had arrived in the
city formed for the parade, there be-
ing about thousand in. all. The
procession proceeded down Market
street to Sixth, and up Sixth to the
Bijou theatre, where the big cere-
monial was scheduled to take place at
$3.50.
The potentate of AlbamIra temple
met the Kerbela temple snecial at
Cleveland this morning and EXTENDED
the mosiem greeting to G. L.
Doughty, potentate of the Knoxville
party. 1t was stated that the special
train was manned entirely by Shrin-
ers, including the fagman, conductor
and engineer. While the train was
made up at Knoxville, there were
delegates on board that went to that
| city from as far up the line as Bris-
tol to join the party coming to Chat
tanooga. Representatives of the
| Shriners were also taken on the train
all along the line between Knoxville
and Chattanooga.
| Among the prominent members of
| the Shrine who had arrived at the
| Hotel Patten this morning were Al
Cameron, potentate of the AL Chymia
temple, Memphis; representatives
from Yaarab temple, Atlanta; Ia
mora temple, Birmingham, as well
| as delegates from various other tenn
pies throughout the. state.
Included in the parade were two
bands and three patrols, together
with the delegates.
The big event on the program is
the ceremonial that is taking place
at the Bijou. The costumes that are
worn in this affair are valued at over
$4,000. Everything is of the oriental
effect at the celebration, including
elaborate decorations.
Dinner at Country Club.
The ceremonial will be over by 80
o'clock, after which the delegates will
be taken to the Chattanooga Golf
and Country club, where reservations
have been made for 1000 at dinner.
The hours have been so arranged as
to enable the members of the party
who desire to attend the Billy Sunday
meeting at the tabernacle. A special
section has been reserved for the
delegates.
Nothing has been left undone by
members of Alhambra temple to as
sure the visiting mobiles a good time.
Approximately ESQ automobiles are
provided to convey the visitors to the
Golf and Country club for the dinner
this evening. In addition to this
whole floor has been reserved at the
Hotel Patten for potentates and
divans. There will be at least twenty
potentates and past potentates pres
ent at the ceremonial.
A reception is being given at the
Country club this afternoon for the
women members TO the party. Mrs.
T. S. Farrell is acting chairman, and
is assisted by the following: Mes
danes G. l.. Hardwick. G. E. Mac
Kenney, Walter C. Johnson John l..
Meek, Harry Cantrell, j. c. Rich
ards, John S. Fouche, James H. An
derson, ]. R. Evans and ]. L. Ryan.
About two hundred candidates will
be initiated during the ceremonial.
Full Progr am.
The program in full Is as follows:
Full Program.
The program in full, is as follows:
G A. M.-Sunrise-Oasis of Greenville.
abode of George L. Doughty. illustrious
potentate of Kerbela temple. The muez-
zin call. Allah be praised. Arouse.
Stir thy lethargy. The pilgrimage be-
gins.
1920 A. M.-Oasis of Knoxville. hab-
itat of Kerbela temple. Potentate
Doughty and mobiles of Knoxville form
caravan and move by special train for
oasis of Chattanooga.
1915 p. M.-Candidates report TO re-
corder for instructions and credentials,
Kerbela candidates on train en- route.
Alhambra candidates at Masonic tenn
ple. Chattanooga. Candidates will be in
charge of receiver of novices until their
delivery to cohorts.
lP. M.-Business session, Alhambra
temple, habitat. Masonic temple, Eighth
and Cherry streets.
lis p. M.-Oasis of Cleveland. abode
of George L. Hardwick. illustrious po-
tentate of Alhambra temple. Greetings,
illustrious potentates and mobiles Of AL
hambra and Kerbela temples.
1880 P. M-Alhambra temple caravan
forms at Masonic temple. Order of