Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-07-30
Dick Ring, at Next
Shrine Meeting, Will
Read Story of Pill
gTin,dge to Imperial
Council Session at
Portland, Ore.
326 WERE ON TRIP
BY WALTER d. HICKMAN.

The Shriner's Memory Book has new
chapter.
1t concerns the little journey of 800
members of Murat temple with their
wives and members of their families -
Portland. Ore, to the imperial meet.
The memory book will be opened wide
at the next regular business meeting of
Murat temple when the pilgrims win
Eecite the story Of their journey to the
western coast for the benefit of those
who remained st home.
To brighten up the pages OF the
Shriner's memory book this story has
heen written from the experiences as
told by Dick Ring and others, who made
the historical journey on a special Mo-
non train leaving Indianapolis June Is
and returning safely July 6.
With a shrilI steamboat whistle let
Ting loose, the big special pulled out
Of the Union depot here for the first
mp of the trip which was Chicago.
The engine made a beautiful picture
al dressed up in its gala attire with
Moosha on the front of the big head
light
Streamers of the shrine coIors, red,
Green and yellow, hoated gaily in the
breeze while the name of the temple
blGzed out in big white letters under
the windows of the engine cab.
The baggage car, called The Little
Cafe" was completely done over for the
trip with huge pictures of the pyramids,
the fair lady of the sphinx, and a gigan-
tic camel strutting merrily past pal
ace in the Desert" painted on the sides
Of the car.
SCENE OF
CHEEKY MOMENTS.
This car was the scene of many Of
the most pleasant moments Of the trip,
and it was here that Doc Holmes, the
dean of 1.-The Little Cafe" presided over
the impromptu cabaret and other stunts.
II was hot but the loyal steam boat
whistle invited a big thunder shower
just as the special approached Chicago.
The shower saved the day as the spe-
ciaI was switched around and through
the Chicago stockyards.
The special was backed into the 500
line depot and Decline was made TO
the nearest lunch stands and postal card
racks, where John Saulter. Frank Kamp
and Doc Mayhall, Edinburg, Ind, bought
several hundred postal cards to mail
back to their Indianapolis friends whom
they had left only a few hours before
While postal cards and eats were be-
ing bought the big special was switched
sround and it began to look as though
special, camels, cafe and all was lost in
the maze of tracks, but soon Moosha ap-
peared on the headlight and all was we'll
It was then about the hour Of at
night when the porters began making up
the berths and Bill Rummel, drum ma
1or, let it be known that the hay" was
the safest place in the world.
While Bill was trying to sleep the
"pOker hounds" were jabbering in their
own peculiar way while the chips clicked
merriIy and knowingly.
CALLS MIDNIGHT
DRUM REHEARsALs.
Bill stood it as long as he could and
around the midnight hour served notice
that If he could not sleep he would call
a drum practice.
-Four drums. a bass drum, a flute AMI
aboue three bugles answered the cali
and Bill, who was dressed, even to his
suspenders, led 1.-THE noisy crew through
three coaches.
The noise caused Griner of the Cat
ling Gun club to wake up IN his upper
berth.
Grifer, dreaming OF the Darwin the
Nt1B Juuptu uPs EAdbDt74 q ldlE anu " Is
soon climbing and hinging himself from
one side Of the coach TO the other in
perfect support of old man Darwin's the
CRY that our ancestors first lived IN
trees.
Griffer was dressed only in n nigat
gown and this sight inspired Bob WuI-
ster to sing 4 pathetic little ballad
about the little brides.
And all the time the big special and
Noosha was speeding over the rails to-
ward st. Paul and Minneapolis.
At ST. Paul a parade was staged to
the Masonic temple, where after the
boys had sampled Dinty Moore's
cheese" sandwiches, which turned out
TO be soap placed on toothpicks and
frankfurters or American sausage stuffed
with sawdust, a real for sure banquet
was given by the st. Paul temple.
loot, too, and then the special stopped
in Minneapolis
WHAT'S HOLDING
UP SPECIAL?
Then the "Pote" got hungry; oh. gosh
darned hungry, and Frank B. Humston,
traffic mana ger, went into the depot and
began to eat, While the special was held
up during a search for the honorable
gentlemen.
Then the special got under way
through the Dakotas, where ducks. praf-