The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-06-28
INTERESTING TRIP
ENTERTAINMENT TOLD

recent trip to the Imperial Council
meeting of Shrine~s at pes Moines,
Iowa.
Leaving Newberry on Friday, June
10, at 1880 we proceeded to AL
stoh where we got on board the Shrin
erss special Pullman attached to the
Carolina Special. This Pullman car
ried the Omar and Hejaz representa-
tives and their ladies, also the repre-
sentatives and ladies from Oasis tenn
pie. Charlotte, N. c.. the party con-
sifsfing Of about twenty in all. We
went by way Of Asheville. Knoxville,
Cincinnati. Indianapolis to Chicago.
Arriving in Chicago we were met at
the train by committee from the
Shriners of Medinah temple of Chi
cago who took charge of us and car
lied us to the Shrine temple and other
points of interest and entertained US
until time for us to go back to our
car for a little rest for the night.
The next morning the Chicago COM
mittee was on the job right on time
and they took us for an auto ride all
over the city and to all points of in
terest in the city. This ride lasted all
the morning, travelling nearly 100
miles and not leaving the city at all.
Then we were taken to the Shrine
temple and given fine luncheon by
the Shriners. After the luncheon
the Shriners from Altoona, Pa, Bir-
mingham, Ala, Chicago and other
places gave an entertainment ~ the
Shrine temple, consisting OF band mu-
sic, singing, chanting and a concert
on their fine pipe organ, fer tie pleas
ure of the visiting Shriners. After
this we went on another auto ride, af-
Ter which weiwere again brought to
the Shrine temple and were the
guests of the Chicago Shriners at
fine dinner party. The men in the
party were all presented with an
Eversharp pencil with Shrine emblem
on it and the ladies with box of
Shrine candy, as souvenir of the oc
casion.
Leaving Chicago Sunday night
June 18th, our special Pullman was
attached to the Chicago Shriners
special train of fifteen Pullmans
bound for Des Moines, on the trip
from Chicago to Des Moines We were
the guests of the Chicago Shriners.
When it comes to hospitality these
Chicago Shripers make us little fell
lows feel like small potatoes, for they
surely treat you royalty.
Arriving in Des Moines on Mon
day, June 13 we were met at the sta
tion by a committee from Za-Ga-Zig
temple who took US in autos to the
Hotel Savery, our headquarters while
in Des Moines.
Des Moines is a city of about $780,
0e0 people and is very pretty city.
It has fine streets, a number of fine
hotels, lots of fine stores &al resi-
dences, the State Capital building and
grounds are very beautiful, there are
fine roads leading out of the city in
all directions. There were about !5,-
COO Shriners in Des Moines and they
took. care of and fed them al with
out any trouble whatever. livery
home and even the churches were
opened UP for the visitors.
The people up there certainly knew
what the word hospitality meant and
they carried it out to the fullest ex-
tent, for the glad hand was extended
on all sides. The city spent ever
100000 in decorating and electric
lighting the city for this occasion.
On Tuesday morning the Shriners
gave daylight parade which was.
over four miles long and was partici-
pated in by over a hundred Shrine
bands and patrons and 10000 Shr;n-
ers from all over North America.
On Wednesday night there was
night parade by the same bands and
patrols, which was grand sight with
all the electrical effects that were
used by the different organizations.
The costumes used in this parade
were estimated to cost II million
dollars. After the parade on We'd
nesday night there was a big fireworks
display on the State Capital grounds
which was viewed by fully a hundred
thousand people There were horse
races, baseball games. auto rides, air
plane fights, amusement parks, thea
tres, band concerts by over so bands,
in addition to the continuous carnival
on the streets all day and all night