Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1921-02-06
Elaborate Two-Day Program
To Mark Formal Opening
And Silver Anniversary
Of Ell Zaribah Temple

Planned as the biggest, snappiest
and most elaborate series of events OF
their kind ever held in the southwest
with something doing every minute 1or
the hundreds OF members that Will at
tend from every corner of the state
and a. punch concealed somewhere In
every activity, the dedication OF tne
new FL Zaribah temple, Ancient ARABIC
order of Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine,
on Tuesday, February %, the great
tnitiatory work to follow it, the parade
that win be held that evening, and the
Grand hall that will bring the festivl- |
ties to a close ON the evening of Feb
ruary 20. are being looked forward 10
as the greatest event OF the season.
Tn addition to the ceremonies that
will revolve about the dedication of the
new shrine auditorium, the occasion
,rIll mark the silver anniversary of "a
zaribah temple, which was ROUNDED zn
wears ago. and which. aside from All
the other features OF the TWO Gays. |
would be sufficient cause OF fesuvity
in itself Every detail Of the various
activities is being mapped out on an
elaborate scale. and Shriners yester
day declared that they had high hopes
of setting a mark that will do Tor the
rest of the southwest TO snoot at loi
"A long time to come.
The initiation will be the greatest
event IN the lodge annals of this sec
ton OF the United States. Applica-
s,ons are being received from every
nook and corner of Arizona, so that II
now is known definitely that the larg-
est class ever-ascorted over the. purn-
fug sands in the state will take the
york on February %. There will be
not less than 300 new members
brought into the organization on that
day. and the ceremonies are to be fully
as elaborate as that great number JUS
titles
The entire series of events will be
emphasized by the attendance Of I'm
perial Potentate Ellis L. Garretson,
who win come to Phoenix for the oc-
CASTOR and who will be accompanied
by his divan Of the imperial council
The personnel OF his party will be
known to Shriners within a few days
A feature of the two days will be
ladies' reception under a special COM
mittee which with work in conjunction
with the ladies of Phoenix members
I'm q body to entertain the ladies' Of
the visitors A well-planned recep-
ton IL TO be held at the Masonic hall
AT 2:s0 O'Clock Tuesday, the first day
of the celebration, and another Will be
held At the Shrine temple at the same
hour the following day. Extra efforts
are to be made to entertain the fami-
lies Of the visiting members In ways
different from that of the reception,
SO that their stay in Phoenix will be as
pleasant as it will be possible to
make It,
The ceremonial and dedicatory work
will begin at $50 o'clock Tuesday
morning. February %. when the Shrin-
ers win meet at the temple. The nov
ices will report at 10 O'clock Inc
first section of the initiatory work viii
start at 1880 O'Clock in the afternoon
at which hour the dedicatory service
will also get under way.
Banquet, Parade and Ball
At $3.50 O'Clock in the evening there
will be a feed for the Shriners and
the novices. and z o'clock there viii
VIII start from the Overland automo
bile headquarters at Washington stree
and Fourth avenue; at $3.50 o'clocl
the second section of the initiation will
start.
reception for the ladies will fea
ture the next afternoon, beginning a
2:s0 o'clock. and then. in the evening
will come the grand ball. Imperia
Potentate Garretson will lead tn
grand march. This ball is to be strict
" for members of the Shrine and thei
families. and Phoenix members wi
be allowed to bring only one lady wit
them. This affair is being outline
as the chief social event of the entir
year. and is planned to bring the wor
OF the two days to q fitting conclusion
To insure proper and sufficient &C
commodations for all the visitors, tn
Shrine housing committee will make
thorough canvass of the city for room
and in addition to these and the &C
commodations at the hotels there wi
be several PuIlmans brought in froI
the larger cities of the state to assis
i'm taking care of the crowds
The railroad companies have author
lied a special rate of a fare and ha
for the occasion. on the certificat
plan. Under this arrangement the Wis
itfng members and novices will pun
chase a one way ticket to Phoenix, OF
taining at the time of purchase re
ceipt Arrived in Phoenix, he will pre-
sent this receipt to the Shrine re
corner at the Masonic hall. who wi
then secure a half-fare return rate.
The completion of the new Shrir