The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1922-03-16
SHR|NERS TO MAKE
TRIP AROUND THE
UNITED STATES

Mr.. Len C. Baldwin, president Of
the Marietta Shrine Club, informs
the Journal that number of Shriner:
from the local club are making ar
rangements for the trip to San Fran
cisco to attend the Imperial Counci
in that city, June II to 18th.
Special trains will be run by Yaarat
Temple, Atlanta, and that it is going
TO be the grandest trip ever provided
for Georgia Shriners is evidenced by
the following interesting and descrip
tive intinerary of the trip from the
time of leaving Atlanta at noon, or
June 26th:
Arrangements have been completed
for our special trains to San Fran.
cisco and return, and the intinerary
arranged will make the greatest trir
Yaarab Temple has yet undertaken
We have secured the best equipment
the Pullman Company can provide
and the Southern Pacific Railroad is
furnishing US with club observation
cars TO make the entire trip from At
lanta to San Francisco and return
in addition to which we will have bag
thine of leaving Atlanta at 1880 p
M, June 3rd, to the final day on the
return to Atlanta, at noon, June 26'
AS you win note from the complete
schedule below, we will leave Allan
Ia Terminal Station over the Atlanta
a. West Point Railroad, Saturday
June 3rd, at 1880 P. NJ. Sunday A.
M, June 4th, will find us travelling
along the beautiful Gulf Coast of
Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana.
Passing Mobile in the early morning
soon after daylight, we then travel
through the truck gardens, Satsuma
orange groves and pecan groves Of
Southern Alabama and Mississippi,
striking the Gulf of Mexico or Missis-
sippi Sound at Pascagoula. Thence
we are in sight of this beautiful body
of water, constantly crossing rivers
and bayous until we strike the Mis-
sssippi River at New Orleans, arriv-
ing New Orleans 1920 A. M.
Seven hours will be spent in sight
seeing in this grand old Creole City.
This is the most wonderful sight see
ing city in our Southern states. You
can see the "Cabildo," historical mu-
scum of Colonial Louisiana, where
the transfer Of the province of Louis
lana from the French Government to
the United States occurred, December
goth, 1903, facing Jackson Square;
"Napoleon's House." erected to re-
ceive the famous prisoner of st. Hell
ena, who, in 1921, was to have been
rescued by French patriots of New
Orleans, but before their vessel reach
ed st. Helena, Napoleon died; "Au-
dubon Park" containing $50 acres in
the upper section of the city, a loca-
tion famous as the site of the Cot
ton Exposition of the early SOS; the
City Park, a beautiful municipal park
of 100 acres, artistically planned with
attractive walks, flower beds and with
a chain of articfcial lakes, contain
ing the beautiful Delgado Art Mu-
scum; West End" one of the city's
most delightful breathing places on
the shore of Lake Pontchartrain, with
a sea wall and concrete balustrade
overlooking the lake; the famous old
French Market, near which some of
the best meals in the world can be
secured at low price.
Leaving New Orleans at $3.50 T.
NJ. (from the same station at which
we arrive) our entire trains are fer
ried across the Mississippi River to
Algiers, thence on our transconti-
mental journey across lower louisa
ma and Texas, passing Houston early
in the morning, to our next stop over
point, San Antonio, Texas, the old
historic city of the Alamo, which was
established in the eighteenth century
vet is o. modern and up-tO-date city
in every respect. The famous battle
of the Alamo took place on March .,
1885. No messenger carried the dire
tidings. Death claimed them all. On
April 21st the Battle of San Jacinto
was fought, and with the route OF the
Mexicans and the capture OF Santa
Anna. the bonds which had bound
Texas to Mexico were severed for al
time: and the dead of the Alamo were
avenged in the glorious birth OF the
new Republic. This old building now
stands in the center of modern Sar
Antonio, looking sombrely upon the
Plaza Of the same name.
Leaving San Antonio at 100 P. NJ
we resume our western journey tt
Ell Paso and the Oasis of Jaurez, Mex
leo. Ell Paso is the gateway to th'
copper mining district of Arizona
and New Mexico, at which poin
about five hours will be spent view
ing this old city of the desert witt
its Indian lppendS
Leaving Albuquerque in the earl!
afternoon, a few miles out we vii
stop at the old Indian village o.
Isletta for one hour, giving us an OPP
portunity to see real Indian life II
its primitive stage.
Our next stop will be at the Crane
Canyon, natures most awe-inspirinl
wonderptece. The Grand Canyon o
the Colorado River, in Northern Arj
ona, it titantic gorge, PIT miles Ions
from 8 to miles wide, with a maxi
mum depth Of more than 5000 feet
and painted in all the cOlors of tht
rainbow. There are plenty Of sight
to keep you busy for the entire day
automobile sightseeing trips arOunC
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