Evening star., 1922-06-02


special de luxe" which will leave
Union station tomorrow evening with
the Shrine delegation bound for San
Francisco.
More than two hundred and hfty
mobiles of Almas Temple, with their
wives. sisters and daughters. Will
make up the delegation which WASH
ington Is sending to the session OF
the Imperial Council Of the Ancient
Arabic Order of Mobiles of the Mystic
Shrine to win for Washington the
session of that council in 1873; A.,
The invitation Of the Capital cHy
has already been extended. 1t Is IN
dorsed by the President OF the
United States. himself an enthusiastic
Shriner; the District Commissioners,
the Board of Trade, the Chamber OF
Commerce, the Rotary and kiwanis
clubs and a host of others who main
tain the civic pride of Washington.
Bids by Other Cities.
The Shriners themselves consider It
a great honor to have their home
town chosen as the Imperial Council
city" and there is always lively COM
petition each year among the cues
to be thus crowned. Portland, ore;
in 1920, subscribed a guarantee fund
than $500, 900, and is said to be Wiling
and anxious to do it again. san
Francfsco's contribution. 1t Is said,
fell but little short of 100000. other.
cities throughout the country nave
bid equally as lavishly for the nonor
and the reason is not diffieu,t os;nn 10 a1s
cover. The Imperial Council session,
as a rule, brings with it an 1nnux
of from 100000 to 25o.o0o Shriners
and their families and friends. Inere
is a business aspect to the event tnat
no city can afford to OVERLOOK anu
few, if any. of them do.
II the Imperial Council chooses
washington as it's convention city
next year. the order will find for the
first time in its history a noble OF the
Mystic Shrine also a President OF the
United States, and, 1t is saio, ne mas
expressed the hope that the conven-
tion may meet In Wasnlns toh Jul Hie
his term of office.
Almas Temple, therefore. Is on It's
mettle, and the joyous party that VIII
leave the city. constituting, perhaps
the largest transcontinental deleka
ton that ever left washington Ior
such a purpose. is bent upon present
ing the claims OF the National Cap
ital as against all other cities or the
country in a way that may NOT De
resisted
Steunrt Heads Delegation.
The official delegation of Alh1as
Temple will include Its potentlt$'
Leonard p. Steuart: Past Potentaue
Henry Lansburgh. Recorder =. Law
renee Walker and Capt. Colin =: =.
Flather. who will be representatives
of Almas in the Imperial Council.
With them will go in escort the
AImas Military Band and the Almas
Arab Patrol to represent the temple
in the mammoth Shrine parade when
is one of the unique features OF the
Imperial Council session.
The special train will leave Union
Station at 1880 pm. via the southern
Railway as far as Charlottesville
Va. where the route will be over the
Chesapeake and Ohio to Lexington,
KY; thence to st. Louis, to kansaS
City, to Fort Riley, Kans., where
Brig. Gen. Milan Creig, commandant
of the Army post there. has PROMISED
a splendid entertainment for the
party: thence to Denver. to Cheyenne
and Rawlins, Wyo.. to Ogoen' Olah'
where a stop will be made TOT
sightseeing tour Of the city and up up
tel where entertainment will be pro-
vided by the Ogden Mobiles; thence 10
Salt Lake City. where twelVe.hou
stop will be made to visit the po1ntS
of interest and to attend speciSi
organ recital in the great Taoerni.cie,
Beach and a dip in the great sale
lake A..
Leaving Salt Lake City by the
Union Pacific system, Riverside, Cal,
will be the next stopping place; Lor
breakfast at the Mission Inn, ana lor
orange groves and to the summit OF
Rubidoux Heights, overlooking tne
great orange belt of Southern Cali
fornia. Thence the party will pro-
ceed to Los Angeles for peep AZ Lne
immense photoplay studios at Holly
ston at Los Angeles will be for the
greater part of two days and at the
New Rosslyn Hotel.
Tour Along Ocean Beach.
On the morning Of June II the
party will leave for Del Monte. Cal,
via the coast lines. A. stop VIII De
made at Del Monte for a seventeen
mile auto ride along the Pacific ocean;
for trip to Santa Cruz, the nome OF
the party will be entertained on the
estate Of Representative Arthur M.
Free, and to Palo Alto. the seat of the
Leland Stanford University.
San Francisco will be reached the
the the first session Of the Imperial coun-
Gil. Headquarters will be maintained
at the Hotel Turpin. The California
mobiles have made lavish preparations
for the entertainment of the visiting
mobiles during their stay. There will
be auto trips to Golden Gate Park. 70
the japanese ,o sss e. tSs Ssss ss. 10 sn sea
Rocks. and to many other points Of
nearby interest Few, II any, will
miss the chance for a peep into the
After the festivities in San Fran
cisco a choice of five routes home
ward 10 offered, each with its prize
points Of special interest According
to calculations the average duration
Of the trip will be about four Weeks.
will 20 to Honolulu, the home Of the
return. It is Understood that the inn
periaI representatives have arranged
to escort him there with his new
honors
List Of d. G. Delegation.
The Washington tourists will in.
and Mrs. steuart.- Past Potentate
renee walker, Capt. Colin E: e.
Flather, Mr.. and Mrs. John W. Fen
liam % &. BurkiaTdt. Mr.. and Mrs. Il
F. Dunkhorst, Mr.. and Mrs. r. n.
Henderson. Miss GLADYS Henderson.
w. a. Landvoigt Of The star. Mrs.
Margaret Dennison, Misses Mary and
Mrs. Louise CIonghan. Miss Huida
Coomes, Mr.. and Mrs. George W. Har-
rison. NE. and MrS. James b. kamble.
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