Evening star., 1922-10-10
HUGE ENROLMENT
FOR SHRINE MEET
Ninety-Three Temples Sig-
nifty Intention to Attend I'M
periaI Council Session.
COMING HERE NEXT JUNE
Local Committee Considering Plans
for Festivities Receives Reports.
Features of Program.

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Nlnety-three temples already hava
! sienified their intent TO attend the
Imperial Council session of tho Mys,,c
"hrine mere next June. This leaves
ABOUT sixty temples still to be heard
from AS yet there have been no
Ideciinatons, and inquiries as to hous-
ing facilities and other matters con-
uhue to pour into the local head
quarters IN the Homer building.
AT the session in San Francisco
| Idst spring there We're ninety-four
temples registered during the cer.-
hhonials. So with the acceptance al
| ready Of ninety-three there remains
| only one more temple TO he heard
from TO tie the mark set by the 'Friscn
cohclaVc. 1t is believed that the ses-
| SION in Washington Will, because o.
.ts Importance and prospective his
| tory making occasion, Will find The
Sallfornla city eclipsed by at least
fifty temples
1923 Committee Meets.
| The address of George FiImer ex-
| ecutlve secretary of the Shrin. s.s-
SION last spring, proved of great
| interest to the chairmen of the
| various committees and officials OF
| me Shrine 1873 committee at the
| meeting last night Mr. Filner gave
detailed accounts of the recent ses.
| SION and made several important
| suggestions as to the preparing and
| handing of the session next year
| BESIDES the chairmen of all thirty
| committees, the executive committee,
composed of Leonard J.. Steuart. gem
eral chairman and potentate; W. D.
Brown, first vice chairman; Henry
! r. cary. second vice chairman: Ar
| ohur r. Cook, treasurer; Harry
standiford, secretary; Ross p. An
| Hart, Thomas f. farrell, Carter r.
keene; ElIwood p Morey and F. Law.
renee Walker. We're present.
$4,000 Auto Parties Expected.
1t was announced at the meeting by
j. I. Prendergrast, chairman on th.,
| PARKING committee. that there would
probably be $4,000 automobile parties
| attending the session. A suggestion
| was made to the effect that many Of
| the American League Base Ball Park
/ Inc matter was referred for COM
piete investigation. Mr.. Cary. chair
man of the transportation facilities.
stated that out of the 5000 Pullman
| and sleeping cars on the lines of all
railroads. there would be about one
fourth of that number in Washing
ton to accommodate the vast crowds
He spoke on the preparations of The
southern railway to erect shrine
Park" in Alexandria.
| Cen Amos 7. Fries. chairman Of
the pageant committee, made re-
port on plans for the floats and
! decorations for the parades He
! stated that it was his intention to
, have many of the floats representing
character, such as Gen. Washington
attending the laying of the corner
stone of the Capitol. and other sim
| liar incidents in the history OF the
| United States. 1t was announced
| that the parade would proceed from
| the Capitol along Pennsylvania ave-
/ nue. past the White House and dis
| band at Washington Circle. The
avenue, it was stated would he fully
| surrounded by grandstands TO hold
possibly 100000 people.
Appeal TO Civic Pride.
Civic pride was urged in residents
of the city. putting the city on
| festival appearance for the period of
/: the session. Clean up. paint up
| slogans were brought into use again
The radio broa dcasting scheme was
| discussed with general approval II
| was stated that Frank Corson,
/ member of Almas Temple. had clearly
| heard Potenlate Steuart's message
| Saturday afternoon, while proceed
! ing up 9Th avenue in New York city.
| Noble Corson had an antennae at
tached to his machine and was able
| according TO letter received from
| the writer himself, to get every word
The barbecue on tn Noyes farm at
| Sligo, Md, just across tn District
! line, was declared to be Il get
| together meeting of all Almas men
I: in the city. and other visiting mobiles
Many entertainments have been
! planned for this meeting. Admission
| will be by Shrine cards only.
Harry Standiford announced that he
| had sent the following letter 10 ]. o.
| Miles. general chairman of the Ma
| tionai Restaurant Association. at Con
| vention Hall. in regard to the food
| problem during the Shrine session:
Considers Food Problem.
ut is happy circumstance that
your great association happens TO be
lassembled in Washington at time
when active preparations are being
made for the entertainment of the
session Of the Imperial Council. A. A.
/ o. NJ. NJ. S. the first week of next
June. AS a mass of people. unpre-
cedented in the history of the city
| will pe present. the question OF food
| for them is one of prime Importance.
! 1T is deemed q public duty TO ad-
dress you on this subject, so that
your convention may be In a position
to take proper action, as the feed
ing of this great concourse of people
for week constitutes vital part
of the program. The following sug-
gestions are offered for your consid-
| Grafton:
| Il That your convention commend
the Imperial Council session as an
opportunity for the restaurants OF
Washington again to demonstrate. as
they have done before. that Wash
ington is the greatest convention city
in the nation.
"2. That the convention commend
the Imperial Council session as an
opportunity for the restaurant men
| to take the lead in hospitabie enter
tainment. cooperating, as they al
ways have done. by the maintenance
of equitable and reasonable scales
of prices"