The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1922-09-06
mile SHRINERS
ARE ALL SMILES
FOR ALASkANS
Impressed by Hospitality In
North-Caldwell Takes
Porcupine South.

A winning hand of four of kind,
aces in hearts, king high, which were
Hugh NJ. Caldwell, Illustrious Poten-
ate; Capt John Rex Thompson, Past
Potentate; Recorder Frank b. Lazier,
Past Potentate, and Noble Percy j.
Perry, A A. O. N NJ. S., Nile TEN
pie, Seattle were played in big
game in Juneau the past several
days and walked away with all the
stakes, the best wishes of the towns
people and the hearty invitation to
come again.
And we are coming back again"
said Hugh NJ Caldwell 1--WE have
one thought we specially want the
people in the North to know. and
that is, we are mighty glad we have
visited Alaska, and we are mighty
sorry we have to leave so SOON
The four big Shriners, of Nile TEN
Pile, jovial and entertaining. wearing
the Smile of Nile" discussed their
trip through Alaska to Fairbanks.
Yesterday afternoon.
Porcupine a Souvenir
Illustrious Potentate Caldwell, who
is famous for bringing live camel
from China to the Woodland Park
zoo at Seattle, a gift from the Shrine
when the delegation visited China,
will allow no other country to put
anything over on Alaska, he said
and he is taking live porcupine
from here to Woodland Park.
'The porcupine is our most i'm
| portant souvenir from the North,
said Caldwell, "but better than any
souvenir we will always have is the
memory of one of the most glorious
trips we have ever made.
"Ths trip is the first | have made
! TO Alaska The country has made
deep impression on me and the
existing conditions and development
have been a revelation.
81 expected to go Inside and find
land of ice and snow with little
civilization. Instead, found a rail
read, farms and good sized towns
The people of the Interior are a class
of individuals | have never met be
| fore. Their friendliness and hospi.
tality exceeds anything of the like
| have ever known. We had a glorious
| time in Fairbanks and it was con.
tinued along the Westward coast and
| in juneau. We have been beauti-
fully entertained here and the ball
given by the Elks' Lodge on Labor
Day was a splendid affair. I'm com
ing back to Alaska at the first OPP
portunity and so | do not say good
bye as / leave this time for my
home"
Makes Address Here
The Illustrious Potentate made an
address at the Elks' Labor Day
dance, in which he expressed the
appreciation of the visiting Shriners
for the reception given them by the
people of Juneau and the other
towns of Alaska.
Past Potentate John Rex Thomp-
son and Recorder Frank B. Lazier,
Past Potentate, are old-time visitors
in Alaska and their enthusiasm for
the North is big drawing card.
Our visit to Fairbanks is the
second which has been made by the
Shrine. the first being in 1912, when
delegation went from Whitehorse
down the Yukon River. | went with
hat delegation and at that time the
hospitality of the North was at it's
highest, but I can't see that it had
changed in the least toward the
visit the delegation made this year.
THE people of Fairbanks are pc
culiar to themselves. The residents
of the town are old-timcrs from all
the former big camps of the North
and the spirit of the sourdOugh pre-
walls. i thought we had known the
best in the Interior but the climax
was reached when we arrived at
Seward at 2 o'clock of a cold morn
ing and were served food by the
ladies' of the Shrine"
Past Potentate Thompson meets
new people every time he visits AL
aska and that is one of the charms
of the country, he said.
Noble Perry Is making his second
trip to Alaska. He is especially
impressed with the increase in de-
velopment since his first visit. and
with the hospitality which has been
offered by the people here at each
time.
The Big Four will 90 to Ketchi-
kan, where they will put on a cere-
monial before returning to Seattle.