Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-09-06
NOBLE" HARDING
GREETS SHR|NERS
Imperial Potentate, With
Members of Divan, at
White House.

Accompanied by several officers of
his divan and about fifty prominent
members of the local fraternity,
James s, McCandless of Honolulu, i'm
perial potentate of the Ancient Arabic
Order, Mobiles of the Mystic SHRINE, In
Washington to complete details 1or
the 1928 Imperial Council session OF
the Shrine to be held here next June
was received by President Harding at
the White House today.
The President himself a Shriner
was most gracious to the visitors. ana
expressed to Potentate Mccandless his
best wishes for the success OF the
mammoth convention scheduled Tor
the capital next year.
1t was largely due to an expressed
desire on the part of the chief eX-
ecutive that the annual council ses-
sion of the order would be held in
Washington before his retirement
from Office that Almas Temple was
able to secure the coveted plum.
Other Officials Call.
Others calling on the President with
Mr.. McCandess. besides Leonard r.
Steuart. illustrous potentate of Almas
Temple. and the local delegation, were
Conrad V. Dykeman, imperial chief
rabban and deputy imperial potentate
of KiSmet Temple. Brooklyn, y. Y:
David w. Corsland. imperial high
| priest and prophet. Alcazar Temple.
Montgomery. Ala: James +. Chandler,
J imperial chief rabban, Ararat Temple.
| Kansas City. Mo-; w. S. Brown. i'm
perial treasurer. Syria Temple. Pitts
burgh, Pa, and r. A. RoweH, imperial
| recorder Aleppo Temple. Boston.
Following conference with the
mittee yesterday it was announced that
| the New Willard and Washington
| hotels, comprising 700 rooms. would
| be the official home of the imperial
officers and representatives while they
| are in the city next June.
| Discuss Big Session.
| After day spent in conference,
! during which time many affairs
| pertinent to the big session were dis
| cussed. the imperial potentate and
| his officers expressed themselves as
| much gratified with the Roadway al
; ready made by those in charge.
| We are glad that the National
Capital, the home of Noble Warren
Harding. is to be the scene of our
next meeting" said Imperial Poten-
tate McCandless last night. 1T is
a big undertaking to house the i'm
pcrial council, for our meetings are
getting so large that it is difficult.
and sometimes almost impossible, to
accommodate the vast number Of
mobiles who desire to attend.
Expect to Break Records.
San Francisco estimated tina; they
had 100000 strangers in the city the
week we were there. Washington. be-
ing the capital of the nation. and be
ing the home of Noble Harding. we
expect the annual meeting next June
to break all records in the history of
our organization for attendance. The
trip to Washington from the large cas-
ern cities does not involve a long time.
In addition you have so much of in
terest here. thousands of places and
points of interest that attract our peo-
pie.
Il have been in Washington a num-
Der of times and always enjoy my
visits here. l am a native of Penn
sylvania, but for forty-two years !
have been a resident of Hawaii, and
l enjoy the distinction of being the
first member of the order of Hawaii.
or of Aloha Temple, to be erected
! to an Office in the Imperial Council
| and I assure you that Aloha Temple
/ appreciates the honor
Beat Inauguration Figures.
| Attending the conference. in addi-
! ton to the imperial officers, were
! Potentate Steuart. Harry Stamford.
! executive secretary of the conven-
| chairman of the housing committee.
| representative of the Pennsyl-
vania railway is authority for the
statement that Shriners applications
made for special Pullmans are
greater in number than those ordi-
| narily made for Inauguration cere-
monies.