The Washington times., 1922-06-12
SHR|NERSLAY
CORNERSTONE
FOR HOSPITAL
Get Acquainted" Day at San
Francisco for Mobiles From
All Over U. S.
BY ELLIS II. MARTIN.
International New. Service staff Cor.
respondent.

INTERNATIONAL ReTylrN
respondent.
SAN FRANCISCO. June 1.-THE
laying Of the cornerstone of the
Shriners' Crippled Children's Hos
pital by Imperial Potentate Ernest
A. Cults was the chief official event
to engross the attention today Of
the 400, 900 Shriners and visitors here
to attend the forty-eighth imperial
session Of the Ancient Arabic Order
Of the Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine.
This was get acquainted" day
for the multitude who trod the hot
sands from far off lands to reach
the oasis OF San Francisco for this
greatest event in Shrinedom's color
full history.
Preparations were complete for
the ushering in OF the formal exec
tive session OF the order at the
civic auditorium tomorrow. A parade
Of uniformed organizations escort
ing Imperial Potentate Cults will
mark the opening OF the session.
Imperial Potentate Cults will re-
view the parade from the stands.
which have been. erected on streets
converging on the civic center. The
stands seat 10000 persons. and Il Is
estimated a half million people will
watch the parades which will fea-
ture the balance OF the week.
The most striking departure from
the usual set street parades and
pageants will be the Shrine histori-
cal Masonic pageant on Thursday
evening This spectacle has been
nodded by artists who have blended
the results Of extensive historical
research with the designers and
architects skill into elaborat"
tableaux depicting the development
Of Ma sonry and it's influence on the
| worlds affairs from time imme-
mortal.
Fifteen Bands Furnish Music.
There will be over forty electri.
cally illuminated floats. with over
900 people in the spectacle. Fifteen
bands will furnish the mSsic. The
evenings entertainment will cost
over $4,000. From Egypt. the
cradle Of mysteries. where Masonic
| teachings were first conceived, the
theme will pass to China and then
to the court Of King Solomon, with
the historical visit Of the Queen OF
Sheba. Dramatic incidents OF the
time of Cyrus will next be depicted.
The dream Of Constantine and the
defense of the Holy Sepulchre by
the ancient crusaders will furnish
the inspiration for the knights
Templar. From the tavern Of the
Goose and Gridiron. the birthplace
of the Grand Lodge in England in
1717, the pageant will pass through
the development OF Masonry In
England. thence into France, with
the details surrounding the French
revolution and Masonic incidents
In connection with the unification of
Italy under Garibaldi.
Historical Floats.
In American history the part that
Masonry took in the Boston ten
party. Paul Revere's ride, the death
Of Grand Master Jacob Warren at
Bunker Hill, the drafting Of the
Declaration Of Independence. La
fayette's part in the struggle for
American liberty will all be excE,.
plified in full form. One Of the chief
features will be an exact replica Of
the first free public school es,a5.
lished In Virginia by George Wash
ington. The defense of the Alamo.
the foundation Of the Red Cross of
Clara Barton, who was a member of
the Eastern Star, and the meeting
Of Federal and Confederate soldiers
at the Masonic Lodge in Richmond
in 1864 will cover that momentous
period Of history.
All OF the pageant floats will be