The Washington times., 1922-09-29
AGENTS
EASE OVER BIC
SHRINE SECRET
Out After Convention Funds,
May Chase Prospects
Camel-back.

Washington is due for one OF the
biggest surprises in its sedate ca
reer.
The nature OF the surprise is
being jealously guarded. Very jeal.
ously. Daring reporters, at the
risk Of life and limb. have garnered
these facts, however.
The Almas Temple 1928 Shrine
committee does not dislike publicity.
1t has a very active and energetic
publicity organization, in fact. The
publicity committee. headed by w.
w. Jermane. with Charles D. War.
ner as press representative. is
scratching gravel for publicity ideas.
Consequently. when the Almas
committees, preparing for the
annual session of the Shriners here
| next June. get a good publicity idea
the publicity committee knows all
about II and the secret Is very
jealousy guarded. Invariably.
Eases II Over Gently.
So when Mr.. Warner today an.
nounced to reporters that he had "a
deep secret, not TO be diVulged until
the proper time" there was great
silence while the boys awaited the
dropping OF hints. Some hints drop
quietly, like the little snowflakes
Other drop less silently. like the
overflow from grandpa's soup spoon.
Still others come down like a hod OF
brick. But that is dead silence com.
pared to the sorority of these hints.
Boys" sad Mr.. Warner, -. G.
jenkins, owner Of camel ranch in
southern California, has offered to
| send a drove Of 200 camels to Wash.
ington. What do you suppose he
wants to do that for?'
Seeing a reporter wink and flash
a pencil. MIR. Warner broke in
hastily. jealously guarding his lit.
tie secret. Very Jealously.
"Of course he said. 81 realize
that the Shrine is always asso.
ciated with things oriental-like
minarets and oases and pyramids
| and deserts and camel-I mean ele-
plants. OF course. Anyway. we
haven't any place in Washington
to house that many camels IL We
did get EN-"
Retires for Conference.
Asked when the camels were ,oIu.
| ing on and other leading questions.
| Mr.. Warper broke away and re-
| tired to confer with other Shrincr
leading lights. He returned with
this dictum:
"It is the sense OF the publicity
committee that 1t will not be advis.
able to recommend the transporta.
ton of this great number OF camels
because of the furore and publicity
which might result"
| Now. II you awake one morning,
and, stepping to the window TO in
hale a great draft Of atmosphere,
| you get instead an odor similar TO
that which makes stately palm trees
shiver in the calm of the desert noon
then you will know that the
Camels Are Comm, Ohio. Ohio!
And II you find playful camels ca
vorting on your front lawn and Nib
bling the potted plants on your sec
ond story window sill, don't say that
you weren't warned.
Watch Out for These.
Breaking through its shell oi
modest reserve. the publicity com
mittee then told all about the ap
| pointment Of an executive subcom
| mittee OF the finance committee
which will allot to members of the
committee the lines Of business
represented in Washington which
| each will canvass In the S35O.OOC
entertainment fund campaign
| Members OF this committee arc
Sidney West, w. 3. Garrison
Maurice Otterback. George Pitt
Harry c. Rand, Thomas II. Mullen
berg. Clarence Dodge. James A
Soper, secretary; Archie d. Doug
las. E. s. Hecht, William II. War
ner. w. w. Everett, Gus Buch
hlotz, Charles ]. Langmead, James
| c. Hoyle, w. II. Towles and Ed
gar Morris.
| A meeting Of the chairman Of
OF the twenty-one committees sc
far named will be held at s O'Clock
tonight in the Homer building
headquarters to plan for tho