The Washington times., 1922-06-13
D. D.C,SHR|NERs
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! POSSESSIONS
Caravan Which Left Here May
I Arrives After Memoir
I able Trip.
BY A. CLOYD GILL.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Calf, June
t1S.-Six minutes ahead of
schedule, the first transcontinental
Shrine caravan, which left Wash
tngton, d. c., May l, arrived yes
terday after covering distance
OF Silt miles. t. @ w !
After being officially received
by Imperial Potentate Ernest A!
Cults, Capt. Bernard s. McMahan,
official pilot, personally delivered
the message of greeting sent by
President Harding when phe start
ed the caravan on its long pill
Rrimage. -
Met By Serenaderr. .
Ferried to this city from Oakland.
the caravan OF one hundred and
fifty.two automobiles was met by
q brass band, which escorted 1t
through Market street to the civic
center. while thousands Of natives
and visiting Shriners cheered from
the sidelines.
Sixteen states were represented
In the caravan, which has visited
every shrine temple and shrine
club between this city and the Ma.
tional Capital.
BY blazing the way for the for
nation this week of a national
Shrine touring club. the caravaners
have started a movement that will
mean a caravan Of two hundred or
more automobiles to go overland
to Washington, D. c., next year
to attend the imperial council Of
the Shrine.
Warned by the American Auto
mobile Association that the southern
route to the Pacific coast was not
practicable and that the caravaners
would be marooned in the swamps
of the Mississippi valley, Captain
McMahan refused to be convinced
and led his party over the southern
course.
Many Receptions.
Every point on the itinerary has
been made on schedule and many
cities not on the schedule have
been visited.
The pilgrimage has been filled
with receptions. Seventy banquets,
fifteen dances, four barbecues, and
four ceremonials were among the
entertainment features provided for
the caravaners.
Local committees escorted the
caravan a total of more than LOO
miles through their respective States.
The State highway engineer Of Ari.
zona officially piloted the caravan
across the entire length Of that State,
after the, party had spent two days
at the Grand Canyon. A car Of of.
ficials of the Automobile Club of
Southern California took charge of
the party at The Needles and led the
way to Los Angeles. where the cara.
vaners spent two days visiting the
moving picture colony at Hollywood
and getting their first view of the
Pacific ocean,
Coming from the mild climate Of
the East and the warm Southern
States, the caravaners were chilled
through and through when they
reached Oakland. Summer clothing
was all too thin when the party ar
rived in this city, and the cold drizzle,
which the natives classify as fog
had the party praying for small bit
of the 230 miles of desert which they
recently sweltered in.
Telegrams were flashed last night
20 homes in all the States repre-
scented, carrying frantic messages to
s'ship my winter suit
The States represented In the cara
van are Arkansas, New Mexico, Mas
sachusetts, Indiana, Wisconsin, Cali
fornia, New York, Colorado, Okla
homa, Missouri, Louisiana, Pennsyl-
yania, Nebraska, Georgia, Minnesota,
West Virginia and Illinois.