The Washington times., 1922-11-13

mate of the facts justifies the state
ment that Washington is to enter
tain multitude at "a National
homecoming next June such as
never has been assembled before.
Indeed. the Imperial Council. the
bands, patrols, and parades and pag.
eants may be merely inCidntal TO
vastly greater speCtacle-the gath
erinG of the children of Columbia
about the sacred seat of American
institutions, to get courage and in
'spiration to begin the battle of MA
tional life anew after the vicissi.
tudes of the past eight years.
Thus 1t is possible TO begin to see
why Leonard i. Steuart and his lieu
tenants started activities so early.
IL Is possible also to estimate what
the members of Almas Temple and
the people of Washington have to
do.
"Ellwood p. Morey and his COM
mittee on hotels and housing will
begin in a week assignment of units
of the 106 Temples thus far regis.
tered, to hotels. Meantime Thomas
T.. farrell and his workers are col
Letting pledges and funds to pay the
necessary expenses of making
Washington what the people of the
country believe ii is to Them.
Canvass For Lodgings.
soon after the opening of the new
year the canvass of homes will begin
to provide lodgings for visitors. This
system will be so organized by Chair
man Morey that every visitor will
know what room he is to have, the
price of IL and how to get TO 1t when
he arrives.
Early in the spring Washington
will begin to manifest activities de-
cidedly more energetic than ordinar.
lily characterize that season. Home
owners and householders generally
will begin renovations, repairs, will
install new or additional furniture
and prepare for the people coming
later. Labor. skilled and unskilled,
will be in increased demand gener.
ally. =
About the middle of May orders
will begin to go out for increased
stocks of provisions of the staple
sort. The families of the city will
be preparing and buying earlier than
usual their summer outfits.
"The citizens committees, co-ope-
rating with the Almas Temple com.
mittee, will be functioning. and in
the Municipal building Major Sulll.
van will be comforting with Inspector
Grant and organizing an increased
police department, his purpose beng
to demonstrate during the imperial
session the most perfect and satisfac.
tory policing of the city that has
ever been provided for a great event.
About this time Chairman sam
uel Prescott, Of the grandstand
committee, nationally famed for his
ability on these occasions, will be
laying out his work; Chairman
Ross =. Andrews, of the decorations
committee, will be starting his
operations everywhere; Brig. Gen
Amos T. Tries will be starting the
construction Of the physical para
phernalia of his historical pageant
Chairman Warren w. Grimes, oi
the songs committee, will be re
hearsing the original creations tc
be produced here: Chairman Harry
Kimbal, of the bands committee
will be planning events throughout
the. city, and so on throughout the
list.
Meantime the vanguard Of tn,
oncoming hosts will he arriving
Harry Cary will be laying out hi
Shrine Pullman city, where 5000,
are to live in sleeping cars, ant
Chairman Morey, who will hav
filled available houses, will be AT
ranging for a great city OF tent
In Potomac Park. DR.. J. T. Prem
dergast will have parking spac
| by that time for the $4,000 auto
mobile tourists expected. and Chair
man Chester IL, Warrington, o