The Washington times., 1923-06-05

Washington's warm weather pu
the brilliantly uniformed popula
ton of Pullman city, in neglig'
today. The hundreds of earl!
risers roamed through the settle
ment" with their B. v. DIS show
ing above theri Arabian pantaloons
The establishment of pullman
! city" in the B. & o. yards ha!
added two stops to the Maryland
carline of the w. r. & E. :.
The loading point in front of thu
trains on lexington place above
New York avenue is Shrine juno
ton" according to the conductors
The other important stop, at Sixth
street and Rhode Island avenue
northeast, where another large con
tingent of Shriners is accomn1o
dated. has been named Vince
city"
Noble Samuel Lemaire, Of 1ella
Temple, Dallas, Tex, thought he
might need q mascot in Mecca, sc
he brought along his police dog
Texas.
His eyes protected by a green
eyeshade and his head adorned with
Shrine colors, Texas isn't missing
a thing.
Noble Harry Levin, Of Peters
burg, Va. has sat down with q
brand new lead pencil and a rean1
Of paper to figure out how Almas
Temple raised the money for the
convention. Levin xexpects 10 dc
some business here alter the crowd
goes home.
M. Yoshiro, presiding genius OF
an Oriental curio shop on lower
Pennsylvania avenue, is cured Of
inconsistencies. He says the tl1rongs
remind him OF the old days when
he was proprietor Of a concession
at Coney Island.
Governor E. Lee Trinkle of Vir-
ginia, member Of KAHN Temple,
Roanoke, is the only chief executive
of State attending the convention
as a Shriner. In the lobby OF the
New Willard he is meeting a steady
stream of fellow mobiles and ac-
ouaintances from all parts Of the
Union. Governor Trinkle is accom-.
panied by Col. K. w. Ogden, Of his
staff
Aahmes Temple, of Oakland, Cal.
brought along Alligator Bait" a
colored boy dancer, who entertained
a throng of mobiles in the ballroom
of the Washington Hotel last night.
Allen w. Larsen, of Zenob!a
Temple, Toledo, Ohio, is on his third
visit to Washington. This time,
however, is his first opportunity to
see the city. He WhiZzed through
the Capital en- route to and from
France during the world war.
The Tigris Temple band and po-
troll of Syracuse. N. " are furnish
ing a strong drawing card for Wash.
ington flappers. With, their blue
wells and turbans,- green tunics, red
pantolettes and yellow silk caps.
they're going Valentino one better
ir the Sheik business.
Past Potentate c. Treat Spear, of
Osman Temple. st. Paul, Mimi, has
introduced "the greatest song bird
who ever trilled at note" to Wash.
ington. She is Mrs. Byrd Frost
Crowell, who sang last night in the
Market of Bagdad
Yes, we have no bananas was
distinctly not the motto of several
Shriners who are touring the CaEi.
tai in the good-fashioned way. tC
wit, one horse-drawn hack. The
Mobiles passed out bananas to
youngsters whom they passed on
the crowded streets.
The chanters OF more than 100
temples can't keep still. When
they feel like singing. they sing
out loud, and everybody welcomes
them.
A quartet Of chanters from India
Temple, Oklahoma City, burst into
melody at dinner in a downtown
restaurant last night. during
courses, and again serenaded the
crowd from the cashiers window
From far-away Nova scotia came
fourteen mobiles from Philae Temple
Among this number are three past
potentates-M. McFall, Of Halifax
Stanley w. McCulloch, of Truro
and G. A. Monroe, Mrs. James
Clark and Mrs. Catherine Laurie
Simmons are with the party.
Among the baby contingent OF
the convention is proud little Otto
Franklin Lyons, jr., son Of Mr.
and Mrs. Otto r. Lyons, who came
from sunny Tennessee to just-as
sunny Washington. Junior" won
a diamond ring in a Shrine popu
larity contest, and his mother is
wearing 1t for him.
Syria Temple, of Pittsburgh, is
waking things up at headquarters
in the Washington Hotel. Syria IL
the second largest temple in North
America. The delegation numbers
600, includes a patrol, band, chant
ers and an oriental band.
When the sun peeped down
pennsylvania avenue at 5 o'clock
this morning he was greeted by 9
reception committee made up large
~ OF youngsters lining the curbine
on either side of the highway. That
may account for the broad beamine
way In which he has been looking
down on the city ever since. The
parade started at 9.
Property estimated as worth more
than $4,000, including several dia
mond rings, was lost, found and re
turned to the owners by noon to
day. Much of it was reclaimed
through hotel channels.
A dozen mattresses in one of the
| larger restaurants were unexpected
ly enriched today in tips when 9