The Washington times., 1923-05-01
SHRINE OFFICES
LIKE GREAT
BUSINESS
1000 People Employed in
Managing Details for Com
ing Convention.

ing Convention.
The Almas Temple 1923 Shrine
Committee, handling the prepare
tons for the coming Shrine session
In June, is now approaching the
status Of one of the largest business
organizations in the city. There are
now more than 1000 people at work
under the direction Of the commit
tee, with nearly a half hundred
putting in full time on the coming
session.
So rapidly has the organization
grown that, though it now has half
Of the third floor of the block-long
Homer building and six offices on
the second floor, it is fast becoming
cramped for space.
The work Of moving the finance
committee from rooms 22S-9 to three
big rooms on the third floor was
completed today. There are half
dozen full time clerks and stenog-
raphers employed by this committee,
OF which Thomas e. farrell is chair
man.
The largest Of the committees is
the hotel and housing unit, Ellwood
r. Morey, chairman. This commit.
tee has three of the largest rooms
in the third floor section and
employs ten clerks and stenogra-
aphers. The chairman has been
putting in from ten to twelve hours
OF hard work each day since last
December on the great task of
getting Washington's half million
prospective visitors under cover.
Installing New Line.
The pageant committee and the
grandstand committee are especially
active, the construction of stands
and floats now being in full swing.
The Shrine committees private
telephone switchboard has been
growing to keep pace with the Of
nee expansion, and today workers
are busy installing a ten trunk line
system, with provision for later
expansion.
A new office has been opened for
the potentate, Leonard p. Steuart,
in room 229. Owing to the great
numbers of callers at the Shrine of
lice. 1t has been necessary to open
. reception room, under direction of
A. u. Cole, in room 226, formerly oc-
W
Harry Stamford.
Stamford, who is in charge of
the organization, today completed
the removal Of his office furniture
and equipment to room 228. Under
the present arrangements all callers
and people having business with, the
committee must first see Mr.. Cole.
The hotel and housing committee
has provided a registration and in
formation desk for the listing of
rooms at the entrance to the third
floor suite. This desk is pushed to
capacity during the greater part Of
the day as the registration of rooms
In private homes is speeded up.
The need for volunteer automo-
biles for use during the session is
OF paramount Importance, it was
announced today by Chester H, War
rtngton, chairman Of the Shrine aII-
tomobile committee, and Charles ".
Semmes, chairman of Commissioner
Rudolph's subcommittee on autono-
biles. At least 1000 additional cars
are needed for three hours each dur
ing the session.
Cars Badly Needed.
Owners Of automobiles of all kinds
in Washington are asked to volun-
teer the use OF their cars for at least
three hours on one of the days of
the session, and either drive it them
selves or permit the AlmaS commit
tee to furnish a chauffeur. Such
cars should be listed Immediately
with either Of the automobile COM
mittee chairmen or with the Almas
Temple committee, through the au-
tomobile committee office, room 329,
Homer building, Thirteenth and G
streets northwest.
Commissioner James F.. Oyster,
chairman Of the committee on public
order and safety, has called a meet
ing Of the 500 members of the COM
mittee for Thursday night at 8
O'Clock in his office.
The first meeting Of the full citi-
zenS subcommittee on decorations,
Charles J. Columbus, chairman, will
be held at 8 o'clock tonight in the
A1mas Temple assembly hall, third
floor, Homer building. This COM
mittee, composed of the president
and secretary Of every citizens as
ISOLATION and civic organization in
the city, and a vice-chairman for
every block in the business section
OF the city, about 200 in all, will
plan for the most elaborate decora-
ton Of the city every undertaken.
This work is to begin within the
next week and the committee urges
that the decoration of the entire
city be completed in time for Deco
ration Day, when the first big van
guards Of the coming throng will
pour into the city.
The committee on the marking of
historic landmarks in and near
Washington will meet at 2 o'clock
tomorrow afternoon in the Homer
building headquarters.