The Washington times., 1923-06-05

event was speedily completeu.
The finance committee, Thomas
r. farrell. chairman, was the first
to swing into action, when it be-
gan the work Of raising q $780,
900 fund. Of which 100000 had
already been pledged, to finance
the coming event.
This record places Warrington
months ahead Of any other city
in which the sessions have been
held. At San Francisco, where
the present record session was
held last June. the first sub
scripticns to the entertainment
fund were made but three
months before the session began.
FACED BIG TASK.
The hotel and housing commit.
tee, Ellwood p. Morey, chairman.
which faced the greatest housing
problem ever shouldered in an
American city. was the next 70
swing into line.
Registration Of Shrine temples
for next June began coming in.
last August and have continued
steadily since that time. Tho
temples registered are largely In
excess of the previous record.
made at San Francisco.
There are but 166 temples in
existence and 65 per cent Of the
entire Shrine membership il east
Of the Mississippi river. Within
a nights ride of Washington are
forty-eight temples, with . mem
bership OF more than 100000.
East of the Mississippi are eighty
four temples, with 8 membership
Of $4,000. or more than half OF
the entire Shrine membership In
the world.
Twenty thousand hotel rooms
were reserved for the use Of the
visitors.
For the housing Of the Inn
perial Divan. composed Of off
GERS Of the Imperial Council and
representatives from each temple,
seven hundred hotel rooms were
reserved IN the washington and
willard Hotels. Aladdin Temple,
of Columbus, Ohio. of which
President Harding is a member,
was the first Of all the Shrine
temples to register for the COM
ing session.
HOTEL HEADQUARTERS.
The plan under which assign
ments have been made provide
that each temple shall have head
quarters in q downtown hotel.
even though but q half dozen
members OF each temple hnay be
accommodated In the hotel in
which that temple ID centered.
A half dozen temples made the
trip to Washington in chartered
steamships anchored in the Poto-
mac and utilized as living quarters
during the session.
The assembling Of the vast host
has taken several days. Special
trains have been rolling into the
city In one continuous chain,
thousands Of cars from every State
in the Union making up the hun
dreds Of trains. Automobiles by
the thousands still are pouring
into the city over every highway.
The steamers have cast anchor in
the river to discharge their hun
dreds. Parties have even come
afoot.
Each Noble, before leaving his
own home. was notified Of his
room assignment and given the ad-
dress of the hotel or house. AS
each delegation entered the District
it was met by a member Of Almas
Temple, VINO took charge of get
ting the party to it's quarters.
FOOD SUPPLY DOUBLED.
The food supply of the city has
been more than doubled for the
ten days to two weeks Of the
visitors stay.
Washington, during the session.
is a twenty-four ring circus with
an endless variety Of huge enter
tainment features under way at
all hours. Noble Edgar C. Snyder.
chairman Of the committee and
United States Marshal for the Dis
trtct Of Columbia, has the assist
anceaof two Cabinet officers and
other high government officials in
his committee and has been
assured of every facility in the
District in making the program an
. entire success.
The entertainment will be given
on the water, and in the air.
Washington harbor, one of the
most picturesque in the country,
will be especially illuminated by
hundreds of floodlights. and 6
great fleet OF motor boats and
yachts will be assembled for the
pleasure of the city's guests.
In addition to the half.score Of
steamers from the nations larg-