Evening star., 1923-04-29
SHR|NERS TO BEGIN
GARDEN OF ALLAH
Dazzling Scene Near White
House Will Be Conven-
tion Feature.


Egyptian art and architecture will be
| blended into the Garden OF Allah to
be erected on Pennsylvania avenue
from 18th to 18th streets for the
Shrine convention.
Frederick d. Owens, veteran Official
OF the Office Of public buildings and
committee. announced last night that
workmen would begin tomorrow the
task OF reproducing ancient Egypt on
! the streets OF Washington.
Egyptian design will form the out
line of the garden and from their
peaks festoons of light will be draped
across the avenue.
At the two ends of the garden
10th and 18th streets-there will be
four columns fifty feet high, fianked
by sphinxes of expert modelling.
There will be eight columns OF lesser
height at Madison and Jackson places.
Expansive Review Stands.
Reviewing stands with seating
capacity of 10000 will run the full
length OF the Garden of Allah or
both sides of the street. They will
| harmonic in design and decoration
with the Egyptian atmosphere of the
columns.
In the center OF the garden will
be the Presidents reviewing stand
for the day and night parades, which
are TO be the big numbers on the
convention program.
Expert painters will come from
New York to put the sdornments on
the Egyptian columns, and the state
ly trees along Pennsylvania avenue will
be augmented by a generous scattering
of palms through the garden.
Mr.. Owens is being assisted in
Of the White House By the following
committee: DR.. Mitchell Carroll and
Mortimer Clark. archcologistS: DIR.
Edwin A. Hill, historian; Dr.. William
D. Writ, librarian; Charles Niehaus
of New York, sculptor; Arthur Hea-
| ton and Snowden Ashford. architects
and William V. Cox, Edward p
Casey. John P. Healy. Warren
Hadley, ]. NJ. Mcqueen, Charles
Tracewell, Samuel Herrick, W IL
Kindle, and Messrs. Lyons. Davis.
Miller and Ko1b.
Food Situation Good.
The Washington purveyors of food
products are getting the situation
we'll in hand for the period OF the
Shrine convention season, according
TO officials at Shrine headquarters
The people are urged to lay In stocks
of smoked meats early, such as hams
and bacon, not only as a measure OF
safety. but because smoked meats are
popular at that season Of the year
and will prove satisfactory for Wis
itors Fresh meats, however, Will be
, available in good quantity.
Along with this announcement
came another from Thomas L. Jar
relI, chairman OF the finance com
mittee. to the effect that on May I
will begin the last intensive drive to
/ complete the work of his committee
| in the collection Of entertainment
| funds. He says: ''The committee is
| certain of having the full amount it
started out TO get. Every man in
the District of Columbia over twenty
one will he approached and given an
! opportunity to do his share and
| show. through the means OF Il con-
| tribution of some amount. that he has
| a personal interest In this enterprise.
| In no other way can he have such an
! interest
Announcement was also made that
a contract for the electrical ilu-
mination on Pennsylvania avenue from
18th street to Washington circle was
the Peace Monument to the Treasury,
| the Capital Electric Company.
l.. 2. steuart, the .potentate or
wish to congratulate the people OF
Washington on the splendid loyalty
| they have manifested in the prompt
| listing of their rooms for the enter
| tainment of visitors. II the offer OF
rooms continues in the proportion
now daily received, there need be no
| concern about Washington's ability
to take care of all who may come
Problem OF Sightseeing.
Our special concern at the moment
| is TO secure sufficient number of
automobiles to make possible the
carrying on of the sightseeing plan
of the automobile committee in its
fullness. and TO have sufficient cars TO
meet every demand of our com
mittees.
Popular interest in the air events
Of Shrine week to be participated in
| by the Army. Navy. Post Office.
bureau of standards and the Smith
sdas sHnsn lss,id,en Nothne of Of al
character enters this part of the
program.
The Shrine committee on historic
landmarks will meet Wednesday at 4:S0
The personnel of the committee fol-
lows: William Van Zandt Cox. chair
man; Allen c. Clark, vice chairman:
Brig. Gen. George Richards, vice
! hairman: Or. Gaillard Hunt. vice
chairman: W. P. Van Wickle. vice
chairman; John Clagett Proctor. his
torian; Capt. Lee W, Wright secre-
ant secretary: Albion <. Paris,
treasurer Frederick D. Owen. de-
signs of markers: Washington Top
ham. compiling and printing: Dr.
William Tindail; ,ss; archivist: Henry W
Robert L. Williams. Frederick w
Fishback, Mrs. Louis A. Abbott,
Charles s Baker. Mrs. Lillian A.
Bennett. Miss Mabel T. Boardman,
Col. Wrisley Brown. Col. F. G. Bryan.
Henry l. Bryan. Wilhelnus b. Bryan.
Samuel Buckelew. S. T. Cameron.
Gen. John NJ. Clem, Capt. Theodore
s. Cox, Harry Cunningham, John c.
Eckloff, Selden NJ. Ely. DIR. Mark T.
Finley William NJ. Hannay, Samuel
! Herrick. James +. Hood. John p
Larner. Noble j.. Larner, Capt Q. c
! I.uxford q. A. Lyon. jr.: John r. Nc
Carthy. Col; John McElroy; Hugh 4
| Morrison. Rev. William J. Morton
| Theodore W. Noyes. Osborne II. Old.
royd. William S. Parks. Mrs. J. Ethel
, Richards. Mrs. Charles w: Richard
| son. A. L. Riddle, Mrs. Edwin j. Ryan,
| J. Harry Shannon, Col. c. o. Sheriff..
Mrs. Jeanette r Smith; Albert D
! Spangler, Mrs. Virginia White Speel'
tW. S. Torbert, Matthew Trimble
Evan II. Tucker. Elliott Woods and
Francis J. Young.