The Washington times., 1923-04-19
VISITORS
WILL FLY To
MT. VERNON
Huge Aeros Provided for June
Sess;ons-Great Fireworks
Exhibit-MiIestone Rites,

The extraordinary plans to meet
transportation demands in Washing
ton during the Shrine session in
June will be supplemented by the
use of aircraft, it was announced
today.
The air transportation will be
used chiefly to carry visitors to and
from Mount Vernon, where one of
the most serious traffic problems in
history is expected. According to
present indications more than 2O0,-
900 people will visit Mount Vernon
during three-day period.
Special steamers. Will he obtained,
service on the electric line will be
! pressed to the utmost, and 1t is ex-
pected the highways between this
city and the tomb will be crowded
to the danger point.
For this reason the Aln1as Tenn
pie 1923 Shrine committee granted
the request of Aeromarine Always,
Inc, that it be permitted to put into
service a fleet of aircraft similar
to those which have been in con-
tinuous operation between Key
West and Cuba for three years
and are being used between New
York and Atlantic City, during the
summer.
Dedication Of Milestone.
The planes to be used are con-
verified navy flying boats. each Of
Which will carry about fifteen pas
sengers. Flights will be made. from
Washington harbor.
Plans are being completed for
= - ~ .kSAaASn
on the day preceedsng the session,
erect g. big grandstand for the
guests of honor, Immediately in front
of the milestone, at the north side
Of the Ellipse.
Among those who will participate
in the ceremony will be President
Harding, the members OF his Cabi-
net, the Governors of number of
States, Grand Masters, members of
the Imperial Divan, representatives
to the Imperial Council, and men,
bers and chairmen of the Aln1as
Temple committee in charge of the
session.
The actual ceremony of dedication
will be performed by President
Harding, Secretary of War Weeks,
Imperial Potentate James s. Nc.
Candless, and Bishop Harding, OF
the Episcopal Church.
Great Fireworks Exhibit.
The greatest exhibition of fire.
works in the history of the city will
be given on the evenings of June
4 and instead Of the three nights
of the eession, as was tentatively
considered. Huge mortars at the
Capitol and Treasury will hurl great
aerial pieces high into the air over
Pennsylvania avenue at two.minute
intervals for three hours on each of
these nights.
The display will be visible from
all over the District of Columbia
and from nearby Maryland and Vir-
ginia. Twenty-four-inch bombs,
among the largest ever used here,
will be used exclusively, according
to the plans Of George Duval, Jr.,
chairman OF the fireworks COM
mittee,
Newman g. Suddeth, 11Ol Euclid
street northwest, and Edward e.
Hannah, 1924 X street northwest,
were awarded the prizes, of SIS and
| SIS, respectively, In the contest for
| the designing of medals to be
awarded in the water carnival dur
ing the session.
The awards were announced today
by the judges, Clifford K, Berry.
Appleton p, Clark, and w. p. Rob
erts. Designs were submitted from
artists as far away as Chicago.
Clements People.
mo event in the history of
Washington has served so effec-
tually to cement the people of the
Capital into a unity Of spirit as is
being accomplished by the prepara-
tons to entertain the visitors who
are coming here in June" declares
the leading editorial in this months
issue of the Almas Alibi, issued
today.
Here we are, rustling around,
and the whole town Of us are be-
ginning to awaken to the size OF
the Job we have on hand. Wash
ington finally is getting busy.
Everybody had said we had no
civic spirit. We have it, It is
blooming out, and the people Of this
city are falling into line to put
through the biggest accomplishment
any municipal community ever I'm
means that Washington will not
fall asleep again.
''She is coming into her own, and
coming fast She has pride in an-
complement, loyalty to the inter.
ests of the community, and Joy in
working for a common purpose.
washington Is on the map"
The third Alnas church pilgrim.
| age will be held at o'clock Sunday
night. with a procession to Trinity
Church, Third and G streets north
west. and services under the Rev.
David Rasom Covell. The Almas
| orchestra, band and glee club and
the Trinity choir will furnish the
musical program.
The next ceremonial OF the tenn
pie will be held at the President
Theater, at 1880 o'clock, Monday
night, May 7. A business session
will open at 3 p. M, after which
the sands will be heated and the
snickersnees sharpened for the nil.
grimage of candidates across the
desert to Mecca. All candidates are
instructed to report to the recorder
at 4:3O o'clock.
JULIUS n. BARNES SPEAKS
| AT AATINMAI nnFoR AIPpFA