The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-07
Seen Along the Gay
Road to Mecca

: The First Lady Of the Land"
kept herself busy last night salut-
. ing every flag which passed by
the reviewing stand.
1ngwald Moe, the only full
blooded Indian Shrine Potentate
In the United States, led the Ill
Mobiles Of Oak Temple, Hammond,
Ind, In the parade last night. He
was dressed in native costume.
Julius p. He'll, OF Milwaukee.
senior representative to the Wash
ington Imperial Council session
from Tripoli Temple, is holding
three celebrations this week. Sum
day was his birthday; Tuesday
was his wedding anniversary and
today is the anniversary Of his
success In the perfection Of the
modern process Of welding street
car rails.
Got your apron? The 1000
souvenir aprons presented Tues
day afternoon to the Imperial
Councir Of the Shrine are ready for
distribution. The aprons were
made by the Wamsutta Mills, OF
New Bedford, N. Y, from two
bales of cotton donated by the
Augusta, (Ga.) Chamber Of Com.
nerce. An airplane brought them
to Washington.
Have you noticed that Shriners
don't remove their fez while In
elevators with women? There's &
reason, but its not grape nuts.
Hadi Temple, Evansville, Ind, In
ito publication ION TO Washing
ton" states that early In the nine.
teenth century Turkey adopted the
fez as the national headdress and
that the wearing Of 1t is, compul-
sorry and 1t Is never removed on
any occasion. Hadi Temple says
Tor this reason there IL no ETH
quette or cause Tor q Noble to re.
move his fez.
The Representatives OF Fem Zem
Temple, Erie, Pa, who are here
attending the imperial conclave are
Past Potentate Arthur w. Milne,
Potentate w. Pitt Clifford, Noble
George w. Auffinger. who are &C
companied by their wives. The
other representativ Ii Noble Roy
Beatty, who Is accompanied by his
sister, Miss Beatty, Of Greenville,
Pa. The entire party Is stopping
at the Washington Hotel.
Among others WHO are here from
Erie to help swell the convention
crowd and witness the parades
are Or. Reinohle, DR.. Bob" Dick
inson, Charles Brevillier, Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard Coates, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe Williams, Jack Wilson, George
Frank. Will Irwin, VIII Stirling,
Oscar Nick, Charles Halter, Mr..
and Mrs. Ralph Sturgeon and Mr..
and Mrs. Bert Schaffer.
Washington has been given .
taste Of about all kinds OF prize
fruits grown anywhere In the
country. The samples are fine
and the mobiles distributing them
declare they are ''the run of the
CROP" 1t IL evident there are 3
lot Of best" sections the vast
majority knows nothing about.
Charles Swan. upwards Of
forty and something over $50
pounds on non-cheating scale
and a conspicuous figure where
ever Midenah mobiles parade, is
looking for somebody. The hunt
starting Tuesday morning in the
Willard lobby is still on.
What want to know" he said
is who owned the battery Of
electric lights with some ten feet
Of cord plugged into q Dashboard
socket beneath my bed, that !
dug UP when turned the mat.
tress over after sweating the top
side soaking wet. That's the
somebody I'm looking for"
How do they stand it,"
Two parades In as many days,
and yet the big majority Of them
look as fresh (flappers say some
act that way. tool as q new crop
OF spring daisies.
He was member Of the Lu
Lu Temple, and had no teeth in
his upper gums. Scene is laid on
the Steamer st. Johns bound for
Quantico. Va, yesterday. He sat
on the topmost deck ana sighed:
This beats laying around Wash
tngton and eating tough steak.
Not to be outdone by members
Of his post in extending courtesy
to the ShrinerS who yesterday
visited Quantico, Va, Lieutenant
Knighton, aide to Gen. Smedley
Butler, paid a Fez-carrier's taxi