The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-27
BIC SHRINE PARTY
IS NOW TERMED
THE HOME COMING
Official Program OF Big Show
Is Made Pub
lie

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coy assn GU AoA 'o'in W. @pafhf'idh'
chairman OF transportation, has made
sure of that and during the past few
DAYS many new names baya been
W oeeA
ADDED TO the list
The Seaboard Air Line Is the Of
ficial route of zauora Te,ont. and
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an Niiii ii4eu ooo4eS anu olSdh are
going that way. Many members of
the Shriners families Will ACCOMPANY
+ber and r,,r,bars how. ,rr,.', 49,.
'No'i' anu '--AA 'e' . Ia al ahs GU ior
stop-oVers en- route home. or will
extend their trip to other points of
intsrest
it,,
AS inc 5iiho araWs nearer enthusl-
Asin steauliy mounts ana Shrlners,
the country over anAlously await the
opening Jay OIL what is calculated to
De me greatest event Of the KIND the
W NOT mas ever known. Citlzens or
w ashinstoh are cooperating with
.o 'i,a shriilers 10 the end mat there
"ili pe no cause LOT regret on the
part Oh any person making the trip.
The plans of the various COM
mittees, Shrine and civic. during the
Washington Invasion" are so many
and varied as to make the far-famed
greatest snow on earth seem in
sls htlicahe. mere are some interest
ing 1acts ABOUT the big event: Popu-
iatlon or washington Is $4,000. With
Shriners and other visitors 1t Will be
over l'ooo,ooo during Shrine Week.
Just imagine them flur ABREAST the
l1ne would reach from Washington
TO Baltimore. Granlstands will line
both sldes OF Pennsyyyania avenue.
from the capitol to the treasury
Dullding. a large sphnlx Will face
the capitol from the south end OF the
treasury building and nearly as high.
1t Is estimated that $4,000 shriners
and visitors Will go to washington
IN thelr own cars "A Whole tram
the parade. pana OF o'Uoo pieces
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~ chrina hsnds ~ r,.ssa 80
enr rnaan n,ttn ~ - :,
a,aruthin1 cra,d tohiaau g., 80.
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80 80 sr,or,a ~, al 1,,,,a. DE-
anu Iann. ~ h 10 a. t1nar n.s
,ss,i1e -, ,,,t.h lso 500 $500
net W,sbin g+on barhnr ~ -. M,
,rlinated h,, b,,ndrsds ~ t1ood NV
80 h91drads ts otra ,.atHra.
10 such proportions mas the WASH
lnston gathering grown until II Is
not reterreo 10 ny newspapers
throughout the country as the
nome coming complete history
or the occasion Will be written by
Josepn 8 Edgerton, reporter Tor the
:" ashlnstoh Times, anu VIII contain I,
compete record OF al phases OF
inc . ereae CIVIC enter pr 49, incauuih
eoilinlit,ee aiu me dielhens com
m m heaaeu py COMMISSIONER Cuho
II, huuoipn.
Inc IoIlowlng olllcial program mas
Deen announced ior tho onrlhe con-
Vehtloh:
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Iuesday' juno D.
Parade-Uniform bodies escorting
imperial potentate to tho opening
ceremonies of tho imperial council.
Luncheon-To the imperial divan
and members of the imperial council.
Luncheon-To the ladies of the
imperial divan and members OF the
imperial council.
Tea and reception-To the ladies
of the imperial divan and members
of the imperial council
One of the most picturesque fea-
lures of the Shrine convention will
be the water pageant on the Potomac
river. this pageant. taking the form
of historic facsimiles of tho vessels
that have played so conspicuous q
part In the making OF American his
tory. including the flagship of
sons Half Noon" the "Mayflower;"
the flagship of the Virginia colony
the Constant" the first steamboat
that piled the waters OF America, tho
"Clermont;" the United States steam
ship constellation" 'Neptune's
Boat" "Cleopatra's Barge" Vik-
Ing Ship" and Chinese Junk"
These replicas Of the shipping of
other days Will be constructed on
floats and will be towed by navy
tugs from the Washington channel of
the Potomac river, past the war col
lege, around Haines Poi--t into
Georgetown channel. and Passing the
wonderfully beautiful monument
erected to the great emancipation.
Abraham Lincoln.
The entertainment committee plans
to make the water pageant, the first
In the history OF the national capital,
a strikingly artistic picture OF marine
life, which has been designated THE
Congress Of the Seas"
Banquet to the imperial potentate.
and the members OF the imperial
CO uHCti
Banquet to the ladies of tho i'm
perial divan and members OF the i'm
perial council.
Banquet to officers Of the uni
formed bodies.
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Wednesday, Juno ..
Session imperial council.
Luncheon-To the imperial divan
and members of tho imperial council.
Tea-To tho ladies Of tho imperial
diyan and members OF the i'm
perial council.
The National Association of tho
Amateur Oarsmen viii hold their an
nual southern regatta in Washing
TON on Wednesday June g. IN which
many of the leading boat clubs of
the north and south will participate.
1t has also been decided to hold at
the same time open contests between
Shrine rowing crews. Fights and
tours, as well as single SOULS. Medals
op ifrb artistic oh q tn