Evening star., 1923-06-04
SHRINE CARAVAN
ENDS LONG TREK
D. c. Mobiles Accompany Six
ty-0ne Autos From Fred
erick on Final Leg.

Winding their way through the
rolling hills Of Montgomery County.
four-score automobiles. comprising
the Shrine caravan which started in
California nearly a month ago, today
completed their rEns-continental
tour. Sixty-one automobiles which
formed the caravan sraveling over
the Allegheny mountains stopped in
Frederick, Md, last night and left
Frederick at $50 this morning, ar
irving in Rockville shortly after 10
o'clock. After luncheon they reached
ashington-their mecca.
The caravan, which: was joined at
Frederick by fifteea automobiles
from Pennsylvania :and northern
Maryland, proceeded iEto Washington
at noon today by way of Wisconsin
avenue stopping at the District line
while the cars were decorated and
then proceeding down: Massachusetts
avenue. around thee Capitol and
thence to the EllipseE south of the
White House where members of the
trans-continental caravan assisted in
the ceremonies incident to the dedi-
cation of the zero milestone by Pres
ident Harding.
Good Maryland Time.
Led by Capt Bernard Mcmahon of
Almas Temple. Washing gton, D. c..
who has been engaged for eight
months in mapping out the trip of the
Shrine caravan, the Shrine cars made
land and completed the last leg of the
journey without any un3oward Incl
dents. Capt. McMahon's car had mo-
tor trouble five miles this side of
Frederick on the way to washington
today, but the trouble was soon fixed
and he caught and passed the caravan
before Ridgeyille was reached
Entering Rockville the caravan
was met by members of Aln1as Temple
of Washington, including DR.. j. T.
Prendergast, chairman of the Shrine
parking committee, and, escorted by
group of Rockville Shriners, proceed
ed TO the Rockville fair grounds,
where luncheon was served and mem
bers of the caravan washed up in
preparation for their triumphal entry
into Washington.
Roger Shaw served an chairman of
the Rockville entertainment commit
tee and was assisted by a group of
prominent Rockville business and
professional men. The Shrine tour
lists were officially welcomed TO Rock
vile by DR.. o. NJ. Linthicum, mayor
of the Maryland city. who made a
short address while luncheon was be-
ing served. Women of the Eastern
Star order from Rockville, Kensing-
ton, Bethesda and Gaithersburg Joined
In serving the tourists with luncheon.
Escort to District Line.
LII
state police preceded and rode with
the caravan all the way from Fred
erick TO the District line, where a
group of District of Columbia motor
cycle policemen met the caravan.
Noble George NJ. Fisher, vice chair
man of the transportation committee.
met the caravan in Frederick yes
terday afternoon and accompanied the
motor tourists into Washington.
Passage of the Shrine caravan
through Frederick and Montgomery
counties was marked today by out
ward spontaneous enthusiasm. On
the part of the townsfolk and country
people through whose settlements
and farms the caravan passed all the
school children along the road We're
out in fun force, given recess by
their teachers, AND as the caravan
passed by the children waved them
At every crossroad a
group OF enthusiastic MarylanderS greet
ed the ShrinerS and members of the
caravan were made to feel without
question as if they were the welcome
guests of an hospitable people. This
was heightened by the re-
ceptien they received at Rockville and
at the District line, where they were
met by Noble Edgar c. Snyder, chair
man of the Shrine entertainment COM
mittee.
Few Cars in Stnrt.
Less than a score of cars started from
Los Angeles, and members of the Shrine
nobility have joined the caravan at
various points along the route which
took the travellers through the cities
of the middle west. One hundred and
fifty cars of the caravan came through
Indianapolis last Wednesday,, whence
they went to Dayton, Ohio, in one
day and reached Pittsburgh by easy
stages. Coming through the Alle-
ghany mountains, whose eastern foot
hills the members of the caravan
left this morning, the western group
was Joined by a delegation of about
thirty cars from western Pennsylvania
and western New York, which will
accompany the caravan on its tri-
umpal entry into Washington this
afternoon.