Evening star., 1923-06-09
Liabilities Over $3.50, 900 for
Handling Throng Twice
That at Frisco.
$250,OOO COLLECTED
BY FINANCE COMMITTEE
"a More Temples Here Than at Pa
cific Conclave-Costs Only
Slightly More.


AS the dust of the departed cara
vans settled slowly on the horizon,
Thomas L. FARRELL, chairman of the
Shrine finance committee, crawled
painfully from beneath a mountain
Of bills today and solemnly announced
that Almas Temple had royalty en-
tertained the Ancient Arabic Order.
Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine and yet
remained well within the limitations
of its convention strong box.
With total assets OF approximately
ured today that it's total liabilities
Will aggregate somewhere between
S350.OOO and the former figure, giving
Washington the distinction of having
entertained almost twice as many
mobiles as San Francisco did in 1922
with only slightly additional ex-
penSe. While the committee will not
be in position to issue its formal
report before Monday. enough bills
had been received today to warrant
assurances that the executive board
is still solvent.
S25O.OOO Raised by Committee.
OF the 100000 raised here to care
for the Shrine pilgrims during their
sojourn. $26O.OOO was collected by the
finance committee alone, S3S1S2 was
pledged by Almas Temple as an or
ganization and another $4,000 was
pledged by the nobility of that temple
individually. The remainder was OBJ
tanned from various sources. includ-
ing the $4,000 appropriated by Con-
gress as Washington's contribution
ana contributions from patriotic pri-
Yate citizens.
Disbursements made thus far in
clpde S3,416 for automobiles approxi-
mately $4,000 for decorations. s636
for auto parking spaces. sass to han
die necessary baggage, s1S,344 to run
the executive offices in the Homer
building, $4,000 spent by the finance
committee, $36.777 for grandstands.
S33.96S for hotel and housing. S3.204
to entertain the imperial divan, s4.-
7SS for publicity and s10.76l for
There yet remain many. additional
items to be tabulated, however, in
Guiding banquets, entertainments, pub
lishfng and arranging programs, and
handling the pageants and patrols.
Thfrty-four More Temples Here.
San Francisco last year raised a
trif1e more than 100000 and had a
balance of about 100000 to return
to subscribers proportionately. Wash
ington, however attracted thirty four
more temples to the pilgrimage of
1928 than did the California metrop-
oils, and Wellington c. Pfueger. who
has been Mr.. Jarrelrs right hand
man on the finance committee, point
ed out today that the expenses here
would be somewhat larger. He de-
clared. however. that disbursements
would fall well within" assets now
on hand.
A considerable sum of money will
be realized on salvaging material
used in the construction of the grand
stands, illuminating the Road to
Mecca" and in making the Garden of
Allah. Early this morning several men
asked permission to enter bids for
the lumber used TO build the grand
stands and the Chesapeake and Poto-
mac Telephone Company will take
over the poles from which the neck
laces of lights were strung over
Pennsylvania avenue.
McCandless Praises City.
Past Imperial Potentats James SUIT
ton McCandless. who spent nearly an
hour at Shrine headquarters, paid
Washington high compliments this
morning and congratulated Almas
Temple for having swung so success
fully "the greatest convention the
Mystic Shrine has ever SEEN"
In no other city but Washington"
said Mr.. McCandless. would it have
been possible to offer such a re-
markable program. The forty-ninth
conclave of the Imperial Council was
the greatest in the history of the
Shrine. wish to particularly thank
the officials of the government for
their graciousneSs, and more especial
ly President Harding, who proved
himself to be a real. human man
Just like the rest of us.
Glad to See President.
You know the people out in the
country more or less, look upon the
President of the United States and
his cabinet-all high, officers of the
government, in fact-as persons sell
dom to be seen. I heard many men
and women en- route to washington
say: L wonder If we will see the
President. l wonder If he will come
out where we can look at him. You
way President Harding and his en-
tire cabinet not only came out
where they could see him, but actu-
ally mingled among the people.
president Harding enjoyed the af-
fair hugely. One night after we had
already toured the crowded down.
town streets and then gone back to
the White House, he said: Let's go
down and see that happy crowd just
once more So back we went The
thousands who came here last week
learned much more about their gov
ernment and how it is run than they
could have learned in a lifetime. No
person could have stood in the midst
Of that tremendous crowd at mid
night Thursday, heard the strains of
America, come from a tremendous
chorus, See everybody turn instinc-
lively toward the Capitol-maje jestic
in its convention Illumination
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