The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-08
CITY STILL
HAS BIC
THRONG
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and provision of additional equip

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and provision of additional equip
ment.
Cleanup to Take Two Weeks.
Under provision of law the Shrine
committee is to restore all public
lands in their original condition "as
soon as possible after the session.
This work will be entirely completed
within two weeks, it was stated to-
day.
!. The question. OF salvaging is the
most serious now facing the various
subcommittee. Most Of the light
ing system can be reSold at almost
Its original value. Bulk lots of the
electric bulbs win be placed with
fairs throughout the country and
Kansas City, scene of the next ses-
sion. may possibly take over a
quantity.
:. The wire and electric cables will
find ready market, It is expected,
and telephone companies will take
over the poles supporting the sys-
tenn.
The greater portion of the stands,
aside from the Garden of Allah. are
portable knock down stands and
there Is no loss on this portion. The
millions OF feet of lumber used in
the additional stands will be largely
'ealvageable.
The work Of shipping back the
10000 army cots and more than
10000 folding chairs was begun to-
day. The greater part of this equip
ment was shipped to Washington
from a long distance, some OF 1t
coming from points as far distant
~ Chicago.
The cost to the Shrine committee
Of Grating, shipping and insuring
the equipment is $1.51 on each cot
and 14.6 cents on each chair. BY
tomorrow night, It is expected, the
Shrine will have vacated Govern
uent barracks and dormitory spaces.
The bulk OF the visitors are al
ready out Of the city, though at
least 10000 are expected to remain
ever the weekend. The last special
train viii not leave until Tuesday.
Many Go 30 Shore.
Many of the visitors who left to-
day stopped over In Baltimore as
the guests of Boumi Temple, which
- today holding open house. A
large party of mobiles from Almas
Temple accompanied them.
Thousands Of the departing crowds
win stop OFF at Atlantic City and
other coast resorts, many OF the
specials being chartered through to
those points en- route.
Fully so per cent of the visiting
automobiles are also headed for the
Atlantic coast resorts before turn.
ms home, according to reports from
the automobile outposts on the
reads leading from the city.
Among the Geventy.three special
trains leaving Washington today
are q number Of the largest char
tered through to the city. A large
number Of eighteen, twenty and
twenty-five car specials, most of
them divided into two sections,
pulled out today. One fifty.one-
car train, in four sections, left.
Orak Temple left at 1920 this
morning in twelve cars, Al Koran
e 1880 a. m. in fourteen cars;
Zuhrah at s q. in sixteen cars:
Ararat at a. m, In Twelve cars:
Yaarab will leave at p. m. in
twelve cars: Oasis at ITO and 1870
.. M, In nineteen cars; Ia Ga Zig.
fourteen; Palestine, 1:15 a. M, four
teen cars: Medinah, 1901 a. m.
fifty-one cars: Crescent, 2:25 q. M.
fifteen cars: Aleppo, 11:16 q. m..
seventeen cars; Benz Kedem, 10 and
1905 tonight, sixteen cars, and
Aladdin. 2 and 2:10 p. M. twenty.
two cars.
Jerusalem Temple, Of New
Orleans, will remain In Washington
until Tuesday when 1t will leave
at a. m. from the Southern raU.
road station in two special trains
OF sixteen cars.