The Washington times., 1923-01-20
PRIVATE Home
SOUGHT FOR
SHR|NERS
Housing Committee Sees Need
OF Speedy Action in List
ing Accommodations.

Owing to the speed with which
Shrine temples are registering for
the Imperial Council session In
Washington next June, and the i'm.
possibility Of keeping pace with this
registration In the matter Of hOtls-
ing accommodations, Almas Temple
hotel and housing committee will
next week begin the listing Of pri-
vate homes in Washington, II was
announced today by Ellwood q.
Morey, chairman.
It was at first planned to delay
the listing OF private rooms until
assignment Of every hotel room had
been completed, Morey explained,
but the situation has been develop
ing 50 rapidly that 1t will he abso-
lutely necessary to begin this work
Immediately.
12O Temples Registered.
Morey pointed. out that there are
now 100 Shrine temples registered,
twenty-six In excess OF the previous
record. Each OF these temples VIII
send to Washington from two to
five or six uniformed bodies, In
GLIDING the bands, patrols, chaltersI
drum corps, drill teams, and other
specialized organisations. The av-
erage win be ct least three units
to temple
This means that there win be.
at the very smallest estimate, $50
to 375 uniformed bodies. each COM
posed Of from twenty to seventy
five or eighty members.
These units must he held TO.
gether for disciplinary reasons and
50 that they may he formed on
a.
as many as possible be assigned
to hotels. Survey OF the hotel field
shows that only 200 Of these units
can be housed together In the
hotels. It viii De necessary to
house part Of them in private
homes In the downtown section.
MOrey stated today that he had
already been offered one large home
| In the downtown section which
would furnish accommodates f0H
200 members. Two Of the larger
uniformed units will be assigned t.
this building.
Registration Of other homes con
| tiguous to the business section Of
the city Ii the next problem facing
the committee
I'VE must furnish accommoda
tons for the uniformed bodies al
close to the center of activity a.
possible" Morey said. These units
must be so placed that they car
respond to call on short notice and
must be close enough to the center
Of activity so that they can gel
into action without making long
| firing march beforehand"
After the uniformed bodies have
! been furnished housing the assign
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| mobiles, who will form the majority
Of the 400, 900 Shriners expected
next June, will begin. Practically
all OF these men must be assigned
to rooms in private homes In o.
near Washington.
Famous Band Coming.
An interesting unit expected mex
June Is the band Of Irem Temple
wilkes-Barre Pa. This band Is thu
successor to the famous Alexander.
Rag.Time Band, 1t is explained II
a message received today by thu
AIn1as Temple committee, and thu
i band includes many Of the origina
| members of the famous band o.
| Alexander.
Alexander himself has since
| passed on" the message reads. "Ht
was, as you may know, an exceed
ingly proficient player on thu
| French horn, one Of those huge in
struments that coils round the necl
| of the player. Alexander came t
an Nuntimely end during e. parade
A blast from his horn blew Of
his own hat and, in chasing it
with the cumbrous horn around
his neck and interfering with hill
| 1900, I,a xyaa rim 11Oyvn nv n nfS
wagon and never recovered from
his injuries.
"The spirit Of the famous band
however, 10 intact. and we expect
to show Washington a few things
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