The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-31
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the most travelled temple in the or
der, is already well on the way to
washington and is due to arrive
here at S:45 D. m. Saturday, with q
patrol Of so, band of 40 and q
chanters. Nile Temple last year
made q trip to the Far East, follow
ing the San Francisco session Of
last June, and previously Travelled
to Alaska.
Addition Of another Western Tenn.
pie to the list Of those coming was
received today. Hillah Temple. Of
Ashland, Oregon, sent off a party
Tuesday. headed by Illustrious Po-
tentate and Mrs. T. H. Simpson,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. f. Shepard, Mr..
and Mrs. G. H. Vaupel. Mr.: and
Mrs. 1. r. Bateman and C. c. Weis-
enburger, the oldest member Of
Shrine patrol.
Ben Ali Temple, Of Sacramento.
Cal, the youngest Shrine organi-
cation, founded during the> past
year, has started large delegation
to its first session. A number of
members Of Ben Ali Temple Joined
the transcontinental caravan which
left San Francisco May 1. The Ben
Ali special train is bringing the
temples patrol of sixty-two men,
band Of forty-one pieces, and six
teen chanters. The temple will &C
cupy Pullmans on tracks IL and IL
at Second street and Florida ave-
nue., and will have headquarters at
the Hotel Occidental.
Los Angeles Here Monday.
Al Malaikah Temple. Of Los
Angeles has started a delegation
oIa 70 rkNf of 4
O'Clock Monday morning. Al Bahr
Temple, of San Diego, has also
sent its representatives.
The al Kader Temple special,
from Portland, Oregon, has also
started, bringing a patrol Of IS, a
band of SIS and II chanters.
A large party is on the road from
Afifi Temple, Tacoma, Wash. This
temple is sending a patrol and
band Of 80 men each and other uni
formed organizations totaling 30
men.
The delegations from Aloha Tenn
pie, Honolulu, and Abou Saad Tenn
pie, Panama Canal Zone, have long
been on the way. by steamer and
railroad. The Aloha party will
reach Washington Sunday morning.
Approximately fifty other special
trains are expected to begin moving
today from points in the West and
Middle West, and by tomorrow more
than half of all the temples will be
en- route to Washington. The first
arrivals will reach Union Station
Saturday afternoon.
= The transcontinentaI automobile
caravan left Dayton, Ohio, this
morning, where it picked up fifty
additional cars. A telegram from
Indianapolis gave the number of
caravan cars at that point as $50.
Columbus and other Ohio cities are
expected to add heavily to the cara
van, which will enter Maryland
Saturday.
Naval Battle Planned.
A naval battle between destroyers
viii be staged as a part Of the
naval exhibition during Shrine
week. The destroyers Worden, Reid
and Reuben James will take part
IN the encounter Wednesday after.
noon. The engagement. within the
limits imposed by the river channel,
will be replica of an engagement
between hostile destroyer scouts.
The full batteries of four-inch guns
and torpedoes will be called into use.
Prior to the fight Secretary Of
the Navy DENLY, Admiral Robert E.
Coontz, chief of naval operations.
and the imperial potentate and
other officials will go aboard the
flagship Worden at 2:15 o'clock.
They will be sent below when the
attack Is made. During the heat
of the encounter the Worden will
fire torpedo down the river with
. medium charge Of compressed air
and with locked rudders, so the
missile will travel on the surface
in clear view Of the spectators on
the banks.
Thursday afternoon the DESTROYER
crews will stage ship drills, includ.
ing lire and collision drills, competi-
tive man overheard" drills, land
Ing OF fire and rescue parties and
use Of the lne-throwing gun and
the breeches buoy, in reaching
shore from a stranded ship in rough
water.
Each night from 8 to 8 o'clock the
,destroyers will give searchlight and
signal drills. The ships will be open
TO visitors from 1 to p. m. daily,
except at such times as drills are
being held.
Submarines to Be on View.
Three modern submarines will be
on view. The $40 and 500 will
be tied up at the Navy Yard
wharf and the S-48 at the Naval
Reserve dock near the foot of
Seventh street.
The Alexander Hamilton, coast
guard practice ship, will be moored
IN the Washington channel and the
100 cadets aboard will give seaman
ship drills. The Coast Guard cut
tiers Manning, of the liquor squad
rom and the Apache, Patrol, Dash,
and Relief, will be anchored nearby