The Washington times., 1923-06-04
PERS GIVES LAB0RS PROGRAM FOR PERMANENT PR0SPERlIl
Seen Along the Gay
Road to Mecca

Thirty pr q nc ings dancing
Y Arabian steeds, manned by mobiles
from the stockyards Of Sioux
City, Iowa, will be among the
features of the Shrine parades.
The patrol is unique, and Is
one OF four special bodies sent
here by Abu Bekr Temple. More
than $4,000 was spent in assem-
bling the detail. Their final drill
was held today in Potomac Park.
Visiting Shriners today viii wit
ness the construction Of q model
United States army camp on the
Mall from Third to Sixth street
just west Of the Botanic Garden.
The model camp will be opend
daily to the public to illustrate the
field life Of these three mobile
arms Of the military service.
A trick flivver that can shimmy,
throw a smoke screen and fire a
cartridge, will be one Of the fea-
lures presented in the Shrine pa
rade by the AL Menau Temple, Of
Nashville, Tenn, of which Ira
Parker is Illustrious Potentate.
Every Badger" and every
former Wisconsin resident in
Washington is being invited to
a Wisconsin Night" celebration
today at the Capitol Park Hotel,
the headquarters Of Tripoli
Temple, of Milwaukee, the only
Shrine in Wisconsin.
The Portland, Ore, delegation
to the Shrine convention, 269
strong, was busily engaged yester.
day in heralding the praises Of
Mayor George L. Baker of that
city, who is making strong con-
test for the office Of imperial outer
guard. The election for the covet-
ed office to be held on Wednes-
day, is the only one featured by
a contest.
From the Congressional Library
to the White House fezzed crowd.
are taking in the centers Of ma
tional interest. At the Nationa
Museum it is estimated that 50t
visitors are arriving and departing
hourly. Among them are scores O.
persons who admit they had never
heard Of the museum until they
reached Washington.
The ''hop-in" invitation is max
ing a strong appeal. Appearing
first on the autos contributed by
generous Washingtonians in theil
efforts to add to the comfort IF thu
visiting mobiles, it is being adopted
by numerous other interests with
pulling effect.
Large advance units of the great
army OF Shriners and friends NOV
ing on Washington began ar
irving in numbers late yesterday
afternoon. Early this morning
streams of automobiles were pour
ing into the city from all direc-
tions. Today the arrivals are in
creasing in numbers the monster
concentration movement being
we'll on. Low estimates place the
number of visitors in the city at
noon today at more than 10000.
BY night, it is said, twice as
many rnn~A will arrive to be fol-
lowed by 100000 or more within
another twenty-four hours. The
grand assault scheduled for to-
night, 1t is declared, will bring a
One conclusive indication that
49, attendance has not been
greatly overestimated is seen in
the rapidity with which grand
stand seats were taken up. Many
persons are having difficulty in
securing such Accommodations today
although during the past three
daNyo mara fhor fi(@-, nSlfkir~oI
lgrandstands were erected.
The carnival spirit, grotesque,
picturesque, paradoxical, in all
its varied novel and fantastic
moods, rules the city. Yet I'LL
appears orderly for no city in the
world is being policed more eff
GENTLY than is Washington.
Practically all Of the safeguarding
agencies at the command of the
Government, of local authorities
and private interests are co-operat-
ing tremendously in a superb ef-
fort to maintain order and safety.
Among the latest additions to
the policing agencies is a detail
of forty special officers selected
from the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road police, Under command of
Capt. Edward D. Baker, of Cincin-
natl. They arrived early this
morning. The men were selected
for the special duty by H. L. Den
ton, general superintendent OF the
company's police organization.
They are declared to be the pick
of the organization. According to
railroad officials rarely has a
company detailed a force Of picked
men of this size to assist in polio
ing a convention city. It is de-
clared to be a compliment ex-
tended to the National Capital as
much as anything else.
Everywhere the feZ is in evi-
dence. 1t is seen adjoining fat
men. thin men. tall men, short
man. ~ ic rnnuVNiruo1Yo IN do1o-