Seward daily gateway., 1927-08-15
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Charlie Minor who took charge of our party and escorted us up town. After eating Noble Andy Marovich out of strawberries, we were surpris- ed, on our return to find Harvey Sul- livan, U s. Marshal, awaiting us with about two gallons more of strawber- ries, which saved the steamship com pany considerable money at breakfast.
 Arriving at Seward at 10 a. m., Sun- day, the 7th, we were met by tried and trusty Hedley V. Hoben, Shiek of Nile here ever since we have been coming here, and large number of the Nobility who gave us a most gen. erous reception and proceeded to pre- vent us from having dull moment while in the city. Particularly were delightfully."- entertained many of our party at her bungalow country home. NODlS T1ODeU dCCOupdu1Su uS Ou Oul l trip north and helped much to make it | a success Also Noble Alex Bolam. While here Roy A. Wheeler was creat- ed a Noble of the Mystic Shrine
 l Monday, at a. m. we hit the trail for Anchorage and Fairbanks, via the Alaska Railroad, enjoying to the limit the beautiful and awe-inspiring scen- cry along the line. Lunched at An chorage, and at Curry, found a real oasis in the desert in the beautiful and up-to-date hotel there. Substantially built, elegantly equipped, and with a service, under the able management of Noble A. B. Cummings, that would de do justice to the Waldorf Astoria, we much enjoyed our stay there. Picked up Shiek Wm A. Coghill, at Nenana, and arrived at Fairbanks Tuesday at 6 D. m. where Shiek Guy B. Erwin and Noble Guy Jennings, President of the Farthest North Shrine Club and their hirbank outea sga1uhr r atr,r-iv.inA i cohorts overwhelmed us with the en- thusiasm of their reception. While we were all enthusiastic over the hos pitality extended to us along the coast, yet that showered upon us at Fair banks seemed just a little more like the real "sourdough" kind that is pe- culiar to the Interior of Alaska. doubt if it is surpassed anywhere Everything possible was done for our comfort and pleasure, many of the Nobility and their ladies devoted their entire time. to us A very successful Ceremonial was staged Wednesday night, 15 Novices hotfooted it across the sands of the desert to the Holy City of Mecca. Following are those who made the trek: Alex Bolam of Seward, Charles M. Boroughs, Albert Linder and o. N. Medium of Nenana Arthur F. Daily, Roden s. Davis, Wm. w. Dickson, Willard c. Dill, Wilhelm Ericksen, Robert W. Ferguson, Joseph W. L. Henderson, Rudolf H. Highberg, Victor Johnson, William Kelly, Antone Kinkela, Vern Latta, Frank McCaf
 erty, Warren H. s. Mcfarland, Robert H. Ogburn, George W. Rathgens, Gil bert B, Stevens, Louis F. Wuck, John H Vance, Martin l.. Nelson and James Winters. Thursday evening an enjoyable Shrine Ball was given by Nile Temple to all Nobles and Masons of Fairbanks and vicinity. Friday morning, with real regret, we bade good bye to our Northern friends and turned our faces Southward.
 Arriving at Anchorage at l p. m., Saturday, the 13rnSs Noble J. T. Cum |ningham, President of the Anchorage Shrine Club, and Robert H. Romig, Secretary, and many of it's members gave us an enthusiastic reception. Here another successful Ceremonial was held and 10 more wandering Bedouins climber Mount Arafat and saluted the Sacred Black Stone of Mecca. Henry Frost, of Seward, Thos. s. Bevers, William Clayson, Frank B. Cunningham, Weldon l.. Dur