Evening star., 1935-02-14
SHRINE PREPARES
FOR SESSION HERE
More Than 5000 Members
of Uniformed Bodies
Ask Reservations.

More than 5000 members Of the
uniformed bodies of 16 temples Of the
Ancient Arabic Order Of Mobiles Of the
Mystic Shrine in various parts Of the
country already have applied for res
ervations for the Imperial Council
session of the Shrine to be held here
next June.
These reservations and others now
on the way indicate the temples
throughout the country are increasing
their parade units and adding new
and colorful groups to the line OF
marcherS for the big June parade, 1t
was reported by James c. Hoyle. ex-
ecutive secretary of the 1895 Shrine
Committee.
Some of the best trained fraternal
bands, drill corps, drum and bugle
corps and groups of chanters in the
country are among the units already
registered. it was explained. The units
already listed are only a fraction of
those expected to come here for the
session, Mr.. Hoyle said.
Pittsburgh Coming Strong.
Among the first answers to letter
sent by Hoyle to all of the temples IN
the country requesting parade infor-
nation is one from the Syria Temple
in Pittsburgh, reporting that their
lineup at the convention will include
25 divan and other elective officers of
the temple, a concert band of go men,
a patrol of IS, drill corps legion of
honor of 80, drum and bugle corps
4f Oriental
of so members and so men in uniform
forming a miscellaneous unit, repre-
senting a total Of some 425 men from
that temple.
From Atlanta will come one Of the
best Oriental bands in the country,
representing the Yaarab Temple.
More than 200 marchers from the
Yaarab Temple will also be on hand.
Aladdin Temple in Columbus, Ohio,
will be represented by more than 200
men in the following units: go in
the patrol, 60 in the band, so chanters,
25 in the drum corps, IL piccadors
and IS floor workers.
A specially musical trio and quar-
tet will be among the group coming
to Washington for the convention
from the Benz Kedem Temple,
Charleston, W. Va. There will also
be patrol of 80 members with officers
and color guard, band of so mem
bers, and a patrol of the Bluefield
Shrine Club with approximately "a
members, including officers and color
guard.
A marching organization of ITS
men, headed by 50-piece band, from
the Isis Temple in Salina, KanS., will
march in the Shrine parade. an early
report from that temple assures.
Virginia to Be Represented.
Among the Virginia cities that have
reported are: The KAHN Temple at
Roanoke, which will have a patrol of
60 men and band of 10 pieces: the
Acca Temple at Richmond, which will
have a patrol of 36, a band of 60
pieces, IS chanters and 20 in the drum
corps; the Khedive Temple at Nor
folk, which is sending patrol and
drum and bugle corps, and other units
to be announced at later date.
A report from the Ismailia Temple
at Buffalo shows six units with to-
tai of more than 200 are expected.
Tentative plans at Kismet Temple in
Brooklyn call for 140 uniformed men
to be divided into various units
From Houston, Tex, will come ap-
proNmately 100 men from the Arabia
Temple. New Bern, N. c., Sudan
Temple, will be represented by a pa
troll of 48 men, 60-piece band and
18 men in the drum corps.
The recorder of the Kora Temple,
Lewiston, Me, sends in an early re-
port showing that 40 members will
make up the patrol, so band mem
bers will be on hand, so members
will participate in the legion of honor
and Is members the floor team.
Although Altoona, Pa, Jaffa Tenn
pie, has no complete report to sub
nit. patrol of 36 men and a band
of so pieces will be among the group
coming to Washington from that
section.
New Unit to Parade.
A new unit, known as the Poten-
tate's Heralds, consisting of five
members, will be Boumi Temples
contribution to the new features of
the parade. This Baltimore delega-
ton will also have a band, patrol,
drum corps, chanters, wrecking crew
and harem, making a marching force
of about $50 and headed by a band
of 80 pieces.
In addition to the divan, the line
OF march will include a patrol of
36, band of 40 and drum corps Of 20
from the Anah Temple, at Bangor,
Me
Five units, making total of about
100 men, will come from the Pyramid
Temple in Bridgeport, Conn These
are the patrol, band, chanters, drum
corps and oriental band.