Evening Star Newspaper, June 7, 1935, Page 4

VENUE S ABLAE FOR SHRINE FETES Canopy of Light Is Erected With 30,000 Red, Yellow and Green Globes. In a blaze of colorful brilliance, | Pennsylvania avenue last night burst inte a “canopy of light” for the Im- perial Shrine Conclave. As switches were turned by Robert P. Smith, director general of the con- | vention. and Howard P. Foley, chair- man of the Decorations Committee, more than 30.000 electric bulbs of red, yellow and green. festooning the line of march ted to turn the place into a veritable “roadway of golden glow.” A golden yellow colors, predomi toons Pendants of t one of the Shrine | ted in the long fes- across the Avenue. | hrine emblem, scimi- | ging below the name of the host temple, blazed with red and green like gigantic jewels, down the center of the thoroughfare. Tiny red triangles dangled at each side of the long festoons | Street Lamps Colored. | The golden color was further en-| hanced from the street lamps which had been given this new tone by cviinders of golden glass, &ide the globes atop ecact The stands themselv been transformed into palm trees, covered with coconut fibs and topped with palm leaves and American and Shrine flags Beneath this canopy of glittering lights will march the two great pa- | rad: Wednesday — and Thursday | nights. An added feature of the| Thursday night parade will be the gizantic pageant in 10 scenes, prepa- rations for which are being rushed to completion now Not all of the electric display is finished, however, Chairman Foley ex- plained. The gorgeous “Pavilion of Omar,” in front of the White House w near completion, and when finished soon will represent a roval Arabian court There the parades will be greeted at each entrance by @ Shriner mounted on a huge camel, brilliantly lighted, and a blaze of fes- toon lights. Avenue of Flags. There will be an Avenue of Flags floating from poles 40 feet high, field of floodlights. Huge pylons 50 feet high, decorated in bright Egyptian figures supporting huge Shrine em- blems, will be outlined with thousands ot electric lights In addition to the illuminated fea- tures, the gigantic dance area, on Fif- teenth street, between Constitution and Pennsylvania avenues, a pavement about 80 feet wide, will be brightly illuminated. Music for the Dance of Nations on this place will be furnished by Shrine bands and orchestras am- plified sufficier to cover the entire area. in [ THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €., FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 1935. Capital Lights Up for Shrine Convention | | SHRINRS 10 INPULLMEN CITY 1,500 Will Use Air-Cooled Cars as Quarters in Convention. v of Pullman cars uarters for about An air-cooled c will provide slee 1.500 Shriners d vention IV K This is the estimate of R. E. Cole- | man, vice chairman and secretary of the Transportation Committee of the | Shrine Contrasts With June, 1923, Contrasting to June, 1923, when TS | | | | Left: Night photograph of Penn- sylvania avenue, looking toward the Capitol from The Evening Star Building, showing festoons of light arranged in preparation for the Shrine Convention. Right: Maxine Stevenin, who does a solo gypsy dance and a Chinese number in the coming Shrine pageant. Below: Activity at the Almas Temple housing headquarters. Stanley Willis and Mrs. Mildred Marshall are surrounded by girls handling telephone inquiries. —Star Staff Photos. (N SEEN FAULT OF SYSTEM Morgenthau Calls for Study to Balance Plans of Collecting Taxes. RED CROSS PLANS SHRINER FIRST AID Ten Stations Will Be Set Up, | With 100 Doctors in Attendance. avenue at Twelfth and E streets (Washington Garage gas station). Station 6—South of Pennsylvania avenue at Fourteenth street (tents). Station 7—Southeast corner Fif- teenth street and New York avenue (Washington Building). Station 8—North of Pennsylvania enue at Madison place (hut). Station 9—North of Pennsylvania avenue at Jackson place (hut) Station 10—South of Pennsylvania avenue at Nineteenth street (tents) Stations 1, 6 and 10 will be equipped as medical rest stations. All other 1 be in permanent build- ings and will have facilities for emer- gency first-aid treatment only. The District Chapter, which has av The Red Cross is completing prep- arations to render first aid to those who might suddenly become {ll or in- jured during the Shrine convention festivities. The District Chapter is setting up 10 first-aid stations throughout the eity, with 100 doctors in constant at- tendance, for operation from June 10 to 19. Their locations follow: Station 1—North of Pennsylvania avenue between Third and Fourth | streets (tents). Station 2—Northwest corner, Sixth | street and Pennsylvania avenue (Na- tional Guard Armory) Station 3—North of Pennsylvania {avenue at Ninth street (Schulte’s | Cigar Store). Station 4—South of Pennsylvania avenue at Tenth street (Justice De- partment, Room 1763). Station 5—North of Penn: L back the loan by By the Associated Press. Describing tax evasion as increasing because machinery for assessing and collecting the levies is out of equi- librium, Secretary Morgenthau today proposed a thoroughgoing study of the problem in an effort to remedy the de- fects. Addressing the Tax Revision Coun- cil, composed of Federal, State and municipal officials meeting here to consider what to do about overlapping and conflicting taxation, the Secretary of the Treasury said: “The first step, in my opinion, is to make a careful survey and analys the total tax structure of the country to determine just how the burden of Rovernmental expenses is now tributed. “Next, T would note what practica- le changes in the combined tax structure of the country would pro- duce a sound and more equitable dis- tribution of the total burden “In the third place, I would con- centrate upon a faw important and ylvania ly, semi-monthly or weekly deposits. MORRIS PLAN BANK THE BANK FOR THE INDIVIDUAL Under Supervision of U. S. Treasury 1408 HST.N. W. WASl:IINGTON, D.C. worked out these first-ald plans with the Shriners' Convention Committee, announces that all personnel will be irained Red Cross first aiders. At the three rest stations, a senjor physician will be in charge and at the other stations, a Red Cross nurse Personnel will be drawn from the Army Medical Corps, and Boy Scouts Il serve as messengers, The Red Cross first-aid service wili e various parades the spectacle maintained only and for citizens view The stations will be Harness—Saddlery—Trunks— Luggage—Repairing of All Leather Goods G.W.King,Jr.,,511 11th St. N.W. “Morris-plan” your VACATION E3 Are you going to the mountains, to the seashore or abroad? You will gain in health, happiness and increased efficiency Under the Morris Plan you can pay convenient month- NOTICE, Con We Have a cessionaires! Few Choice Shri snrimers o | Shriners in Pullmans almost literally | slept on their well-known “hot sands” —— |in the scorching heat of Pullman cars workable means of eliminating con- flicts and overlapping in a manner consistent with our analysis of what Locations for (Continued From First Paze.) the may be to their Government in later years.” Twelve of the orthopedic hospitals are located in the United States, two in Canada and one tn Hawaii. The order of the: 2 follows: Shreve- port, La.; } San Francisco, Portland, Oreg.; St. Louis, Montreal, Springfield, Mass.; Chicago, Philadel- phia, Greenville, S. C.; Honolulu, Spokane, Salt Lake City, Winnipeg and Lexington, Ky. Bequests Swell Funds. The hospitals are financed by a per capita tax of $2 assessed on each member which yields about $1.000,000 In addition to this, Kendrick ex- plained, large and small bequests have n made by Nobles of the order as well As non-members. “Many large bequests that I personally know of are contained in recent wills,” he gaid, “and many more are contained in wills that have not yet been adjudi- cated.” At the White House the Hospital Board was accompanied by Robert P. Smith, potentate of Almas Temple, who is director general of the conven- tion. Among the members of the board present was Leonard P. Steuart of this city. deputy imperial potentate, who on Wednesday will be elected im- perial potentate if Shrine tradition is followed. At this election a new name will be added at the foot of the imperial line. | The only contest in the election re- volves around this post of imperial outer guard. Among the randlda("s‘ mentioned for this post are A. G.| Arnold, El Zagal Temple, Fargo, | N. Dak.: James N. Galbraith, jr.. Mex- | ico City, Mexico; William H. Wood- field, San Francisco; George H. Rowe, Buffalo, and Fred F. Whitcomb of Omaha. Lighting Tried Out. Throughout the city thousands ef Shriners and their staffs were push- | ing to completion arrangements for | the festivities next week. Elaborate night lighting on the Pennsylvania avenue line of march was turned on last night and workmen were rush- | ing to completion the gorgeous “Pa- vilion of Omar,” in front of the White | House. | Thousands of dancers and actors who will take part in the pageant Thursday night were in rehearsal in various places throughout the city. Almas Temple at 1315 K street was the center of activities as headquar- | ters for the convention | ‘The meeting of the hospital board today will be followed by a series of functions beginning Sunday morn- ing with divine services on Temple Heights. The big event Sunday aft- ernoon will be a Shrine regatta on the Potomac River. The Shrine Record- ers' Association will meet Monday and | the big event on Monday night will | be s prize fight at Griffith Stadium between Canzoneri and Klick. The first big parade will be Tuesday, at 10 a.m., for which the public schools, the District government, department stores and others have declared a holiday. RO CHILD IS INJURED Berwyn Boy Hit by Auto While on Way to School. Epecial Dispatch to The Star. BERWYN, Md, June T7.—Albert| Beaton, 8 years old, pupil at the Berwyn Elementary School, suflmd‘ 8 broken leg and bruises on tne head when struck by an automobile at the | Metzerott road and Washington- Baltimore Boulevard here this morn- ing while on his way to school. He was taken to Proviaence Hospital, Washington, by tne Bladensburg Res- cue Squad after receiving Arst-aid from Dr. A. O. ftienne of Berwyn. | The driver of tne automobile. who | described himself as Miler H. Merrill | which had been standing in the sun all day long, there will be air-cooled, pleasant temperature in the Pullmans of all rail lines and in all yards this time. Between 10,000 and 15,000 Shriners are coming by special trains and spe- cial cars, Coleman said. Most of these men will sleep in hotels while here but some of the biggest delegations will use their Pullman cars for the night. Among those to sleep on board will be Medinah Temple, Chicago; Mahi Temple, Miami; Morocco Temple, Jacksonville, Fla; Salaam, Newark, N. J.. and others. Pullmans will be placed in three principal yards, the Florida avenue and Eckington, New York avenue vards; at Fourteenth and Water streets, and New Jersey avenue and G street southeast. City Power to Be Used. Special electric connections to city power will provide continuous and ample power for keeping the air-con- ditioning apparatus in perfect opera- tion for the convenience of the visi- tors. Most of these trains have club cars with dining cars, shower baths, and on practically every train there are either regular club cars with bars, or baggage cars fitted up with tem- orary bars, Reduced rates were provided all Shriners through the Transportation Committee, of which George B. Mc- Ginty, secretary of the Interstate Com- merce Commission, is chairman, Tr;ff 1(‘ L;';_rht( to | Be O pvr-urted Night and Day During Conclave permitted on the inside road next to the Elipse, while parallel parking will be in effect on the other side of the highway. Traffic will travel one way, clockwise around the Elipse, during all ceremonies, declared Capt. Carroll, | Dotuils of Parking Airr(mgnmflnls in SHRINERS TO TRAIL | City s Parks Announced—River Regatta Plans Are Made. Traffic lights throughout the entire city will be in operation 24 hours a day during the Shrine conclave, it was learned todayv. At the same time, details of parking arrangements to be effective in the park system during the convention. particularly on Sun- day in Potomac Park for the regatta in the river, were made public by Capt P. J. Carroll, head of the United States Park Police. Announcement of the full-time op- eration of traffic lights was made by Traffic Director William A. Van Duzer, who said the order would be effective starting Sunday at midnight through Friday night Capt. Carroll revealed special park- ing provisions will be enforced Sunday from 1:30 to 8 p.m. in East Potomac | Park, where traffic will continue to List of Attending Temples Incomplete List of Shrine Organizations to Come Here, With Headquarters Locations and Hours of Arrival. Temple and Location. Alladin, Columbus, Ohio. . ... Ali Ghan, Cumberland, Md. . Al Koran, Cleveland, Ohio. Anah, Bangor, Me . | Arabia, Houston, Tex. Aleppo, Boston, Mass. Acca, Richmond e Beni Kedem, Charleston, W. Va. Boumi, Baltimore, Md . Bektash, Concord, N. H. Cyprus, Albany, N. Y Cairo, Rutland, Vt..... . Elf Khurafeh, Saginaw, Mich.. El Hasa, Ashland, Ky....... El Zagal, Fargo, N. Dak Hadi, Evansville, Ind Hamasa, Meridian, Miss Ismailia, Buffalo, N. Y Jaffa, Altoona, Pa Kerbela, Knoxville, Ten Kazim, Roanoke, Va Khedive, Norfolk, Va.. Kismet, Brooklyn, N. Y. Kora, Lewiston, Me .. Kosair, Louisville, Ky Lu Lu, Philadelphia, Pa Luxor, St. Johns, New Brunswick Moslem, Detroit, Mich. ... Murat, Indianapolis, Ind. Mecca, New York..... Medinah, Chicago, IIl.. Morocco, Jacksonville, Fla. Mahi, Miami, Fla........ Mt. Sinai, Montpelier, Vt Nemesis, Parkersburg, W. Va. Oasis, Charlotte, N. C. | Oriental, Troy, N. Y.. Osiris, Wheeling, W. Va.......... Palestine, Providence, R. I... Pyramid, Bridgeport, Conn Rajah, Reading, Pa....... | Rameses, Toronto, Canada Sphinx, Hartford, Conn.. Sudan, New Bern, N. C Syria, Pittsburgh, Pa Salaam, Newark, N. J... Tigris, Syracuse, N. Y.. of Pocomoke City, Md., was released | Yaarab, Atlanta, Ga pending a hearinz before qusnte of | the Peace George Phillips here | Jupe 19, Zor, Madison, Wis. .. Zembo, Harrisburg, Pa “Ebbiit .. Roosevelt, ..Lafayette .. Harrington .. Pullmans ..8. 6. Southland Hotel. .Lee House . Ambassador Mayflower . Hamilton -Harrington ... . Lee House .. .Powhatan -Harrington .. . Burlington .Dodge ..... - Continental .. . Tourist Camp . Houston «....Cars and busses .New Colonial . 7:10 p.m. Sunday -2523 13th Street...(Mandan Indians) 6:50 a.m. Monday ..11:30 a.m. Monday | . 6:15 p.m. Monday Monday Sunday Monday Monday Monday | Monday | Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Monday Arrival. . 9:30 pm. .11:00 am. . 7:30a.m. . 6:50a.m. . 6:30am. 05 p.m. . 2:40 pm. . 7:10 pm, . 7:00 pm. .12:45p.m. . 9:00 p.m. Monday Monday Monday Sunday Monday Sunday | Monday Sunday Monday | Monday | Sunday -Mayflower . . Ambassador . .Lee House ..12:00 m. 1:30 pm. . 6:30am. 10:00 p.m. 12:45 p.m. . T:30am. . Cairo .10:30 am. . Carlton ceeeees 4:30am, .Wardman Park ... 9:00a.m. -Annapolis . - Arlington .Pullmans - Pullmans .Pullmans . .Kern Hotel . .Grafton . .Ebbitt .. . Arlington . Harrington Ebbitt, Mayflower . Commodore Blackstone . Hamilton . Monday | . Monday | . Monday . Monday . Monday . Sunday . Monday . Sunday . Sunday | Monday . Sunday . Monday | . Monday 3 .m. Monday 5:00 a.m. Monday | (Patrol Band) Annapolis . Pullmans . 9:30 pm. Sunday 2:00 p.m. Sunday . Monday (N. & W, 8. 8. Co.). 1 be one-way as usual. Ordinarily, parking is prohibited on the inside of the roadway. but during the boat races, parking will be authorized on both sides. all the wayv around East Potomac Park. Motorists may park their cars and leave them, walking over to the railing at the water to view the races, Traffic will be allowed to flow around East Potomac Park, even dur- ing the races, said Capt, Carroll. Early arrivals will naturally get the best parking places, he observed. Parking is authorized on the Georgetown Channel and Washington Channel sides of the park. A bandstand is being erected at Hains Point, where various musical selections will be neard during the course of the convention. Two-hour parking on West Execu- tive avenue, between Pennsylvania avenue and State place will be pro- hibited Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of the coming week, said Capt. Carroll, the only automobile traffic permitted, being that of persons | transacting Government business at the State House. Department and White All-day parking around the Elipse, | south of the White House, will be pro- hibited from 8 a.m. Monday till Thurs- day at 6 pm., the Captain explained. This will provide parking space for Shriners and others desiring to hear the band concerts, see the Shriners drill and Army program and exhibit on the Elipse. During these func- tions, 90-degree angle parking will be _ No Foot Too Hard to Fit BOY SCOUT GUIDES | Youths to Get Some Practice for ’ Jamboree Scheduled Here | | in August, | i ; Bov Scouts who will act as guides to more than 30.000 vitsing Scouts | during the Jamboree here August 21 to 30 will be given some preliminary training during the Shrine convention, which opens Sunday. About 200 Scouts have been selected to show the nobles to their rooms in | various parts of the city. Another 150 | Scouts will act as ushers in the grand- stands during the three parades, and 25 experienced first-aid Scouts will be stretcher bearers at first-aid stations. | Construction of camp facilities for | the Jamboree already has been started | on the camp site on the Mount Vernon | Memorial Highway near Four-Mile Run. The unit, which will house | about 10,000 boys. will be cumpleud‘ early in July. 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