The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 8, 1902, Page 13

THE SUNDAY CALL. - ) (\Z A R R S R s s IILusTRIOUS POTENTATE. HARENINT Fpolo THerafp 7 Tom ron K T'?EN/UEEQ, / \_/ .nd the very planets to look like thirty cents. R. P. Hurlbut is the marshal of the parade and he has been turning gray over the preparations for it. It is esti ed that several thousand will apflear in it. Those on foot will wear the_fez, the sign of the order. As many as 200 Nobles will be mounted, and thess will appgar in magnificent costumes to do henor to the occasion. The 1ith of June will be turned over to Al Malaikah Temple. This is the temple of Los Angeles, and Southern California is counted partly host in the big party. The Al Malaikahs have to concentrate all their hospitality into one day, so in thi light of what Southern California hea- pitality is there are some *‘diddings’ expected. They ive a reception in the afternoon, and in the evening comes their promenade concert. On Thursday the visitors will be turned over once mers to their San Francisco hosts and the tour- ing will begin. The first of the tourtng will be a driv- ing trip, which is to cover the four points that every tourist must see before he dars say that he has seen San Francisco at all. The park, the <liff, the Presidio snd Chinatown—the same oid sights. But they will be as, new to these pilgrims as they always-are to each season’s tourists. Friday is to be a red-letter day. In the afternoon the Arab patrol drill for prises will take p.ace, and the Nobles will ba seen in their splendor. The last traces of the journey will have been wiped away and the Nobles of the Mystie Shrine will be ready to show what they can do when \ it comes to a faney drill. 38 the wearing of the magnificent robes And at night—this is to be the great that are worth waiting for. \ 7% night, when the ladies are once more in The present imperial potentate is Philip /) evidence. This Is to be the night of the Bhaffer of Philadelphia. He is the guest grand ball. To make it even grander, of the year and Islam Temple will do its ¢ there will be the dis.ribution of the prizes proudest to show him how it can enter- - won that day in the parade. tain an imperial potentate. e Saturday will close the week with g trip Henry Akin of Omaha is his deputy. arcund the bay. This is supposed to be & Akin is another guest of honor, gcod appetizer for the S o'clock banguet Others of the Imperial Council are ( 3 to the Imperial Couneil and their ladies. George Green, the lmf‘erial chief rabban peing a Hartford, Connecticut, man; and long forgotten On the afternoon of the 3 This is the official end of the wining and from Dallas; George L. Brown, imperial Charies Beck, the imperial captain of 10th they will be received in the swell- dining, and the following week must see assistant rabban from Buffalo; Henry A, omes from the North. He iS est way that Islam Temple knows how to the visitors reluctantly mounting their - : Collins, imperial high priest and prophet ihenigggg' fflepreseuLalive. Edwin Alder- recewe‘.' The ladies are always an im-' camels ence more and preparing fnr the m(m(({( fram Toronto, Canada: Alvah Clayton. the sman. the imperial second ceremonial portant feature of every pilgrimage, and Teturn journey over the hot sands. imperial oriental guide from Bt.” Joseph, master is from Marion, Iowa, and Frank they deserve to be after the devoted way - That is apother story. It is never as Missouri; Willlam S, Brown, the imperial Roundy, the imperial outer guard, is from that they lccnmglny their lords and much fun to go bome as it was to come. treasurer ~from Pittsburg; Benjamin Chicago, So all of the Council are to masters over the hot sands. It wouldn't Put when the dry Nobles have quenched Rowel], the imperial recorder from Bos- come in different caravans and there will be considered a real oasis where they X their thirst at the fountain of mm s meeting will be a tre- Its own, for the welghty responsibilities ton. George Street, the imperial mar- be a great glad-handing when they meet Were not to be found. past efght, when the sky can be trusted to will at least have had the best s affair and blessed of the whole body rest upon fis shoulders, shal, comes from the south. from Rich- on the oasis of Islam Temple. That night,” Tuesday night—pray the furnish a good black background for the possible for the long trip. e i who may enter therein. Xut it has the privileges, too, that go mond; Rial Peck, the imperfal first cere- The ladies who accompany the Nobles gods for fair weather—comes the great biggest display of fireworks that ever And here’s to cool sands and s sbest Council has troubles of with high ofice. Not the least of these mcnial master, represents New England, over their desert journey are not Lo be parade. It will not even begin until balf dazzled the moon and caused the stars desert en the way