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r ? ~ INTERESTING ACCOUNT OF A DELIGHTFUL TRIP Mr. Tom P. Johnson Talks to a Herald and No-as Man of His Late Journey. T. P. Johnson, who returned lust week from the Shriners' meeting in Portland, Ore., is loud in his praise of Portland and the other cities of the Northwest. Leaving Charlotte, N. C., June 15,; on the Oasis Temple special train of ten Pullmans, oarage and dining:! car, there were 200 Shriners and la- i dies on board. The special traveled | by way of Asheville, Kno.vVille andj Cincinnati, arriving in Chicago on the j afternoon of June 16. The Chicago Shriners of Medinah Temple were at the station with 52 automobiles to meet the Southern Shriners. [bey ! were taken for a drive about; the city, then to the Shrine temple, where an excellent banquet was served the party. Afterwards they gave a concert on their fine pipe organ for the spe-| I'rjl benefit of the painty. This pipe j organ is one of the finest in the t world and cost $40,000. After the: concert the party took in the ship- j ping district and theatres. j Leaving Chicago at midnight the j special journeyed to St. Paul, Minn., ; where the Shriners of Osman templemet the party at the depot and escorted them to the Shrine temple! where the ladies had prepared a mostj delightful luncheon. After the lun- j cheon the party was given an auto; ride over the city of St. Paul, ending; up at the famous Minnehaha Falls, * -where the party was met by the Mm- j r.capolis Shriners of Zuhrah temple ^ and were given a picnic in the park' at the falls. After the picnic the' Shriners were given auto rides over the city of Minneapolis and dien | taken to the theatres. j Leaving Minneapolis the special traveled on the Great Northern railwav up into North Dakota. Stops were made at Grand Forks, N. D., where the Shriners of Kem temple met the party and took them for auto rides, gave them all flowers and other souvenirs; also the train stopped three hours at Williston, N. D., a ^ city much smaller than Newberry, and the local Shrine club and ladies met the train, painted up like Indians and criving Indian dances, Tne Southerners were soon painted up to match the Indians. Then they were all given tickets, entitling them to supper at, one of the hotels or cafes in the city. After supper a dance -was given in city auditorium band concerts on the -streets. this town was a real Western town and gave a real Western reception to the Southerners. * , : The party then traveled through North Dakota and Montana to the Glacier national park in Northwest ^Montana in the heart of the Rocky mountains where they spent a day and.night in seeing the sights of this wonderful government park. A side trip bv auto ar.d boat of 8o miles up in the snow capped mountains was made and the scenery there was simply grand. The mountains were all covered deep in snow and down below there were beautiful flowers an / other vegetation. This was on the 20th of June and the party indulged in snow balling each other as a very -unusual experience for ^oat.itrne 5n Leaving Glacier park the party crossed Idaho into Washington, through the Cascade mountams vopTjing at Seattle, where the Shiineis of Nile temple met them and ' them to one of the large city where the ladies of Seattlewe liaitin" with a picnic. Alter tne picnic '"an auto "de "^J^^the L citv was given the Shriners, tn.n IfitfHfires were visited. MnHProm Seattle the special went to BBpnrtland Ore., the destination o? -he KSS' where the imperial council r in session for the three' days. There were 75,000 Shriners registered and there were a great many otn crs present making a ve^ crowd but Portland handled the crowd'to perfection, there being no lamming br pushing and every one liavine a good time. All tne city tripd its very best to see that every Shriner enjoyed his C?M Johnson'attended the impenal ville The Shriners established a million dollar hospital for the crip-, pie children of America; also went; on record as favoring the open Bible in the public schools of America, an the teaching of English in all the schools, and the Americanization of. all the people 0fi Mr. Johnson had the pleasure being with two form?r.?eY RMer' in Portland Messrs Kobt. L. , |"oth ^ doing weU Tn the North-! ??t. Mr. Robert L. K.bler .s m the coast artillery service of the Unitec^ S*a~es located at Vancouver, ^asn.>, ius+ across7 the river from Portland. iil/ Lawson B. Kibler is the ?en^, ^anaeer of the Willard Storage Batterv*Co., Portland branch. They weie, brth looking well and hearty. While the Shriner? were in tort ; land the annual rose festival and; larade took place. This is some?hh?g that has to be seen to k ap predated. To see at least 500 or more automobiles and other floats Tv>rvif?tplv covered with all kinds of rosS and flowers is a sight not soon fr>r?otfen. The Shriners held tv>o parades while there. There were . 5 Shrine bands and more than that number of patrols in each parade, rto see them in their gorgwus was a wonderful sight. for California, going by what a known as the Shasta route, passing through the Shasta mountains and the Sac ra;r.e iilo taUey. This was a beautiful ?P. mef by Ibriners of Islam temple and were gWen auto rides about the city ou? to the Golden Gate, Presidio, Twn I Peaks and other points. Tney als* ! o-ave a dance and served refresh ' merts to the party. ! The delegates to the Democratic ! convention were arriving: in at | Francisco at this time and the con | vention opened the day a.U'i ! Shriners left there. 1 The party then journeyed to Lo. ! An?ejes passing through the 'Bit ' Tree" belt, where a short stop was ' made in order that all might get < | look at these giants of the forest : Arriving in Los Angeles the Shuner. I \\ ere met by the Shriners of A, ! Malaikah temple and marched to the chamber of commerce where Oaii forma fruit and punch was seryec and given an auto ride over the city and to Pasadena, which vs tn most beautiful residence city ir America. Also a visit was made tc the Bush gardens, which are magnificent. While in Los Angeles a sick trip to Catalina islands was made and the famous submarine gardens visited. Leaving Los Angeles the Shrine special crossed the desert and Deatr Valley, through Nevada and ^tah. tc Salt * Lake City, Utah. Sightseeing trips around the city were taken also a concert was attended in the Mormon chapel, given on their immense pipe organ. A trip was made to Salt Lake and some took a dip in the lake. You can not sink m this water, you float instead^ Also the prreat salt beds were seen here, bait Lake is 20 per cent, salt .andsuPP^s nearly all the salt used in the West. All of the trees, parks and vegetation in Salt Lake are artificial, all being kept up by irrigation. From Salt Lake the party journeyed through Utah and Colorado, goin0" through the Grand Can> on _o Colorado and the Royal gorge; arming at Colorado Springs, where a stop was made and a trip at * the night made to the top o Peak and the sunrise seen from the top of this peak, which is 14,109 feet above sea level. Trips also were made to the Garden of the Gods, and Cave of the Winds. , A.f<-er spending a while in Colorado Sorings the Shriners went to Denver, Col where the Shriners of El Jeoel temple met them and took them to their temple and entertained them, they also took them on sightseeing trips about Denver and suburbs. Denver is another city where all the plant life is kept up by irnSatl?*: ** it does not rain there very mucn du ing the year. . . 'After leaving Denver the Shriners started on their return home, coming through 400 /miles of wheat fields m Kansas, which were golden yellow just ready to be' harvested Short Stops were made at Kansas City, Mo and Memphis, Tenn--^eretheM sissippi river was crossed for the sec nnd time, the first being at St. Paul, Minn. A short stop was also made at Asheville, N. C., the special train arriving. in Charlotte July 6 at 6 p. m., being gone 22 days. focTthtehaTiPnotV:neXng 'UeUto hurt and not a single accident on any of the railroads traveled. 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