The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, July 16, 1920, Page THREE, Image 3
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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. All
1,-itids of farm lands were passed
through, cotton in the South, corn in
Indiana and Illinois, cattle raising m
Dakota and Montana, apple orchards
nrp{?on orange, lemon, grap
i olives English walnuts and
fruit,- olives, ?ngi California,
many other 11 , sheen
wheat fields in Kansas and sheep
raisin0" in a great many states of the
west . The entire trip covered nearly
9,000 miles and was one long to be
remembered and one which any
who gets the opportunity ?ught to
take as it will give them a better
idea'of what a great andargecountrv
we have and how full ot re
sources We do not need to go to
Europe for sightseeing whenwehave
so much to be seen right here
home. "See America first.
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