Enthusiastic Welcome by Local Nobility The Shriners Caravan has arrived in Shanghai. With the pennant of Islam flying at the rear mast and Captain Henry, Wilson on the bridge wearing his Islam fez, the President Jackson, bearing the party, steamer up the Huangpu on Wednesday afternoon amid a blaze of fireworks and the din of fireorackers. The Robert Dollar launch, and a fleet of Chinese sampans, exploding the Chinese crackers, greeted them, while a further link the connexion of East and West could be established in the Russian Cadet Band on the China Merchants Lower Wharf syncopating the strains of "Hindustan," emblematic of the hot-sands, which the novi-fiates will cross during coming weeks, and equally of the restful oasis and quiet waters that will finally appease and solace their weary bodies.
The motion picture camera man was perhaps the most active man on the pier, rushing here and there, getting a genera] view of the waiting Nobility. As the ship neared the wharf strains of song greeted the Nomad Nobility, these being answered by cheers of welcome, and a "Who's alright "Islam." Then three cheers were given for Potentate McDevitt, who is guiding the caravan to the distant shores of Cathay and the Philippiness.
The official reception took place immediately the gangplank was lowered, in the saloon, where a general attempt. to get acquainted was made. Judge Lobingier made a short speech of welcome in which he invited the Pilgrimage to consider everything that a Nomad man had as their own and emblematic of his words handed to Potentate Mc-Devitt, a silver key to the hearts and possessions of Shanghai Shriners. The Potentate responded with a few words, saying! that he now realized that to be '"Shanghaied" was entirely different from the boyhood conception he had held, when the ships were recruited by violence. After Mr. George Fowler, president of the local organization, had outlined the programme the entire party went to the Astor House—the official headquarters.
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