10,000 Shriners Expected in Winston-Salem July 3-4, 1925

Ceremonial July 3-4. . . Over 10,000 Expected to Attend the Big Meet at Winston-Salem

By the Associated Press

Winston-Salem, June 27—Shriners attending the mid-summer ceremonial of the Oasis Temple at Winston-Salem on July 3rd and 4th will be given a ginner in probably what is the largest dining room under one roof in the entire South.

The Winston-Salem Red Fez Club, which will act at the host for the Nobles, has contracted for the use of the mammoth Piedmont warehouse, and carpenters and artisans are busy converting this warehouse into a Shrine dining hall. Tables are being erected, benches built, decorators are busy, and when completed the Shrine dining hall will be able to seat at ne meal 7,500 Shriners and their guests.

Spencer B. Hanes, president of the Red Fez Club, made the announcement today that caravans will come from not only North Carolina but Virginia, South Carolina, Tennessee and even Georgia. Over 10,000 visitors are expected, and the attendance of Nobles will probably be the largest at any ceremonial held in this section.

“Glad U Kum” has been adopted as the slogan by the Red Fez Club, and its significance is borne out by the entertainment features of the ceremonial. In the two days of the ceremonial, there is a polo game between two nationally known polo clubs on the program, league baseball games, three street dances and a grand ball, automobile rides, band concerts and a Shrine banquet.

From the front page of The Concord Daily Tribune, Saturday, June 27, 1925

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