Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 140, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 June 1919 — THOUSANDS OF SHRINERS INVADE INDIANAPOLIS. [ARTICLE]

THOUSANDS OF SHRINERS INVADE INDIANAPOLIS.

Thousands of Shriners, coming from all points of the United States, arrived in Indianapolis Saturday and Sunday to attend the meeting of the Shriners in that city this week. The city has taken on a gorgeous hue in honor of the thousands of visitors, and the bewildering array of color of the costumes worn by the sons of the desert lends a beautiful touch to the scene. Temples from such distant points as Washington, Oregon, Arkansas, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina and Louisiana are already in attendance. Every state in the union will be represented at the meeting and it is expected that the attendance this year will be the largest in the history of the order. Members of the order are more conservative in their estimate of the number than are the visitors. Visitors are declaring that 100,000 Shriners will be in Indianapolis, exclusive of the visitors who come merely to watch the antics.