Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 June 1920 — SHRINERS OFF FOR CONCLAVE [ARTICLE]

SHRINERS OFF FOR CONCLAVE

Special Murat Temple Train Passed Through Rensselaer Sunday. The Murat special trt/n from Indianapolis, consisting of mose than a dozen Pullman cars, passed through Rensselaer Sunday enroute to Portland, Ore., where the national Shriners’ conclave 'is to be held. The engine was painted in colors and equipped with a steamboat whistle and some of |he cars were decorated. An electric sign, bearing the word “Murat” adorned the railing on the observation platform of the rear Pullman. The train from Chicago will take the Canadian Pacific route through Canada, visiting Banff, Lake Louise and -on to Vancouver, B. C., where the Shriners and their families will leave the train and travel by boat to Seattle, Wash., and thence to the Rose City on their special train, arriving there next Sunday. While at Portland the Shriners are promised feasts of all kinds, including seafood breakfasts, clam bakes 1 and salmon fries.