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The Columbus Commercial
Columbus, Lowndes County, Mississippi
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In Atlanta on May 13, the Shriners' imperial council selected Seattle as the 1915 meeting site over San Francisco and elected Dr. Frederick R. Smith of Rochester, NY, as imperial potentate. A divisional review featured 3,000 participants and 1,000 musicians, witnessed by thousands.
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Atlanta, May 13.—The selection of Seattle for the 1915 meeting and the election of Dr. Frederick R. Smith, of Rochester, N. Y. imperial potentate, marked today's meeting of the imperial council of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine.
Seattle was unanimously chosen over San Francisco. The annual divisional review of the patrols was staged today. Three thousand men participated with a thousand musicians. Thousands witnessed the spectacle and heard the concert of the combined Shriner bands.
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Atlanta
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May 13
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seattle selected for 1915 meeting; dr. frederick r. smith elected imperial potentate
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The imperial council of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine met, selecting Seattle unanimously over San Francisco for the 1915 meeting and electing Dr. Frederick R. Smith of Rochester, N. Y. as imperial potentate. The annual divisional review of patrols was staged with three thousand men and a thousand musicians participating; thousands witnessed the spectacle and concert.