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Order Number	00079005
Title	Shriners Convention, view 1
Collection ID	Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Location/Accession	L.A.-Organizations-Shrine.; N-000-235.1 4x5
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w ;11 x 14 cm. on sheet 21 x 26 cm.
Historical Data	The Shriners, or Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (A.A.O.N.M.S.), were established in the U.S. in 1870 as an appendant body to Freemasonry. In order to be eligible for membership in the Shrine, a person must be a Master Mason in the Freemasonry Fraternity. Dr. Walter M. Fleming, M.D. and actor William J. Florence were the first to discuss the idea of a new fraternity for the Masons at the Knickerbocker Cottage in New York in 1870. The two men took the idea seriously enough to do something about it - converting it into what would become the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (A.A.O.N.M.S.), adopting a Middle Eastern theme and organizing Temples meetings. The first Temple, established on September 26, 1872, was Mecca Temple (now known as Mecca Shriners) with Fleming serving as the first Potentate. With only 43 Shriners in the organization in 1875, the group decided they needed to do something to boost membership. At a meeting of Mecca Shriners on June 6, 1876, a new body was created to help spur the growth of the fraternity: "The Imperial Grand Council of the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for the United States of America", and an extensive publicity and recruiting campaign was initiated. It worked, because just two years later, in 1878, there were 425 Shriners in 13 temples. The number of Shriners continued to grow in the 1880s; by 1888 there were 7,210 members in 48 temples throughout the U.S. and one in Canada; in 1898, there were 50,000 Shriners, with 71 of the 79 temples actively engaged in some type of philanthropic work; by 1900, there were well over 55,000 members and 82 temples; and between 1900 and 1918, eight new temples were created in Canada, and one each in Honolulu, Mexico City, and the Republic of Panama. Through the years, these numbers have increased dramatically. Members have included four U.S. Presidents, four Mexican Presidents, One Prime Minister of Canada, and one Hawaiian King. Today, there are more than 411,000 Shriners who belong to 191 Temples or Chapters. Additionally, there are 22 Shriners Hospitals for Children providing care for orthopaedic conditions, burns, spinal cord injuries, and cleft lip and palate. These hospitals have helped more than 835,000 children - at no cost to parent or child - since the first Shriners Hospitals for Children opened in 1922.
Description	A Shriners Convention was held at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, located at 3911 S. Figueroa St. View 1: Two rows of Shriners in uniforms and fezzes walk shoulder-to-shoulder holding a rope, as a Patrol Guard walks alongside. Thousands of people can be seen in the stands, filling the seats to capacity. Official ground breaking for the Coliseum took place on December 21, 1921, and was completed on May 1, 1923. Designed by John and Donald Parkinson, the original bowl's construction costs were $954,873 and had a seating capacity of 76,000; today, the seating capacity is 93,607. It is California Historical Landmark #960, was declared a National Historic Landmark on July 27, 1984, and added to the National Register of Historic Places - #84003866.
Subject	Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America. Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Los Angeles, Calif.). Freemasons. Fraternal organizations--California--Los Angeles. Historic sites--California--Los Angeles. Stadiums--California--Los Angeles. Societies--California--Los Angeles. Parkinson, Donald B.(Donald Berthold),1895-1945. Parkinson, John,1861-1935.
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Security Pacific National Bank Photo Collection