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This convention was also the first international gathering at which the Shriners opened their induction ceremony to the public.
At an Independence Day ceremony at Faneuil Hall Tuesday morning, Mayor Thomas M. Menino welcomed the estimated 20,000 Shriners who traveled to Boston for the convention.
Festooned with fezzes and ablaze with Arabic flair, 4,500 Shriners paraded through the city of Boston on Tuesday and Wednesday to celebrate their annual international convention.
For the group's 126th annual convention, held in the Weston Copley Hotel held July 1 to 6, the Shriners discussed business matters for both the organization and the philanthropic arm of their group, the Shriners Hospitals for Children.
Today, Lietz, only 12 years old, is well on his way to accomplishing his goal. He played a moving rendition of the theme to Titanic at the convention by moving the cello's bow with his left foot.