Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1876-02-18

IDAHO CIT y, =. :
rsIoMj &, 1870. ]


The long-talkedof event is now Of
j. mast and the fever Of excitement
.h;d, for weeks hald possessions bf
u people has subsidized. sand things
generally dropped back into the old,
sroye. 70 say that Che masquerade
n n exceeded all expectstins in point
plumbers and >elegaece aud varie-
y Of costumes cohvejs but faint
;des Of its grand SUCCESS; and it is .
nearer approximation to the truth to
assert that nothing to be compared
with it on this coast yhss been seen.
outside Of San Francisco. No one be-.
lieved that tae citizens Of the Basin,
isolated aud winter-iocked in the noun
tsns, as they are, could even conceive
II sboe carry through successfully
such gorgeous spectacular represcn-I
,atiop. The scem had ailthscdo ring
= "a a ~
Of some fantastic dseam whapip the
beautifuland the Kideous struggled
for supremacy.
At an early hour on Monday morn
ing the front of the 1T. rs" Lodge
Room was decdiat1d with all manner
Of devices, emblems and symbols Of
the Order, and above all waved the
smoke-desrimctli blood-staiqcd and
tstterd battle aag-the Gag that led
the ~. T." hosts on to victory in the
days of the early Pharaohs-and the
Crusades; the same banner which Joan
de Arc waved and inspired the fall
tering Brothers with hope and led
them on to glittering triumph; the same
old flag the "T. rs" have always had
since the year COOL; and taking into
consideration all the vicissitudes
through which it has passed-its his
-
tory from remote antiquity down to
the present day. it is still in aremark-
able state of preservation. A large
crowd was assembled all day alnir
ing the nag and fruitlesktys eideavor:-
ing to interpret the diabolically sym
bolicai and shirroglyphicat meanings
displayed at the main entrance Of the
building. Citizens from other portions
Of the Basin. lad al! arrived at ten A.
NJ, and the streets were alive with
people and the stores gave evidence
of doing an unusually good business.
As darkness approached spectators
collected in crowds on ad jaccnt cor.
ners to witness the procession of II.
Ts' march from their hall to the Put.
lie School Building, at which place the
ball was to take place. At halfpast
seven the noble Baud Of 'Brottcrs, h4i
der command Or Big Medicine Jelf
Howell, of Quartzburg, Grand Mar
shall, marched out. iato the street ~
the following order, all the officers
bearing insignia Of rank13 1Fsa7
/. Great Grand Cyclops.
q, Grand Hari Kari iFakirs. 80
3. Grand Chaplain
4, Grand Treasurer. -, ry.s. ga,
S. Four Grand Conductors.
6. Grand Sentinel. j.. a.,s.s.s
I. Royal Chief Cook. CT, t.
"mygod!')
8. The rank and flea j. rsga'ia, TO
the number Of sixty-five.
The procession, followed by tn, the
spectators, proceeded to the dancing
hall, into which they filed, and march
ing around several times, passed out,
and turning each gave his ticket to
the door-keeper. upon re-enteEing: The
ladies', masked and ,nmasked, had ell
previously assembled and -, the T.
rs' entered the hall the last time,
partners we're selected for TIA grand
march and opening dance, aad TIE ses:
tiyities' Of the evening CONNIE
Chinese lanterns md 6nnett5n3