Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-06-25
Noble SHRINERS.
Their viSi; 10 the Oasis
of PaWtuCket.
BIG PARADE AND BANQUET.
Royslly Entertained at the Residence
Of Noble A. D. Ross.

The Auditorium presented brilliant
scsne yesterday afternoon to those who
possessed the grip and password OF the
being the initiation OF several new candi-
dates into the order. 1t was the annual
outing day for the Shriners OF Palestine
Temple and their fellow pilgrims from
many parts OF the country. The parade
and banquet were successfully carried out
and the following story will prove inter-
esting reading to the uninitiated ard
members OF the order:
The gathering was notable one, there
being Mobiles present not only from Pal
estine Temple, which has a wide 1uris-
diction In Rhode Island, but from all the
country round about, and from Boston,
Hartford, Bridgeport, New York, Brook.
lyn, Cincinnati, Baltimore, Richmond and
other somewhat remote places. They
came for business and pleasure, and ap-
pearances indicate that they had both.
What their views Of the OASIS OF Pawtuck-
tucket may be Is q matter OF future find
ing out.
There were also seen hruging around
and slyiy slipping into the Auditorium
now and then, men who did not step with
so much of an air OF assurance who had
not frightened look exactly, bot an
anxious, inquiring look, who wore no
flashing scimiter and carried no tightly
held red roll, and who were asking where
they were wanted. These were the candt-
dates, of which there were about %.
The business of the Temple commenced
at about o'clock, all the officers being
present, as follows: Potentate Horace b..
Richardson, Chief Rabban Albert A. SAM
mis-, Assistant Rabbau John +. Oldham,
High Priest and Prophet Arthur ID. Cod
ding, Recorder Edwin Baker, Treasurer
John Massle, Outside Guard Frank Z.
Pierce, First Ceremonial Master John w.
Little, Second Ceremonial Master Joseph
ID. Potter, Alchemist Linus A. Webster,
Director Horace K. Blanchard, Captain OF
the Arab Patrol William II. Morgan, six
Arabs, unknown, Captain OF the Guard
Erskine A. Crumb, Outer Guard Stlas A.
Mowry, Executioner j. William Moore
Organist Hamilton A. Macdougali, quar-
tet, Andrew B. Eddy, William w. Fhnt,
Herbert w. Brown, John Williams.
What took place In the Temple no one
excepting the Mobiles and the candidates
knows, and 1t is doubtful IL the candi-
dates have the clearest idea OF 1t. 1t isn't
for the outside world to know. The can
didates might tell something about 1t
perhaps, but they won't. When their pill
grimage was over, they very likely knew
more than they did before OF the meaning
OF the banners OF all colors and bearing
mystic characters and cabalistic letters,
which met them whichever way they
turned; Of the significance of the scimiter
and crescent which flashed before them 30
continuously; Of the meaning OF the sym.
bols above and around the throne Of the
Potentate, and Of the hleroglyphics which
adorn the Egyptian pyramids from top to
bottom, and Of the many other strange
things; but they won't tell. 1t was no.
ticeable, however, that the sounds OF
laughter were borne through the windows
of the Auditorium to the ears OF the pasE +.
ers. by on the street many time and oft
during the trials and tribulations OF the
candidates.
But the feature of the visit OF the
'Shriners, in which the people generally
were the most interested, and the only
portion which they were allowed to wit
ness, was the parade. And thousands
did this. 1t was nearly O'Clock when
the line was formed on Park place, In
front of the Auditorium, under the direc-
tion of Chief Marshal Walter w. Burn
ham, assisted by j. Fred Parker, rheo-
dore V. Matteson, George Fl. Heathcote,
Charles G. Mumford, William Smith,
William l.. Chatterton, Charles X. Buck
Lin, Charles A. Stone and Joseph w.
Freeman, aids, and marched in the fol.
lowing order:
Poiice skirmishers, Oficers Hand and Nc
Connell.
'Scimiter bearer, Charles ii. Kirk.
Double platoon OF police. under command
of Officer Gardner.