Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-14

The Mobiles OF the Mystic Shrine,
Osiris Temple, had their innings yester-
day, and perpetrated the best parade
they have yet gotten up.
The affair reflected the greatest credit
upon all connected in any manner with
the demonstration, and yet it is but an
earnest Of still better things to come,
in that line. AS the Mobiles increase in
number they naturally have better facil-
tiles for making public demonstration,
and in the years to come Osiris Temple
will abundantly demonstrate its ability
to please the public as we'll as to amuse
the unregenerated sons of men DESTROYS
of taking the brief but interesting jour
ney over the burning sands of the desert
to the oasis of Rest. Last night some
thing over thirty confiding candidates
made the trip, and added vastly to their
experiences. Next year they will take
it out on the new crop of seekers after
future happiness, and so it will 60 Bis
millah!
The headquarters Of the Arabs for che
afternoon and Evening was at Arion
Hail. at Main and Twentieth, and about
two hundred members of the Temple
and candidates gathered there during
the afternoon. The parade had been
announced for half-past three, but there
were unavoidable delays, and it was
quarter after four before everything was
in readiness. In the meantime thous-
ands Of spectators had lined the streets
along the route Of the parade, ana they
waited with what patience they could
summon for the appearance of the cara
van. 1t was well worth seeing.
In front came a detail Of eight police,
in command of Lieut.. Ingram, and i'm
mediately behind was Mayors band.
Following was a noble team Of coal hank
donkeys, driven by August WeidebuSch
and Ed Baldwin, and Immediately be-
hind this spanking turnout was splen-
did float. bearing Potentate W. w. Irwin,
NJ R. Wolff who was some sort OF High
Grand Muck-aM Muck. and an accom-
panying retinue. with allthe accessories
Of might and power, Including two
naked HOtentotts from the Tilds or
Africa. Next in line was a real i've
camel. ridden by a candidate who wore
a look of resignation and a business
suit which was destined to see worse
DAYS before the night was over, II the
Irish will be pardoned. The next item
was a string of something over thirty
candidates, looking for all the world
like condemned going to the gibbet,
they being guarded by the Arab Patrol
made I'D Of a score of blOo1-thirsty
Bedouins from some lawless tract Of
African sands. Then came another
meek and lowly donkey, who looked as
though he had escaped from August
Weidebusch's team, and then followed
the Mobiles in all the glory of dress
suits and red fez There were ore nun
dred and thirty-siX of them. and they
marched with the determination OF men
who had resolved to give the candi-
dates the worst Of it, if it was The last
thing they did. They were command
al nv Edward Pasha DunawaE, VINO
carried a cheese knife and looked as
fsrce as a hundred and forty pound man
can and his slightest word was obey
Cd with an alacrity which BODIED Ill 10?
tbe thirty unregenerated who walked
nm towards the front of the line. IL
was after five o'clock when he ARABS
cot back to headquarters, and they
there dispersed for refreshments ne
fore the serious business OF the nlG2t
began.