The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-04-25
THE MAsoNs MEET IN MAY.

The Program Now About Complete
Parade of Shriners.
The Masonic fraternity of North Caro-
lima is looking forward with great
deal of interest to the annual meeting
of the Grand Chapter, Royal Arch Ma
sons, the Grand Commandery knights
Templar, and the Grand Council, Royal
and Select Masters, to be held in Raj
cigh on May 18th, 18th and 10Th.
The Grand Chapter of Royal Arch
Masons meets May 18th, and the oc-
caSion will be the semi-centennial cele.
bration of the body. The Grand Com
mandery of knights Templar will meet
the 18th or 18th, and the Grand Coun-
Gil will meet during the session. A
large number of distinguished men will
attend, and for once masonry will take
possession Of the State capitol.
Eugene $. Martin, of Wilmington,
will deliver an address on "Capitular
Masonry in North Carolina" during
the gathering of the bodies. His address
will be one of the features of the occa-
sion and the Masons all over the State
may look for a complete and mastery
presentation of the subject
The annual parade which the Mystic
something unique One of the best
bands in the State has been secured to
head the parade which will include a
detachment of seventy-fve Shriners at
tired in dress suits and wearing fezes.
twelve Arabs of the Desert attircd i'll
Arabian costumes, the court Jester the
Royal Potentate and other dignataries
of the order. Donkeys camels and
goats also form Il feature of the parade
Bringing up the rear of the procession
will be the candidates. who later in the
afternoon will be marched over the
burning sands of the desert to the oasis
Each of the candidates for initiation will
be attired in immaculate suits of white
and around the neck of each will be
rope. They will ride facing each other
in open carriages. There are twenty
i've candidates to receivee initiation and
be taken over the hot sands Of the des-
crt at this meeting. Among the NUM-
Der are Col. j. s. Carr and Col. y. i.
Andrews. The parade will be given the
morning of the 18th, and that night the
banquet and limitations will be had.
The parade will form in front of Ma
sonic A.all, at the Hollcman building,
and will then proceed north on Fayette
vile street, turning to the right at Nor
gan until Blount street is reached, when
the procession will move out Blount
street to Peace. A turn will be made at
Peace, proceeding along that street to
Halifax, up Halifax to North, out North
to Edenton, Mcdowell and then Hills
boro. The parade will proceed out Hills
boro as far as st. Marys, returning
again as far as Dawson, where a wheel
VIII be made down Dawson to Martin,
up Martin to Fayetteville, thence Fay
etteyllle to Davie. down Davie to Will
mlngton, then up Wilmington to Martin.
thence to Fayetteville, finally stopping
at the starting point
Inc branch of the Shriners that as
sembies here represents two States
North and South Carolina. Delegates
from Charlotte. Columbia and other
points in South Carolina will attend.
On the 10Th the Knights Templar, in
uniform, will parade, following the same
route as that taken by the Shriners
A this meeting all the branches of the
order will hold annual election Of Off
GERS.