The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-17
BOUND WITH ROPES
CANDIDATES OF alec TEMPLE
WERE LED THROUGH STREETS.
HEADED BY ARAB PATROL.
NEARLY HUNDRED SHRINERs TOOK
PART IN TORCH-LIT PROCESSION.

The Parade the Prelude TO the An
nuaI Meeting and Election of the
TempIe-This Followed by the In
itfatiOn of Ten Candidates-Many
of Them Out of City-ofhers EX-
pected Hut Failed to Arrive Be-
cause of Delayed Trains-The Pa
rade an Unique Spectacle and
watched with Interest by Large
Crowds Along Entire Route.
Nearly a hundred members of Alec
Temple, Mystic Shriners, clad either in
the picturesque oriental garb of the
Arab Patrol, in the uniform of the or
der, dress suit and fez. or in the
robes of the officers of the order.
paraded last night bearing, in the files
of the patrol. four of the candidates
for initiation.
The occasion was the annual meeting
and election, and an initiation. which
were held at the close of the parade.
Only four candidates were in line be-
cause of a delay to the train bearing
the out of town fresh meat or un-
rsgenerate sons of the desert. as all
men are called prior to their crossing
the sands of the hot desert under
guidance of the mobiles of the Shrine.
The parade was formed at Masonic
Temple shortly after o'clock. First
came the First Regiment Band than
a carriage bearing Illustrious Poten-
tate Earnest A. Cuts. Chief Rabban,
H. E. Wilson, Assistant Rabban Thos.
Ballantyne, and High Priest and Pro-
u hara
ond carriage in which were First Cere-
monial Master J. w. Jackson. Second
Ceremonial Master II. w. Witcover.
Oriental Guide T. b. Marshall AL
chemist w. C. Offutt and Marshal H.
S. Colding.
The Arab Patrol.
Next came the Arab Patrol CARRIED
in Zouave trousers and blouses, flesh
colored stockings and sandals and with
their heads covered with turbans of
the most approved Arab design. These
were in charge of Capt. ]. c. Posten
and Lieut.. C. C. Quackenbush. Then
came the remainder of the members and
the officers on foot. Each Shriner and
the candidates. too, bore torch of
red fire, so that the whole line of march
was marked by a blaze of color.
The line of march was from the Tenn
Jones. which was followed to Drayton,
Drayton to CASTOR, westward to Bull
and along Bull northward to Liberty,
then to the Temple. SO unique a spec
tacle as the parade promised to be at
traeted a very large crowd. There
was a crash at the Temple when the
Shriners were forming the line, and
crowds stood in rows three and four
deep on both sides of Liberty street,
rg..1f
street in the vicinity of the De Soto.
The piazzas of the hotel and of the
Eussars Clubhouse were crowded, and
so was every window and stoop that
gave view of the parade, along the
line of march. ee
New Officers Elected.
After the return to the Temple the
annual meeting was held, then the
election and after that the initiation of
the candidates. The election resulted
as follows:
Potentate-Ernest A. Cults.
Chief Rabban-H. E. Wilson.
Assistant Rabban-A B. Simmons.
Treasurer. S. Nichols.
Recorder-T. r. Youmans.
High Priest and Prophet-Julian
T:son.
Oriental Guide-w B. stephens.
Marshal II. S. Colding.
First Ceremonial Master-Jos. W..
jackson.
Second Ceremonial Master-H. w.
Witcover.
Captain of the Guard-wm. Den
hardt
Captain Arab PATROL. c. Postell.
Outer Guard-Thos. Robins.
Electrical Director-T. P. Keck.
Only ten candidates were put
through There were others expected,
but they were from out of the city and
did not arrive in time for the meeting
because of a delayed train. Those
who were initiated are as follows: F.
NJ. Viewer. B. Palmer Arson. H. Jen-
sen and G. M. Weitman of Savannah:
II. L. d. Hughes of Danville; w. r.
Brigham and James H. wilmington of
Dublin; and II. C. Wheeler. H, W.
Wheeler and w. r. Aycock of Cordele
A banquet was served at the close
of the meeting. 1t was furnished by
the ladies of the Independent Society
of ST.. Paurs Church.