The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-30

The Shriners gathered fh MontSoHiery yesterday from all points of the compass.
 Zamora Temple Ancient Arabic Order of
 Nobles of the Mystic Shrine held called meeting last night at the Masonic
 Temple for the initiation of number of novices, and Shriners came from many cities to participate in the attendant festivities.
 The Shriners parade in the afternoon was a thing to be long remembered. Bright with gorgeous costumes, the pro- cession made it's way through the busi- nes district of Montgomery while ap- 1 plauding hundreds looked on and wonder | ed It was an open question as to who | enjoyed the procession the more, the | Summers or those who watched them | march. brass band headed the aggre-
 gation and the Shriners stepped proudly
 to stirring music. The parade was a | success.
 l The procession which was formed al the | Masonic Temple started promptly at p. m. In advance marched the Montgom- | cry Military Band Immediately foliow' | ing came the officers of Zamora Temple, | gorgeous in the brilliant robes of their offices They made a splendid appear
 ance dressed as Arabian Sheiks. Tho costumes which were very handsome rep
 resented a large outlay of money. There
 was in the body of the parade elsnty l Shriners each man attired In evening
 dress. topped with red fez. They
 marched fin twos and the line was nearly two blocks long.
 | pathetic feature of the parade were the suppliant victims of the Shriners. A dozen novices victims who were to De slaughtered to make Shriner's holiday trailed dismally In the rear or the paraoe' Together they hung on to long rope and they were closely watched ana care | fully guarded by the henchmen or the | Shriners, who saw to 1t that no Victi'
 should escape. To one end of the rope
 was attached the Shriner's goat, small hut strong animal. The goat was a re- factory beast and his actions on the street were full of ominous portent for | the hapless nOvices. who were 10 pe | placed at his mercy. The victims were not A cheerful looking lot and the parade | was not as funny to them as It was to | some other persons.
 The novices wore various costumes one
 was garbed from head to foot in con | vict stripes and another wore flowing and lowered Astrologer's robe, symbolic perhaps of his prospects of seeing stars. | In their journey through the streets the | novIces were the recipients of much pity
 
 and sympathy.
 The line of march vas down Perry Street to Dexter Avenue. up Dexter Ave nue to Lawrence Stret back or Dexter Avenue to Court Square. from Court Square down Commerce Street and back | to the Square again by the same street.
 around Court Square and back to the
 Masonic Temple.
 | The procession was reviewed in the | vacant lot between the Masonic Temple and the Telephone building and then dis
 missed.
 The greater part of the Shriners came | 10 Montgomery yesterday morning from Birmingham in special train consisting of three passenger coaches and bag gage car. The trip from Birmingham to | Montgomery and return was free to all Shriners Seventy-eight Shriners LOOK massage. They were met here by the Montgomery delegation which formed In itself a large delegation.
 Notice of the Shriners gathering and the initiation of the nOvices had been sent out broadcast and Shriners came in on every train. It was estimated that
 l5O shriners were in the city last night The applicants who had been accepted and who were taken over the not sands last night were James F. Seay, pr. Sid ney Leach, Frank A. Dean. D. w. Craw- ford, warren A. W yllts " duN 4h'
 Bryde, Joseph II. Tidmore Anton C.
 AvinCer Robert F. otts, Louis M. l Mosely, Oscar c. Dibble. ST, William E. Young and Richard M. Bates.
 The Shriners is composed of Masons. The order Is distinctly social although 1t does some benevolent and charitable
 work. Fellowship and good cheer are cmphasized in it's teachings. The Shrin- CTS have four stated meetings year. The officers are elected at the beginning
 of each year. Called meetings are pro yided for. under certain circumstances, and Zamora Temple meets probably once
 a month The principal reasons for call
 cd meetings is the initiation of applicants
 who desire to get in the order. This was the cause of the gathering of yesterday and last night The novices began to "go over the not | sands" at 7:30 o'clock last night. The Initiation ceremonies were presided over l by nIustrious Potentate Charles West
 cott of Montgomery, now the leading shrner of Alabama and great crowd
 of Shriners were on hand to see the fun As fast as one victim was finished a 1 second one took his place
 When these ceremonies were completed the Shriners went in a body to Mays dining parlor's on Court Street where