The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-19
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Richmond Shrlners Hold Many
Happy Memories.
FEAST OFWIT AND WISDOM
Visitors Were Royalty Entertained by
s.gSi Their Hosts and Citizens Gem
orally stonewa Band
5S5 Heads the Parade.

pnrty of Richmond Shriners of the
Tetnplo Accn caino down the pike from
stanton yesterday iii sections, foot
sore and weary, but with the happy
thought that they had spent q pleasant
Z Ten hours III that beautiful little CITY,
They went up the pike from Richmond
Oh Tuesday, to fasten the fez upon the
hends of twenty innocent pilgrims from
x the country roundabout Stnunton, ana
while no one, except the elect, could get
4 within the inner walls Of tho temple, the
A noise as OF great hilarlty that went out
through the windows. indicated to large
H mart OF tSaunton that a good time was
going Don.
b Previous to the going up Of the main
body at o'clock Tuesday afternoon
"a Messrs G. II. Phillips, Il. w Cunning,
ham, H M. Boykin. Preston Belvin ana
William Krouse. went to get things II
readiness Then the main body started
out, and tho lights of Stanton came IN
sight, amid a mighty shout from the
q voices Of several hundred local and negll-
borhood Shriners, and citizens, and the
" blackness Of the night was made lurld
2tby thousands Of red lights.
MI 5ii 81 MARCH AROUND TOWN.
@ The whole body, headed by the famous
Z stonewall Band, marched through the
principal streets, and the whole town
turned out to greet them.
AT the Eakleton Hotel q splendid sup
a per had been arranged for by Potentate
Phillips, and aftor supper the fun began
y at tho Temple where twenty-eight can
didates went through the agonies and
miseries Of, what was placed before
y them.
,S.e5 Following the secret session came the
& BANQUET which Is always looked for
ward to unon these occasions mainly for
the brilliant flow of wit and wisdom,
and when all hands had got In touch with
what the walters put before them, Po-
Tomato Phillips introduced Hon. Mfcajah
Woods, who said he felt like q man who
had been pushed through a thrcshing ma
Z chine. ss RE
!, He didn't look It, but wore a bland
I smile and an air Of unassailable innocence
that carried conviction with it. Mr..
Woods was frequently Interrupted dur
& ing his remarks, but he stood 1T Ike
an old time Shrlner.
Ss Then, at the command OF the Poten-
1 tate, It befell Mr.. Rudolph Baumgard-
!; ner, new Shrlner, to say something. He
z said: W
i"Felow Mobiles: Before s o'clock to-
might was a most respected and res
Il spectacle citizen Of Staunton. Now
TN THE USUAL. WAY.
b But he could proceed no further. A
Nv hundred voices began that old re-
Il frain:
II believe you, I believe you.
sI I believe you just noW!
He started once more. He arose i'm
pressvey, wiped his face with his nap
s kin, and began:
Before O. clock tonight, I was"
4 Here tho voices again broke in with:
You're a liar; you're liar;
You're a liar just now
5s5 Potentate Phillips introduced Mr.. BEN
jamln p. Triggs, OF West Virginia. az
I old fellow with gray whiskers, and about
seventy-five years hanging over his head.
Z The voices did not interrupt him. They
ivenerated his gray hairs
Z There was no moro speech making.
I Captain Frank w. Cunningham sang
#''The Blue and the Gray" Mr.. Jeter Jones
sang two funny songs; Mr.. Tom 3. Nc
Adams sang "IImpagh and danced
/ few steps, and Mr.. Bob Mitchell did the
same Then 'eMr. Weslger, a new man,
closed the BILL With a song and dance. tho
crowd sang "Auld Lang Syne," and the
night was past.
THE RICHMOND BUNCH,
So The thermometers who went to Staun-
ton were provided with most comfort
able private parlor car. Those in the
party were:
Messrs. 2. A. Barber ROBERT Mitchell,
George Tiller, II. o. Hawkins, L. W.
AIcVeigh, Fred Jurgens, @ Jeter Jones.
II. Williams. Sam Atkinson, j. NJ. Gift,
Lewis Smith. George Schoen, r. B. Nc
Adams, u G. Bowman. John Rove, j
ID Craig. Jr.. George j. Hooper, WILL
liam Russell and Dr.. Anderson.
~ In Staunton nothing was too good for
the visitors, Every person In the city
had the. spirit Of hospitality, and not
visitor was permitted to spend cent.
8 Mr.. Thomas litvllghan. chief of the
y Fire Department, had an alarm turned
In for the benefit of Potcntatc Phillips
and Director Cunningham, and the en-
tertainmcnt was duly appreciated by
9 those gentlemen. who went to the fire
behind the chiefs charger. Chief Xiv
b lighan was attentive in many other ways,
and all the city officials were most court
eous and attentive. II. II.
y f. h.. . IT, u. u