The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-12-13
CFrom Sundays Advertiser)


time being the scimetar and crescent
held sway over all other emblems. The
srectacle both on the streets and at
the banquet was truly Oriental in the
splendor of the costumes of the Illus
trious Potentate and his brilliant re-
tinue and guards.
Sandwiched in between what the
public saw was the initiation of the
novices who were told to Hold on to
the Rope" which they did until In
sheer exhaustion they were compelled
to drop it. All that took place
In the temple of mysteries, where the
torturers and inquisitors were supreme
may never be told. What can be said.
however, Is that the novices had the
time of their lives.
THE AFTERNOON PARADE.
big policeman stood on guard at
the foot Of the stairway leading to the
HOLY of Holes in the Progress Block.
The officer was there to keep klaours
from gaining access to the mysterious
realm of the Shriner Potentate and his
brilliant retinue, and incidentally TO
prevent the Hold on to the Rope
victims from peeking in on the instru-
ments of torture.
In a large room near the torture
chamber was a huge Manila cable-the
rope" symbol OF what is to come at
Shriner initiation. The first of the
nineteen novices to show UP looked
surprised when he saw the empty room
and for moment hesitated whether to
beat a retreat or not, but gave up the
project when his way to freedom was
| barred by Brother Bath in his flow
ing Arabian robes. Then another came
and peeked around the door, and gave
a hysterical greeting to his fellow
victim. When the nineteen were
brought together they held a high
links of their own. Frank Thompson
danced a hoe-down, Richardson played
fireman with the cable, DR.. Hodgins
snuggled between McStocker and Hol-
loway to escape observation and jokes
flew thick and fast. Anybody with
half an eve could see it was artificial
fun and that all were trembling in
their shoes And by the way, POST
office" Brown had two pair of socks
on with an asbestos lining between.
McStocker and Holloway, being the
biggest men, made n secret compact
to stand together through thick and
thin. Senator Woods of Hawaii knew
that things We're coming to him for
having the audacity to stay in the
legislature as the one lone Democrat.
High Sheriff William Henry was Civ
en- surprise. While inspecting pair
of handouts which a Shriner was ex-
hibiting they were clapped suddenly "a
| bout his wrists and in this wise he
marched through the streets.
The crowd on the streets had plenty
of anu cement before the procession
was formed. The camel imported for
this occasion only, loomed majestically
at the rear of the band in caparisons
of green. 1t was a mule-"and her
name was Maud"-and the biggest
mule in the stables of Lord &c Belser.
A Chinese hat covered the beasts head
and it certainly made remarkable ap-
pearance. 4 donkey, gaily caparson-
ed, and a Wee goat made up the men,
agere.
With two mounted patrolmen at the
head, the procession went through the
principal streets of the city, the side
walks lined with hundreds of curious
| spectators. The march was from the
Progress Block down Fort to King,
along King to the Capitol Building
where photographs of the paraders
We're taken, thence down Hotel street
to the Masonic Temple on Alakea
street, up Alakea to Beretania and
thence to the Progress Block, where
soon the shrieks of the tortured We're
heard on the streets.
Following the patrolmen came the
Hawaiian Government band under
Captain Berger: Illustrious Potentate,
Dr. NJ. +. Grossman. in the beautiful
robes of his office, a shimmering mass
of silks and various hues, literally be-
sprinkled with jewels; all the officers
of the divan, following, were in their
unique robes of Office and made a
gaudy spectacle. Behind DR.. Gross
man came c. l.. Crabbe, Chief Rabban:
{. h. Cooper, Assistant Rabban: NJ
Phillips, High Priest; L. c. Brown,
Oriental Guide; II. L. Webster. Treas
urer; III. G. Morton, Recorder; c. s.
Hail First Ceremonial Master: +. r.
Bath, Second Ceremonial Master: b.
Grtggs Holt, Director; j. w. Berg
strom. Marshal; L. o. White, Captain
OF Guard; C, G. Bockus II. C. Pfuger,
Alchemists; w. +. Taylor, NJ. D.; c.
b. Wood, NJ. D.. Medical Directors; W.
& G. Ashley Musical Directors" r. w.
Breckons. Orator and Inquisitor.
The Arab Patrol in desert costume,
each man carrying spear. came next
under f. O. White, captain of the
guard. The Shriners came next, each
man in full evening dress and a red
fez on his head.
Then came the victims holding on to
the rope, under the watchful eve of
G. d. Tucker keeper of the camels and
goats. They were not handsomely
dressed, each man having taken a
fancy suddenly 10 his old clothes. They
We're motley crew. Dragging the
cable Were High Sheriff William Hem
ry, handcuffed; Frank b. McStocker,
Edgar Marion Brown, c. S. Holloway,
superintendent of Public Works; Sem
ator Palmer Woods Frank Woods. DR..
A. G. Hodgins, ]. II. Craig. Frank E.