The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-12-11
STREETS SEE DESERT
TRIBE On PILGRIMAGE
Novices Dragged Over the Hot Sands and
Afterward Fed at the Oasis By
Their Captors.

Fez wearers owned the town yester-
day afternoon and night and for the
time being the scimetar and crescent
held sway over all other emblems. The
the banquet was truly Oriental in the
spIendor of the costumes of the Illus
sxtrious 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 IL
sheer exhaustion they We're compelled
to drop it. All that took place
In the temple of mysteries. where the
torturers and fnquisitors were supreme
NAV never be told. What can be said,
however, is that the novices had the
time of their lives.
THE AFTERNOON PARADE.
A big policeman stood on guard at
fhe foot of The stairway leading to the
HOLY of Holes in the Progress Block.
The officer was there to keep kiaouis ,
from gaining access to the nyseeiio'l9 -
realno of the Shrfner Potentate ana his
brilliant retinue, and incidentally -
,,ra,,ant the Hold on to the Rope
victims from peeking in on the lnseiu-
ments of torture.
n large room near the torture
a huge Manila cabie-the
..rope.n symbol of what is to come a.
shriner Initiation. The FIRST OIL ene
nineteen novices to show up iooheu
e,,rnr;eed when. he saw the empty room
and for a moment hesitated whether TO
beat a retreat or not, but gave up tue
Asnroiect when his way to freedom was
s,arrad nv Brother Bath in his now
;na Arabian robes. Then another came
na naaked around the door, and gave
hystericaI greeting to ms tellow
victim. When the nineteen
s,rolprt together they held mgh
links of their own. FRANK 1noi,ip.os,
5arcea a boe-down, Richardson playeo
.a., x-;tt the cable, Dr. Hodgins
--,,,g.lad between McStocker and Hoi-
7orrza,, 70 escape observation and Jokes
7ev thick and fast. Anybody WIN
ROLF a, eve could see it was artlnclai
e.. and that all were trembling IN
ebair shoes. And by the way, POST
rft5.a-, Brown had two pair OF SOCKS
Nth an asbestos lining between
Mcstocker and Holloway, being the
hie-est men. made a secret compact
- stand together through thick anu
chin senator Woods of HaWan Khe"
4bat things were coming to him Ior
having the audacity to stay In the
7egislature as the one lone Democrat
HIGH sheriff William Henry was CIV
t,,rnrise While inspecting pair
<,F bandcuffs which a Shriner was ex-
bibiting they were clapped suddenly a.
J,o,,+ his wrists and in this wise ne
marched through the streets.
Tho crowd on the streets had plenty
Of ann cement before the PROCESSION
was formed The camel imported Ior
this occasion only, loomed maoestlcahy
at tha rear of the band in caparlsoAs
Of green. 1t was mule anu he
name was Maud"-and the plsseS'
uuie in the stables of Lord g. beisei
a Chinese hat covered the eeast heau
and IL certainly made a remarKaoie aP-
nearance. A donkey, gaily caparisoii-
cd. and a wee goat made up the men
agerie. 40
win two mounted patrolmen at the
head. the procession went through t"e
principal streets of the city, the siae-
walks lined with hundreds OF curious
spectators The march was from 'he
Progress Block down Fort TO hihs'
along King to the Capitol 6uliui"5.
where photographs of the paraaeis
were taken, thence down hotel sue
to the Masonic Temple on Aiahea
street. up AIakea TO Beretania anu
thence to the Progress Block ~here
soon the shrieks OF the tortured
heard on the streets.
Following the patroImen came the
Hawaiian Government band under
cantain Berger: ulustrious Potentate
DR.. Nj. e. Grossman, in the beautfui
rohas of his office. a shimmerIng mass
of silks and various hues, Literally be-
sprfnkIed with Jewels. all the officers
of the divan. following, were In their
unioue robes OF Office and made
gaudy spectacle. Behind Dr. Gross
man came c. L. crabbe. chief fsabban' ,
C R. Cooner, Assistant Rabbhh; NJ.
High Priest; II. G. brown.
Oriental Guide; n. r. Webster Treas ]
urer; II. c. Morton. Recorder: g ,.
Hall First Ceremonial Master: r. x.
Bath. Second Ceremonial Master; u.
Griggs Holt. Director. J. W. Berg
stron, Mar hal; r. o. White. Captain
Of Guard: c. g. Boekns. H. G. Phuger'
w +. Taylor NJ. D. g
B. Wood. NJ d. Medical Directors; w
G. Ashley. Musical Director; H. W.
Breckons Orator and Inquiaitor.
The Arab Patrol in desert costume,
each man carrying spear. came next