The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-08-13
TRAVERSE
HOT SANDS
Thirteen N0viCes Joined
the Local Shriners
Yesterday.
This is not a funeral"

This is not a funeral"
That was one of the signs that dec
Grated the portable cage in which the
novices rode in the Shriner parade yes
terday afternoon and it didn't need the
sign to make the crowd aware of the
fact that the performance was not a
funeral to anyone-excepting perhaps,
the novices. The parade was one of
the most amusing things that Honolu-
lu has seen for many a long day and
Of it was doubly rich in laugh-produc-
ing possibilities. The start was sched-
uled for half-past two. but long before
that hour the crowds began to gather
On Hotel and Alakea streets in the
vicinity OF the Masonic Temple The
Y. M. c. A. building, the Public Libra
ry and other points Of vantage were
OCCUPIED by those desirous Of seeing
what was going ON.
The crowd stood patiently in the hot
sun and gazed at the big stone build
ing with it's suffered windows Every
few moments some be-fezzed dignftary
would push his way through the crowd
and enter the building. Now and then
strange sounds would emanate from
the temple. but the gray walls gave no
intimation Of what was going on with
in. The arrival of the Chinese band
and the Arab patrol served to enter
tain the waiting crowd, At about
o'clock the Shriners evidently consider
ed that the sands were hot enough and
the big cage drove up to the portal
of the temple.
inches timbers and was built on big
moving dray. The dray was drawn by
four mules big and a little. mule in
front and little and a big mule be-
hind them. On the drivers seat sat a
coaI-black negro dressed in a police
mans uniform and an Arab soldier in
an elaborate red and gold British uni
form. The cop handled the lines. The
cage was newly painted with tar paint
which took kindly to the clothing Of the
novices. About the top of the cage
were signs setting forth that This is
not Funeral" 'Take a Good Look
at Them, They May Never Look the
Same Again and See Cheeseman's
Happy Family at the Zoo Next Week"
In the center of the cage was a two
inch cable to which the novices chung.
The Arab Patrol, gorgeous in their
gold and purple turbans, their purple
jackets, trimmed with gold lace, their
baggy scarlet trousers and their silver
spears led the unfortunates down the
stairs of the temple and out into the
street. Each novice was blind folded
and had one trousers leg rolled up to
the knee The novices were led about
the street ard then put in the cage.
The blindfolds were then removed and
a howl was set up by the crowd as
the sheepish-looking candidates were
revealed The crowd didn't do thing
but banter the poor nOvices, calling |
them by name along the line of march !
and feeding them peanuts and bananas.
Led by mounted police and the pake
band, the parade made its way down |
Alakea to King. to Fort and up Fort |
to Progress hall. The Arab patrol |
guarded the cage, their fine uniforms
being the cause of much talk The
sidewalks along the line of march were
crowded and the novices were subject
ed to a continuous fire of joshing. Ar |
rived at the hall they were marched
past the Chinese band, which played |
a dead march, and up into the hall.
What happened there can only be
guessed, but from certain peculiar
noises that floated from the windows it
is surmised that the sands were scin-
tillating with heat, the sacred camel
full of yigor and all the rest Of the
machinery In good working order. At
a late hour last night firecrackers were
still popping-as well as other things
and Aloha Temple was winding up
glorious day in fitting manner.
The novices who walked the warm
dirt yesterday were: J. A. Lyle, s. r.
Woods, ]. H. Rowland, T. H. Petrie.
d. Mckenzie, H. n. Simpson, J. M.
Levy. w. T Rawlins, F. L. Waldron, ].
Lando, ]. McKinnon. w. III. Hoogs, H
A. Taylor, John Melanphy.
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