The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-12-18

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Great is Allah and the Temple of
Aloha! Never before has Honolulu
seen such a gorgeous street spectacle
as that performed yesterday afternoon
by Aloha Temple, order OF the Mystic
Shrine. Great was the Illustrious Po-
tentate in his magnificent robes of
shimmering silk, his jeweled scimetar
and glittering scepter. Hardly less
radiant in their glory were the lesser
officers of the Divan, the long line OF
be-fezzed, dress-suited Mobiles, and the
sixteen novices who trod the hot
sands. But unparalleled In the annals
of military strategy was the appear
ance of the famous Arab Patrol, COM
manded by the great militarist of the
Temple, Captain Samuel Johnson.
Fort and King streets were crowded
with spectators when the Hawaiian
band started from Progress Hall at 2
p. m. Behind that organization came
the robed officials of the Temple, led
by Potentate DR.. C. B. Cooper.
In two lines, one on either side Of
the street, came the Mobiles in dress
suits and red fezzes, headed by Noble
Francis bearing a huge wooden scime-
tar.
Then followed the principal feature
of the parade, the victims, sixteen
strong-at first, weak toward eventide.
They held on to a great manila cable,
among them being Robert Levers,
Harry Armitage, Jared Smith, D. Ma
conachie, Fred C. Smith, a. NJ. Mer-
rill, Emil Waterman, E. NJ. Scovell.
August Hamburg, Tom Sharp, Judge
Kingsbury, Mr.. Grindell, ]. w. Pratt,
j. w. waldron, George Angus, Mr..
Welborn.
First came a wagon drawn by two
horses with a treadmill erected at a
steep slant high above the bed Cling
ing to the rails and working their legs
overtime were George Angus, August
Hamburg and j. w. Waldron In strip
ed prison suits. They were the cyno-
sure of all eyes. Emil Waterman of
the Honolulu Brewery wore a barrel.
Jared Smith, the u. S. Experiment
Station director, in abbreviated dunga-
rees, suspenders and broad brmmed
hat, carried a basket of vegetables and
was labeled truck and small farm
er. He looked the part. The Advertis-
er's cartoon of few years ago, an
nouncing Mr.. Smiths coming to Ha-
wall. was recalled by the legend on
card-"This is a caow."
Fred. C. Smith, General Passenger &
Ticket Agent of the Oahu Railway,
trundled a wheelbarrow which was
labeled the "Haleiwa Limited" A
small stove furnished smoke. Smith
was the motive power. Judge Kings
bury carried busted auto tire and
was labeled a Southern Democrat.
Armitage was attired as sporty stock
broker.
The rear of the procession was
brought up by the Arab Patrol COM
manded by Captain Johnson of the Ma
tional Guard of Hawaii. On reaching
Palace Square the Arab Patrol occu-
pied the center and was put through
maze of maneuverings which drew the
paudits of the great crowd of specta-
tors. For an organization which has
had but two weeks instruction, that
drill was revelation. The maneuvers
We're intricate and beautifully given.
The drill was snappy throughout. The
various formations OF the cross, square,
platoons, obliques and countermarch-
ings were excellent and given with
hardly an error. In extended order
the spear drill was given in silence, not
. cop,mand breaking the silence which
even overcast the audience. Not only
Captain johnson but the members of
the patrol, some with no previous
knowledge of marching, are entitled to
great credit.
With such an excellent beginning in
drilling, the prospective tour of the
Arab Patrol of Alaho Temple to Los
Angeles next May cannot but end in
a victory on the battle-ground II prizes
are offered. 1t is proposed to send the
Patrol there and some wealthy Masons
have already proposed to give large
financial assistance to the project,
which would be a splendid advertise
ment for Hawaii.
The procession was resumed through
the Capitol grounds to Progress Hall
where the victims We're turned loose
into the hall of tortures and spent the
rest of the afternoon being Initiated
The hall was typical of the old dun
geons of the Spanish Inquisition. Paint
ed scenes showed chemists labora-
tories. There were racks for bone
breaking, toboggans down which the
victims We're sent. ending in a cold
hath at the foot. The victims were
required to remove their shoes and
walk over CRATES beneath which real
fires We're burning. 1t is fact that
several physicians and dentists were
In attendance and 1t is said that more
than one drugstore was hastily tele-
phoned to, to send up fresh bundles Of
lint and salves. 1t was we'll that the
novitiates wore their old clothing. for
many of them. in fact all of them, were
almost unacceptable toward even
ing and wives had to be telephoned to
send new suits before they could leave
the hall to attend the banquet. 1t was
a great day.
FEAST OF THE FEzzERs.
At $3.50 last evening the Shrlners.
weary with the exertions OF the AFTER