The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-12-16
ORIENTAL.
SPLENOOR
The Parade Of Shriners
Delights the Town
banquet.

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-
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. NJ, Behind that organization came
the robed officials of the Temple, led
by Potentate DR.. c. B. Cooper.
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. M. Mer-
rill, Emil Waterman, E. NJ. Scoyen,
August Hamburg, Tom Sharp, Judge
Kingsbury, Mr.. Grindell. J. w. Pratt,
]. 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
Humburg 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 brimmed
hat, carried a basket of vegetables and
err He looked the part. The Advertis-
er's cartoon of a few years ago, an
Mr.. Smiths coming to Ha-
waii, was recalled by the legend on a
card-"This is a caow.''
Fred. c. Smith, General Passenger &
Ticket Agent of the Oahu Railway,
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. |
A Armitage was attired as sporty stock |
broker.
The rear of the procession was |
brought up by the Arab Patrol COM |
by Captain Johnson of the Ma
-ional Guard of Hawaii. On reaching /
Palace Square the Arab Patrol occu- |
pied the center and was put through a |
maze of maneuverings which drew the |
olaudits of the great crowd Of specta-
.ors. For an organization which has |
had but two weeks instruction, that !
irill was revelation. The maneuvers .
we're intricate and beautifully given.
The drill was snappy throughout. The
yarious formations of the cross, square,
,latoons, obliQues and countermarch-
ngs were excellent and given with
lardly an error. In extended order
he spear drill was given in silence, not
| command breaking the silence which
wen overcast the audience. Not only
Captain Johnson but the members or
he patrol, some with no previous
of marching, are entitled to
,reat credit.
With such an excellent beginning in
lrilling, the prospective tour of the
Arab Patrol of Alaho Temple to Los
Angeles next May cannot but end in
victory on the drill-ground if prizes
re offered. 1t is proposed to send the
oatrol there and some wealthy Masons
lave already proposed TO give large
inanciaI assistance to the project,
which would be a splendid advertise
nent for Hawaii.
The procession was resumed through
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