The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-29
POMP MARKS
SHR|NERS VISIT
Biggest Fraternal Event Ever Held
i'm Northern Indiana Takes
Place in Hammond

thence east to Holman street, thence
south to Sibley street, thence east to
Oakley avenue. thence north to Hoh-
man street thence south to the temple.
H. II. Wheeler and DR.. Schlicker
were the grand marshals of the par
ade The procession was divided into
three divisions. Four devils" on
horseback were in the lead and were
followed by the Murat temple band.
The whole appearance of the various /
characters was oriental. The two cam
els. which came from the White City, |
were among the first to hold the at
tention of the crowd.
RIDDEN BY POTENTATES.
They were ridden by the potentate |
and chief Rabban of Murat temple. !
Then followed several wagons carry |
ing bands and officials of the temple. |
Following them came more than 600 In
diana Shriners from N1urat temple. In
dianapolis, and then the victims.
The first one, who had the crowd
guessing. was R. E. CARRIER who was
dressed as an airy fairy blonde, riding
behind a shetland pony which was led
by w. Hankey. CARRIERS makeup was
so complete that he was rarely rec
ognized It was so nearly perfect that
for the first few moments the crowd
asked itself who the pretty girl was
! CARRIER, knowing that he was unre6og
nized, f1irted in the most shameful
manner with the men and the boys, and
| the women gasped in horror at his ac
tion.
THE ORIGINAL BEN HUR.
James A. Gill Of Whiting and Theo-
dore Moor followed the dancing fiat,
after which followed the Original
Ben Hur.'' W. H. Williams in char
lot Next to DR.. Oberlin, the most
| conspicuous victim in the parade was
| Frank c. williams. Dressed like a
knight of old he lent his majestic es-
cort TO that of a little red painted pig
which he ushered about through the
streets, much to the delight of the peo
pie
Sergeant Charles H. See as Little
Egypt" was easily the biggest one man
attraction in the parade. He was rec
ognized by everybody and nodded gra
ciously right and left as he was hailed
1t was an ordeal right for him, but if
he was bored he did not show 1t.
CHARLEY MADE A HIT.
His complexion, especially at a dis
tance, might have been envied by a So
ciety belle, and that lovely curly
blonde hair that fell down his shoulder
made him look like near angel.
Then followed the walking zoo.
Lions, hyenas, bears and monkeys came
along in the procession, led by their
attendants.
Medinah temple with its potentates.
bands and mobiles followed in the sec
ond division. It was in this division
that DR.. Oberlin got what was coming g
to him, as far as the public was con
cerned Dressed only in a yellow XII
mono he was chained to a post and
! forced to stand opposite Minnie" one
of the White City performers He took
his position as gracefully, however, as
his garb and chains would permit him
1 THE MANACLEs WE'RE STRONG.
! 1t is only justice to the genial doc
tor to say, however, that he was man
acled to the float before Minnie" put
in an appearance. and if he could have
a broken his chains the parade would
$ have had to go on without him.
The "Dago" musicians and theil
monkeys made a hit and from the way
they sweated it was hard work. Peter
Il Crumpacker as the Modern Ben Hur'
T rode in a chariot which was drawn by
two Shetland ponies. AS a graceful
driver. who apeared very blase, especi
:. ally toward the hooting and yelling
# of the crowd, the genial attorney wa.
c the limit. An iceberg could not be as
d sailed with less effect
: DIGNITARIES on WATER WAGON
The water wagon. on which rode
e number of dignitaries, was a move
t sight for the people it carried. The,
+ were all out Of place. The seats OIL
l. the wagon were occupied by Messrs
lie H. E. Jones, Judge Y. 5. Reiter, C
If Fisher. c. Friedrich. c. NJ. Mechanic
- and Martin E. Bogarte.
" The line of march was often inter
d ferred with owing to the crowds whic
j. were permitted to stand in the middl
Of the street instead of keeping ther
at the curb line
- Never have such splendid costume
le been seen in the streets of an Indian
y. city. with the exception of Indianap
In oils The gorgeous robes which wer
ID worn by Nelson Lampert the poten
,c tate of Medinah temple. and Elias ia
coby. the potentate of Murat tempt,
u as they appeared in the parade on tn
w. backs of real camels. the orienta
splendor of the Arab patrol. the ric
10 and peculiar costumes of the noma
: bands. the drilling of the Auror
. zouaves made a spectacle that will nc
n soon be forgotten by the thousands VIII
m saw the parade.
~ MEDINAH AND MURAT TEMPLE.
Or Strange cries. such as Hold on to til
ropes 'Medinah, Medinah. Medinah
'Murat. MQrat, Murat" filled the al
IA and along the whole route of tha