The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-29
Oh! That Caravan

The shriners certainly made good.
Charley Sees boy didn't know his
own father.
Minnie" simply couldn't smile and
acted very much disguised with the
proceedings.
Visitors from Crown Point Lowell.
Whiting, East Chicago. Indiana Harbor.
Gary, Valparaiso, Michigan City. La
Porte, South Bend and Chicago, were
as thick as flies in the summer.
Contractor McClay was the only one
from zarah. but he didn't feel a bit
lonely midst all those mobiles.
The Masonic Temple was so full of
Shriners that their feet were sticking
out OF the windows.
Perhaps Ann street wasn't a favorfte
with tho small boy and girl
Where did all them Turks come
| from?" said a Ridge Road farmer who
happened in town. when he saw the
"fezzes."
Postmaster Gostlin made a good
Miss Hook From Holland" only he
was a mister.
THE TIMES acknowledges several well
come calls from Murat Temple Shrin-
| ers.
The Indianapolis News had a repre-
sentative accompany the delegation
from the capital.
George AIDE, one of the most en-
from Crown Point in an auto about
$50.
James E Watson candidate for gov
ernor on on the republican ticket ar
rived early in the evening and enjoyed
the festivities.
The local lodge Of Masons feel that
they have pulled off the biggest fra
ternal event ever seen in this part of
the state.
There were no fewer than twenty
autos from out of town loaded with
interested spectators who came to see
the doings.
The thirst emporiums from o'clock
| in the afternoon until l o'clock in the
morning were the places where land
office business was done.
One of the most comicaI incidents in
| the parade was when the poor red pig
driven by Frank Williams, insisted
on wallowing in a bunch of mud and
grunted his relief and satisfaction.
f. S. Retz was enc OF the local Shrin-
ers who entertained several Medinah
Temple Shriners during the evening.
The Lion store decorations were the
pretticst along the line of march and
their bandstand in the bower of greens
added color to the affair.
Judge II. B. Tuthill of Michigan City.
who never misses a Shrine gathering,
|
men who wished they could vote for
him next November.
Stanley T Sutton came over from his
summer nome at Porter to see his
Shrine brethren get it good and plenty.
A bunch OF Crown Point candidates
headed by ex-County Surveyor George
Risher, were roped together when they
got into town and furnished a good
deal OF amusement.
The visiting Shriners were a Jolly
lot and four OF them after the parade
was ocer, entertained a crowd in front
of the Lion store with dances while the
band played on.
Barnie Young's band and Pugh's
band We'd with the visiting musical or
CARNATIONS in making the afternoon
gay with varied program OF musical
selections.
Candidate CARRIER as the leader of the
Black Crook Ballet kept a good seat on
his palfrey and made a good Lady
Godiva.
When the Mediah Temple and Arab
band and patrol arrived in town the
spectators got their first glimpse of
what was to come later on bigger
scale.
One OF the visiting shriners from
Chicago was Ernie Clark formerly Of
: Lowell, who once ran for surveyor on
the democratic county ticket
1t was great afternoon for the
J amateur photographer and the two
Arab bands and patrols were snapped
on all sides.
One Of the hits OF the evening was
the poem in THE TINES entitled MY
TIus band Took the Shrine"
Manager Paul Howse took his White
City show back to Chicago as soon as
the parade broke up
Ben Hur" Crumpackers gallant
) steeds became unruly when the parade
: ended but Ben Hur" was there with
Z the goods.
Oh yes the restaurants were well
able to take care of the crowd. Had
1t not been for the private entertain
t mcnt given the visitors, a lot Of them
. would have gone hungry.