Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-02-26
GLOBE HAS BIGGEST DELEGATION ID
 SHR|NERS or FoRTY-EIGHT TO BE INITI- ATED, TWENTY WERE FROM
 CAPITAL or CHA
HUNT WONDERFULLY ARRAYED
DAY AND NIGHT OF FESTIVITIES MARKED WITH MULTITUDE OF
 AMUSING INCIDENTS

Phoenix Tuesday and Tuesday night, a,
 reported in the Phoenix Republican:
 Declining the cordial invitation of tn,
 Shriners to march through the muddy
 streets last night. the fantastic parad,
 that had been planned WAS dispensed
 with and the entire night was given uE
 to the weird transactions scheduled tc
 take place in the hall.
 l The freedom of the city, however
 was accepted enthusiastically and the Shriners were the whole thing yester
 day. Business was suspended on account
 of the holiday. Those who desired to
 be ultra-patriotic attended the Illinois
 picnic and the baseball game. The rest
 of the people were divided into two
 classes. One was composed of Shrir
 and candidates, and the other comprised the uDfaithful, nearly all of whom
 seemed as much interested in the cere-
 monials as the shieks themselves. The
 attendance from other parts of the ter
 ritory was large and one would have
 had hard time yesterday trying to get
 into crowd in which Masonry was not
 represented. Forty-eight candidates ap-
 peared for the tortures and twenty of
 them came from Globe. The rest were
 from all the varied points of the com
 pass, the Globe delegation being much
 the largest. The names of the noyi.
 tiates are:
 Perry Benson Lady, Robert Russell Boyd, Taylor Ely Sweet, George Stone. man, Ronald Herbert Jacobs, John Wog. Globe; Alvin Luther Reese, Jerome: Richard Maxmillian O. Buehler, Phoe. nix; Frank Justice Thomas, Ash Fork; John Edward Leeper, Lee P. Krauli, James A. Prosser, Jerome; James A. Pitts, Phoenix; Alfred Hauser, Globe; Amos A. Betts, Abel F. Nye. l.. NJ. Christofferson, Ernest w. Lewis, Phoe nix; F. J. Breehan, Tempe; John B. Coplen, Globe; Harvey D. Stephens, Prescott; George W. P. Hunt, Globe; Willar Smith, Phoenix; L. G. Movers, Globe; l. T. Hosey, Phoenix; William F. Brooks, Globe; Charles Stauffer. D. Q. Johnson, Phoenix; Jesse Gregg, John W. Francis, Flagstaff; s. $. Preston, Tuba: Joseph B. Canfeh, Williams; Angus McAlpine, Globe; Charles E. KadeIl. Charles Padelford, Tucson; John D. Wick, Jr., Solomonville; P. c. Ander son, Globe; Howard T. Wayne, Globe; Ben J. Mckinney, Coehise; William s. Sultan, Globe; Claude NJ. Hinkel, John D. Champaign, John J. Miller, Bisbee: J. J. o Loughlin, Warren; B. T. Wat. kins, Bisbee; R. c. Barnard, Williams; James A. Lanport, Flagstaff.
 Having decided in the afternoon that there would be no parade, the managers utilized such portions of it as mlgnt practicable to liven up things during nice, sunshiny, but muddy afternoon. There were all manner of vehicles. some old fashioned, some so ancient it was that they would hold together. One of them, in fact, did not, and had | .o be dragged out of the streets on three wheels. An ancient hack that probably | 'ame to the territory with Coronado E expedition, was improvised as a carry- | Ill for earting around and exposing to | public view one after another of the unfortunate novitiates who were recog- nzed and captured on the streets.
 Ike biggest figure of the day was ut by c. W. P. Hunt, president of the ouneil. He was arrayed in Merry Widow hat, the biggest on record, and Ii a color scheme of yellow Below the lat peeped winrow of artificial hair hat could be seen block away. His ailor made suit was of streaked calico, l, ut Mother Hubbard and little short, with direetoire slits in the side. The ress looked good deal shorter when it gas later put on man about seven feet igh. Both these men, and others, were ed up and down the sidewalks, and in- reduced to people generally, whether hey wanted to be or not.
 The high court was held in the bowl. ng alley under the Aztec club, and each andldate in turn was brought before for punishment. 1t kept the guards usy administering it. One of the 'heeled features was Ben Hur out. t. Roman chariot made of the tongue, oubietrees and front axle of a wagon. nth two moving machine wheels on it,
 wooden box 10 ride in, and drawn by 'ur lively burros.
 Possibly one of the most unique incl |. ents of the day was the lynching of , harles A. Stauffer, who was hanged to
 telegraph pole at the intersection of 'ashington and Center streets. He was It down later in the day and revived T the evening ceremony.
 Prof Georgenmintzofsky of Berlin we hypnotic exhibition in the Hub { indow, Ernest Lewis being the sub . ct. He refused to go under the in. renee of the wizards eye until the 4 tier hit him over the head with a ' ub, when he dropped like a railroad P, and was bound and gagged so he uid not come to until he was sent 6 r. a These and score of similar stunts n IS negaged in for the merriment of . !, whether Shriner or sinner, or both, d all enjoyed if