The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-05-14
SHRINER5 TR0D
HEATED SANDS
MANY NEH cA&o;cATEs WERE
INITIATED BY THE o6o=R
Lass N,c4T.
Members Aause5 aaeota .ors W t.
Their Para-e--Neetmg Brought to
a Close Wsh q Delightful Banquet
at the oJethorFe ,7ot4l.

Beginning thci. festn ties with
parade starting from .Ae Oslethorpe
hotel at $50 O'Clock last aign,, aoou,
zoo being in line. TIE 4l. SIC onriuers
had their inning Al tAal l.IA@. Il was
an ali night affair as is generally the
case, and every minute of the time
was enjoyed by the many visitors.
The parade Itself was amusing to
the public-that IS all they had the
opportunity Of seeing Headed by Tie
First Regiment oaId, the proce. sioa
moved from the Ogiethorue to the Ri
flemen's armory. The mere thought
of what was going TO take place in
the armory later-when large nam-
Der OF candidates We're to be conduct
ed over the heated sands--made many
Of the members happy All every COT
ner the parade would halt until two
OF three members could cut TIE pig
con wing" while others danced the
tWo-step TO the tunes of the music
1t was jolly crowd of happy fel
lows, prepared FOR good time aud
knowing that it was coming to them.
The candidates who were only Won
derin3 what was awaiting them. were
not 50 merry, ana seemed to realize
that the royal funfeast was to be at
their expense. They had seen the
paraphernalia brought over from Sa
yannah; some of it was to be us 4
for the first time and the knowing
members, those who had trotted across
the desert long age. would only look
at it and laugh.
What took place in the Riaemens
armory can only be imagined. But
it must have been rich, rare and
racy," with such q large number of
candidates. 1t was after midnight be-
fore ihe initiation was completed. The
pilgrims who were conducted across
the heated sands were:
r 3. Stubbs, S. J Stubbs P. r.
Findlay, Macon; w. NJ. Stokes, Balm
bridge; Reuben Jones, Shellman; +.
II. Calhoun, Beach; G. w Hogan. Iror
City; F. A. Prevail, Banbridge; +.
~ Bodaker, l.. Montgomery, Angus a
A. D. Gale, J. A. Foster. w. G. Brant-
ley, c. Downing, J. e. Williams. j.
u. Lott, Brunswick; w. T.. Mcdowell,
Blakely; A. de l.. Mendez, Fl. l.. Dur
rant B. II. Levy, Savannah, L. vi
Longino, d. S. Darlington, j. T.. Strow-
bridge. r. y. Wall, b. P. Searcy, Mil
ledgeville; r. A. Dixon, J. H. Lamb,
Cordele; J. S. Penny. Rome; Y. H.
Marlborough Rome; e. +. Hodges,
Dixie; Il. l.. Caldwell, Ocilla; G. F.
Dickson, Osierfield.
At Banquet Board
When the initiation was completed
at the armoIy th3 Shriners returned
to the Oglethorpe hotel, where one OF
the most delightful affairs of the en-
tire meeting took place. The spacious
dining room at the handsome hostelry
was beautifully decorated for the
banquet. Covers were laid for up
wards Of two hundred and, in full
dress, the Shriners made a most i'm
pressiye appearance as they were
seated at the banquet tables.
c. A Cults, OF Savannah, acted as
tpdnliiiosoltI, anu IL uiu 81 III ms uShctl
pleasant manner. An orator Of abii
ity, gifted with an unusually pleasant
manner of speaking, he was loudly
applauded and created much ailuse-
ment in calling on the various speak
ers of the evening
Among those VINO made short ad
dresses We're Congressman Brantley
Of this city; Editor j. d. McCartney,
Of Rome; Col. r. H. Wylly Of Thom-
asville; Rev. H. L. Durant, Of S1van-
nah and others Each Of the SPEAK
ers received the closest attention Of
the large number of Shriners pres
ent. Words Of praise for the sociable
branch of the great order of Masona
We're uttered by { ach orator, while
Brunswick came IN for her share for
the way in which she has entertained
1 her visitors.
The banquet was one of the most
enjoyable ever given in the city and
brought to close one of the greatest
conventions the city has ever had the
pleasure of entertaining.
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