Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-03-23
ALEE TEMPLE HERE
ON NEXT TUE SDAY
CameIS Coming Direct From
Sahara Desert.
Every hing Point to Can
didates Long Remen-
bering Date.

Anywhere from thirty to forty can
didates will blister their feet on the
sands of the desert next Tuesday night
before they reach the oasis of Alec
Temple and find an everftowing
spring labelled "artesian water" but
not guaranteed under the pure food
law, to quench their thirst and wash
down the dust They will. be recruit
ed from among the barbarians of a
number Of tribes, will cover the terri
tory Of the ancient Creeks and Chero-
KEGS, and have received written guar
| antees that March 20, 1910, will be
found forever indelibly impressed on
! their minds if not on more visible parts
of their anatomy. Insurance agents
are already putting in bids for poll
cies, arrangements have been com
pleted to chloroform the city police
force from 8 to II p. m, when the
mystic rites will be in progress, and
the fire whistle will conceal the
groans of the novitiates. Strict Or
ders have been issued to all local
physicians to remain within the linn
its of the city. The camels are re-
ceiving an extra daily allowance of
fig leaves and special instructions
in stunts that will make the antics
OF bucking broncho seem angelic
by comparison. With glee already
written on their faces the Mobiles of
the Temple are preparing to MAKE
a concerted invasion of the city from
four quarters and the novitiates are
writing their wills, receiving the con-
dolences of their friends, and pre-
pairing to sibmit meekly to their fate
Tuesday will be a great day. The
Shriners strike this burg about the
break of dawn. They come in one or
more sleepers, and will not be dis
turbed until a. m. At that hour
The local Mobiles will gather at the
Windsor, preceded by the Macon
Brass band of eighteen pieces, will
march to the Central station and from
thence escort them to the hotel. At
ter breakfast, and the exchange Of
social courtesies with the local breth-
ren, automobiles will be taken for a
grand tour of the county, winding ur
at the Country Club, where refresh
ments will be enjoyed.
AT 8 o'clock in the afternoon the
street procession will take place
Leading it will be a float surmounted
by a great crescent, scimitar and star,
on which will be the chief officers
of the Temple in full regalia. Fol-
lowing will be two camels, recently
captured by Teddy Roosevelt in the Sa-
hara and especially shipped to Amer
icus for the occasion. The riders will
be Shriners Reeves and Cold
ing, of Savannah. Long experience
has made them absolutely fearless
Then will march the local and visiting
Mobiles and the candidates. The candi-
dates will be lead in chains or drag
ged in cages. The most dangerous
will be in cages. Only the "trus-
ties" will be allowed the privilege of
parading in ropes and chains. BY this
means the safety of the public is as
sured. Sightseers need not stampede
at any visible demonstrations of IN
outbreak on the part OF the captives.
They will be under excellent control
The Shriners guarantee the protection
of life and limb and public property
from the candidates, once they are
securely coralled While the outside
world does not know positively, it is
rumored that they will be kept in
chains until after the full stamp of
approval has been put on them toward
midnight. By that time they will be
effectually broken in spirit and so
tanned that even a babe could eat
out of their hands with absolute i'm
punity.
After the street parade race may
be pulled off between the two camel
riders in front of the Windsor that
will exceed in novelty and heart
thrilling excitement the chariot race
in Ben Hur or anything that the
mind of man has yet conveived. At
forwards the camels will be watered
at the fountain in front of the new
postoffice. A guarantee has been re
ceiyed that this will be the only water
consumed by the Shriners during their
visit to this particular oasis. House
keepers accordingly need not lay in
any extra supply in fear that there
will be a drought on Tuesday.
These are all the details that have
yet been allowed to leak out. The
Americus candidates to date are
Messrs. VIM H. Bowers, Enoch B.
Patterson, S. A. Daniels, Henry NJ
Stokes, S. A. Jennings and B. E.
Turner.