The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-12-06
SUMMERS have BIG TINE.
PARTY RETURNS HERE FRIDAY
MORNING AFTER VERY
PLEASANT TRIP.
shrincrs DO Much Advertising for
sumscr-Costumcs Of sumter Can
dtdates Attract Many Favorable
Comments.

the Shriners who won't from here
to spartanburs to the big Tkanksgiv-
ing Day shriners meeting returned to
the city Friday morning after spend
Ing q most enjoyable day In that
hospitabie town. While they were
on their trip the Sumter club OF
ehriners did deal OF advertising for
the Gamecock City ana exciting much
favorable comment for themselves.
0asnecock City badges were worn by
al OF the Sumter delegation and their
special Pullman car was decorated
with big pieces OF bunting tackled on
a which was written the fact In big
letters that that car and its contents
came from sumer. the Gamecock
City.
The costumes Of all Of the candi-
dates were most fancy and created
much merriment and comment from
All Of the persons In attendance upon
the shriners meeting. but those cos
tunes prepared for the Sumter bunch
ok ten delegates beat the other cos
tunes all hollow" There were many
and various costumes and they were
. well posted and up-to-date set Of
types exhibited by the Sumter shrin-
era There was Mr. II. c. PARROT.
who. - Uncle Sam. that we'll known
celebrity. headed tho list OF candi~
dates. coming from Sumter. He
wasn't "Polly" any longer. but Just
~plain Uncle SAM" some one stated.
Mr.. r. A. Bradham was no longer
. popular bank oficiai. for ne was
dressed In motley mado court Jester
and Kings fool" for tho occasion.
He was still popular. however. that
I. could not bc taken away from him.
Nessrs. Junius PARROT and T. j.
f,u,t did not hold down their jobs as
S'eputy clerk OF court and railroad
yard master respectively. any longer.
for they were promoted to act as the
gold dust twins They were jolly
get Of twins. however. and carried OF
their parts well. except on one oc-
casion when Mr.. Junius PARROT was
guilty Of a serious inCiscretion after
partaking Of the cup of enjoyment too
fully and was carried away in the
BLACK Maria" To the lookup. where
ne was kept for about an hour until
Mcsrs Glenn. L. I. Parrott. and 9TH
ers could go around and put up bond
for his appearance at court.
Tho next pair was one dear to every
ehiIdish heart and the children who
watched the 600 shriners In their pa-
rade cheered them Justify. These
were Buster Brown and Mary Jane.
q beautiful pair OF innocent children.
Me~srs. o. III. Foley and G.. L. Hayns-
worth were the two characters In the
drama and they were very proud OF
their parts and OF the way they were
enabled to carry of the honors of the
occasion. even II the popular insur-
ance man dld meet friends and have
60 fall out OF line to speak to them.
IL In reported that Mary Jane wore a
beautiful and expensive costume.
The name OF Dr. K. R. Wilson was
put forth as candidate for office
and he was elected Oriental Guide,
thus being In the way OF promotion
60 Grand Potentate. to which office
his friends hope to elevate hun In the
future.
The parade was big feature Of
tho occasion and there we're more
than 500 shriners in this The candl-
dates came along as drivers Of the po-
lice patrol. some were on the water
wagon. some drove wagons and some
went In beautiful floats. the court
Jester going bareback on a donkey
through the streets. During the
evening the ceremonial session was
held and the candidates put through
the initiation ceremonies. AS there
wore about sixty candidates. entirely
too many TO bc put through the de-
grees. only twelve candidates were
required 10 take the course. or these
active candidates Mr.. q. III. Foley
was the only one from Sumter who
took the course. the others simply
being obligated without taking the
Initiation course
After the ceremonial session was
held the spartanburg Shriners en-
tsrtaincd their guests at a bountiful
Thanksgiving banquet which was
much enjoyed by all Of the visitors
after their days experiences The
Sumter party left on the Pullman az
about 1880 and reached here at