Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-10-18
King SOLOMON
ECLIpSED BY
SHRINERS
SEvENTY=F!YE N0V!CES ON BURROS,
SCORES OF MOBILES IN SCARLET
TUNICS, AND HIGH OFFICIALS IN
MAjARDAH RAIMENT, DAZZLE
GREAT TRRONG OF SPECTATORS,
MONKEY KISSES MAIDEN
Who SHRIEkS IN FRIGHT

There never was minute
King Solomon was in it,
. SO said everyone, quoting from IN
= MY Harem" song in an effort to de-
scribe the parade of the mobiles and
, nobles-to-be of the Mystic Shrine
which encircled the plaza this morn.
ing, as great throng of people
, standing seated in motors, or leaning
out of windows, laughed, shrieked and
applauded at the unique spectacle.
!. 1t was unique in many ways Never
were so many burros carrying men
on their backs seen in one group.
Never were the colors of the rainbow
more faithfully reproduced in street
costumes. Never was there such an
aggregation of potentates and pebe.
ians, princes and paupers.
Verify, the Mystic Shrine is the
playground of Freemasonry and the
play was well carried out in this
parade, given in honor "or dishonor'
! CD of the six dozen or more novices
who sought to reach the oasis where
the wells of Shem-Shem are to quench
their thirst for knowledge, influence
and power.
Began at II.
1t was nearly IL o'clock before the
parade actually got started from the
armory where the Shriners make
their rendezvous But for hours bur-
ros had been gathering in the placita
Dt n1o ,f
burros from Santa Fe and from the
backwoods in the county; burros,
white, gray, brown and black; burros
with modern saddles for wood, and
burros "au naturel.' There we're big
burros, tiny-weeny burros, and mid.
dle-sized burros.
But for all that. they were burros.
saints of the desert Rocky Mountain
canaries, Yet not chirp came from
them. so well had they been trained,
or so dazed We're they by the fash
I of colors that struck their eyes as
the mobiles passed by. Just one burro
was the "black sheep" of the flock;
he bucked and tore around as fat
Shriner-to-be tried to get on his back.
This burro had the sympathy of the
audience, however, and loud was the
applause at his antics.
Stunning Robes.
AS motor after motor arrived along
the line of march, bringing fair ladies'
and their escorts-as hundreds turned
out a-foot to see the impending spec
tacle, there was suddenly craning
of necks and widening of eyes for
10 and behold, the mobiles We're COM
ing out of the temple"
Not even Rome, with it's college of
cardinals, saw such an array of
scarlet robes. And to make the no.
bles more impressive each carried
scimiter which out Damocled the
famed Damocles sword.
Parade Forms.
Then the parade formed Major
Fritz Muller being the marshal.
though he doubtless had more pom.
pous name. Clad in red, too and
carrying gold-tipped spear, the
doughty warrior looked formidable
on a superb charger. He gave orders
oiu ocoh NiS
into line administering a shower OF
kicks to the canaries. A storm OF
laughter from the bystanders ensued.
In few minutes, the novices march
was on. "Click-a-ticlick" went
score Of kodaks, in rapid succession.
Following the marshal was a band
of a dozen or more Instruments which
played funeral air, reminding the
novices that the worst was yet to
come.
Then marched two stately-looking
men who might have been Roman
senators. clad in togas of white and
gold and carrying gilded axes. Fol,
lowing these stars of the first magni.
tude, walked a milk-white burro, draw
ing a little phaeton in which sat
25year old baby wrapped in swad-
ding clothes. After the babe came
another carriage in which reposed a
five gallon jar of milk for the infant
trailed along, keeping
eye on the babe. Santa Feans
we're quick to recognize the we'll
Known Harvard scientist, Sylvanus G.
Morley as the trained nurse who
walked to the right of the milk wag-
IN Shouts of laughter greeted Eva"
is he is best known.
A white goat then pranced along.
.ut who Will ride it is 4 secret.
Novices in White.
Following the goat, came the nov
ces. innocent looking men, clad in
White coats which contrasted well
With the color of most of the burros.
trimming at their own discontinue
md trying their best to maintain
horizontal posture, these novices
we're simply ito laugh
But they stood the ordeal well--or
'ather sat it out-knowing at times
low far the top of their hose was
rom the bottom of their trouser legs
Then the Chain Gang.
Wearing striped suits, which fitted
nugly. with heavy balls and chains
o their legs, five men who seemed