Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-30
lOTrUMWA MOBILES ARE HOSTS
TO 700 MEN FROM SOUTH. &i@
EASTERN IOWA.
CROWD AT BARBECUE
Street Parade Has Many Interesting
and Amusing Features--Ceremon.
;. iaI Session at Armory Closes
tho Festivities.

Inc dli Udy CcIcIuOuiCO VI AAoopo
temple, Ancient Arabic Order Mobiles
of the Mystic Shrine closed Friday
with the initiation session which
was held in the Armory beginning at
1890. This part of the session follow
ed the barbecue and parade that were
held In the afternoon. The visiting
mobiles left for their homes Friday
and Saturday; about 700 in all
coming from all over outheastern
Iowa. r
Immense Parade. ~.
The parade was The feature Of the
day that attracted the greatest amount
of attention from the crowds who
thronged the down town streets in the
early afternoon. Special amusement
was furnished the bystanders by the
candidates who occupied prominent
piace in the procession. 49,
At 3 o'clock headed by c. M. Myers
marshal of the day and the Fifty
fourth regimental band the parade
moved west from the armory and down
Court to Second. The line Of march
followed was east on Second to Green,
south on Green to Main, west on Main
to Court. north on Court to Second
cast on Second to Market. Here the
procession divided; the initiates and
the Fifty-fourth band going to the
armory and the rest of the marchers
and the Fairfield band going south to
the ball park.
Immediately behind the Fifty-fourth
band rode Chief Potentate c. S.. Huber
If Davenport. He was followed by
followed BY two sturdy Roman chariot
u DnkH ~ nft1fyvA.
va, and Bud Hinkle Of Selma. who
with their togas and stocking footed,
dust capped horses made decided hit
with the onlookers. The Fairfield dele
cation fifty or sixty strong followed
them headed by their K. of P. band.
All of these men wore large red Fair
field remnants fastened to- their shout
ders and hanging down their backs.
Six suffragists were next In line and
they attracted great deal OF atten-
ton with their newest millinery creA-
tions and the latest style skirts. Then
followed the degree team from Daven.
port headed by the patrol of five
pieces playing weird oriental music.
Various other candidates in as many
different makeups were in line with
the rest OF the delegates marching two
and three abreast. At the rear of4the
parade was the water wagon dispens-
Ing the fiery red fluid labeled camers
milk which marked the line OF march
and blazed the trail to the barbecue.
Many at Barbecue.
. The Myrtle street ball park was the
scene of a great festivity beginning i'm
mediately after the conclusion Of the
parade and lasting until the business
session which was called at the arm
Dry for O'Clock.
About five hundred men sat down to
The feast that had been prepared BY
he local Shriners for their guests.
Nothing had been spared to make the
affair a success and more ideal day
for an out of doors affair could not
have been given than yesterday.
A large OK with several porkers and
sheep had been prepared by south
srn chef who was engaged for the oc,
,asion. A brick pit about twenty feet
long four feet wide and three feet
deep had been constructed and over
his the meat was roasted. Another
small pit of brick had been made for
he roasting OF the potatoes and sweet
potatoes in the ashes In true southern
style. These together with different
soups and all the accessories Of q
meat course we're served in cafeteria
style by the chef and his five assist
ants. Twelve tables we're placed
reaching half way across the diamond
and to one side In a semi-circle the
band was arranged and
played during the entire time. 3
49,. Evening Session. HIM
The business session was called at
he armory at 6 o'clock; the men com.
pg direct from the barbecue.
At 1880 the ceremonial session was
begun and lasted for several hours.
There were about thirty-flve candi.
]ates from Ottumwa and nearby towns
who were given the work Of the order.
rhe degree team from Davenport con-
,isting of twelve members, omciated at
his ceremony. T%2
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