St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1913-04-18
A Strange Procession

the pike. Clasps of astonishment
were heard when it was first
sighted, followed by outbursts of
amusement and appreciation
when the object of the grotesque
turnout was fully realized. At
first glance it was difficult to de-
termine whether it was a funer-
al cortege or ceremonial rite
procession in honor of some un-
usual event. It is certain that
the advent IF King Rex at the
Rose Carnival presented no more
distracting appearance. 1t came
out of the south, and proceeded
down Jersey street to the GEN.
tral part of the city. Its coming
was heralded by strains of weird
and harmonious and otherwise
strains of music that startled and
then attracted people to the line
of approach. In the lead and
acting in the capacity of drum
major was G. G. Currin, and di-
rectly behind came a long string
of individuals, some with musi-
cal instruments. The hand of
each was connected to a long
rope, and on the extreme end of
the rope a two wheeled vehicle
was attached. And il was some
vehicle. IL had a sort of cage on
the top which was plastered with
placards of divers descriptions,
and on the rear Of the strange
vehicle was inscribed in large
letters: 81 am the victim" "
The queerest sight of all was in
side the cage. II could be seen
that the figure of a man was
crowded therein, attired in a
headgear of the vintage" of
l742, and a compromise between
a cloak that Noah might have
worn in the ark and bath robe.
| Upon closer investigation the
smiling countenance of Harry
Truman was revealed. IL then
dawned upon the crowd that IL
was Harry's wedding night, and
that the ceremonial event was
gotten up by reason of his hav-
| ing deserted the ranks of The
Bachelors to join the vast army
of Benedicts. and that his re-
cent club associates were thus
performing the impressive cere-
mony incidental TO Harry's de-
parture from their organization.
With solemn tread and somber
countenances the procession
moved onward, the unearthly
music never ceasing. Down
Jersey street almost TO the post
office, back TO the Multnomah
, Theatre and through the theatre
J in the midst of a picture scene Il
went. Out again and 10 n dance
g i'm progress i'm the rink IL contin
ued. Right into the rink among
D the dancers IL progressed, the
. musical accompaniment never
losing n note and the counte
, nances of the paraders never
changing. Out again and thru
, the principal streets il continued
, its journey, and finally wendeC
its way back 10 the Sneed home
where the wedding ceremony
had taken place earlier in the
evening. BY virtue of clever
stratagem the bride was captur
= ed aud placed gefftly but irresist
e IDLY into the already well filled
4 cage. The line of march was
\ again taken up and swept Owe
e much the same course as wher
e the groom was the only Occupan
S of the conveyance. The musi
/ clans played all the tunes eve
i devised in this or any lOthe
h country, and a few that had ney
1 er been heard before since th'
world began. Dick Perrine'
i trombone. built pre-eminentl.
!. for circus purposes, sending IL
n resonant notes far out in IN,
J. night air, penetrating beyon'
a Astoria, where they were tinall!
s lost amid the pounding surf,
/ Near the midnight hour tn
d procession, either by acciden
}. or design, landed at the home o
s the bride and the crowd was in
k vited In. A splendid banque
e was served, the Bachelor Gu
> quartet rendered some fine seleC
" tions, and dancing in all the LAT
c est and best liked forms indulg
Ie ed i'm. The affair was the jollt
! est that has ever taken place i
u lSt. Johns, and the bride an
v groom were voted the games
% couple that ever happened, BC
r fore the procession concluded II
,r line of march it had been aus
! mented by the entire weddin
ir party, all of whom enjoyed tn
unprecedented occurrence as niue
as the Bachelors. 1t will be
le long time before Mr.. Truman wi
e fail 10 remember the incident
g attendant upon his transforms
10 ton from bachelordOm to III
- Benedict ranks.
le 1t required subtle ingenuity
D, capture Harry in the first i
ne stance, but through the viii
oi Vaccinations of Drum MajC
y Currin he was inveigled frol
&c the domicile to the front yarC
u when a swarm of Bachelors aroS
d d magically out of the lawn, el