Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-11-21
MANY CROSSED THE
BEDS OF HOT SAND
HUNDRED NONICES WE'RE INITI.
NriD INTO \ \ .. y. NJ :. At
Tlili GRAND LAST NIGHT.
THOUSANDS SAW PAGEANT
DaN Of Festivities and Merry Making.
city FILLED With Mcarcrs
Oi Red IcM

Yesterday has gone down In Shrine
history AZ one Of the biggest days
among ShrInrrs In the state Of Okla.
homu II was the occasion Of the
fan ceremonial Of Akdar Temple in
Tulsa, and Shrucrs to the number Of
more than a thousand. gathered hero
from every section OF the state 10
participate in the pleasures Of tho
day ana aud In the caravan Of the
''novccs' across the hot sands u
the desert
Following day Of great sport and
good fellowship, the wcarcrs Of the
red fc2 assembled at the Grand opera
house, whore a class Of J5 novlces
were initiated into the mysteries OF
the Ancient order of the Mobiles Of
the Mystic Shrine. In the class We're
many Tulsa business men and some
of tho most prominent men in tho
northwestern part Of tho state.
Among the wen Known local candi.
dates who got all that was coming
TO them" were County Judge Conn
I III.
4 Truman Nixon and others
The forenoon was spent in the reg
istratlou of Visiting Mobiles and now
{ ices who poured into the city on every
| train from early yesterday morning
until an hour before the initiation
took place. A special train brought
/ nealy so Pawhuska Shrlncrs to tho
oasis" while dozens Of prominent
Shriners and Masons came in from
| Oklahoma City Muskogee. Enid, Ok
mulgoc Guthrie, McAlester, Ninita,
/ Caremore Nowata, Newkrk. Sapulpa,
/ Pawnee, Mounds, Bixby Bristow and
! other towns
/ At noon nearly thousand "ellg-
/ iblcs' assembled In the grin room of
the Hotel Tulsa. whore the "big feed"
/ the committees In charge The well
drilled Arab Patrol Of the Tulsn tenn
F pie, accompanied by twenty enthusias-
/ tie members of the Tulsa band. met
an incoming trains the band played
J. repeatedly on the streets and in the
/ hotel lobby and the patrol, with It's
+ many and original drills, attracted
much attention from Shrincrs and
public alike.
The big street parade at 23O
o'clock, which wended its way through
/ IN" business district to be viewed by
/ thousands Of spectators who lined tho
sidewalks on either side of the thor
oughfarc, was the best parade In tho
/ history Of Akdar Temple. in many
/ respects. The Erotc5que costumes and
/ rough 5tun'' which have been pres
cnt in former professions was miss
/ ing, and instead the largest and most
. diguincd bunch OF shrincrs ever seen
In parade line In oklahoma. parti-
clpntcd ia that feature Of the days
program.
The period from 3.30 10 $50
o'clock was spent In giving visiting
Shriuors and their ladies' an automo-
I bile tour Of the city and despite
dislgrcoable dust storm. the visitors
enjoyed the trip The silent drill OF
the patrol In the Grand opera house
at 1:30 O'Clock. just before the cere-
monial started, was a great surprise
~ hIl save q few who have been ac-
iiv" associated with the perfectly
drilled Arabs i'm recent months.
The lobby Of the Hotel Tulsa was
bee hive Of activity and frolic
throughout the day and everyone who
visited the business district of the city
Yesterday had evidence of shrine ao-
uNy on every side.
This morning the Tulsa Shrlners.
with band and patrol and a hundred