Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-06-07
.SHR|NERS Have
A Big PARADE
Fargo Ablaze With Lights
and Gorgeous 10 0rien-
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Shrine day in Fargo and from Imperial
Potentate Irwin of Wheeling, w, Va,
down to the humblest novice who had
%speculated over what would happen
to him when he crossed the hot sands,
everyone enjoyed the occasion. They
were in complete possession of the
city and everything was in gala at.
tire for their entertainment. Besides
the big Ell Sagal temple here, seven
visiting temples of the Shrine were
represented Minneapolis, Duluth,
Grand Forks and Aberdeen were here
in especially large force and st. Paul
Winnipeg and Sioux Falls were each
we'll represented, but did not send
their patrols.
The Shriners arrived this morning
on four special trains. Zurah of Min
neapolis had 200 men and the com
plete divan, patrol and band. Osman
OF St. Paul had sixty representatives
here. And temple of Duluth was $50
strong with a divan, patrol and band.
and the famous cannon brigade. Ye-
louZ temple of Aberdeen came with
on a special with divan, patrol and
band and Ell Raid temple of Sioux
Falls, had fifty members present. The
other side of the international line is
splendidly represent led by Khatrum
temple of Winnipeg. KEN temple Of
Grand Forks. which until a compare
lively recent dale was combined with
Fargo, in showing its affection for the
mnfhQr tnmnln haR1 a RI .TInr0 w. OEN
members present With the full d.
van, patrol and a large band.
Imperial Potentate Irwin was shown
a great time by the illustrious poten-
tates and other officers Of the differ
ent temples present and the occasion
was the largest assemblage OF Shrin-
ers ever held in the northwest at
other than a regular session of the
fun-making organization. The gath
ering gave the imperial potentate an
opportunity to greet a great many OF
his brothers whom he would have no
opportunity Of seeing in any other
way at this time. .
The Scottish Rite bodies completed
all the degrees yesterday afternoon
and advanced a large class Of novices
to the point where tnay We're ready
for the Shrine WORK. The novices
figured very prominently in the fun
making that was in progress yester-
day. No feature of the initiation
was overlooked as the presence of
the imperial potentate and the divans
of so many other temples encouraged
the members Of Ell Zagel to give the
best initiation possible.
OF course the big events of the
day were the two scheduled paraies.
The first was this afternoon. 1t was
participated in by all the visiting tenn
pies. There were a half a dozen
bands furnishing music for the Occa-
sion and when not in parade they
were located on the different corners
of the business district entertaining
the thousands of visitors who are here
to witness the parades and see the
festivities. The gaudy costumes Of
the members of the different patrols
and the fezes of the members of the
Shrine with the flags and other dec
Grafton of the business blocks lent
a great lot Of color to the scene The
effect was that of a carnival or mardi
gras and the spirit. of fun was as
rampant as in New Orleans on the
night the king of carnival holds full
sway.
There were many features to the
parade that held the interest Of the
spectators and when the line reach
ed the campus OF Fargo college a halt
was made for witnessing the intricate