The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-06-06
Grandest Spectacle
of the Week Was the
Great Parade Today
Gorgeous Costumes Worn by Dvans and Patrols Made Bril-.
liant Picture on the College Campus
Beautiful Setting as the Patrols With Their Bands, Filed te
Grounds at Foot Of Wooded Knoll
Citizens Were Banked About the Scene Making Picture That
Will Long Be Remembered

The grandest spectacle Of the week
was the magnificent Shriner parade
this afternoon. which moved from the
Great Northern passenger station about
2:30 and proceeded south on Broad
way to Island park and rested at a
point near the campus of Fargo col
lege where there were q number of
exhibition drills by the several temple
patrols.
The temples, with their bands and
patrols, marched in the following Or
der! ~.rr. -. 80 E s-Es55ss
zuhrah,> Minneapolis, MINI.
Osman, st. Paul, no patrol.
Zelduz, Aberdeen. S: D.
Aad, Duluth, Mimi.
KEN, Grand Forks, n. D.
Ell Zagal, Fargo, N. D.
The mobiles of the different Shrines
marched behind their respective pa
trolls and bands. A very attractive
feature was the band of Zuhrah tenn
pie, in addition to which were twenty
six trumpeters all with silver instru-
ments.
Following the grand marshal, F. l..
Gage, were mounted police, company
of trumpeters, imperial divan officers
in automobiles and they included I'M
perlal Potentate Irwin Of Wheeling w,
Va, and he was accompanied by J. F.
Treat, past imperyial potentate.
The rich and gorgeous costumes
worn by the officers of the several di-
vans, handsome uniforms Of the diff
fn1 ant hFAN F1e,RN, -
patrols, beautiful Silken banners and
other incidental regalia made sheets of
pictures which made the delighted
crowds which lined the streets along
the line of march bow low to those re-
sponsible for one of the eliminating
glories Of the great week. There were
big and thrilling moments all along
the line from the Great Northern pas
senger station to Fargo college.
So perfected were. the arrangements
by the different division managers
that every move was made strictly ac-
cording to schedule and there was not
thing to mar the monster undertake
ing.
A Beautiful Picture.
One Of the most beautiful pictures
ever witnessed in northern state was
seen by the thousands gathered on
Fargo college hill, as the patrols, in
Cnelr prllllant colorS, and headed by
their uniformed bands. swung into po-
sition on the college campus at the
foot of the hill. Back of the patrols
was a beautiful wooded knoll, rising
gently to the rear and forming a splen-
did background. Banked all around
the hill were the thousands of specta-
tors and those who witnessed the set.
ting Of the scene will never forget the
picture.
No ceremonial Shrine parade woulG
be complete without the noble army
| of thoroughly humiliated novices In
their robes Of white and made tc
march as a chain gang. Some. of the
novices were assigned to all sorts o1
ridiculous and humorous assignments
posing as Enthusiastically dressed girls
burlesquing the present style of ultra
dressing-one said, II can't sit dowr
for the life of me.''
On the completion of the drills the
line returned north on the, west side
of the Island park north, the Ell Zaga
band leading the parade and march.
ing via Front and Eighth streets tc
First avenue north and thence to the
temple.