Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-08-13
ShrinerS Happy
At ROSeburg

the Roseburg Review:
With weather as fair as ever
graced a festive event in this section
of the state the members of Hillah
Temple, Shriners, of Ashland, en-
joyed the hospitality Of local Shriners
on the occasion OF their second pill
grimage to this city.
The visiting Shriners began to ar
rive in Roseburg late Friday after
noon and by eight o'clock last even
ing nearly one hundred g their num-
Der were comfortably housed in local
! hotels.
Following breakfast Saturday
morning a NUMBER of the visitors en-
| joyed an automobile drive through
the surrounding country districts,
while others took advantage of the
opportunity to visit the Soldiers
Home and other places OF local i'm
portance.
1t was late Saturday afternoon
when the real fun of the day began.
/ According to program the Shriners
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about three o'clock, and some time
later fell into line and paraded the
business streets of the city. The pa
rade was one Of the most entertain
ing fraternal spectacles that has been
witnessed in Rose0urg in many years.
In addition to a half hundred Shrin-
ers. attired in Shriners' garb, there
were many features which added in
terest to the occasion. The city
sprinkling wagon, squirting streams
of colored water, was fairly crowded
with visiting Shriners. The admis.
sion of this antiquated feature in the
parade was to remind the visitors
that Roseburg is a dry" town in a
very "dry" county. In another di'
vision of the parade was the county
steam roller, behind which marched
half dozen candidates scheduled tc
cross the burning sands at the cere'
monial. The candidates clung to
= long rope and were subjected to mum
, erous hilarious Jokes as they passed
along the line of march. There were
other humorous features which pro
voked considerable amusement at thu
: expense of those who participated.
v Following the parade, the ShrineT
gathered in the Masonic Temple
where they enjoyed a banquet fit TO
1. king. The menu, which included
l. all the delicacies of the season, wa
g served in courses and proved one o
the delightful features of the occa
sion. Although of an informal ma
n ture, numerous toasts were delivere,
O and witty and laugh-provoking re
O marks were in order. If there wer
any Shriners present at the banque
who were disappointed, they have no
e been found. 1t was an occasion o
Is fraternal cheer and was participate
A. in by as jolly bunch of lodgemen a
ever assembled about festive boart
y in this city.
Following the banquet the lodge
men repaired to the main auditorium
where for more than two hours tn
camel was subjected to the mos
strenuous effort. The candidates
a as brave a bunch of men as ever en-
u tered a lodge hall-accepted the ini
tiation without a murmur. TIL
sands were we'll heated, and we ar
n told that some of the candidate
J. found it extremely difficult in cross
e, ing the desert. But they were a.
n good-natured and many humorou
n situation tended to enliven the occs
}: sion. It was one of those event
N which the average Shriner look
lie ahead to with delight. AS the initia
ton progressed and the candidate
e. became weary from travel, camel
IA milk was served in quantities. An
lie when we say camel's milk we max
SIS no reference or even intimate ths
"a it was anything stronger.
la With the ceremonial at a close tn
ic lodgemen again retired to the bar
ii uuet hall, where they enjoyed a SCI
&c ond sumptuous feast. This banque
ri proved equally as delightful as tn
oil one served earlier in the evening
I'd During the progress of the midnigh
ID repast the several persons VIII
IL crossed the burning sands were con
PEELED to either deliver an address
T. sing a song or contribute in som
)r manner to the entertainment of III
er evening. We are told they wer
equal to the occasion and that man
is of the old-time songs which long ag
Of passed into history were repeate
r with enthusiasm.
r. There were fully 125 Shrinel
Mt present at the evenings ceremonit
20 and every one of them had a GOO
It time. The arrang ,ments were car
ar fully made and there was not du
moment from the very minute Il
n festivities started late Saturday unit
ck the last lodgeman had left the ma
ey at midnight
X And the visiting ladies. While NJ
* admitted to the Shriners' doings, tnI
sc were taken care of and royalty ente
tanned. At promptly seven o'cloC
ar Saturday evening the wives of loc
ut Shriners assembled at the Umpql
Hotel preparatory to entertaining q
rt- wives of those who came from afa
at After a cordial exchange of gree
Ct ings and social converse the visitil
I'M ladies were escorted to the Majesi
III Theatre, where they were entertain
at a theatre party. The manager
on the playhouse made special arrane
OF ments for the occasion and the sc
'al eral features of the program we
iss we'll received.
Ter Returning from the theatre the
IN. dies repaired to the dining apa
in ments of the Umpqua, where tn
his partook Of a delicious banquet. T
his decorations we're beautiful, flowt
and emblems Of the Shriners' ord
Ia being used in profusion. Numero
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