Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-30
BABY CAMEL IS.
MASCOT Of
SHR|NERS
Forrest Adair ChrIstens New Ar
rival at Zoo-AnimaI Docle
During Ceremony

This is the story Of how Retentate
Forrest Adair became godfather to
camel-the Shrners mascot IT tells
how he made perileus trip through
the jungies Of Grant Park Zoo, and
there, with the aid Of pickle bottle
and several "colored gentlemen,
christened the son Of old Sue, ven
cradle wonder Of azure who inter
rupted nroce lngs with suHdry
launchings q mammoth hind foot
in The general direction of Mr.. Adam
and the pickle bottle. Thanks to the
helpers and some excellent plain and
fancy tumbing by Mr.. Adair, how
ever, no damage was done
Naturally the camel was chris
tened Forrest Adair," SO now Atlanta
re1aices in the possession of Forrest
Adair, biped, and Forrest Adair
quadruned
The first thing that camel said
Keeper BOYD declared, was that he
was glad he got here in time for the
big shrine meeting in May. And
since Mr. Adar made that meeting
possible for Atlanta why
That settled it, Mi Adair heN ed
before public opinion and the name
Of "Adair' stuck.
Birth Is Good Omen,
Forrest Adair, auadruped was
born early last SATURDAY, and mas
mueh as camel is as sacred to d
ShriHer as a gumdFnp is to old Doe
Cock, the birth Of the little beast is
reckoned as a mighty good omen for
the success Of the big meeting The
new member Of the camel colony will
march in the parade in May il he is
strong and old enough hy thai time
and he viii snare with Ya4rsb, TWO
year old camel out at the park, the
honor Of being official camel and
mascot TO Yaarah Temple He is al
ready the personal mascot of Peten-
tate Adair
1t was a weird ceremony. frausht
with thrills that gave Forrest
Adair' the name of Atlanta's most
illustrious Shriner Sue and her baby
were in their avn private campart-
meBt of The barn when Potentate
Adair arrived MIR Adair opened the
door bit and looked IN, being de-
sirous of seeing the baby when it
was not on company behavior. Old
Sue. hunched up in a corner stretch
cd cut ner long neck and tried ia bite
Mr., Adar's head eff, and then she
whirled and kicked large holes in that
portion OF the atmosphere that few
seconds before had been occupied by
MIR, Adars face.
After that Mr Adair gave Sue a
wide berth, Three colored gentlemen
named William, Henry and James
seized her by the nose and led her
out into her front yard, and Keeper
Boyd carried the baby camel out, de-
positing it on a patch of grass in a
corner Then Mr.. Adair came out
with his escort Of photographers and
oulookers walking carefully, and
showing fondness for the path
nearest the fence.
Christening Takes Place.
Mr., Adair, Keeper Boyd, James the
Bottle Bearer and the others formed
in line and marched sOlemnly three
times around the baby camel, which
tried to keep up with the procession,
but il forgot 10 move its feet as we'll
as its neck and couldn't make it. So
it fell down and cried in bitter dis
appointment
After the parade James retired to
one side, the photographer focused
his camera and Mr. Adair advanced
upon the camel making passs in the
air like he was Hghting bumblebees.
The camel raised itself upon its
launches, vonderingly and Mr. Adair
grasped it firmly by the chin,
quick, James" he commanded
the pickle hottle,'
James passed the pickle bottle and
Mr. Adair sank upon one knee. drop
ping some lake water slowly upon the
camel's head
Little thing SAID Potentste Adam
Il christen thee Forrest Adair,"