The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-10
YELLED PROPHETS
GIVE GROTESQUE
STREET ARADE
Riot Of Color and Music Marks
Great Procession of Ma
sonic Order.
VIEWED BY IMMENSE THRONG
Visiting Grottoes Attend Barbe-
cue at Forest Hill-Will Go
Down River To-Day.

All that fantasy and all that truth
coulC combine IL beautiful grotes-
queric were found in tho caravausary
which paraccd Yesterday evening
through Richmond's pleasant thor
ouChfarcs 20 mark a Jubilee of the
Mystic Order Of Ncilcd Prophets of the
Enchanted Rclm. 1t was twenty min
utcs after the muezzin had called tho
hour of seven that tho cnravansary
moved from Ninth and Broad south
ward and then turned its head to tho
paling west. II was = o'clock when, at
last. wcaried with much marching and
deaf with such sounds as had never
before greeted such a procession.
the 5000 mon and women who had
pGradcd came to Il halt and were dis
missed. II was early this morning be-
fore the last OF them went TO bed and
lost themselves in the pleasant fields
OF slumber. 1t will be many and many
n day before 10000 Richmond people
who Witnessed that vivid. marching
alleGory Will cease calling 1t to mind.
1t was such q sight as Richmond
has not seen before and may never
see again. Picturesque costunery OF
the Orient mingled with tho staid dress
Of the West: splendid uniforms OF tho
modern man Of war were contrasted
with the regalia in which the me-
dievalists clothed themselves for COM
bat Gauntleted and aproned hussars
marched behind band of Boy Scouts.
and behind them came others bearing
the antiquatcd hell-mouthed musl<et.
BEWITCTINf: CHANCES OF
MODERN SALEM WITCHES
Witches OF Salem rode cntraircd in
wagons, witchiuE only In tho soft
ElarccS they let fall upon the up
Gazin" multtudes. And their escorts
We're men who had stepped suddenly
from between the leaves Of tho Arabian
Nights. tales. hearing again the name
of ilarouu- Al Raschid and the call OF
his salves Minutemen OF the days OF
I6. without place or position in these
latter days, were OF the community.
Bizarre robes Of flowing red over
white. green on yellow, and black
gowns slashed with crimson added to
the beautiful crotcsuuccic, and through
all ran the rhyme and rhythm of per-
feet contrast, SO that the procession
appeared to be n utilization OF incou-
gruitics and anachronisms.
II was at the evening hour that tho
parade started, whilc the people were
1t their leisure and ia their homes.
Fifty thousand watched 5hc cavnlcadc,
Iud 10000 white and colored people,
old and young. followed from Ninth
lud Broad 10 l;cividcrc and back again.
Mounted police kept the crowd in or
der at the point OF assembly, and led
the way. Ahead OF the van rode Major
Werner In IN automobile. with officer
>C. l.. SamuclS as his aide de camp. The
chi"i IF Police WAS dressed in Prophet
rcSalla, for hc WAS one of tho sew
cnty who were initiated into further
secrets n; the supreme Council meet
.ug last u"ht.
Behind him. and headed by Captain
L. Il, Sowel, rode the mounted police.
and then came the modern sOldiery.
The Richmond Grays. under command
OF Major Lawrence II. Price. led off,
ana were followed by the Signal Corps,
in command OF Lieutenant LutZ, and
the RiclImond HowitZcrs. in command
of Lieutenant Rces. Next appeared
SaniS Grotto, and the visiting grottoes
followed In order. More than 1900 took
part in the parade, and it took the pro-
point.
SOME UNIQUE FEATURES
OF GREAT PARADE
Zulika Grotto. OF Buffalo, marched
and then came kallipolis Grotto, dis
tinguished by two women as aides to
the standard bearer. They marched
like veterans, and were immune to the
shouts and applause which rose about
thcm. They depicted, perhaps, ten
derer AmaZonian spirit. for they ap-
pcarcd not to be OF the bellcose type,
holding rather the lofticr mien OF Il
Minerva And so IL was, Grotto after
grotto. in unccasing fantasy, all DIFF
icrcntly Garbcd and each peculiar ar
ter It's own fashion. Al-Sirat Grotto
varied the marching with evolutions
on !he way. performing them In such
quick fashion as not To interfere with
those marching directly behind. Keder
Kahn raised furore with It's green
zoulvc uniforms and It's loud band .
Hem Icm Grotto. OF Jersey city. at
tractcd all with It's purple dress un-
d"rslashcd with rcd. Eut to speak OF
one would neccssitatc mention of all,
and there is hardly room for all.
GlIncing at the names emblaZcncd on
i.rh
thought OF cigarettes, but perish tho
thought upon such AN occasion ana
with such an aSscmb1age.
When the procession moved west
ward into Frank lin Street that great
thorouGhfarc of handsome homes was
throngcG from lIouScfront to house,
front. only the central way being left
clear for the parade. Thousands filed
the porchcS and windows Thousands
we're lined on the steps OF every church
ny Ihich the proccSS!e1 moved. Bows
p"rched themselves in tree branches
the better able to see. and children too
small TO ;oddle alone were held aloft
ia thcir parents arms. From yard rail
I" curb The sidewalks were filed. and
others who had not room to stand on
the sidewalk cncroached IN the pass
age way of the prophets. 1t was bv
idr the largest outpouring OF people
Richmond has seen In years. Look
ing westward one could see nothing.
""' .'"P''' '"o ltiteS on cither side OF
moving thread. with flags waving
and hats and haudkcrchiefs flying In
tho air. Every house was decorated ;
aud every boy had flag. The porches
OF Wcstmoreland Club aud the Com
monwealth Club were Jammed. and
even the most blase caught tho fever
OF excitement OF this strange appear
MANY EN.tSS BANDS
ENI.sVEN TIIF; SCENE
And there was no lack OF music.
Nearly every grotto had it's own band.
and when one ceased playing another
started. Franklin Street was filled
with music. and often the crowd caught
up some familiar air and sang IL to tna
accompaniment OF the band. Tho sun.
per hour was forgotten, for when tho (,
ll,nntiniIel On IEIftI.