Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-02

Martial music, soldiers and the
American flag will play their part in
the Shrine reception of Imperial Po-
tentate Frank Niedrlnghaus, jr.. and
his party today, and during the course
of the gathering here of Shriners from
thruout the southwest, at the largest
meeting of this order ever held in
Oklahoma.
orders went out yesterday to the
bands which are to take part in the
celebration to use patriotic airs and,
during the street concerts, at the sta
tions and on parade the Akdar Patrol
band the fife and drum corps OF
Bedoun temple of Musllogee and the
Patrol band OF India temple of Okla
homa City, will add their stirring
music to the breezes
Only Weather Man Feared.
Recoi der H NJ Wellivcr of the Ak
Oar temple announced yesterday that
all details for the greatest Shriner
celebration in the history of the state
had been completed and that the
only clement which could enter into
the occasion to mar its success would
be the will of the weather.
+" Aside from large delegations which
will arrive form Oklahoma city, Mus
kogee, McAlester, Wichita Okmulgee
and other nearby cities. it is expected
that parties from some of the larger
cities in the country will be in at.
tendance II is assured that promi'
nent Shriners from Souix City, Minne-
apols st. Paul, Fort Worth, Dallas
and Kansas City will attend the cere-
monial
oklahoma City, with n delegation Of
$50, will he represented at the meet
ing, led by the India Temple band
and a drove of camels. which are ex-
and drove of camels which are e-x
pected TO be a feature of the parade
The patrol OF the oklahoma city
delegation already has sent represen-
tatives % Tulsa and these have Sc
cured horses for the parade. This is
the only part of the procession, aside
from the platoon of police, to be
mounted horseback.
4 feature of the parade will be the
fife and drum corps of Bedouin tenn
pie. Muskogee. Dressed in the regalia
made famous by the painting, "The
Spirit of 20" this part o2 the parade,
playing patriotic music, Is expected to
bring its share of applause as it passes
down the principal streets of the city.
TO Meet All Trains.
All the trains entering Tulsa which
bean the delegates to the meeting will
be met at the station by the Tulsa
<fkdar band and members OF the local
patrol The arrival over the Frisco
at 1850 O'Clock of the imperial po-
tentate and his party will be the sig
nal for a grand reception, in which
the massed bands of all temples will
take part, together with all patrols
and hundreds of automobiles.
Locally, the air is beginning to sing
with the activities of the several cam
ddates who have announced their
candidacy for the much-sought ring,
which is to be awarded to the most
popular novice.
one of the latest entries into this
field. but one who has already gained
strong footing Somewhere in
Shrinedom, along the second line OF
the enemy trenches" is Dorsey Hager,
who advertises himself as n Rock
Hound. Leading among the street
orators Mr. Hager has gathered about
him. is Jim Pilkington. who guides
traffic at the intersection of Third
and Main. Pilkington announced yes-
terday that his candidate had "cor-
nered" the supply of COW bells in town
and that no other candidate would
have q look-in at the ring or noise
which will precede the contest.
Parade Growing Feature.
The parade. which will start from
Sixth and South Main promptly at -
o'clock, will be divided into four divi-
sions. Headed by the Bedouin temple
fife and drum corps and with Capt
Alva j. Niles as grand marshal. the
first division will march eastward,
followed by division two which will
form on the east side of South Main,
facing north. The third division OF
the parade will form on Sixth. east
of Main and facing west, while the
fourth and last division will form on
Main, south of Sixth and facing north.
In the first division will be the
drum corps. company C, Tulsa, Okla
homa national guard, a platoon of the
Tulsa police force and automobiles
bearing Mayor John II. Simmons, his
official party, the members of the