The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-11-22

efs dance at the Elks Club, sounded Ity
the last note' playing Home Sweet fail
.lole' while the shriners called for By
more but there was simply "notbing nat
ooing' and the big days celebration pit,
came to close. 81,
never has Lakeland seen such ,an
way as Yesterday. Everybody was
ioaued with laughter, fun. noise and
some with other things, and soyous. ;
aess reigned unconfned. A more per Fl
lect day could not have been modo :. III
oraer' and the six or seven thousand 90
people, who packed and jammed and Of
pushed their way along the streets FL
were all in hilarious good hu,nor III
| Inc Shriners had a three-rins Dir. e,
Gus last night-the Drum Corps from 81
tampa LOOK a bunch Of Tampa girls CT
and marched through the streets q
, 'eating away on their drums, making &
as much noise as cyclone. They in 81
Vaaed cool drink stores turning over G
| 'aoies' and into the Casino they v
f. marched turned off the lights and
1 marched around the lever" in great h
shape. While this performance was .
A IN progress, the fresh meat" who
v mad been herded together since early +
!. IL the evening, were getting theirs" I
!, at the Auditorium. and whi,c thev
were walking the hot sands, they had
the satisfaction Of knowing that next ),
time they could look on and realize
;, now funny II all was. At $50, the
= lodge room Of the Elks Club, which
: had been secured for the occasion by
20 the Shriners, was the scene OF big
J" free for all dance and there was !!
% hardly room for the dancers, so large
~ was the crowd. 1t was estimated that
CD there were between 200 and 500 dan
nc GERS on the floor.
nd
Airplane Thrilled Big Crowds
Just as the parade was getting un
tic der way yesterday afternoon, the air
red Elane, which had gotten stuck In
The Swindels field earlier in the day.
[rs. made up for its mona appearance in
md the morning, and gave wonderful
18th exhibition over the city, doing a loop
my the-loop, tail spin, and other manoeu'
sed vers, swooping down from dizzy
ack heights almost to the tops OF the
!. buildings gliding safely upward, like
great, beautiful bird The sunligh
on the wings of the plane made tn,
ID. exhibition all the more beautiful
arm Hundreds saw an airplane for tn,
Ugh first time, and its thrilling perform
Hrs, Eance made great hit with the thou
elm sands who tn onged the streets.
usl!
.ho Mobiles Greatly Appreciated Lake.
~. Lands UnbOunded Hospitality
s,s All day the visiting Shriners an
: oro their ladies voiced their appreciatio
- of the wonderful cordially and spler
= did hospitality of the people OF Lake
land, and after the ceremonial at tn
Auditorium last night these expre'
: H. sions took concrete form, when resi-
w. lutions were passed thanking II
'il's' Lakeland Shrine, the Lakeland Elk
stoh' Club, and the people Of Lakelar
aay generally for their unbounded cou
LAKE, tesies, the passage Of the resolution
l be being followed by three long chez
Coi. for Lakeland" which were Civ
lmpie with a yigor which left no doubt
er IN to their sincerity.
q the
, will Broke up the echooi
Shortly after the MONDAY lun
- hour a party of the Shriners went
q CT to the Lake Wire school, to
q charge of things and dismissed
2 q pupils. The teachers were' OF tour
q powerless against the good-natul
q p force Of the jovial visitors ami
children, 1t may be safely stated
70, mt offer much resistance. 1t
stated in this mornings Tribune |
IN Ave Principal Jones dismissed the sen
Int this was not the case, he
not at the school at the time, re ne
absent at luncheon according |"
usual custom of going home Tor III
during the first hour of the attern
session.
Fine Drill by Patrol
h The Patrol composed OF some
- ~ or forty advanced shrineES
their beautiful regalia, gave an
y h,b,tion drill on the Main street
fronting the Park, Immediately
the narade. They are finely Ut
,ot of men, and they went throu
8 rumber of difficult manouvers
eVo,utions in way that excite
unpounded admiration OF the 81
tors. 80, ~ -