Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-29
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CELEBRATION
Contribute $4,000 IS Red
Cross Many NoWces
Initiated.

Shriners Of KEN Temple and their
visitors, 4. 200 strong, took the city by
storm yesterday. From the time the
band met the guest Of honor, Imperial
Potentate Elias Jacoby at the station
in the morning until the ceremonial
last night, the city was in the hands OF
the visitors. One Of the features 81
the meeting was given last night
when Shriners. most Q f,them members
Of KEN Temple. threw money
amounting to $2.60o.o0 into nag "a
be given to the National Red Cross
The flag which lis the largest. in the
state is the property OF Captain u. Z
Eckman Of the Machine Gun com
pany. former potentate OF the Temple
Yesterday afternoon there WA
staged In front of the Dakota and
Frederick hotels ono of the most i'm.
ceremonious ceremonies ever 5beleld
Shriners put some of the novices
through various stunts" After the
KEN Temple band and Arab Patrol
paraded from the temple to the as
signed place. and after the. band had
rendered a half hour concert, a num-
Der of Shriners. under the leadership
of C. NJ. Provence, pulled such stunts
before n large crowd which had
gathered, that would have made the
oSS ~. ~IINOS CIV WIZ 60oP AOE
breath. It would be hard to enumer-
ate all Of the disasters the novices
we're treated to. Some Of them being
drop a handkerchief" ride a water
wagon, a 90 yard dash. do jigs
and dances and do the goose step up
Third street. One Of the most, anus
ing was when about twenty of them
held a rope which was fastened to an
auto, and made to keep hold Of 1t
while the car went down the street at
a fair rate. Some Of the Eeophites
were also made to sell papers and
others. to shine the boots Of the
Shriners at two bits a. throw" and
made in the neighborhood Of $50
which was turned over to the Red
Cross.
After an hour OF such active merri-
ment, the members formed with the
band and patrol and marched to the
temple to enter into the mystic cere-
monies to which none but those who
are members of the Shrine ever are
admitted.
Program Of Tableanx.
A very interesting program was
given at the Masonc temple prior to
the initiation Of candidates. Doris
Payne presented a number Of Scotch
dances, accompanied by DR.. w. c.
Wilson with bagpipes, which was well
received by the audience.
Other interesting features Of the
program were two tableaux, the first,
The Misunderstanding Of 1876" was
we'll given, the part Of Britannia be-
ing taken by DR.. Everett Sherman.
That of Liberty was taken by Mrs. G.
Poppler and Mrs. C. j. Moulder play
ing the part Of France. The scene
presented a picture Of America at the
time of the revolution against Eng
land, with France interceding in the
behalf of America.
Tho mex scene presented the pow
ers of America, England and France
as friends standing together.
Following the scene Of unity be-
tween America, France Inc England,
the "beast Ok Berlin" was presented,
the part of the beast being taken by
c. Poppler, dressed in skins to repre-
9 the ancient Hun, beating pros
trate Belgium, the part of Belgium
being taken by Mildred Odell. The
last scene portrays the fallen Hun
with britannia, Liberty and France
drawn up against him n in their
midst the sad and merciful Red Cross,
REPRESENTED nv NARY pa rsons e'ErNe