The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-12-16
BIG sHR|NERS' !.
!. CEREMONIAL
At ORLANDO
j. ON JANUARY 4

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Orlando will be throbbing with All
the vibrations known to mankind on
Wednesday, January, IA, 1920. The
"old town will shake and tremble
with the noise of prancing> elephants
hoofs, the screams and cries Of Gagged
fresh meat, the funeral dirge ac.
COMPLAINING the groahs Of suffering
candidates, the r9sodnding "plop-
plop'. Of paddles on htimat flesh, ana
the ozone will be snrcharged wit ,
smoke and cinders.. ib1t+ al, II
+ The sands win be so hoe that 'asi
best6s will melt as SO much sfimsy
ard for weeks the doctors and physi
clans will be racing around attendins
to the victims vino. are not expected
70 regain consciousness until som'
time later There viii Dc a band =
parade, and music a banquet. AMI
the iusnal festfyiges{ E II
Es$Dt Temple VIM rasSgn on .tse
fourteenth Of January and the 'shrin-
ers will hold Gil1. sway il the beauti-
~tpl city Of ORLANDO. Fifty candidates
viii enter thetmystic and mysterious
depths OF the Temple, and the orlan-
do Shriners' Club will gladden. the
hearts OF visitors and victims. There.
will be oratory, Joy, music, paradea,
and noise. Everybody within ann
without the boundaries of Egypt will
'ceme to pay homage to the Potentate
and recline at the Shrine.
!, The candidates are already shrivei-
ling with joy and Terror and perhaps
there will be sixty or even seventy
! five neophytes to participate in the
melee. Everybody is planning Ms
pack. their troubles in that old kit
bag and hundreds of fezbedecked
members of the exclusive order will
, visit the Orlando Ceremonial.
Cancels milk wills be fcrnished
for the fresh meat" in abundance, as
the Orlando Oasis is being cultivated
by Johnny j. Jones pillow elephan- 5,
and tigers ready to be unleashed at
Ed R.. Salter's bidding In addition
there will be Sparkling Dew Drops to
: neal the wounds and the Father OF
Waters will alleviate human suffering.
Candidates are advised to get their
petitions in early and avoid the rush;
never mind about .yar clothes, any
thing will do; do not bring any. arnica
or sterilized bandages; there will be
plenty of mustard gas for all; take
cut, additional life insurance AMI
make the insurance agents feel kind
ly towards the order; do as you are
told and don't mind the other fellow
don't bother about losingsan ear; am
! balances will be stationed at all cross
roads leave your last. will and tes-
lament at home; and Hold on to the
Rope III,
r, P. Buckmaster, secretary Of the
Orlando Shriners Club, has received
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a letter from Potentate F.. q. Fetch
,er Of Tampa advising that Wednesday
! night, January IA, is satisfactory to
the high officials of Egypt Temple.
The candidates will be initiated into
the mystic mystieisms at the Elks'
Cub and the Armory. Try to. get In
the Jail, candidates, as you will get
lit, easier there. $50
There will be special meeting on
Monday night, December Is, at /
O'clock, of the Orlando SINNERS CLUB
at Masonic Temple Visitors are vel
come. AT that time final arrangements
will be made. =
The following committees will be
in charge of the ceremonial r
Executive Committee Noble 8. n.
Bradshaw, chairman.
Hall Committee Noble Z. G..
Z. Town Townsend, chairman
Banquet Committee Noble L. B.
Fort. chairman.
Animal Committee ~ Noble DR.
Reed, Chairman. So
Parade Committee = Noble ". M.
Girrard, chairman.
4 Entertainment (genefal) Committee
Noble F. Gray Rush, chairman.
Entertainment (ladies) Committee
Noble Leroy Giles. chairman.
Decorations Committee = Noble
Louis Hewitt, chairman.
Publicity Committee Noble W. M.
Glenn. chairman.
! Stunt Committee Noble Blackman
chairman. T,
n Above committee chairmen consti
tuteithe executive committee.
The officers Of the Orlando shrin-
ers Club are: s. A, Johnson, presi-
dent; Dewitt Miller and Geo. Tresher
vice presidents; r, P. Buckmaster,