Arizona republican., 1919-12-30
.5HR|NERS OPEN CARNIVAL WITH
 CIRCUS PARADE.
Mounted On Elephants And Camels They Start The Weeks Festival With A Whoop-Big Crowds At Grounds

| If there is any truth in the old and trite saying: The Shrine is the play ground of Masonry,y it certainly was exemplified last night when the patrol of Fl Zaribah Shrine turned back
 time and became bunch of kids as one expressed it. The fun all started When Fred Norton. captain of the pa trol, kept other members waiting a
 half hour over time at the Masonic | hall- Noble Norton called the band
 together at 2 o'clock to stage the pa rade for the formal opening of the .Wortham- shows.
 Then he locked up the uniforms, put the keys in his pocket. and let the patrol stand around for a half hour at which time he came from hiding. The patrol donned it's uniforms, some climbed on one of J. c. Barnes ele- plants, and others on some of his cam els, and more followed on foot while the Shriners paraded the downtown streets and later made their way to the show grounds at Seventh avenue and Washington street
 Everything went we'll while the band played.
 Then CameIs Bueked
 But when the band stopped playing one of the camelS went on the peck He bucked all over the show grounds. but Noble Jack Thornton rode him cowboy That started the fun on the grounds. The Shriners were scattered around the different shows as ticket takers, and a throng made it's way into the carnival From until after. 10 o'clock the grounds were filled to ca pac1ty by a milling crowd that had caught the carnival spirit
 Every show was visited. Not one was found disappointing. The big free war exhibit was the Mecca for scores that had heard of the display. The wild animal circus was another pop ular spot, as were the two side shows The Over the Falls ride simply re- peated the old performance of playing to capacity all the evening.
 The Mamie show, which is a mus ical comedy under canvas. was one of the popular expositions. The working model of the Panama Canal attracted many, and the Barrel of Fun proved one of the most attractive offerings of the evening.
 Nothing to Mar Fun
 The carnival grounds were the brightest spot in Phoenix last night. Nothing untoward arose to mar a per fectly pleasant evening. The Shriners were more than flattered with the opening night of the show The Wor- tham shows are the biggest of their kind over here, and their different att fractions have been most carefully cen sored before becoming part of the | big company.
 Persons entering the show grounds | are given duplicate ticket bearing | the serial number of the admission | ticket. Saturday night one of these | tickets will be awarded the $500 set of | ivory finished furniture donated by the | Shrine patrol Uptown ticket offices have been established at the follow | ing places: Leon Gass 9,hop House, Commercial Hotel Cigar Stand, The | Busy Drug Store. Hulett's Drug Store, | and the Adams Hotel lunch room. The | set of furniture' is on display in the of the Barrows Furniture com | pany.
 The carnival will be open every af- | ternoon and evening this week Last | night Patrol Captain Norton issued a | call to all Shriners, especially those of | the patrol, to report to him at the car l nival grounds every evening this week at 6:30 o'clock, to help put the car nival over in a whirlwind of success.